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Chapter 9: The Physical World

Leslie and I didn't have to go very far to find Ruvik. We went left down a corridor and he was standing at the end of the hall. I held Leslie's hand tightly and took a breath. We both walked over to the man in the hood. I didn't realize that I was trembling. I knew this man was full of harm and hate. I know I said I wasn't afraid of him but at this point I would be lying if I said I wasn't. Our lives might end.

"Ruvik..." I said with a bit of a pause.

"Yes, Alexanderia." Ruvik responded with my full name.

"Doctor Jimenez said that Leslie is the way out of this place and earlier you said I was also compatible. What does that mean?" I asked him.

"What it means is I need to escape my imprisonment, my hell. I need either one of you to help me accomplish this." Ruvik explained.

"Imprisonment?" I questioned.

"In order for me to return to the physical world. .."Ruvik began when I cut him off.

"Is one of us going to die?" I asked frightened

"One of your minds will fade and mine will take over. Leaving whatever was left of you no more. In a sense, yes. One of you may die." He explained.

"How is Leslie and I the way out?" I asked quickly.

"You have been here before." Ruvik said

"What?" I answered.

"Xanderia..." Leslie tightened his grip on my hand.

"Oh my God..." I said with the sudden realization. "We...we're linked? Oh...my..."

"Yes. You are. You both are. You just don't remember it. All the experiments. All the times you both have been here. It's countless. So now that Jimenez is out of the picture, I can now have my way." Ruvik told me with a grin on his face.

I quickly turned around and Leslie did the same. We needed to get away from this mad man as soon as possible. This was a terrible idea. I took two steps and Ruvik appeared in front of us.

"Who do you think you are? I know who you are, "Xanderia". I know what you crave, what you fear... Will you be able to live with yourself knowing what I'm gonna make you do? Either way, you're mine to do with as I please." Ruvik said to me.

I was terrified. Leslie was more than that. He started to scream. He screamed as though he was in an enormous amount of pain. I looked over at him as he let go of my hand. I looked over a Ruvik who was just as surprised by Leslie's outburst as I was. Leslie just kept screaming. I noticed that the room kept changing from the corridor we were in to the hospital. I grabbed Leslie's hand and started to run the opposite of where Ruvik was.

Leslie ran with me but he was still yelling. I wasn't sure what to think at this moment but this might be the chance that we were looking for. Our way out. We ran through different rooms until we landed ourselves in a room with what looked to be as a trap. A wire trap to be exact. I tried to get Leslie to settle down. He was worrying me. I was wondering why he started howling. I looked over and slowly entering the room was Ruvik. I couldn't breathe to scream but I found it in me to try.

"Leslie!" I shouted

And just like that Leslie stopped. I stared at him for a moment. After that moment, I looked around the room. It took a minute to realize that I couldn't move. I started to struggle and heard splashing. I instantly stopped. I took another moment to look around again. I was in the hospital. I was hooked up to the machine. I saw Leslie standing by Sebastian. How though? How did we get back? How are we back in the physical world?