I walk down the halls of the base, same as always. Except it's not. I have an uneasy feeling and keep hearing strange noises. As I get further down the hall I recognize the noise as crying. The sobbing gets louder than quickly stops altogether as I stop. I glance around before opening the door I identified as the source. I duck in and fumble around for the lights. I give a triumphant smirk that soons turns into a gasp of horror as the redstone flickers on. In front on me is Brice. He's bound to a chair and gagged. Red blotches cover his body and many cuts and bruises litter his skin. I untie his unconscious body and hold him in my arms choking back a sob.
"Who the hell did this to you?" I mutter before realizing that something was horribly wrong. With a sinking feeling I grab his arm and frantically search for a pulse. Nothing. "No. Nononono...." I sink to the ground, clutching his still warm hand. "Please, no..."
I wake up sobbing and drenched in my own tears and sweat. I clutch my pillow to my chest and shake my head desperately trying to get rid of the dream.
It was like this everytime I slept. The dreams never went away. It was horrible. The only time I ever properly rested was when I had Brice next to me and you can probably see how it's a problem now.
I shake my head once more and try to calm myself down. It was going to be a long night.
