Relatively short, sorry about that. You'll see why, hopefully.

~ Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. ~
~ Harriet Tubman ~

Chapter Seventeen

Nina sat up from her bed, shivering from the gust of wind that hit her. She noticed she was no longer in her room, and seemed to be in some kind of forest, that was musky and dreary. Nina sat up, taking in her surroundings. This had to be a dream, who would have moved her bed all the way out here?

"Hello?" Nina asked softly, her voice echoing throughout the entire woods. It was completely silent, and seemed to be completely empty, besides Nina. What was going on?

Nina cautiously stepping off the bed, her feet becoming muddy from the dirt below. She sighed, beginning to walk forward.

These woods didn't look familiar to Nina, which made her curious on why she was there. If this was a dream, was her mind making up a whole new place? Or was this real-life, and Nina somehow was moved out there? Could Victor have done it?

Nina continued to walk, eventually reaching a green pasture, which was full of vibrantly colored flowers. It looked breath-taking, a picture-perfect picture. Nina smiled to herself, and walked over to one of them, and gently pulled it from the ground. She then carefully placed it in her hair, and spun around, a child that had never come face to face with reality.

"Nina darling, you have finally arrived…" A soft voice seemed to whisper through the wind, making Nina stop in her tracks. She looked around, nobody was there. Who was speaking to her? She was positive somebody just called her name…

A little girl soon walked out of the shadows, whose blonde hair beautifully flowed behind her, her blue eyes twinkling with delight. She quickly scurried over to Nina, and took her hand. She then sat down, taking Nina with her.

"Nina, you are running out of time…" She breathed, her eyes changing from pure excitement, to anxious and distraught. Nina eyed her, frowning at how worried the girl had become. What was she talking about? "The cup pieces has already been found! You can't fool around any longer!"

"Victor said in his journal…"

"No, Nina! They found all the pieces! Your friends' lives are in danger!" The girl shouted, squeezing Nina's hand roughly. "If those teachers drink from that cup, they'll all be dead!"

"What do you mean?" Nina questioned, confusion marked all over her face. Why would her friends lose their lives if they drank from the cup? The teachers would get eternal life, but what did that have to do with her friends? Was she referring to the scales?

"It's a life for a life, Nina! Those scales aren't symbolical! You must stop them!"

Nina's vision began to blur, and the girl's last words whirled around in her mind. Were her friends really going to die, if she didn't get that cup? And did the teachers really have the cup already?

Nina woke up in a sweat. She had to tell Fabian.

Bwah! Mwahahahaha, cutting you off there! For the dream sequence, I tried to use a lot of sensory details, so you could picture what it looked like in your head :3 How did that work out? Do tell, do tell!

My friends, review means love, so please shoot me one, telling me all of your deepest thoughts. Somehow, my fairy assistant, Twinkle, will send you a preview, as well as a response. Booshasha.

Nick doesn't have the HOA episodes, so I have no way to catch up. I saw what happened to Fabian because they did have that one, and I nearly cried! He was shaking so much and just I couldn't even imagine if Nina was here this season.

^^ Story idea, take it, you die. Muahahahahahaha.

So many ideas, so many times. I'm actually already working on a one-shot for that moment. But I'm planning on a story like that, so please don't take it! Hehe.

~JessIsTheBest~