John stumbles down the hall and knocks a vase off of a table. It shatters on the ground and its crash echos for a long distance. John once again drops to his knees and covers his ears as the shattering sound repeats and repeats. he tries to go back up the hall but finds it more difficult than before. The halls are now changing from their usual color to a deep red. It becomes hotter and hotter as John begins to sweat more. he dives through a random doorway to escape the heating hallway.

He looks around the room to find he is in the dinning room and the table is set but there is no one in there. John begins to catch his breath and collect himself.

"alright... there was something in that smoke bomb that's effecting my vision. i'm not seeing things correctly... but everything seems to be in the same place so its not a hallucinogenic... i think..." John says as he starts to walk by the table. as he does this he starts to hear voices all around him. the voices sounded like mix between a demon and little girls.

"whats wrong John... your sweating allot" he heard from the table but when he turned he didn't see anyone there. the chairs then started to move around by themselves.

"what the hell!" John said as he placed himself against the wall to try to get away.

"John calm down... whats wrong" said one voice

"you need some water... keep an eye on him while i get some" said another

"his eyes are all bloodshot... I thought I told him to get some sleep" said the third. then John felt hands touch him but there was nothing there. his heart was pounding from the fear. he started to push at the air and felt bodies that were again not there to see but he continued to struggle against them.

"hay what are you doing! stop that now!" John heard from the voices.

"good John... break away from my pets" John heard from the doorway and looked to see the man in the gas mask again.

"You! you did this to me!" John shouted at the door.

"who is he talking to" Said one of the voices.

John then darted towards the door and jumped at the man. John grabbed him and the two fell through the door as it shattered around them. they both then fell into total blackness.

John fell alone for a short time. The man in the gas mask had suddenly vanished from John's hands. as he fell he could still hear the voices from the room again.

"where is he going... don't let him leave the base" He heard as it got fainter and fainter.

"hes running to fast... we cant keep up" another said as it finally vanished in the distance.

'my eyes... they are not showing me everything... the base is warped' John thought to himself.

'that's right John... Just follow my voice... don't trust your eyes. let your body do the work... it will all be over soon.' John heard inside his thoughts.

"What are you doing in my head! get away from me!" John shouted. suddenly his back hit a couch in a large room. he gets up and looks about his surroundings to see it is lit by candles and had large windows overlooking the ocean. the sun was setting in the distance and the sky was lit up with beautiful colors.

From behind John he heard a piano start to play. he turned to see that at the far end of the room sat a large black piano. John walked over to it and looked behind the large cover to see Sanya sitting there and playing alone. her eyes closed as her fingers carelessly danced over the keys. The song she played was the most beautiful music John had ever heard. It was soft, slow, and sad. It was like listening to the sunset that he saw.

"we were worried about you John. we thought we lost you when the man with the mask attacked you" she said as she turned to John and smiled.

"what do you mean." John asked

"you were knocked out when we got there. But you just woke up a minute ago" She said

"oh. i guess so" he said taking a seat next to her by the piano.

"Play with me John" she said softly. The two began to play as one and the music rang throughout the room. the beautiful melody danced through Johns mind as he played with her. Sanya leans her head on Johns shoulder. John feels a relaxing happiness inside him as Sanya leans over and kisses him on the cheek. Johns turns his head and their lips meet each other. They share a passionate kiss that lasts for a long time.

John feels as if rain is falling down on his head and shoulders as they kiss. it felt so strange to fell this felling.

'wait this really is rain' John thought to himself as he opened his eyes to still see Sanya kissing him. the felling of rain was coming out of no where.

"wait wait... this isn't real... i don't even know how to play piano... i'm sorry Sanya... wait... but your not even the real Sanya" John says as Sanya slowly stops playing the piano.

"*sigh* why couldn't you just let it end like this. why don't you want to be happy in the end John" She said as she stood up and kissed him on the forehead. as she left the room the darkness quickly closed in.

The sound of rain quickly got louder and louder and John began to feel much more wet and cold over the seconds. John opens his eyes and is now back in reality.

"so you figured it out... I guess that was expected of you" John heard from behind him "I was so close to"

John turned to see the man with the gas mask standing behind him. John looks around his surroundings and somewhat recognizes where he is. He and the man stand on top of a glass sun roof on top of three story building. the building was a train station close to the base in town. under the skylight John could see the large statue of a witch holding the flag of Britannia on a spear below them. the rain fell hard on to the roof.

"It was a Hallucination all along. If i hadn't felt the rain i may have never broken free. I could feel what my body felt. but not see it." John said.

"yes... and I used this new Magic to control what you saw. I was so close to making you jump." he said as john turned around to see that he was close to the edge of the building and there were train tracks below where he was going to jump. " yeah... the train was going to be here soon. it would have been a glorious death. the fall would shatter your legs and the train... your body. Why didn't you stay with the girl though" the man asked.

"Because I knew I still had a chance to see the real Sanya. I wasn't going to settle for the fake." John said

"You really think you can defeat me. I have already mastered the ability to make shields. you can't get close to me" The man said

"Why are you doing this Sandman. we used to get along great back in HOUND. why don't you come back with me and we can talk it over. we can help you" John said trying to convince him.

"so i see you figured out who I am. I'm flattered you remembered my code name" the man said as he took of the mask revealing a man with long black hair and deep red eyes. "but that doesn't change how much i hate you. You think you can give me anything the general cant. he has given me power. a new life. a future of total control over the world. what more could I want. all I have to do is get rid of the man that tried to kill me."

"I never tried to kill you guys. the general is playing you. once i'm out of the picture hes going to drop you and the others who are still alive." John said

"he told me you would say that. You don't have long though. I will just take control of you once again and finish the job. but this time I will let you watch. You wont get a fantasy world. you will only get to see the light of the train as it runs over your head."

"*sigh* I'm sorry I have to do this... but If you wont listen to reason then you will have to get out of my way." John said drawing his revolver from below his coat. "I am going to stop the general no matter what. even If I cant hurt you with my gun. I know what can"

John than aimed his gun at Sandman and placed the sight on his core. Sandman pulled his shield in front of him to protect himself.

John then slowly aimed the gun down at the skylight that they were both standing on and opened fire.