The Enemy Within

[Natalie Cahoone]

“Accept it, Natalie. Your life makes no sense without me. We went through so many things, and now you just want to get rid of me?” She slowly walked to Natalie and kept her odd grin. ‘What is this? This is not real, I must be dreaming...’ Natalie thought to herself while she watched Alycia slowly coming closer. It was impossible for her to move, she could not feel her legs.

“You aren’t dreaming. This is your reality.” Alycia said, it made sure Natalie fell on her knees and began to cry. It was just too much for her, this entire situation reminded her of the past years, years in which she was constantly suffering, both mentally and physically. “Psssssssssh, don’t cry, Natalie. I’m here for you.” Alycia said and also knelt down, she then hugged Natalie and tried to calm her down. “I’ll always be there for you. Forever. I promise you that.”

After she had said that, Natalie felt how the entire ship began to shake and all the other people in the hangar simply vanished in front of her eyes. Alycia just grinned and vanished as well after few moments. Battleship Missouri began to vanish right in front of her eyes. The ground on which she stood, the ships she saw in the hangar, everything just vanished and Natalie found herself floating in space.