I, speechless, look at the woman. Her face looks so familiar, her hair just as untamable as mine, except a long scar across her eyebrow on her face, and her lips in a straight line. I furrow my eyebrows, and she still doesn't answer. The two children are gone, but it isn't soon before one more child appears next to her, and stares at me. The eerie darkness of the sky, the wind blowing ashes that I can't even comprehend how they don't get in my eyes, the rich scent of fire embers, doesn't help the creepy feel of my surroundings. I whisper, almost scared to speak, "Who are you?" The woman's eyes widen and she falls to the ground. My mouth drops as I watch the small little girl, devastated falls to her knees, crying. I, frozen, can't do anything. I don't know what to do. I bend down, slowly checking her pulse. She is dead. I start breathing hard, doing any kind of medical maneuver I know, CPR to mouth-to-mouth. Nothing worked. I let a tear slip, watching as the girl kisses the woman's forehead, before making an X with her two index fingers and then an O with her right hand, and then following that with an X. XOX. I look down, noticing that the woman is wearing a white jumpsuit too, with the name, "Oceana" on it. I try to look at the little girl's name tag, but it is torn off.

  I watch as the little girl runs back into the forrest, looking back at the ruins fearfully. I look down at the woman, only to look back up, watching as the little girl comes back and tries to drag the woman with her, sniffling. As I am about to get up, I realize I can't. I can't move my legs, or arm. I hear the prissy and high voice of Lindon behind me, "Shoot.her." I, surprised, look at her, "Let me go help her, whatever she is afraid of, whatever is coming, I need to help!" I cry as the little girl slowly gives up and puts her hands on her head, crumbling to her knees. Lindon rubs my shoulder with the edge of something hard and cold, probably made of metal. I look at my shoulder, to see an all white gun, looking to be quite advanced. My nose twitches in disgust, "Why would I ever kill this innocent girl?" Lindon smiles, smiling her nude lipstick covered lips and batting her green eyes, "Because..you want to live." I watch as she moves the gun from my shoulder to aiming at my head. I yell at the girl, "Run!" But Lindon only laughs. "She can't hear you. Now what is it going to be." I choke up, tears escaping my eyes. Lindon starts counting down, "Ten...nine." I look at the ruins before me, all black ashes, and scattered red embers everywhere. A thick layer of fog covering the whole landscape. Lindon continues, "Eight...seven...six" I sob, looking back at the little girl who still struggles to drag her mother back into the forest. Lindon puts the gun against my head, "In the name of Rem will you or will you not! Three..two.." I take a deep breath, "I will!" Lindon moves the gun from my head, smiling in triumph, before handing me the gun. I turn around, aiming at the girl's head, about to shoot.

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I turn around and point the gun at her, "In the name of Rem." As I put my finger on the trigger, Lindon smiles, "Ten."

  A light rushes toward me and I try my hardest to keep on my feet. It isn't long before I realize I am still in the white room. I collapse to the floor, breathing hard. I can barely open my eyes, but I spot Nova in a corner, her knees brought up to her chest. Ryker sitting on a stool, nonchalantly whispering, "They all die..they all cry..they all die..they all cry.." Zeus sobs, and Axe sits, in the same position as Nova, rocking himself back and forth. The memories of the little girl and the woman rush to my mind, making me wince and groan, letting a tear escape. I hear the clicking of heels echoing in my mind, as  slowly open my eyes again, seeing Lindon in front of me. I hold in my tears, as she crouches down, and says, "Welcome to R.E.M Trials."