A Glimpse of What's To Come
Irma jolted awake, tears rolling down her cheeks. She was still in the library.
Hellboy walked down the dark hallway to the kitchen, as he walked through the library he heard it, the sound of someone crying, and not just any someone, but Irma.
"Irma?" Hellboy said as quietly as he could.
"R-Red?" Irma whimpers
"What's wrong kid, come here" Hellboy coaxes her as he sits "Bad dream?"
Irma whimpersand nods her headfresh tears spilling down her cheeks.
Hellboy pulls Irma's trembling balled form into his lap.
"It's all right kid it was just a bad dream, that's all" Hellboy said rubbing her back.
"Irma stay here, Ok?" Hellboy asks getting up and putting Irma on the couch, Irma nods her head. Hellboy goes to the tank and raps loudly on the glass. "Blue, swim over here for a sec would you?" Hellboy says as Abe swims up from where he had been sleeping.
"You bellowed, Red?" Abe asked with a yawn.
"Yeah, watch the kid, we got a new problem, and no it can't wait til morning. We need father's help with this one." Hellboy said heading for Pr. Broom's room.
Hellboy crept quietly into his father's room.
"Something troubling you son" Pr. Broom murmured.
"How . . ." Hellboy starts to ask.
"You are very easy to detect coming down that hall" He answered.
"Irma's had a dream about something and what ever it wasshe's scared to death she wouldn't answer me pop she just sat their shaking" Hellboy said helping Pr. Broom out of his bed.
The sun was slowly rising in the sky as the questions began.
"What did you see in the dream Irma?" Pr. Broom asked watching as Irma timidly nibbled on a cracker.
"I remember... whispers" Irma whispered.
"Who's whispering?" Pr. Broom asked.
"I don't know? Whenever I go to sleep I hear them.
'Rest your head and go to sleep
open your mind to those who weep
from now until the time you wake
we will know what life to take
every life will be at stake
every person, even you
but those with power we shall renew'
I want them to stop, but I don't know how to stop them, I don't know what they mean" Irma finished, she starts coughing up tiny sparks followed by tiny droplets of blood. "Ow . . ." Irma whimpered before she blacked out.