Altheria: Nightmare Hunters

Chapter 10: Face your fears

*Listen to the song while reading. It goes very well*

It had been a couple weeks since the incident in the prison with Abberant.

Gear and Scarlette were both almost fully healed and Zaul nor his minions had attacked since the pirate storm incident. 
But something was brewing. Zaul sat in castle in an unknown dreamscape. Hidden from the rest of the world.  He had his chin on his hands chuckling to himself with a smirk on his face,
A smaller minion walked up to the throne he sat on. A small little triceratops. 
"Master Zaul, Its been almost a month, Are you still moving forward with the plan?" It said, obviously confused by the lack of anything happening.
"Of course" Zaul said. There was a small bowl of apples on a table next to him, He took one and took a bite. I'm just waiting for the perfect time to strike" He said then laughed evilly. "Altheria and her little organization will DIE for what they did to me. I swear it"

Meanwhile in Syntech city Gear is training in his training room. It was currently just white walls and floor. But it could be changed into any area they had data in.
"Yo tech. Change it to the pirate storm data." He said, looking to Tech who was monitering from above in the control room
"Yes sir." Tech said then pushing a button. The room transforming into a backdrop of a wide open sea in a storm. The training would be done on a boat through the storm, In front of Gear was Vanish. Gear gritted his teeth as his blade came out of his cuff. He was still having flashbacks of the time he spent in Vanish's void, The fear he endured seeing the zombified faces of his comrades. In order to truly fight how he once did he had to get over this fear, The flashes would pop into his mind randomly. He couldn't even face them without seeing it. 

He ran at the fake Vanish. Screaming as he slashed at him. Frustrated. 
The fake Vanish just dodged. and then opened himself, Just like back then. Gear held on the bow of the ship. But he couldnt stop and was sucked in. The hologram was that realistic. 
Gear once again was dropped into the same area as before. Pitch blackness. 
Gear looked around, His breath growing heavier, His fear about to take over. Seeing nothing. He then hears the familiar moans. 

A zombified Scarlette was walking toward him "you...Let us...DIE" She screamed. 

"N-no!" Gear screamed running, 
A zombified Altheria...Then Sarai....and then Garren stepped forward. 
"You couldn't....save...us...." They all said together.... 
No I---" Gear couldnt finish his sentence, A lump appearing i his throat as he knelt over. Panting hard as he held his ears "no no no no.... I can't face this...."
All around him the zombied forms echoed. Getting closer with each step until they surrounded him. Gear hold his head as he knelt over. 
"NO!!!!!" He screamed. Tears starting to stream down his face. " He looked up at the zombified forms. Fear in his eyes. "P-please....." He pleaded for them to stop, But all that could be heard was "You...killed...us....."

Tech watched from the control room. His finger on the button to end the simulation.
"Come on Gear....You can fight this fear" He said concerned. 

Gear just sat there at the zombified forms of his friends drew closer and closer.
"Killed...us..." They said.
Gear had his face in his hands.
"Please.... No.... didnt mean too.... No..." he said quietly. Almost in a whisper.
"Gear!" Tech yelled. Gear gasped and looked up, He had forgotten he was in a simulation.

"None of this is real! It's all a simulation! Now fight back!"
Gear looked at the zombies and sighed and got up.
"you're right Tech....I let it consume me... Not anymore!" H stood up wiping the tears from his eyes. 

His blade protruded from his cuff again as he slashed through the zombified scarlette. It making a sickening scream. 

"None of this is real" He had to keep telling himself as he slashed through the zombified forms of his friends. 
He slash through the void the fake Vanish had created. 
He was back on the pirate ship. Looking down the fake Vanish. "I'm donw being afraid!!" He screamed as he slashed the fake Vanish in half.
"Simulation ending" Said a deep woman's voice from the computer.
Everything went back to normal. Gear panted. The blade going back into his cuff. 
Wiping the from his brow he looked up at Tech with a toothy grin as he gave him a thumbs up, 
Tech did one back. 
"Thanks for savng me there Tech." He said
"You're quite welcomrr" He said back to Gear/
Gear walked out of the traning room. A smile on his face
The fear that had been plauging Gear for so long had been put to rest.