A vast desert spawned in front of me. In the distance I could see a gap in the side of the strangely jagged sand dunes. Not thinking upon it I walked towards it, my feet slightly sunken into the dirty sand. I could feel my dry mouth gaping for some sort of water, anything to quench my thirst.

Reaching the foot of the gap that towered above me I glared above at the dark hole. It was huge in comparison to me, I could not even reach for the top of it. The cave like gap also must have been very deep, the darkness within the chambers was pitch black. I extended my hand into the shadows almost expecting to be hurt, but nothing had happened just the regular overcast onto my palm. I stepped back with my heels sinking into the shifting sands, it almost felt lonely and barren.

Before I could confirm my own safety a howling pierced my ears from nearby, something was emerging from the the black abyss in the hole. A sickly dog came out, shackles around its paws as it trudged unpleasantly. I ran over to try and help the poor animal, but it simply ignored me. Its skin had horn like growths along with jagged spines. I wasn't too sure what to think as it continued to walk into the sands, but again I was startled to see many more following like a product spitting from a conveyor belt. I gasped turning away from the hole as I watched them push themselves to their own demise.

When I peered back to the hole it had disappeared, a giant factory standing in its place. I back peddled with a seed of fear stirring me unpleasantly. Suddenly all around me sprouted huge gates and chains closing me in, instinctively I ran towards any direction I could get away. However I was too late and was already enclosed in a darkened prison, the sky turned polluted and black fading my vision away. My sight failing me I frantically attempted to look around for any light, anything that could reassure me that I would be okay.

In the distance I could see a faint light, above on a balcony attached to this factory. A thundering laugh bellowed and I recognized the voice, Giovanni's blood curling laugh. Next to him arisen a shadow of Ghetsis, his red eyes glowing and piercing through my soul.

******

I awoke in a sudden panic, my body had been tensed as a cold sweat ran over me. It was another one of those odd dreams, why had they been a recurring thing? I slammed my head back against the pillow releasing a relieved sigh. Giovanni took a few days to get his job done, and I don't have any idea how he did it. He had only been back for a little while, perhaps it was all the business involving him that conspired that nightmare. However the last one featured Ghetsis, why was he there?

I pushed away my thoughts about the dream and snatched my phone up to check the time. The bright screen hurt my eyes, it had been early morning at seven. It had just been about the time to wake up, so I decided it would be best to get up and walk around. I peered to the sides of me and observed Vicki and Archie sleeping peacefully within the day. Not wanting to bother either of them I awkwardly flopped off of the bed. It made a loud thud as my body hit the floor, so much for being discreet.

Giovanni shot awake at the noise and I sighed in discomfort. Knowing the way he is, disturbing him in a sleep he's probably really angry now. At least however the rest of them were very tired, Vicki grumbled slightly but ignored my clumsy fall. Regaining myself I got onto my feet and stretched out my arms to loosen up my aching muscles. Giovanni however didn't seem to impressed with my display as he stared at me in a grumpy way.

"Sorry Gio, I was trying not to wake anyone up but I fell... I'm sorry..." I whispered to him not returning his stare.

He bellowed in his regular voice, "You failed the one thing you attempted to accomplish, good job..."

I rolled my eyes, "Please whisper I'm trying to keep quiet so I don't wake anyone else up."

"If I'm awake, no one else gets to enjoy sleep either" He replied in a sarcastically loud tone.

Vicki moaned angrily, "Shut up before I beat the both of you."

"Well now I'm awake too!" Archie screamed like an idiot.

"Oh my god, see what you did?" I replied while watching Vicki beat Archie with a pillow.

Turning my head to him he smirked, "Just the way it should be."

"Help! I'm gettin' Pillow abuse!" Archie laughed in pain.

Not wanting to instigate anything more (especially with Vicki), I walked over too Cyrus who had been creepily observing us the entire time. His grayish hair seemed flattened by what I assumed to be sleeping, but he seemed too exhausted to have been asleep. With bags heavy under his eyes he got to his feet, probably so he could assert some dominance with me being so short. I had to fix my eyes to greet his which were much higher than my level. Nodding he walked off once again to be alone, what he was doing I wouldn't know as we hadn't gotten any good parts yet.

I ignored my temptations to follow him and instead sat down back onto the soft bed where Vicki had continued to pillow fight Archie. Watching them both had been pretty hilarious, he seemed to think it was too. However I knew better than to mess with Vicki and her sleep, anime, or anything that she was invested in. This might go on for awhile, she's like a sister to me so I decided I wasn't going to help the pirate this time.

"Get him Vicki!" I giggled instigating the situation.

The pirate pleaded in agony, "What, I thought you were on my side?"

"Not all the time, this is really great. It's okay though we're still friends" I explained covering a chuckle.

Maxie laughed as well, "Finally someone gives the imbecile a proper lesson, I applaud you."

"Is anyone actually going to help me? I'm not going to fight a girl!" Archie screeched once more.

Vicki laughed, "Okay I'm done, don't yell in my ear next time!"

The party now all fully awake and settled down began to go about their regular business. As usual Lysandre had to go do his five hour hair routine, meanwhile Giovanni had settled some applications for the others to fill out for jobs. I dare not give them an application to my job, Vicki and I would never get peace.

From across the room however I was disturbed by a bright and giddy Colress, he seemed as if he was walking on air. Making things even 'better' he flopped down next to me with a skip in his step. He nudged me in the side with the widest grin I have ever seen, it made me horribly uncomfortable as it was slightly unnerving.

I glared at him wide eyed, "Are you okay?"

"I am perfect! I have gather a great amount of scientific information, I heard we can actually go out into nature and study the living specimens there!" He replied in a cheery tone.

I cocked my head at him, "You mean camping?"

"I guess whatever you call it, I would most certainly love to see the capability of such amazing creatures! I have watched programs on cheetahs, gorillas, sharks, and so many more powerful entities! You must, must, must take me to observe them!" Colress explained waving his arms like a lunatic.

I frowned and glared into his eyes, "I don't think you realize the weakness people get in THIS world. People are pretty resilient in Pokemon, taking hits like nothing. One smack from a cheetah or a lion, would certainly mean a demise."

"Which is what makes them so amazing! Imagine the power they must hold, perhaps comparable to Pokemon. We could figure out how to maximize their strengths, make them powerful machines mentally and physically!" Colress continued.

My head pounded with fear, "You don't even fear for your own life do you? I guess I can take you to the mountain park, we could see a grizzly but I'm not getting anywhere close to it."

"THANK YOU SO MUCH!" He squealed as everyone stared at him.

I replied nervously, "I can't take you until it gets warmer, and we're going to have to buy some good tents. That's coming from you not me, so I hope you're prepared to work for it."

"Most certainly, I am extremely charming and manipulative. I can snag an interview any day, how do you think I got in with Team Plasma?" He smirked.

I nudged him gently, "I wouldn't really take that as a compliment."

"I can hear you" Ghetsis called from across the room.

Colress and I shared a laugh together at his dismay, but quickly stopped knowing how temperamental he was. The good mood soiled however as I was reminded by my nightmare, the dogs with the altered bodies. A sudden pang of fear gutted me, he was talking about making them powerful, altering them. I quickly shook the worries away as my head pounded even harder, what was causing this headache?

******

"Hey Vicki, what do you think we should do about them?" I asked as I hung off of the couch upstairs.

She glanced at me knowingly, "I don't know, I guess they could stay longer. I really wouldn't mind they're funny."

I poked her, "I've been having nightmares about them, and headaches. Do you think it means anything?"

Vicki shook her head, "Britney at this point I think it's safe to say we can believe anything. Seriously, I honestly am in disbelief of it."

"It's just really odd is all, what if they open that portal and..." I squeaked choking back a gulp of fear.

She raised her eyebrow curiously, "And what?"

"Bring... Their world here..." I replied staring off.

"I don't know, maybe it's best to not think about it. They seem kind of trustworthy, but it is hard to believe they mean well..." Vicki replied playing with her dark brown hair.

I closed my eyes, "You're right, maybe I'm just being dramatic."

******

The desert again, I knew it was a dream, but I couldn't escape. I scratched my eyes attempting to renew my vision, to wake up and end the nightmare. However it was planning to stay this time and my memory was fading, I had no control anymore. In the distance was a bright light, it seemed like safety I began to flee towards it. I was greeted with a group of torn up people, their faces blurred away, but they were alive. They huddled around a lively fire with the night sky towering above them. Voices mumbled amongst the group as I circled around them, searching for a familiar face.

Away from the fire in a dark corner against a rocky cliff was a small huddle of survivors. Instinctively I approached them, they peered up at me with vibrant stares. Their faces began to become clear, Vicki, Archie, Maxie, what were they doing here? I asked I kept asking, but they ignored me as if I was invisible. Their eyes adverted me in disgust, what had I done to deserve such cruel treatment? Archie's eyes welled up with tears but he avoided letting them fall, instead he just buried his head into his legs.

A whipping sound brought me to a full turn, a collect of dark shadows pitch black swallowed up the fire and other survivors. I held my breath as I saw the giant wave grow closer, yet it didn't hit us it came to a halt at me. My breathing turned into a rapid panting, my heart rate must have been going a mile a minute. Out of the shadows this time, Lysandre, Giovanni, Ghetsis, the three stared down on me like a mouse. I was expecting the worse as I closed my eyes. Yet nothing had happened, what was happening? Ghetsis smirked at me while Lysandre raised his arms enveloping the others into the darkness, but avoiding me.

******

I awoke again with the same horror surging through my body. These nightmares were getting more and more frequent, and so were the headaches. I tossed it aside for now, but it would be foolish to ignore it forever. I hopped out of bed this time perfectly avoiding awaking the ones who had been sleeping, and yet again it was early morning. Unfortunately however it was also my last day off from work, but Colress and N were hired for part time jobs as well.

I quickly entered the bathroom and washed my face followed by a putting on a clean set of clothes. However this time I ignored my own reflection, I had not desired to stare for some reason it made me feel guilty. Just about to leave the bathroom I was startled by Lysandre entering without knocking or declaring his existence. His hair was quite flattened at this moment but I was more frightened and caught in his stare. Noticing my apparent fear he attempted to give me a comforting smile, but his ice blue eyes were still sharp and menacing.

I glared at him, "You know there's something called knocking right?"

"Don't worry I'm not going to do anything suspicious. I just thought I'd pop in for a little conversation" The man replied smoothly.

I squinted my eyes, "I could have been naked, or using the toilet."

"Oh please forgive me for being so rude, but if I am correct we both know you do this every morning" He replied.

"Do what?" I asked him nervously.

Lysandre leaned closer to me, "You've been having frequent nightmares. Do you really believe nobody has noticed? You wake up in a panic, you're frantic and tensed almost all of the time."

I backed away from him, "So what, it's a normal thing?"

"Let me help you relax, what's stressing you to this point?" He asked with slight interest in his tone.

I sat next to him on the bathtub's edge, "I don't think that's a good idea, people will wake up. It's early, you know."

He shook his head getting closer to me, "They're tired, they'll be asleep for awhile unless you drop onto the floor again."

"I'm not very comfortable with this situation, I'm going to leave" I explained attempting to escape.

"Please, I can help you" Lysandre replied calmly.

I sighed holding my head in pain, "Fine will you leave me alone if I 'talk' to you?"

"Yes I will. Do you have a headache? Here take this" Lysandre said softly while handing me something.

I watched him suspiciously for a few moments, it was a a red capsuled pill in which I did not recognize. My suspicious was vamped up immediately as I stared at him with fearful wide eyes. The white walls were closing in on me, and my head began to throb more like an earthquake. I would do anything to get rid of this headache, my own vision was betraying me as the sink warped as well.

Almost at tears I asked, "What is it?"

"It's a type of medicine that came from my labs, I carry some around with me. It helps with pain, I get headaches fairly often not to mention getting in all sorts of issues" He explained charmingly.

I grasped his hand and squeezed it tightly from pain, "How do I know if I can trust you?"

His eyes widened by my obvious agony, "Trust me, it will help you. It's not like you have much of another choice from what I can see."

"You're right, I guess it won't hurt..." I whispered taking hold of it.

With an extreme pounding in my head I grabbed a cup from the cabinet next to the mirror. Filling it with water I proceeded to avoid my reflection, it disgusted me in many ways. My hands shook as the water began to overflow, in this I shut the tap off quickly. In silence I swallowed down the unknown medicine with a nagging fear that it may kill me. I took a moment heaving over the sink letting my fears pour out of my brain, it was my stupid way of calming down.

A few moments passed in silence as Lysandre hovered over me, his hand placed on my back in a comforting way. I gazed at the ground and then slumped down against the bathtub, and he followed as well. At this moment I hadn't seemed to care for his true intentions, I just wanted to feel better, and I just wanted to finally stop worrying. More minutes passed as Lysandre supported my head on his chest, the pain was so unbearable I hadn't cared.

I began to feel better as moments passed, my headaches and sickness practically evaporated by now. He hadn't taken advantage of my weakness to inhibit me further. Why didn't he trick me? Constant questions thrown around in my head, but I didn't want to believe that he actually felt sorry for me.

Once I could form a sentence I asked, "Why did you help me, I thought you would trick me?"

Lysandre's voice was smooth and comforting, "I'm not that bad of person, I want you to understand that."

"You're supposed to be the bad guys, you're supposed to hurt us. Instead you've done helpful things. I'm so confused, why are you doing this?" I asked allowing myself to cry.

Lysandre remained quiet for quite a few minutes. I began to believe that he really didn't know how to answer that question, or there was an alternate motivation. I needed some sort of confirmation, something to make my mind rest so I knew to remember that they weren't good people. However instead every day one of them did something that showed me they weren't monsters, that they were just people.

Finally he had spoken up, "I for one am returning the favor, you have been nothing but kind. When you could have done otherwise, when you could have left us to die."

"Normal people don't hurt others, that's in my nature. I would be a monster if I didn't help you" I answered him still confused.

He whispered softly, "Most people are monsters. You'll grow to understand that. I have plans for you as I have explained earlier, I promise you won't be disappointed."

I cringed at the thought of those words, he acted like he had me under his thumb. What exactly was he planning? My body shivered as I thought of my nightmares, perhaps there was a real connection. I retracted myself from him in realization of myself, I couldn't let my guard down. Yet I felt more relaxed, I felt safe, what had made me so comfortable with these people?

I stood up and head for the door, "Thank you, for everything."

"Not a problem, do you feel better?" He questioned.

"Yeah, my head doesn't hurt anymore" I confirmed with a smile.

Lysandre shook his head, "I was talking about the other issue."

"Oh... Yes, I guess so..." I answered awkwardly.

He smirked slyly, "That's excellent, I succeeded in helping you feel better. Just as I claimed."

I grinned at him in a sarcastic way, the idiot prides himself on every little accomplishment. I closed the door behind me allowing him to get some privacy, however when I came out I was greeted by an array of stares. I really had wondered how much they heard, and how long they were awake for. It was obvious though that they were thoroughly confused as if they watched a soap opera mid-way through.

I spoke anxiously, "Why is everyone looking at me?"

"We heard you crying, what happened in there?" Vicki asked wide eyed.

I sighed, "I had a really bad headache, to the point I was in tears... Lysandre helped I guess."

"Helped how?" Ghetsis asked in a cruel tone.

I shrugged, "A medicine he had from awhile ago."

Vicki nodded, "Okay good, because I thought I was going to have to hit someone."

"What no? What's wrong with you people!" I replied embarrassed.

A few of us shared a laugh while Vicki and I had a conversation about movies. All seemed pretty regular, even Ghetsis seemed his usually creepy self as he kept closer to me than usual. By this time though I was used to it, I ignored the strange nature of his ways by now. Vicki after some time began to play her 3DS on Pokemon again, this time she was on the final battle with Maxie. It didn't take much for her to beat him, and this made the real him a bit angsty. Vicki stuck her tongue out at him, but this only made him grumpier.

I glanced around the room for a slight second, but quickly I caught Cyrus staring at me like I was dying. It gave me the most uncomfortable feeling, my whole heart crashed into my stomach. He nodded to me for me to follow, it seemed important, and I knew if there was someone who meant business it was him. I quickly galloped over to find out what his troubles were for. Ghetsis followed me as close as he could, which made having a private conversation pretty difficult.

"What's the matter, did something happen with the portal?" I asked frantically.

He frowned and replied, "How long have you been having headaches that intense?"

"A couple of weeks, I dunno... Why?" I squeaked with fear.

Cyrus pulled me in closer, "There might be something weird going on with the universal connection, I fear the headaches might actually be caused by our presence. I believe something about this seems strange is all, I might be speaking nonsense but I'll let you know if anything arises. Just be careful, you might explode. Wait no probably not, just go to the doctor or something."

My stomach coiled, I suddenly felt nausea well up from inside. If he was correct what could that mean? What kind of future was really in store for them, or were the dreams just a bound up fear? I couldn't decided though, they really did mean well. They were people, not monsters and I really did have to accept that sooner or later.

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END CHAPTER

Authors Note: Hello! This chapter is a bit more depressing, don't worry it'll get back on track later I'm trying to set plot bunnies. Also really trying to mislead the audience but I won't tell you about what. Cyrus is a little off his rocker in this one though XD, I do find him entertaining. I also wanted to shed some more light on Lysandre and Vicki, since they haven't gotten much attention. N doesn't get much attention on purpose, so shhhhh. Okay as always thank you for all the reviews! All the nice comments have continued to motivate me to continue this story. I wasn't actually going to originally continue with it but it got some positive feedback, so I got a huge story now! Thank you all so much!