originally posted in:The New Dojo
[b]The Vivid Nightmare[/b]
[u]Sarah's dreamscape...[/u]
[i]Sarah stood in a chamber. A familiar chamber, filled with tendrils of SIVA.
She looked to the door, which was clearly open. Standing on the outside of it was Fionn. But some invisible wall was keeping him from coming in.
An explosion was fast roaring behind her and she began to panic. She tried to run toward him, but she tripped. Something was pulling her away.
She screamed as she reached toward Fionn, and her arm was outstretched as the explosion consumed her.[/i]
[u]On the Wall, 03:00 hours[/u]
Sarah woke up sweating from this nightmare. She was hyperventilating, startled by her terrors. She couldn't notice someone found her.
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She hugged him for a few seconds, then pulled back. "I wish. Fionn... these nightmares are getting worse," She says.
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He sighs, looking down. "Yours are gettin worse too?"
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"You've been having nightmares?" She asked.
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He looks away. "Yeah..." He mumbles, so quiet she almost can't hear.
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She grabs his hand.
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He forces a slight smile, gently squeezing her hand. "Fionn's had nightmares for almost fifty years." Wisp says, causing the Hunter to roll his eyes. "Shut yer mouth, ya bloo'y lightbulb."
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"What was yours about?" She asked.
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"I-I'd rather naw talk about that." He says, looking down again.
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"I'm sorry, for asking," She says, "Mine was fast paced and intense. But the worst part about it was that I lost you..."
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"At least yers wasn't real." He mutters.
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"Actually, that is literally the theme. I lose you. In every nightmare I've had since we've started dating. Some take place in a parallel universe. Others are too personalized and unlikely to happen. More often than not, it's glimpses into other realities. And to know that nightmare actually happen to a version of us... is traumatizing," She says.
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"Wait, so I've died in a bunch o' other timelines? Well, there goes my self esteem." He jokes, attempting to lighten the mood.
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[spoiler]Including this one[/spoiler]
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"Well... sometimes I die in these timelines. My least favorite recurring nightmare that happened in a certain timeline is one in which Pox comes back and either permanently kills me, you, or both of us," She mutters.
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Fionn winces at that thought. "Oi... Pox wouldn't do that. An' if she did try, she wouldn't be able ta beat us. She wasn't that tough." [spoiler]You just gave me an amazing idea for a future post....[/spoiler]
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"It's actually quite possible." [spoiler]That's why I've been so hesitant. I've had this thought in my head for days. [/spoiler]
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He shakes his head. "I'd rather naw think about that. Too much nightmare fuel." "You should tell her about yours, Fionn. You've kept it bottled up for long enough." Wisp says.
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"Yes... I've told you my worst... you owe me the favor."
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He sighs. "Fine. You wan ta know my nightmares? I have to relive my bloo'y life every bloo'y night." He growls. "Every minute o' it."
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"That's horrible..." She said.
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He squeezes his eyes shut. "You have no idea..."
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"That’s.... okay I've seen some pretty horrifying stuff. I've been stuck on the Dreadnaught 15 years before, and wizards purposely taunted me, gave me nightmares that would've droven in their right mind insane, but you have it worse. That's impossible. Unless the wizards are purposely doing this to make our lives more miserable."
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"You 'avent seen the stuff I've been through. You barely saw one glimpse." He mutters.
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"One glimpse?!? How are you still sane?"
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"Who says I am?" He asks.