Chapter 20: Nightmare
A haunting laugh echoed through the darkness making your hair stand on end. {Where am I?} you asked as you took another step forward, only to be greeted with more darkness. Off in the distance the sound of static was reverberating. Again you took another step. But still you got no where. A deep panic rose in your stomach as the darkness seemed to grow heavier. The sensation of fear gripped your mind as you took another step back. You weren't alone. But just what was with you? Suddenly a face flashed in the dark. Leaving only a second or so later. You gasped and toppled backwards. Frantically you looked around from you new position on the ground. Again the face flashed. This time to your left. The increasing sense of danger made you jump to your feet. Quickly you started to run blindly into the darkness. [You can't run from me] the voice laughed at you. Your eyes darted around to the sides as you continued to run. [I'll always know where you are. Where you sleep. Who you're with. You'll never be safe] the voice whispered. You could feel their breath on the back of your neck. Quickly your head shot around trying to get a glimpse of the person, whoever it was. But no one was there. Suddenly you lost your footing and tripped. Breathing hard you pulled your knees up to your chest and looked around the darkness. Fear still pulling at your senses. Yet again the face flashed in front of you. But this time you could make out a mask and a scar on their forehead. [You know where to find me. Challenge me] the voice called. The sound of menacing laughter filled the room. Throwing your hands up you covered your ears. {Go away!} you you jumped up from your bed. A cold sweat covering you. The strong sensation of fear still fresh in your mind. Your eyes scanned the room for any sign of the haunting darkness. [It was just a dream] you sighed as you ran a hand through you hair. [But it felt so real...]. And you couldn't help getting the feeling that the darkness wasn't done with you. Turning you could see that it was only 3:15 in the morning. {Even my dreams wont let me sleep late} you muttered in your head as you just stared at the clock. Deciding that you didn't want to relive your nightmare, you just got up. Putting on a hoody you walked over towards your bedroom door. If you were awake, you might as well get some coffee and sort out your you made your way down to the kitchen. You were thankful that no one was up at the early hour. But who really gets up at quarter after three in the morning? Yet you wouldn't put it past anyone in this house. Slowly you walked over to the coffee pot and pressed the on button. Quickly a steady stream of coffee started to drain into the pot at the bottom. You let out a sigh as you grabbed a coffee cup and sat on the counter. Your moves around the kitchen were silent so you wouldn't wake anyone. All you needed was your brother asking questions of why you were only a few minutes, your coffee was ready. Slowly you jumped off the counter that you had been sitting on and poured your drink. Sighing you leaned your back against the counter and sipped the hot drink. Your nerves slowly started to calm as the liquid warmed you up. It seemed as if the nightmare was almost completely out of your mind. Which was a good thing. Then, as your mind started to relax even farther, you slowly started to slip into a sleeping you were thrown into the dark abbess of your dreams. The fear consumed you faster this time since you knew where you were. But this time a strange mist was covering the ground. And it felt as if grass was under your feet. Even with the changes you knew it was the same dream. What was it with this dream that scared you so much? You haven't been this scared in years. Even before you lived with your grandmother. Suddenly you got the sensation that something evil was coming. Quickly you turned around and sprinted blindly in the dark. Footsteps echoed after you. Your breath turning into gasps as your heart jumped into your throat. You could feel yourself turning to try and ditch the person following you. But they stayed strong and close on your trail. Then you could feel yourself jump up as if something was in the way. You had no control over your moves anymore. But it seemed as if you had been here before. Pavement echoed under your feet as the grass ran out. The footsteps followed your every move. [You cant loose me, Meg] the voice laughed sounding only a few feet behind you. Your mind filled with desperation as you took another turn. The person still followed you. Your moves became sloppy as your limbs became tired. Nevertheless, you weren't going to stop running. Suddenly you jerked forward and toppled towards the ground. Your foot had got caught on the something. The footsteps became closer. Trembling you looked over as the footsteps stopped. You screamed as the masked face stared down at you. The same scar on the forehead as it was before. [You know where to find me] they hissed before reaching out towards shattering of your coffee cup on the floor woke you from your dream. Quickly you looked around to find that you were alone in a nice safe and warm kitchen. Yet this time the haunting feeling stayed with you. For a second you listened to see if anyone had woken up from the noise. After no sound met your ears you grabbed a towel and started to wipe up the coffee. {What are my dreams trying to tell me?} you asked yourself as you picked up yet another piece of broken cup. The house made a soft creaking sound as the wind hit it. You jumped, scared by the sudden noise. Again you listened to see if anyone had woken up. Again no one had. Sighing in relief, you threw away the last piece of the broken cup and placed the dirty towel in the sink. [You know where to find me] the voice hissed before reaching out towards you.. You gasped in realisation of just where you had to go. A greater fear gripped your heart thinking about this place. But you had no other choice. You had to find out just what these dreams were about. Silently you walked up the stairs to your room. Once inside you put on warm baggy jeans and your black racing bike jacket. Quickly you slipped back down the steps. {Adam's going to kill me} you thought as you paused in the kitchen to grab a set of bike keys. You had no clue who's keys these were, but at the moment you could have cared less. {A Kawasaki} you said in your head as you looked over the ten bikes in the garage for the one matching the set of keys in your hand. You were in luck, there was only on Kawasaki. Quickly you grabbed a black helmet in the corner and rushed over to the bike. Before hopping on, you opened the side door to the garage. You wanted to be as quiet as you could before you started the bike. That was sure to wake everyone in the house up. In a snap you had the bike started and you were off. Leaving only tire tracks on the floor behind.
*Tala's POV*
The loud rev of an engine woke you from your sleep. Grumbling you looked over towards your clock. 4:14 flashed at you in bright red letters. {Who the hell could that have been?} you muttered in your mind as you rolled over and buried your head in the pillows surrounding you. But you just couldn't get back to sleep. Sighing you slowly pulled yourself out of bed. {Spencer or Bryan are so going to get their ass kicked} you hissed in your mind as you walked out the door. If you were up, you might as well as you closed your door, you saw someone walking your way in the all. They glanced over and saw you as well. They seemed to panic, and ran down the stairs. Quickly you rushed over after them. {Who is that?} you thought as you cornered then in the living room. With no where else to go, they were forced to face you. The person staring back at you was a girl. She had platinum blond hair and blue eyes. [Do... Do I know you?] you asked as you just stared at her. She looked so familiar, but you had no clue where you had seen her before. [No... I don't think so] she stuttered before she quickly darted to the left and up the stairs. Your eyes followed her as she moved swiftly up the steps. [What does she have to hide?] you asked as you turned and walked towards the garage. As you surveyed the bikes you found that it was Bryan's Kawasaki that was missing. {He must be out for an early ride} you thought as you grabbed a glass of water and headed back up stairs.
*Your POV*
Slowly you gripped the break and coasted the rest of the way to giant gates in front of you. Taking a deep breath you shut of the engine and stepped off your bike. The scars from this place where all but healed. Yet coming here had resurfaced them again. Slowly you reached your hand out. The rust was rough and cold under your finger tips. [What do you want?] you whispered as your eyes slowly shifted to the name above the gates. *NAME!* Abbey was carved into the stone. The place that had wrecked so many lives. But you still had no clue what had drawn you here. {I'll have to go inside to figure any of this out} you thought as you took one last look at your bike and the way gate creaked as you slowly pushed the them open. A chill immediately went through your spine as you took a step inside. Your eyes scanned the area as you slowly made your way towards the front door. The grass had died leaving only decay on the ground. Not even animals wondered around the grounds anymore. The stones were cracked and a brown moss had edged their way through the cracks. {This place looks even less inviting} you thought now in front of the door. {And that's hard to believe}.
*Tala's POV*
Finally you pulled yourself out of bed. It was around nine now, and your grumbling stomach was asking for some food. Still half asleep you stumbled over to your closet and put on some clothes. After that you made your way downstairs and to the kitchen. [Morning Tala.] called Mark over the morning paper he was reading. You just grunted a hello as you walked right towards the coffee pot. But just as you were about to pour the liquid into your cup, you found that it was empty. Pissed you looked around the kitchen. Most everyone was up. [Who drank all the coffee!] you screamed showing the empty pot to everyone in the room and the attacked living room. Everyone just looked at you, but no one confessed. Sighing you placed the pot back and just made some more.[So how was your early morning ride?] you asked Bryan as you took a seat next to him. Bryan gave you a look of confusion. [I saw your bike gone early this morning] you said as you took a giant sip of your coffee. [I didn't go anywhere...] Bryan said as he quickly stood up. You watched as he ran to the garage. Anger flashed on his face as he stormed back into the room. [WHO THE HELL TOOK MY BIKE!] he screamed as he looked around the room. [If someone took your bike, they'd still be gone dip shit] said Eric who was watching Super cross. His rider was in 15th after a crash, so he wasn't in the best of moods. Bryan just glared at him before saying, [Well who's not here then?]. Everyone just looked around. [Find out... NOW!] screamed Bryan. After glaring at Bryan one last time everyone went to go round up their team.[Ok is all of Zatknjisj here?] asked Bryan. [Here] chorused a pissed Rika, Sully, Chris, and Luke. Bryan looked at them all before asking for the next team. [F.I.N.E?]. Again they all chorused a grumpy here. [Lunar Ray?]. Only Devin, Jess, and Mike where there. [Where are Adam and Meg?] Spencer asked looking at them in wonder. [Adam kind of yelled at us when we knocked on his door..] Jess started looking down at the floor. [And Meg wasn't in her room] Mike said shrugging his shoulders. [MEG!] Bryan screamed.
*With You*The rust made it hard for the front door to open. But with a good shove, you were finally in the building. Dust flew into your face as you took your first step into the dingy room. You coughed as you brought your hand up and pushed some of the dust out of your way. Slowly you made your way into the middle of the room. This was the very first room you had ever seen of the Abbey. And even though it was rotted and aged it still seemed the same as the first day you had entered this building. Evil was never something to to your right you found the door you needed. Quickly you walked over and passed through the open entry. A completely stone room met you. In the centre was a beydish. A slow smirk spread on your face as you looked around the room. This was the very first room you had a battle in. And it had been with none other then Tala. Slowly you walked towards the dish. Your fingers skimmed the top. The paint of the dish was rough and rusted from the years of neglect. But this was never a dish that was in good then your mind slipped back to the memory of your first battle with Tala. He was the second best blader only to Kai, and always had a lot to prove. The fact that he had to blade a girl had outraged him. {Not as bad as me winning did} you thought as you smirked and slowly circled the dish. Your finger trailing the edge of the dish with every step. Then the very last thing he had asked you was your name. Another smirk came to your lips. You hadn't even turned to look at him to give him the answer. Back then you had a lot of nerve and no just then your thoughts shifted. You stopped walking and brought your hands to your sides. Again you were in your nightmare. You could clearly see the grass under your feet, which were bare. The sun was just rising over the horizon and a mist was hanging closer to the ground. Again the fear gripped you tightly as your head whipped in every direction. Someone was looking for you. You could sense it. And you didn't want them to find you. Just then you could see a shadow spreading over you. Your mind was telling you to turn and see just who the haunting figure was, but your heart interjected and told you to run. Quickly you raced off leaving the shadow behind. It only took a second for the footsteps to reach your ears. The harder your ran, the more you gasped for breath. The person was still close on your trail. You had to lose them. Up ahead you could see a tree. After a quick look back you could tell that you had enough time to turn. Speeding up you raced to make the turn. The person followed. Panic rose in your mind as the footsteps stayed steady. You ducked under a branch and were praying that they would run fell force into it. No luck. They were still hot on your trail. Just then you could see the lights of the town. Your eyes light up. Now maybe you could get some help. Ignoring the pain in your sides, you pushed yourself to go even faster. The grass ended and your feet now thumped on the hard pavement. {Only a little more} you thought to yourself as you gave a slight turn back. But just as you did your foot got caught on the side walk. Your body jerked forward and you went toppling towards the ground. Pain filled your body from the impact. Your heart raced as the footsteps came closer to you. Trembling out of fear you turned to see your attacker for the first time. You gasped as you saw the same masked person staring down at you. The same scar cast over her forehead. [Go through the door] she a gasp you awoke from your dream. Your breathing was uneven and a cold sweat had formed on your skin. Quickly you brought your hands up and held onto your arms. A strange cold had filled the air. Taking a deep breath in you tried to calm yourself down. But you noticed something different. This wasn't the room you were in when the nightmare started. Your muscles tensed. Slowly you backed away from the door that stood before you. You stopped once your back hit the wall.[Go through] a voice called from down the hall. Your head shot in that direction. {Is someone there? Or is it just me?} you thought now on edge. {It has to be in my head... No one can be here... Right?}. Your eyes travelled back to the door. {The voice in my dream told me to go through the door. Is this the door they meant?} you asked as you took a step forward. {Guess there's only one way to figure it out.}Slowly you reached your hand out towards the door. Your heart was racing and your hands were clammy. The metal was like ice in your hands. The handle stuck as you tried to turn it. But finally it let you pass. Darkness was the only thing that met you as you walked through the door. But that was just fine with you. Never to see this room again was going to be too suddenly the lights went on. You froze as you looked around. Dark brown blood stains were splattered across the floor and walls. Chains hung on the wall along with many tools of torture. Your mind started to replay the many horrific events you endured here. You became light-headed as your beatings in this room became move vivid in your mind. Slowly you stumbled towards the a heap on the floor one time kept replaying in your mind. The one where Tala had saved you. [I wish you were here... Tala] you whispered as you brought your hands up to your head. Tears slowly started to pour out of your eyes. This was all to much. [Get up you cry baby] came a voice from the door way. You froze, muscles tightening yet again. You knew this voice...