Wyatt Cain sat at the dinner table, trying to keep up the act he was putting on as he pretended to listen to Glitch's ramble to him and DG about a new invention idea.

He was talking about building a machine that would replace all of the maids in the castle from cleaning duty, since about half of his shirts tended to go missing and he took it as the maids playing a joke on him.

"On the other plus side, we wouldn't have to deal with their five year old giggles as Cain passes by them in the hallway…" Glitch commented, looking over at Cain.

"Huh?" Cain asked, snapping back into reality.

"Nice Cain…." Glitch said, with a disappointed sigh. It upset him that Cain never seemed to pay as much attention to him as he used to. In fact, Cain seemed distant to everyone lately. Cain had even seemed distant to his own son, Jeb.

This behavior was very un-Cain like, but Cain seemed to refuse to really talk about it to anyone. Cain told Glitch a reason, but Glitch refused to believe what Cain had told him was the only reason. There was something else bothering Cain, and Glitch knew it.

Cain's eyes no longer had that youthful glint behind them, instead Cain looked bored and tired everyday. Maybe the duties at the royal palace were too much for him to handle.

"Oh, come on Cain…you know a lot of the maids here think both you and Glitch are cute. You should ask one of them to dinner," DG stated.

Cain shook his head. "I'm not ready for that just yet," he said, truthfully.

He still hadn't really gotten over the death of Adora, even though it was about seven months since he found out about her death. Also, no one in the castle seemed to be of any interest to him.

"That's alright Cain…besides…I think they only go for you now that I think about it. You know, ever since I starting seeing Radissa…" Glitch said, smiling. His cheeks turned a slight shade of pink, and DG let out a small chuckle.

Cain couldn't help but smile every time Glitch did when he mentioned Radissa's name. It was clearly obvious that Glitch really liked her.

Glitch and Radissa had met about five months ago, in the gym. Radissa was hired as sort of a watcher for DG and Azkadellia. Lavender Eyes had hired her, because Toto had still not fully gained the trust of the royal family.

Radissa made sure to get the job done well, and she had even formed a good bond between herself and the two princess's.

From the first time Glitch had seen Radissa in the gym, boxing a fellow guard, he admired her skill and the way she moved.

She was full of so much grace and skill. Glitch was too afraid to talk to her, and it eventually led to Cain introducing them.

Radissa was impressed with Glitch's surprising fighting skills, and that was how the relationship started.

"That's because Radissa would kill them all. Heck, I'm afraid of her in a way…" Cain stated.

"That's really not saying much," DG joked.

Cain shot her a look. "Watch it kiddo…"

Radissa was cool, a friend of Cain's now.

Glitch nodded in agreement. "She's really great…" he said, allowing the child-like smile to cross his face again.

DG sighed, before standing up. "I'm going to go see my sister. I don't think she's fully adjusted yet, so I'm just going to check on her. I'll talk to you both later…" DG said, before giving them a wave goodbye.

Glitch waited until DG walked around the corner, before leaning closer to Cain.

"You really should have told her, and asked for her opinion…you know…" he muttered.

Cain rolled his eyes, before taking a sip of his water.

"Right. I'm going to ask her opinion on what my dream means. Like she would know why I've been having a dream about a woman who is trying to kill me. I'd ask Raw but…he's been rather occupied with the other viewers lately…" Cain trailed.

"Well, what does this girl look like? What is she saying?" Glitch asked.

Cain sighed again. He had told Glitch the same story about a hundred times, but it didn't seem to sink in to the Zipperhead's brain, or rather, the half of the Zipperhead's brain.

"She doesn't say anything, but its pretty clear that she wants to kill me. She's wearing a hooded black robe, and I can see her eyes…." Cain said, his voice fading.

"What about her eyes?" Glitch questioned.

Cain's steele blue eyes met with Glitch's. "They are Sapphire…" he stated.

"Oh, well…that's kind of weird…" Glitch said, with a confused expression.

"No, its not 'kind of weird', Glitch. It's creepy I've been having the same dream for almost two weeks…" Cain retorted.

"Cain, is it just the dream that's been bothering you? Because you haven't been yourself lately. Are you sure you're okay?" Glitch questioned, his voice full of concern.

Cain turned to look at his best friend, and showed him a small smile. "I'm great, really Glitch. This dream just has me stumped," Cain said.

Glitch shrugged, and Cain got the gist that Glitch wasn't fully satisfied with Cain's answer.

"Dreams can mean a lot of things, Cain. Maybe you arrested or did something to someone she cared about and she is angry. Maybe there is no meaning to this afterall…" Glitch said, looking at the ground.

Cain sighed. Maybe Glitch was right. Maybe there was no meaning to this dream afterall. But it was too vivid and seemed to realistic to ignore.

"You're right, maybe there s nothing about it. I'm going to head off to bed…" Cain paused to smile.

"Hopefully I'll have a better dream this time…" he added.

"Oh! You want something to help you sleep? I could give you one of my new sedatives. It will have you sleeping like a baby…" Glitch asked.

Cain shook his head. He didn't want to reside to pills. He didn't intend on sleeping 'like a baby' either. He liked being a light sleeper, that way he could wake up should something series occur and they need his help.

Besides, even though he loved Glitch like a brother, he still didn't trust any kind of mixtures or pills that he made.

He patted Glitch's shoulder in passing, before heading up the steps.

…………………………..

Sapphire Eyes stared into his.

He was having the dream again, only this time something was different. Cain felt cold. He turned his gaze down to see that he was completely topless, his upper-body bare to the chill breeze.

Cain looked into the sapphire eyes with a slight terror, and he struggled to pull free. He could feel someone holding his arms behind his back, with a very tight death grip.

"Do it…" the raspy voice behind him hissed. He could feel the warm breath on his neck.

Cain felt a cool metal touch his skin, and he winced slightly. A blade.

"Who are you?" Cain spoke out. The sapphire eyes continued to stare into his, not even blinking once. The stare was hard and piercing.

"Who she is, is none of your concern…" the voice behind him hissed again.

Cain refused to take his eyes off of the hooded figure with the sapphire eyes infront of him.

Cain continued to struggle, and before he knew it, he felt the cold metal from the blade break through his skin as he let out a cry of agony.

……………………

"Cain! Cain! Hello?! Cain!"

Cain felt a slap across his face, and his eyes snapped open. He turned to see Glitch and DG.

He groaned, before sitting up.

"Which one of you slapped me so I can gladly return the favor?"

"Cain! We don't have time for this!" DG whispered harshly. Cain noticed a look of terror behind her eyes. It was not a look she often wore.

"What's going on?" he asked, looking back and forth between DG and Glitch.

"My mother and father are in trouble! There's this guy outside, and he…he's hurting them!" DG said, followed by a soft sob.

Cain quickly stood up, and slid on his trench coat. He picked his hat off of the chair.

"DG, I want you to find your sister and Jeb. I want you to stay hidden," Cain stated, firmly.

"Cain, stop talking to me like I'm a child! They are my parents!" DG said, angrily.

Cain looked at her hesitantly, before reluctantly agreeing. "Fine where are these men?" he questioned.

"Courtyard," DG answered, simply.

"Meet us there,"

DG turned away, before rushing off.

"What's going on, Glitch?" Cain questioned.

"These guys came in and…and…oh, its horrible Cain!" Glitch stuttered.

"Okay. We can handle this…its going to be okay…" Cain said, putting a hand on Glitch's shoulder.

Glitch brought his gaze to meet Cain's.

"You had the dream again…" Glitch stated. Cain blinked, in shock.

"What?" Cain asked.

"I can tell by the look in your eyes. Cain, maybe this means something bad is going to happen…" Glitch protested.

"Glitch, I really don't have time for this…" Cain said, walking around his friend and towards the door.

"Cain!" Glitch called after him. Cain stopped at the door, and grasped the handle firmly. He squeezed his eyes shut, to keep his best from snapping at his friend.

"Zero is with them…" Glitch stated.

Cain slowly opened his eyes, and he froze.

How? Was his first question. Last he heard, Zero was going to be sentenced to life in the Central City Jail. But here he was, starting trouble and killing again.

Cain refused to turn around and let Glitch see how worried he was. He was a strong, brave man. He wouldn't let anyone see him break.

He pulled open the door, and rushed out into the hallway.

"Not that this is important…but its really unsanitary to be sleeping in the same clothes that you've been wearing all day!" Glitch called, running after Cain.