Amelia wandered around in the portal. It was blood red and swirling, creeping her out big-time. The pinkette stared. It wasn't a normal portal. It was a Barian portal. Nothing was normal with the Barians.

"How'd I get here?" Amelia spoke to herself and continued to walk. She wanted to stop so desperately, but something was urging her to keep going. Like a disturbance in her family or something. As the pink-haired girl came closer, actual things began to come into view. Tables, lamps, a couch, a TV remote...

Wait a second.

This was all stuff from the Arclight house! Amelia went wide-eyed. These items were harmless. As more came into view, she could see they weren't so harmless. Knives, scissors, a sword... sharp and dangerous items. The pink-haired girl stared as each thing came whooshing past her. The sword about slit her throat when she ducked. Amelia turned and stared in horror. She couldn't see anything behind her, and just kept on walking.

It was like a never-ending path for Amelia to follow. Items went past her each time, and they came dangerously close to her. Each swung an attack at the pinkette, but missed on purpose. It was definitely designed to freak her out, and it was working. Amelia stared right ahead of her. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the next thing.

Trey. Her brother, standing in the middle of nowhere? That was unlikely. Amelia approached him. Shakily, she held her hand up and attempted to touch him. Trey whirled around, and what she saw frightened her. Trey's eyes were soulless and searchy, and he didn't seem to recognize his sister. Amelia staggered backwards, frightened greatly. This wasn't like Trey.

This wasn't like her brother.

"T-Trey?" Amelia tried saying her brother's name. He glared in thought and stared at Amelia, as if trying to remember her. His empty eyes were the things that freaked Amelia out the most. Vetrix had told her his eyes were always filled with curiosity, and she'd seen that for herself when she'd first met him. Seeing Trey's eyes as empty and soulless as they were... it was unnerving.

"Brother?" The pink-haired girl began to walk very slowly and cautiously towards Trey. He didn't move from his spot, nor did he take his gaze from his sister. Amelia reached out in curiosity and touched Trey's shoulder gently. He flinched and jumped back, staring as if shocked someone dared to touch him. Amelia raised an eyebrow. "Trey? What...what's wrong with you?"

Trey's soulless eyes stayed fixed on Amelia. The two were silent. Amelia nearly screamed when her brother spoke.

"Trey? Trey is no longer here, Amelia Arclight." Trey's voice was threatening and deep. Amelia, stunned and terrified, staggered back once more. She never hit a wall, rather kept going. She could do that forever, continuously backing away in a petrified tone from her brother. Only, it wasn't her brother anymore. Amelia wasn't sure what it was, but it wasn't her brother, that was for sure.

The thing in front of her was not Trey.

The pink-haired boy continued to walk after Amelia. She stopped suddenly. The girl tried to struggle, but couldn't even lift her leg. Something was pinning her down. Amelia watched in horror as her brother- no, the impostor - came closer. He came so close to Amelia that she could feel his breath on her face.

"You better hope you're prepared. We're coming for you Amelia," Trey growled. Amelia stared into the soulless eyes in front of her. She was terrified. The impostor smirked with a partly open mouth. Amelia shut her eyes and tried to back away. She couldn't. The girl was trapped...

Amelia jolted up with a scream. Trey did the same and stared at his sister in concern. She looked back at him, confusion and fear in her eyes.

"What was that for, Amelia?" Trey asked, holding his sister close. She looked at him curiously.

"Huh?"

"You screamed. Have a bad dream or something?"

Amelia wasn't sure. The whole fiasco had been a dream? It didn't feel like it. She simply nodded and looked back at her brother. He smiled and stroked her bangs.

"It's okay. Just try not to do that again, alrighty?" Trey smiled gently. Amelia nodded. This was her brother. It had been a dream. A really, really realistic one. Amelia shivered at the thought of it. It had meant something. A Barian portal... not good, not good at all. The pink-haired girl clutched her brother and shut her eyes, tumbling back to sleep in an instant. She was with her real brother now. Trey wouldn't hurt her.

Trey wouldn't do anything but protect and love her.

XxXxXxXx

Quinton walked towards the living room with curiosity. His youngest brother and his sister had fallen asleep sometime last night, and he didn't bother to wake them. Neither did Quattro or Vetrix. When he walked in, there lay the siblings, sleeping soundly. Quinton smiled at them. It was adorable. If only he and the others had been aware of the incident that occurred last night.

Trey stirred a bit. His emerald green eyes flew open, and he sat up a bit. Amelia opened her eyes rather slowly, then sat up all the way. She'd fallen asleep with her head on her twin's stomach. Trey hadn't minded. Despite the fact he had to pee badly, he allowed his sister to sleep anyway. Now, he'd gotten up and raced to the bathroom. Amelia sat up all the way, staring at Quinton intently. He frowned and cocked his head to the left in curiosity.

"Amelia? What's that look on your face for?" Quinton sat by his sister. She glanced up at him, her eyes glinting. The pink-haired girl wrapped her arms around her oldest brother, not daring to let go.

"Quinton, I had the most terrifying dream ever last night."

"What was it about?"

"Barians... and Trey was there, too. I was wandering through a portal...and I saw Trey. But it wasn't Trey... I believe a Barian had him under control..."

"I see..."

"He was going to attack me... but then..."

"Then?"

"I woke up with a scream." Amelia clutched Quinton a little tighter. He put his arms around Amelia, trying to get her to calm down. She was stiff and trembling again, but was thankful that the dream she'd had after that was no where near as terrifying. It was just her and her twin sitting in the meadow outside the house, flower pedals flowing in the breeze.

"What the hell?"

Quinton and Amelia screamed in shock and turned around. Quattro stood there, his violet eyes staring into their blue and green ones. The middle brother snickered. "What are you two doing? Something dumb?"

"Quattro..." Amelia got up from where she sat, letting go of Quinton and staring at Quattro. He raised an eyebrow as his sister got closer, but he didn't move. Quinton and now Trey were watching intently as she flung her arms around Quattro. He flinched and blushed slightly.

"Amelia, what are you doing?" Quattro asked in a hushed whisper, staring at his sister in curiosity. The pink-haired girl stared up at her older brother, tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Amelia whispered. "But I don't feel you guys are safe now...that dream meant something last night. It was too real to ignore..."

She began walking away, everyone watching intently. Vetrix stared as she ran out the door. He turned to the others, confused as ever. "What was that about?"

No one knew.

XxXxXxXx

Amelia stood in the meadow. It was too quiet. No wind breezed by, no bugs flew around. Even the birds weren't chirping. It was too quiet to be normal.

Way too quiet.

"What is going on?" Amelia asked herself, staring at the vast meadow in front of her. "Barians...and Trey...? That can't be good. What was it he said to me? You better hope you're prepared. We're coming for you...what could that mean?" The pink-haired girl looked down at her hand. Her Crest was glowing slightly. Amelia knew what she needed to do.

She had to leave to protect her family.

Without a word, Amelia began walking straight into the meadow, never once looking back. Tears flew down her cheeks as she walked. This was for her family's own good. They'd be better off without her.

They'd be able to survive without Amelia there.