I hear Layla gasp as she wakes up.
"Hm?" I grunt.
"Mega?" Layla says.
I sit up, saying, "Yo."
Layla sighs and puts a hand on her chest, saying, "You're still here."
"Uh, yeah," I say, "I've been here."
"I had a nightmare," Layla says, "it was so real. Maybe it's something to do with everyone asking for help and stuff..."
"Stress?" I say.
Layla nods.
"What was it about?" I ask, curious.
"It was about someone kidnapping Whitney and Aquarius," Layla says, "and we arrived as MegaGirl, but the guy threatened to kill them both, so I told him to let them go, that I would help destroy Earth...and you guys abandoned me."
"Who was the guy?" I demand, "Did you see?"
"Yes," Layla says, shivering, "It was you inside the CopyRoid."
I'm stunned speechless, and that's nothing that happens often.
"It's just a dream, though," Layla says, "Nothing to worry about, Mega."
"I hope so," I say, finding my voice, "I won't abandon you. Ever."
Layla nods and says, "I know."
Her voice was flat there, like she's not too sure...
"What time is it?" Layla asks.
I look at Layla's digital clock and say, "Four in the morning. Aquarius should be asleep by now."
"And Whitney, too," Layla says.
"Yeah," I say.
Not sure about Lyra, though...
"Two more days," Layla says, "Till we go to Petra's."
"Mmm-hmm," I say, "Nothing we can do to stop it."
"Hey, Omega-Xis," Layla says, "while we're up, do you think we can go on the wave roads?"
"Sure, why not?" I say, slipping out of the CopyRoid.
Layla opens her window and climbs down the tree.
"You're not taking the Visualizer?" I ask.
"Nah," Layla says, "I know where the wavehole is, and if I need to see you, I can turn on my TR."
"Whatever," I say.
We head to the wavehole.
Layla stands on the spot and says, "EM Wave Change, Layla Woods, On! The! Air!"