Chapter 5:

Author's Note: Alright, another chappie! I'll try to get this one done quicker than the last one! Once again, thank you everyone that reads this fanfiction! I'm sorry that it took me SUCH a long time to complete the last one, THERE'S BEEN SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH HOMEWORK AT SCHOOL RECENTLY! DX! Anyway, enjoy!

The girl heard the door to her room click behind her. She had been escorted there by Galacta Knight after the incident with the mysterious being. Her hands shook ever so slightly from the shock as she set herself down on her bed. "What had that thing done to me?" she asked herself, laying down on the soft surface. Unable to fall asleep right away, her eyes rested upon the black ceiling and she simply thought. "I wish that it would just explain itself already! I'm… I'm so confused!" she thought angrily. Only now had she noticed how tired she was. However, the child wasn't able to sleep because of the recent traumatizing events and the thoughts that bombarded her mind. "Hopefully things will be better from now on…" She didn't even notice as her eyelids fluttered, closed, and when she fell into a deep slumber.

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A sudden, almost electric sensation jolted through the child, waking her up. Confused, she asked herself aloud, "What the-?"

"Get up, girl." An intimate voice said.

Moaning, the girl got out of bed. "Galacta Knight," she responded as politely as she could, considering she just woke up, with some irritation shining through. "Can I please sleep in for a few more minutes? Please?"

"No," Galacta growled, glaring at her. "No you cannot. You need to come with me again."

The girl sighed and got up. She thought about whether or not to rebel and sit back down, but decided not to because of her wounds and weakened state. "Alright." She whispered quietly, wrapping her cape around herself in a defensive way. If that horrible feeling embraced her as she approached the being again, she would fight like never before to get away from Galacta Knight. She swore never to let herself be so helpless again. Sighing, she got up and followed Galacta.

The child remembered the first if the twists and turns of the hallways, however none of the negative sensations that flooded her fragile body and mind never came. "Maybe that thing cured whatever I had going on," the child thought as she continued to walk. "Hopefully everything will be answered soon."

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Galacta glanced back at the child to see if she showed any sort of struggle staying conscious or if she was rebelling again. She had not, now she was obediently following him, with her cape wrapped around herself. "I really wish she wouldn't do that," Galacta thought. "Why must she have to be so much like… him?" He admitted a sigh as he continued forward. "Those semblances…It has to be all a coincidence, right? Surely Nightmare wouldn't clone him, would he? Would he?!" Once again, Galacta lost himself again in his thoughts.

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The light blue eyes of the girl followed the warrior carefully; she no longer recognized this area and, although she didn't really like most of the company she had with her, she certainly didn't want to be all alone again like before. Horribly nervous, she just wanted this whole meeting to be over. "What if that thing… makes me feel that horrible way again?" was the worried thought that resounded through her head, along with blood-soaked memories of the recent past. Wrapping her cape around herself tighter, she tried to calm herself.

"I can't let them see that I'm scared… I can't!" she tried desperately to persuade to herself in her mind. "They'll think I'm weak, and I don't want them treating me like I'm weak! And… and I'm not weak, right? I survived the attack from those wolves, so I can't be all that bad!" She was thankful that she still had her cape; it helped her feel secure, like she had some form of protection form the world. "I'm… I'm not weak." Her thoughts resounded with finality.

Finally, they arrived at a large, deep purple door. It was many times larger than the girl and Galacta Knight, and the girl was curious of what could possibly be inside such a large door. However, she was also strangely intimidated by it, like she was going to receive some great punishment if she were to go inside. It wasn't long until she heard Galacta Knight's voice ring out from the darkness. "We're here!" he yelled to some unseen thing.

Suddenly, the door cracked open a bit, and the voice of the being responded. "Is she conscious this time?"

"Yes, she is." He said with the same tone as before.

"Then come in." The being responded, sounding somewhat tired.

Galacta turned to the child. "Come." He commanded the child in a quieter voice before he turned back around and entered the room himself. The girl was reluctant to go in at first; fearfully remembering the horrible pain that she knew the thing inside the room had caused her to suffer through. But, she also remembered it telling her before the horrid experience that the pain would fix the problem with her. She figured that she wouldn't have to go through the pain again, since the supposed problem that she had was now fixed. This persuaded her to go inside the room slowly, still having the cape wrapped around her for mental support.

As she walked into the room, she saw the being in its full glory, however, its image didn't make nearly as much of an impact on her as it did the feeling it gave her when it was near her. Although it wasn't painful to be around the being anymore, there was still a decent fear that still gushed into her soul. A slight chill constantly ran through her body. "I see you're awake, child," The being finally spoke to her, its voice echoing through the depths of her mind and soul. "So tell me, how are you feeling?"

"I'm… I'm fine." She lied. In reality, she was quite uncomfortable while she was around the being, however, she didn't want the being to alter her or hurt her in any sort of way whatsoever.

"Good, good." The being said in that same tone of voice that attempted to soothe her earlier.

"Alright, now can you answer my questions?" the child interrogated.

"Of course… Ask away."

"Alright… First of all, who are you?" she asked as confidently as she could, seeing the thing smile.

"Wonderful question, girl," Said the being, its smile widening. "I am Nightmare." It nearly whispered. Even though he said it quietly, the words blared in her ears and forever burned themselves into her mind like a nuclear explosion.

"Um…" the child whimpered softly. Somehow, learning the name of the creature made it even more terrifying. Finally, she gathered enough courage to ask the being her next question. Louder, gaining false confidence, she asked, "What did you do to me earlier?"

"I was strengthening your mind, my girl. Your soul was incredibly weak, so all I did was add a bit of something… more."

The child was getting more anxious by the second and began to lose her calmness. "But why was it weak? W-What was the accident?"

There was the slightest bit of hesitation before Nightmare answered this next question, as if he had to fabricate some lie to tell the child. In reality, he knew the answer, but he wasn't sure that he wanted to tell her. This demon he created was odd, and he wasn't sure if the answer would cause her to revolt against him. However, he figured that he needed to gain the girl's trust in order to have her under control, so reluctantly, he answered as simply as possible; he didn't want any suspicion from the child. "You woke up before you were completely developed."

That answer didn't satisfy the curious child. "I'm not completely developed?" she asked, doubt in her voice. "But wouldn't that mean that I wouldn't be, you know, moving around and stuff?"

"Your body was developed, but your mind was not." He said, almost cutting the child off. She could tell Nightmare wasn't pleased to talk about this topic. The girl felt that Nightmare was hiding something from her, that Nightmare was concerned about this topic… However, after seeing Galacta Knight mad, she certainly didn't want to see what would happen if she made him upset. So, the girl asked her next question.

"Galacta Knight said this was the temporary base of… Nightmare Enterprises or something. Why is this only the temporary base?" The child was looking down while she said this, but she could feel him frowning, and the child had a feeling that Nightmare didn't like talking about this subject.

"Ah, yes," Nightmare said, his voice sounding saddened. "You see, up until just recently, I was the ruler of a vast empire, and Nightmare Enterprises was the little "company" I threw together to help expand that empire further. But six months ago, our enemies, the Star Warriors, somehow defeated us. So, now we're here." There was no response from the girl; she still had her eyes downcast. Nightmare could feel that the child was not satisfied with him or any conditions here.

How was he supposed to keep this child under his control?

But then, he thought of the perfect thing. "I know the conditions here haven't been ideal, but it won't be for much longer, that I promise you. You are the heir to the throne, after all." He said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

This got her to look up, her eyes white with surprise. "I-I am?"

"You are." He responded, willing his voice to become cheerful to the child.

A silly grin was spread across the girl's face as she mumbled awkwardly and excitedly under her breath. "Um…"

"There's no need to say anything, my dear. Do you have any more questions?" he said with the same tone.

"N-no… not really, but I'll let you know if I do I guess…" She said, still surprised and looking down with slight embarrassment.

"Alright, Galacta Knight will escort you back to your room. Galacta?" Galacta had moved over to the wall on the right side of the child. When he heard Nightmare, he gracefully moved to the girl's side, wordlessly beckoned the girl to follow him, and he moved quickly out the door. This happened so quickly that the child, in her glee, at first, didn't even register that Galacta Knight had beckoned her to follow him down the hallway, but soon she sprinted down the hallway to catch up with him. The journey back didn't feel nearly as long as it was to get there, and soon she found herself back in her room. She then threw herself on her bed, joyful and a bit tired.

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Galacta Knight walked briskly back into the room. Nightmare began, "That took quicker tha-."

"She's the heir?!" Galacta screamed angrily, drawing his lance.

"Calm yourself, Galacta. I had to tell her something to keep her from changing sides." Nightmare continued in a calm voice, but not the voice used to speak with the child.

"But you said that I was first in line for the throne; that I was!"

"She is a heir to the throne, but she third in line, behind you and your brother." This calmed Galacta Knight down a little bit, for he lowered his lance and his breathing became more controlled.

"Brother… Brother is still in line? Even though he's a Star Warrior?" He asked, a bit curious.

"At the moment, he is. I still believe that he can somehow be… persuaded to come and join us once more."

Galacta grew completely calm after this. "Alright," he said very softly. "I suppose that's good enough."

Author's Note: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY THIS CHAPPIE IS FINALLY FINISHED! Sorry that took so long, guys, there's so much homework these days… But hey, at least I got it done! Maybe I'll work on some one-shots or something while working on theses too! XD BYE!

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