originally posted in:The New Dojo
[spoiler]Who doesn't like to mentally torture their Guardians? I do.[/spoiler]
[b][u]Nightmare from Ireland[/u][/b]
[i]Dreams of Sarah Grey[/i]
She stood alone, in the Dojo Woods. Words echoed from a mysterious memory she had but couldn't figure out where it was from.
[i]"Everybody's sorry fer somethin, but yer still selfish enough ta do it in the first place."[/i]
"Who's saying that?" She asked.
She slowly turned around. Sarah saw someone behind her. A Hunter, no less. A Hunter, with the hood of his cloak up.
The armor was unrecognizable to her. Literally. It was like what his armor was supposed to be was erased from her mind.
"Who are you?" She demanded, her right hand reaching for her Dark-Drinker, the sword that rested strapped to her back.
"Ya don't... remember me love?" The Hunter asked, an Irish accent was prominent.
He pulled down the hood of his cloak. The Hunter had short, wavy, dark brown hair, and brown eyes. He had two red stripe tattoos running down his left cheek.
Surely, Sarah would remember someone who would stand out like that in a crowd... right? Yet, she still didn't recognize him.
The Hunter spoke again, "Sarah, love? Where's yer ring." He was looking at her right hand. He reached for it, taking her hand, looking at it. Her hand was bare, without glove. She pulled her hand away.
"Why would I have a ring?" She demanded, "I'm not engaged. Or married. Or even dating. I've been single for years!"
"Ya don't remember...?" He asked, "Yer married... ta me. Don't ya remember, Lady Warlock?" The Hunter had called her that, and those words felt.... familiar.
Sarah's hand reached for the Dark-Drinker, again, "What do you mean?! It's been just me and Lunar. And recently Seraph, but that's aside from the point. I don't love you. I don't even [i]know[/i] you! Get away from me!"
"Sarah..." the Hunter begged, weakly.
Her hand wrapped around her sword's handle. Pulling it off her back. She swung it once, and the Dark-Drinker decapitated the Hunter.[spoiler]Stabbed in the heart with the Feels-Lighter.™ Bad spirit Dojo James. Bad Spirit Dojo James. I'll call Ghostbusters on you again.[/spoiler]
[b][u]Waking Moments[/u][/b]
[i]02:54, Dojo Woods, and Coincedently Near where Zavala's Shallow, Unmarked Grave Is.[/i]
The Warlock awoke, sweating. She was breathing heavily.
Lunar appeared, calming her down, "Easy, easy, Sarah. It was just a nightmare."
"Lunar?" She asked, sitting up.
"Yeah?" The Ghost asked.
"For a Ghost that sounds like Nolan North, you know how to calm people down. Thanks."
"Want Seraph to lull you back to sleep again?" He asked.
"No, but I do want to speak to her, Seraph!"
The whitish-grey code replica of the Warlock appeared at her left shoulder, "Yes, Miss Grey?"
"I told you to drop the formalities, geez. I thought your patronizing subroutines were offline. Anyway, have you found any similarities between the memories and the nightmare?" Sarah asked.
"Just your impulsiveness. Nothing else. That Hunter isn't showing up in any of our memories. More information may be needed," Seraph replied.
"Nothing in any of my memories, either," Lunar said.
"This probably isn't a missing piece," Sarah said.
"It could be," Seraph suggested.
"Seraph, it probably isn't," the Guardian argued.
Seraph muttered something, "Tá do stubbornness ag clashing le do instincts arís."
"What?" Sarah asked.
"Nothing...." Seraph replied.
[spoiler]Translation: Your stubbornness is clashing with your instincts again.[/spoiler][spoiler]Open
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Edited by Splashback77: 12/9/2017 10:09:00 AM"I'll let you," she replied. Her voice was as strong as it was when they had met. She motioned to the ruins. They rebuilt themselves into stone pillars, taking the weight off Bedlam. "I may have just collapsed, but I still need some rest, I was holding that up for years without rest. Thank you."
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"It was nothing." He laughed some more. "Just glad I could help ya, Sarah."
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She nodded. The scene of the mindscape faded. They were back to reality. He was still on top of her. Lunar must had been standing guard of them.
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Bedlam stayed where he was, snickering. "That was easier than I thought it would be, Lunar. I made that sound like it would be hard or something."
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"You're finally awake. You two have been out for a week," Lunar sighed in relief.
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"Oh..." He stopped snickering, but remained on Sarah, secretly just wanting to be in the position for as long as possible. "Well, not as funny. I mean, no one probably missed me, but still kinda sucks."
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She awoke, clearly somewhat tired and dazed, "Wha?" She asked.
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"Hey, Sarah." He moved so his face wasn't as close to hers, but he was still on top of her. "Feeling better? That was a lovely week, wasn't it? Just the two of us?" Bedlam chuckled again.
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"I was asleep for a week?" She asked. "Actually, you were unconscious for a week, but sleep works," Lunar said.
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"Eh, same thing really. Considering that's what you're focusing on I'm assuming that's a yes to feeling better." He said, still not getting up. "You're welcome for the mind thing by the way."
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"Yeah... I was hurting for a long time," she replied, still dazed. She still felt... sleepy.
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"Do you need to sleep some more? I can carry you somewhere more secure if you want, Sarah. It wouldn't be too hard." Bedlam responded, grinning down at her.
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"I have about 10 year's worth I need to catch up on..." She replied, "Thank you, Bedlam."
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Edited by Stitch: 11/12/2017 6:32:28 AM"No problem, Sarah." He finally got off of her and picked her up in a bridal style carry with yet another chuckle. "Luckily you're not an overly heavy titan."
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"They wear to much damn armor," she slurred. She was very tired. That was evident in her voice.
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"Yeah, I can agree to that....Why does the fact you're tired make you cuter?" He began walking, shaking his head at his question. "Maybe it's the slurring of words."
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"Finn was adorable when drunk. His accent made him slurring words all the more funny... huh... I think I regained a few memories while I slept," she muttered. She was falling asleep.
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"Oh yeah? Well, get some shut eye, princess. You've got a lot going on in your head right now. Your friend Bedlam will take care of you while you recover." He kept walking, carrying her as comfortably as he could. "Just want you happy."
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She just nodded and fell asleep. "Isn't she cute when she's asleep?" Lunar asked. Her chest rose and fell, slowly.
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"Very." He couldn't help smiling down at her as he carried her out of the forest. "Finn was a lucky guy..."
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"Well, he was. But she is hexed with some real bad juju," Lunar noted, "So I wouldn't be surprised if she never saw him again."
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"Kind of hard to see a dead man...." He sighed. "I can't believe I keep thinking of me having a chance with her when she just lost her husband. The selfishness is real, man."
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"Wait a minute," he made a record scatch noise. "Finn's dead?" Lunar asked. The Ghost stopped a minute. The moondust on his shell reflected the light from whichever celestial being was in the sky.
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"Yes, Lunar. No worries, I'll try and help in anyway I can. I just...want to help her be happy for some reason. I don't really get it." Bedlam turned to the Ghost with a serious expression. "Come on, I'd rather not get caught up in another fight by staying out here too long."
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Edited by Splashback77: 12/9/2017 10:12:01 AMLunar flew back, deciding to float over Bedlam's shoulder. He seemed used to floating there. He had done it so many times before.