Lukas P.O.V.

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"Lukas." A voice echoes through my mind and blinks me back into focus. I shake my head and get rid of the thoughts furiously embedding themselves into my brain.

"Yeah?" I ask Petra wearily, who's sitting next to me in one of the hospital chairs. We're a little ways off from Jesse and Aiden's room. They're both in critical condition.

"You were spacing out." She replies, whittling some more sticks in her hands, staring back at the ground. I bite my lip and sigh, nodding my head a bit.

There's a clock on the wall, ticking down seconds that come tremendously slow. It's the only sound that we can hear, except sometimes our breaths and the tapping of feet walking through the hallways.

I still can't believe what happened. I don't think any of us can. Aiden and Jesse...they could be dead for all I know. And for what? I was too stupid to realize...

"Lukas." Petra says again, and I turn to her apologetically.

"Sorry."

"Talk to me."

I lean back against the weak, baby blue chair and sigh, tilting my head so that I'm staring up at the ceiling, which is a dull white color with gray speckles.

"We could've avoided all of this." I say to her, quietly.

"How?" She asks and I shake my head.

"I don't know...but, maybe I could've-I could've stopped her. From letting them in. Agh, I don't know." I exclaim helplessly. I just feel...empty.

Petra pats me on the shoulder.

"Sometimes you can't prevent things Lukas. Life is...life. You're just going to have to live it."

I open my mouth to speak but someone interrupts.

"Excuse me? Lukas? And Petra? Of the New Order?" A nurse's voice brings us straight to our feet. She's standing with her hands together, and another nurse right beside her.

"Yes? What is it? Are they okay?" Petra says the words before they can come out of my mouth.

They share a solemn look before turning back to us.

"I'm sorry. But we must inform you of the death of a patient..."

Jesse P.O.V.

My head is spinning, or is it just the scene? The colors are whirring around again into the same white landscape before me. I groan in frustration and confusion, keeping myself steady from falling. I still don't know what the heck is going on.

Jesse.

I spin around to look at the voice but no one is there.

"Who are you? Come out." I exclaim, still searching in the abyss of nothingness.

A little burst of pink comes into view. Reuben tilts his head at me and goes up on two legs, pushing his head under my hand as I watch in amazement. I've seen him so many times in my dreams...

You still don't understand.

"What don't I understand? What's happening? Why are you showing me this?" Reuben nudges me again with his leg and snorts. I look and then bend down.

Here, let me show you something else.

I gasp and back away a bit. Reuben is talking to me. In my mind. I rub my temples, taking in a breath and then letting it out, trying to calm myself.

It's okay Jesse. Just breathe. You can do this. You always have.

With a slight nod, me still getting used to the fact that Reuben is talking, I let him take me to the next phase. This time, it's in small flashes of bright light. Like a puzzle getting pieced together. Little parts of the place forming into one big one.

We're in Beacontown now. Right outside the entrance. Three figures stand against the closed gates, ready for whatever is happening on the inside. With a quick thunk of a lever, both sides pull open with the work of some sticky pistons and redstone.

I see myself, along with the rest of the New Order and Ivor, waiting to meet the Blaze Rods.

"Jesse-" Aiden exclaims, getting ready to speak.

"Don't 'Jesse' me. You have the nerve to come back here? Even after what you and your friends did? Even after you tried to kill us?"

It's a weird feeling seeing myself like this. Getting to see the way I act from another person's point of view. She puts her hands on her hips as she glares deadly at Aiden. Memories start to show themselves again, and I can feel my breath hitch.

"Look, I know what we did was wrong. And we're really sorry-"

"Sorry?!" Petra rolls her eyes and scoffs. "Gotta try harder than that Blaze Rod."

"Just hear me out!" He cries out, using his arms to gesture. "We're really, really, sorry. And we promise to make it up to you. What we did was wrong. We understand that now. But we've changed! Honest!"

"Changed huh? I'd like to see that." Lukas says, arms folded across his chest, furrowing his brow.

"Lukas! We-"

"I don't want to hear it Aiden. You've done enough harm already." He interrupts firmly, dismissing the end of their conversation.

There's a small silence before-

"What do you want Aiden?" Dream Jesse asks finally, a bit annoyed and frustrated at that.

"A second chance. That's all we need."

"We've given you way more chances than that."

"One more chance, please."

"Please Jesse."

The crowd of voices become a little blurred, blending in so that there's only a few words: chance, please.

"I say let them rot!"

"We cant just let them die, even though they are really bad people."

"Really bad people."

"It's your choice Jesse,"

Dream Jesse thinks for a moment, looking around thoughtfully. Suddenly, she does what I did; heads up to Aiden and grabs him my the collar. He gasps, and I raise an eyebrow.

"You've had enough chances," she says firmly, expression hard and cold. "Every one I gave you-all you did was screw it up. Get out of this town."

I can barely react before the floor gives out from under me, like gravel reacting to my weight, swallowing me into another hole of nothingness. My voice drowns out from the whirring of the changing. Fortunately, I don't feel anything once I stop, and a force gently places me on the ground. I groan and stand up, just as another area forms around me.

The storm is howling, rain is pouring heavily while harsh winds make them fly in different directions. Grass and dirt stick below me, creating wide mushy puddles of mud.

Someone stands in the distance, a little ways off, completely drenched. The storm disguises his appearance, but his back is facing me. Dark pants and a ripped jacket, the little hair he has stuck to the side of his face.

Without hesitation but more out of a blinding curiosity, I walk forwards, through the rain and fog that's starting to patch. Once I'm close enough, I can make out more details. A sword in his hand, covered in dark liquid.

A jolt seizes me.

"Gil?" I can't help but say aloud. The figure reacts like a firework, snapping himself around to face me. My jaw drops. "Aiden?!"

There's blood evident on his face, but for some reason it's not washing away in the rain. Behind him, are two bundles on the floor, and I realize they're bodies.

Gil and Maya lay motionless, wounded, red covering them like splashed paint on a canvas.

"What-?"

"Don't fret, you don't have to worry about them anymore." He exclaims, shrugging, a creepy grin curving his lips. "I took care of that for you."

Aiden takes a step forward, foot digging deep into the mud. I try to take step backwards, but find out that my feet are implanted in the ground. He puts a hand to my chin and brings it upwards, until I'm staring him dead in the eye.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of this too." He whispers, bringing the sword up-

I can't help but scream, but no pain comes to me. He stabs the sword right through his own chest, right where his heart is, falling to the floor.

My heart thumps hard, uneven with my breathing.

Why?

With a sudden shake and movement of the ground, flashes of light blind me, and I'm back from where I started.

Ah man, memories. Back to the second chapter of this book, and now we're already on chapter thirty-nine! Okay like, wow.

Ummmm so we got a dead patient (care to guess? Lol) and Jesse's in some sort of dream scape if it seems confusing.

If you need me to explain let me know and I'll do that next chapter. I feel like this is really confusing??? I'd appreciate feedback and/or constructive criticism. Thanks!

(Also, I'm still continuing to switch the covers, a vote will be held at the end of this book for which cover I'll use. I really love all of them so it's gonna be a hard choice...okay bai)