What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You

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"Mason. Hey. It's me. Cole. Thanks for saving me back there. I could've taken the bullet, though. I'm not worth much to anyone, anyway." Cole sighed. "You're in a coma right now. At least, that what Will said. You're also too deep to reach the Mindscape to talk to Bill, or else you'd be dreaming right now. Will said you can hear everything, though, so I came here to talk." Cole laughed weakly. "At least you're alive, right? Will got the bullet out of you and healed you as soon as you passed out, which kept you alive. Bill passed out as soon as you did, which scared everyone, but when Will healed you, he woke up." Cole paused. "I... think I realize why I told everyone where we were. You're the first person that actually treated me nicely since the Agents took me, and that means a lot to me. I... well, if you're hearing this... when you wake up, can you adopt Madison and I? I-I know you're only fifteen, but you're now a demon and can live forever, right?" Cole laughed nervously. "Oh, who am I kidding? You probably can't hear me, after all."

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"Babe. Hey. Wake up." Mason felt a hand on his forehead, then Bill kiss his cheek. "You've been asleep for a week now. I know that's not really a long time, but it felt like an eternity for me. Sorry I couldn't come see you earlier. Jill forced me away and said I was too unstable. I guess she was right- I was a little too... well, you saw how I was before you passed out. I could've killed those agents after Will got that bullet out, but... I didn't. I just wiped their memory and let them go. I think you'd be proud of me for holding back." Bill sighed. "I just want you back. No one knows when you're going to wake up. I want you back before your birthday. I want you to be awake to witness it. I think Mabel has been planning it with Jill, and she really wants to make it special. Please, just try to wake up before then?" There was a moment of silence, then Bill sighed again. "I love you, Mason. Please wake up."

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"Hey. It's Allen. Everyone's busy right now, but they asked me to watch over you. It's been a while, huh? I... I'm sorry I let those agents grab you. I froze when I saw them. I tried to help everyone find you, too, but I'm not as powerful as everyone else, so I couldn't do much. I saw you helped save two kids, too. Cole and Madison. Is... is it weird that my soulmate is Cole? Yeah, I started seeing color after we met a little bit ago, so I'm pretty sure it's him. If not, then it's Bill, but that would be pretty weird, huh?" Allen laughed quietly. "Well... I don't really have much to talk about. It's just not as fun without you around. Remember your bachelor party? That was really fun. You're really cool to be around. You... you'll wake up soon, right? I hope you will. Everyone wants you to." Allen paused. "Here, let me try something." He paused again before speaking quietly in Latin.

"Mason, it's time to wake up." Allen whispered.

Mason's eyes fluttered open.