With everyone together they were able to break free of the mind trap. They fought off the aliens and took back the ship. They launched their fighters and defeated the Spectral Horde fleet. Soon the horde was begging to surrender. The Daedlus returned home. The crew was hailed as heroes. There was a grand parade held in their honor. Janessa Kepshawn was riding on a float with the rest of prime squad waving to the crowd. All was right with the world.
Then Janessa saw something that caught her attention. It was not anything special. It was just a man. It was a man wearing an old faded light brown leather jacket. And something about seeing that man made something in Janessa’s mind move to just the right place and she asked herself a question. Then it was all clear.
“This isn’t real,” said Janessa, “we’re still in the mind trap.”
Janessa began yelling out the truth to everyone.
“This is just another dream. They’re pulling us back in.”
An instant later the parade was gone. They were back in the circle of light.
“Damn them, they tricked us,” said Ryoko.
“I don’t get it,” said Junitha, “we are all together. We all rejected the dream. Why can’t we get out? At least as long as we are together they can’t separate us into individual dreams anymore.”
“We must be missing something,” said Duron, “Kerrigan is not here is he? Could the Spectral Horde have double crossed him?”
“No they said they needed him,” said Junitha, “He is too valuable out there as a tool helping them understand humans. There must be something else.”
Janessa realized who was missing and said, “Zai!”
Everyone hushed.
“But Zai isn’t human,” said Duron.
“He may not be human,” said Junitha, “but his mind is similar enough to ours that he can be put into the mind trap with us.”
“We have to find Zai,” said Janessa, “We have to wake him up from his dream.”
“I’m not sure I want to know what kind of dreams a guy like Zai has,” said Zemwell.
“I’ll go,” said Janessa.
“I’m coming with you,” said Junitha.
“I’d like to have a look inside Zai’s mind,” said Ryoko.
“Ms. Sajan I am leaving you in charge while we search for Zai,” said Duron, “keep everyone in the circle. If they try to draw you into another dream, just try to remember what is real.”
Somewhere in the dark, Zai, last of the Raath sat on the floor and looked at the screens in front of him. They were like old televisions stacked in rows one on top of the other. The only light came from their glow.
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