Hi guys! Finally a new chapter. I hope you enjoy it just as much (or even more?) as the last ones.

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He felt strange. It was dark and cold. Why was it dark? He could hear a familiar voice and he wanted so badly to reply. However, it was as if he was paralyzed.

And it was soooo boring. He could do nothing than staring in this endless darkness. Was he sleeping? No, he guessed not because otherwise he couldn't think…. Or hear the voices.

Suddenly, after what seemed like an eternity, the voice became clearer. Was it… Colonel Baird? She sounded tired. He wondered what made her speak like that. He really wished that he could open his eyes, and calm her down so that she won't be worried about him. He hated it when somebody was worried about him.

"….it's ridiculous!" he suddenly heard. Yes, she was right. He wanted to open his eyes or to move at least. But he couldn't''.

"…. Wake up already!" Eve nearly seemed to scream in his ears. Ezekiel first thought about this that he wouldn't follow that order, but now he wanted to say it to her, say her that she couldn't talk to him like that.

"… But… truth is, we miss you." Now her voice was definitely more softened. And… was that a hint of sadness? He wanted to escape this damn darkness and speak to Eve.

"You are our brother… kind of." Yes, that was it. He could move his finger!

"Ezekiel?" Eve said to him, in a mixture of an exited and worried tone. "Come on, you can do it. You just have to open those eyes for me."

As if this was so simple. But then, it was easier to get feeling in his body.

A bunch of blond hair was blurredly bending over him.

"E… Eve?" Ezekiel asked. Was that his voice? It sounded more like a whisper, as if it was as dry as the dessert.

"Yes, Ezekiel, it's me. Welcome back in the world of living." Her voice was soft. And now the blurred lines came clearer. He saw her face right in front of him. She looked as if she hadn't slept for days.

"Are you okay?" was the first question that came into his mind. Probably a stupid one, he thought in the sight of her dark circles under her eyes.

"You are asking me if I'm okay? I should ask you" now she sounded definitely more worried than before. He felt her hand on his forehead. "You are a bit hot there. I'll call Jenkins to have a look on you. Do you remember what happened?"

He started to think. Good question actually. He hadn't paid attention, but now it seemed strange that he awoke in a bed. Ok, what had happened? Wasn't there a mission or something? There was another scene in his head where Cassandra stood in front of him in a not very familiar room. And then there was the scene where he found the bag.

"We were on a mission?" he said, more in an asking tone. He wasn't sure at all. But Eve nodded fortunately. "And… I found this bag. It was filled with gold" he tried to smile. "I made a bet with Stone. He lost. I was right about finding this bag" Suddenly his mouth felt dry. He wished that he could have a glass of water.

Eve smiled back warmly. "Yes, you were right. We found it, but when we got back… you collapsed."

"Because of this spell that Cassie put on me?"

There was a short silence. Eve's smile was still there, but it seemed to be more frozen now. His mouth got drier. Where were the others anyway?

"I'll call Jenkins. He has to look over you, then we can talk about everything else." she said, her voice getting more cold. She put out her mobile phone and talked to someone.

Ezekiel's mind was somewhere else and he didn't listen to whom she was talking. Why did she change her mood when he tried to talk about the spell? Was this the reason why he was lying here ? But then, what did the spell do to him?

He tried to think clear, but his nervous thoughts and the dry mouth didn't really help. It was as if he was looking for an answer he couldn't find. Strange enough that Eve was so worried about him. However, it seemed that she really was worried, and this was something he wasn't used. It was a good feeling though… Having someone who is actually happy that he was feeling good.

And that's it for today. I wanted to keep this chapter only about Ezekiel's thoughts during his waking up, so I didn't put anything else afterwards because (spoiler!) his thoughts will play an important role in the next chapter (Maybe you can already guess?). The next one will be longer. Promised 3