Protecting Home: Forgotten Power, Part Two!

Chapter 2: Nightmares - Dex

I realize that I usually post one chapter a day, but I just wanted to get this done, soooo... Here's chapter two! I just want to point out this picture I found and I'm just wondering... Does anyone else like this picture? Before you get mad at me, I love Dex, he's one of my favorite characters, but for some reason I like this picture. Can someone explain?

Also, as you can see from the title, this has to do with dreams. Anything related to the dream will be italicized and have lines separating it from the non-dreams (or whatever you want to call them)  Enjoy!

PoV: Dex

I looked at the waving walls in the cabin. We had talked with Chrion, and he decided Fitz should go to the Iris cabin for now, and sent me to the Posiden cabin due to my fear of fire. Even being around Marella so long couldn't help ease my fear of flame from when I was kidnapped and when Sophie had to enter Fintain's  mind after I created the ability restrictor. 

It was weird, being in a cabin with just Percy, not knowing what Fitz was doing, if anything at all. Sure, I was used to working by myself, but this wasn't really "working", and Fitz was used to being with Sophie since they were "cognates" or whatever. If this was effecting me badly, it had to be worse for Fitz, considering Sophie had just broken up with him.

The darkness and sound of the sea on the beach slowly lulled me to sleep. As my eyes closed I tried to forget about all my worries and problems and have half decent dreams.

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 "Dex!"

 " Sophie?!? " Icalled out into the black.

"Dex, I'm sorry."

" What?! "

"I shouldn't have put you in danger."

" Sophie, I'm not in danger!! Where are you?! "

"It doesn't matter where I am. It's too late. "

"No! Sophie, they're so close! Just hold on!"

 " I'm sorry. "

 "Sophie, stop! Stop saying that! Just tell me where you are!!"

 " Who knows? It's too late. He's already so close to winning. "

 "Who?!?"

 The darkness changed into a place. A stone cell. Inside was Sophie and a pile of... bodies. All of our friends and family, they were laying right there. At first, I was worried, but then I found Fitz in the pile and knew it had to be fake. A different figure caught my attention, and I turned to see who it was.

It was me.

"What the-" I was cut off by Sophie.

"This is where I am, if it means anything to you, which I highly doubt it does, " her mouth wasn't moving, which meant she was transmitting. 

"Who's keeping you here?"

Sophie mentally shrugged, " Who knows?  Whoever they are, they like to make people afraid. They're really controling , though. They have me the key to the circulet inhabiting my abilities, and so far I haven't been able to reach anyone. Honestly, I'm highly certain you're a figment of my imagination. "

"But I'm not!" 

" Maybe. Anyways, the guy who out me in here can change form. It's weird. He also can gain your memories of fear from a person, in a way, but I don't totally understand it. "

I noticed the open cell door, "Why don't you just leave?"

Sophie chuckled, "Would you like to try?"