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I am inside a store.  I hear screams, and turn towards the noise. People rush past me, screaming and crying. I recognize some of the faces, but most of them are new to me. I see Rose and Jane run by, then I realize, these must be the people who died in the two bombings.  They run by me, towards the back of the store. I hear gun shots, and bolt after the people.
I see something roll by me, and stop to look at it. I stoop down, and then the object starts beeping. I kick it away, and stand up.  I take a step forward, when the object clicks.  It explodes, and I am thrown through the air. I crash into racks of clothing, and they fall to the ground. I end up crashing into the display case that is underneath the checkout desk.  The glass case shatters, and the shards plunge into my back.  I grit my teeth, and pull myself out of the case.  The shards stay in my back, and my clothing rips as the glass in the case grabs at them. I should be dead, but since this is a dream I am fine. I run and hide behind a shelf of shirts.  I hear footsteps, and hear heavy breathing on the other side of the shelf.  I slowly back away, and end up by the clearance rack.  It is a circular rack, full of winter coats from the last season.
I push two of them apart, and crawl into the middle of the rack.  I push the coats back together, and sit in silence.  I know this is a dream, but I am still scared. I can't wake myself up, so I sit in silence, hoping that Ally will come wake me up, before I am found. I hear more gunshots, and people scream. The noise is all too familiar, and I shudder. I hear the coats rustle, as they are pushed apart.  I scrunch backwards, and try to back up as far as I can. I look up, and notice that it is not the man with the gun, but the little girl from the school.  It is the one who I saved from the moon.  She runs over, and grabs me, bringing herself as close to me as she can. She hugs me, and I hug her back. I hear more footsteps, and she shrinks behind me.  She grips my shirt, and I can feel her shaking. The coats move apart, and a man in all black walks in. he loads his gun, and I hear laughter.  The little girl takes a step closer, and laughs more.
  "Don't worry," she says, with her high childish voice. "I got this." She pulls out a small knife from her dress, and stands up.  She puts the blade to my neck, and slices. My skin easily opens, and I put my hand to the cut, trying to stop the bleeding. I gasp, but it turns to a gurgle as my mouth fills with blood. I fall back, and lay on the ground.  The small child runs to her dad, and hugs him around the neck.  As he hugs her back, she flicks her wrist, slicing his neck as well.  He gasps in surprise, and falls to the ground.  The girl walks back over to me, and puts her hand in the puddle of my blood. She walks to the dry area between me and her dad, and starts writing. "Beware," she writes, she then goes back to her dad and gets more blood.  "We're," is the next word she writes.  She then takes the knife and sticks it directly into her stomach.
She collapses to the ground, and puts her hand in the blood pooling from her wound. She starts to write, but dies before she can finish the word. "Comi-" is what she got finished.  She was trying to write coming, but never got the chance. I lay there in pain, waiting for something to happen.  I lay there in pain, as the blood continues to pool.
I am jolted awake, and sit up in bed. I clutch my heart, and see who it was who woke me up. Ally is standing by the side of my bed, looking at me. I try to forget the dream, and slow my breathing. I get out of bed, and head to the shower. I feel a lot better, and am no longer nauseous.  I shower, and by the time I am dried off, I am calm again. I tie my towel around my body, and walk out of the bathroom. Ally comes in, and gets ready to get in the shower.
I take my towel off, an start to get dressed.  I slip on my white underwear, and white sports bra.  I walk out of the bathroom, and make my way to my bed. I slip on my blue suit, and walk over to Lucas.  He zips my suit up, and I zip his. I pull my gloves and boots on, and pin my pins onto my suit. I grab my oxygen mask, and look over at my team.  They are all ready, and Ally grabs her oxygen mask. "We leave in 20 minutes, so be ready." I go and sit on my bed.  I reach for my weapons, and slip my knives into my suit.  I make a small slice in my suit to old then.  I make the slice into the top layer, so the suit will still protect me. I slip my guns into my holster, and make sure they are fully loaded. I slip the extra bullets into my shoes, and get off the bed. I walk over to the kitchen, and look around the fridge.  I grab a bag of apples, and split open the bag. I take one, and throw it to apply.  I quickly chew, and throw the wrapper away.  I grab my oxygen mask, and slip it on.  Ally, Mark, and Lucas put their Masks on also, and we all walk to the door. I open it, and we all file out. "We need some of us to stay for a bit, and check the prisoners, while the rest of us go turn on the spaceship." I look around, and Ryan and Mark raise their hands.  They turn down a different hallway, and we head to the door. We pull down to activate our masks, and open the door.
I pull out my knife, and the others draw their weapons.  We walk out of the prison, and look around. We walk for a while, and have no major conflicts. A few hours later, I hear a noise. I hold my hand up, and everyone stops walking. I creep up around a rock, and see that there are five of those cats. They are crouching around something, so they don't see us. I look back, and wave to Ally and Lucas. Ally pulls her bow tight, and Lucas brings out his sword.  They creep up the hill to meet me, and are soon next to me behind the rock. I let out a scream, and rush forwards.  Ally and Lucas let out screams as well, and run after me.  The five cats turn, and bare their teeth. I jump up, and meet the animal in the air.
I plunge the knife into its neck, and it slips to the ground. Ally has brought one down, and is shooting at another. Lucas slices hard at the smaller of the cats, and a gash opens up. I throw my knife, and it sticks.  The animal dies, and we turn on the last two. I let the other two attack first, while I draw my gun. I shoot at one of the animals, and the bullet enters its shoulder. Soon after an arrow enters its head, and it falls to the ground.  Lucas has jumped onto a pile of rocks, and jumps onto the animals back.  He brings the sword down, and the blade enters its neck. It falls to the ground, and we stand there, trying to catch our breath.  I walk over, and look at what the animals were eating. I see the body of Colleen,  now barely more than bones. Small bugs have already started crawling into her skull, as they continue to break down her body. I look at Ally, and she huffs, knowing exactly what I am about to do. I grab one of Lucas's swords, and walk over to one of the dead cats. I bring down the sword on one of their cats.  I let the blood drip out, and then start to dig a hole.  Lucas and Ally soon come to help, and we make a nice size hole.  I pick up Colleen's body, and carry her to the grave me just made. I lay her in the grave and start to push the ground back over her.
"Please hurry," I hear Ally say, "The boys will catch up to us soon, we should be at the ship by now."  "Okay, just give me a minute." I walk over to a pile of small rocks, and place one on her grave. I stand up, and dust off my gloves. "Come on Molly, it's not even Olivia, and you are the one who killed her, lets go."  I glare at her, and stand up. We put our weapons away, and get ready to continue to walk. Just then, I hear a noise, and see the ground stir. I look around, and draw my weapons.  I hold my gun tightly, and take the safety, getting ready for whatever is coming our way. Ally nocks her bow, and Lucas adjusts his grip on his sword. I slowly walk over to the pile of rocks, and wave Ally and Lucas over.  We hide behind the rocks, and keep quiet. We hear footsteps, and see Ryan and Mark run by.  We hear more steps, and see Mike, Steve, and Scott run by as well. Ally jumps out, with Lucas right behind her.  I step out, and the guys turn to face up.  Ryan has his sword drawn, and Mark has his katana out.  Mike has a gun, Scott has a short sword, and Steve has a bow.  "What is going on?" I demand. "Were they chasing you?" "No," Ryan says, laughing, "We are with them."  I just stare at him, trying to comprehend what is going on. "My you are dense" Mike says, "At least you have a pretty face," he has to stop talking for a moment to suppress his laugh. "Too bad I have to cover it in blood."