When Dexter dreamed, they were realistic and normal. He could only wonder why this particular dream was as unusual as it was as he unwillingly drifted through it. Pink fluff surrounded him, historical figures swimming through it. Everyone seemed extremely happy. The world was vibrant and no fusion toxic patches were anywhere. It was just a utopia, with cotton candy trees. Cotton. Candy. Trees. He was a genius! He didn't dream of such things. He dreamed of mechanical plans and such, not of something that looked like it came out of Dee Dee's brain.
Wait.
Where was Dee Dee? She wasn't in the dream. People in the dream smiled at him without expression, their faces just THERE, not distinguishable. Dexter started to run through the dream faster than he thought possible, looking for someone that he could recognize, not just see.
"Dexter!" Dee Dee cried. She was dangling off a cliff by one hand. The rocks were crumbling all around her.
"Dexter!" Ben called out then. He was surrounded by Fusion monsters.
"Get over here, boy idiot!" Mandy angrily shouted. She was being dragged unwillingly towards a giant cloud of darkness Dexter could tell was no good.
"Dexter!"
"Help!"
"I need you!"
"Save me!"
It suddenly seemed like everyone was there. Everyone he cared about, all in certain death situations. Only he could save them?
Spiraling in place, world spinning, he tried to choose who to save. There was no way he could just choose! What kind of dream was this?
He cupped his hands over his ears in an attempt to shut out the pleas for help and fell to the ground, tired and suddenly weak. "No. No!" With every word, his voice grew. "Stop it! I can't choose! Go AWAY!"
Silence fell around him. He knew they were all gone. He had failed them. Tears fell freely from his eyes, and his chest heaved with sobs. His own crying echoed around him.
Something shaking him woke him from his terrifying dream. Dee Dee stood over him, moving his shoulder. "Dexter, are you okay? You were crying." Her voice was warm and comforting.
Dexter pulled her in for a tight hug and whispered, "Yes, I'm okay now."