It's now seven in the morning, and Cody has been awake since twelve. He keeps a lookout over his shoulder. He sat himself on his bed taking deep breaths trying to calm down. Maxx walks in the room, and closes the door behind him. He doesn't know what Zach and Dan are up to.
"Hey, Cody. What happened in that nightmare?"
"It doesn't really matter. It didn't scared me at all. I'm fine," Cody lied once again.
"So...um what's up?"
"How does it sound to go to the studio to record some songs?"
"We're finally doing that? Yes! Let me get the tape for I can tape my symbols."
Cody forced smile on his face, "That sounds great. Go do that."
When Maxx left Cody's room. Dan and Zach were standing there in the hall. Dan and Zach was just looking at Maxx.
Maxx got confused, "Um, yes?"
"We need you to do a favor for us, Maxx," Dan replied.
"Depends on the favor..."
"Well," Zach began, "we're 'worried' about Cody and-"
Maxx cut Zach off. "Cody's fine. His nightmare was nothing. Just leave him alone about it."
Dan put his hands on Maxx's shoulders. "Maxx you're blind. He's lying to you. Can't you see it?"
Maxx ignored Zach. "Cody said we're going to the studio, so I recommend that you get yourself ready to go."
*Later they arrived at the studio*
Cody sits with Zach and Dan. "And it's like bum bum bum. Quick and a little up beat."
"Like this?" Zach played the cord of the melody.
"Yeah. And Dan would play the beginning two notes lower but still quick."
Zach and Dan practiced the cord before entering the studio. Maxx was done with his set, and decided to take a break. While Zach and Dan recorded their gutair parts, Maxx was taking a drink. He turned the corner and walked in on Cody. Maxx stayed silent and watched Cody.
Cody backed up against the wall seeing his hallucination of the man and the chainsaw again.
"Please, no," Cody begged. "I haven't done anything wrong."
"You haven't done anything wrong!?" The man spoke back. "Oh Cody Carson, you are such a fool."
Cody slid down the wall as his eyes filled with tears. "What do you mean?"
The man started his chainsaw. "You know what I mean. How could you and your friends ever do that to me."
The man came closer to Cody shaking his head.
Cody looked away from the man towering over him. The man grabbed his face and made Cody stared right at him.
"You didn't even think for a second about how Dan acted. Or Zach. Not even how I would feel."
Then all of Cody confused when away. "Zach... Dan... Then that means... You're Maxx!?"
By Cody saying Maxx's name, he couldn't help but to speak up. "Cody, that is not me."
Cody turned his head to see Maxx standing there. Then, he looked the man in front of him, and he was gone. Cody was covered in sweat.
Maxx went over to Cody and hugged him. "What was that about? Who was being me?"
Cody shook his head and told Maxx about his nightmare. The man. The chainsaw.but slashing into Cody's throat. Maxx held Cody as if he was his child.
"I wouldn't hurt you, Cody. Don't let whoever that is hurt you."
Cody buried his face in Maxx chest as he started to let the tears slip from his eyes.
