Always and Forever

Chapter 20- What Kind of Sherlock Shit is This?

Third Person POV~

When Josie woke up, her two decided to speak, "You were having a sex dream." "What? No, I wasn't." "Please tell me it wasn't Landon. Or Hope for that matter." Lizzie states, only to be slapped on the shoulder. "Lizzie! Can we maybe not bring my girlfriend, into Josie's sex dream fantasies please?" Lily exclaims as she sits up on the bed as well.

"I wasn't having a sex dream. Go back to sleep." Josie states and her sisters look at her with expressions that say they don't believe her. "Lizzibear, I bet you five bucks it was Jade in her sex dream." Lily states making Lizzie smirk and Josie's went wide. "Ugh, I'll pay you later today." Lizzie says as she turns over and cuddles into Lily again, both of them going back to sleep.

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"As supernaturals, we all carry a burden. Our eyes are open to evil. And recently you've had to face it. Some of us process these traumas by surprising what happened. For others, it's easier to barry it deep inside and pretend like nothing's happened at all. Still... Others may take a different route. Such as-" Emma starts but Hope interrupts her, "Pushing people away in an attempt to self isolate? Because everyone they love is in perpetual danger. Which often results in them being perpetually dead."

"Or shutting off your humanity, becoming a crazed serial killer, and then after turning it back on proceed to do the trauma thing you just said." Lily states with a state-of-the-art smile. "See that's it. That's our therapy. Can we go now? Because, my girlfriend was just trapped inside a prison world with her crazy uncle who wanted to kill her, and I'd like to spend some time with her before another monster interrupts our day." Hope says, grabbing Lily's hand and they move to stand, only for Emma to stop them.

"I'm afraid not girls. Because the point is, that we can all do better at processing the traumas we've been through. Which is why Dr. Saltzman has asked me to conduct a special group lesson today." Emma states making several in the group shake their head. "I for one, could use this, and would appreciate everyone's support." Lizzie sates as she moves in her seat. "Honestly, I don't know why I'm here, but I am down to help." MG states, pointing between the three siblings in the room.

"You will all have an important role to play in this simulation." When Emma says this everyone gives her a blank look. "Oh come on, stop looking at me like that. It'll be fun!" she says happily, and uncovering a weird box. "This device was created by Professor Rupert Vardemus-" Emma begins to explain, earning several reactions, "Ew!" Lizzie shouts, "Okay..." MG states, "Nope. I'm out." Lily says, all at the same time.

"The real Professor Vardemus. He's quite famous in mystical therapeutic circles. It's his variation of a Chambre De Chasse. All your psychological concerns will be transferred inside to form a shared narrative. Now, the world you create together can be anything, from pirates on the high seas to spies in the Cold War. But no matter what it ends up looking like, it will be designed specifically, to help you. Out here, you're unconscious. You'll have no awareness that you're in a simulation."

"So it's like a game?" MG asks, "How do I win?" Lizzie and Lily ask at the same time, smirking at each other. "Simply reach the end of your story and you'll be given an escape word. Say it aloud and you'll become self-aware again, then wake up here, having discovered something valuable in the process. Any questions?" Emma tells them, making them give a small nod in understanding. "Uh, yeah, I have a question. What's the hell is she doing here?" Lizzie asks, glaring at Jade as she walks into the gym.