trans_9 | A Dream Is A Dream... [OPEN]

It always started out the same. I'm in my bed, being shook awake. The sounds of Ryo-Ohki's meowing can be heard. When I open my eyes, there's a little girl there that looks like Ryo-Ohki as a human. It doesn't make sense, but I go with it. I get dressed and go downstairs. The others are already there: Tenchi-niisan, Ayeka-neesan, Ryoko, Washu... yet Mihoshi's there, too. And a woman with green hair. She looks like Kiyone, and yet... she isn't. And why is Ryoko referring to Washu as her mom? I thought they weren't related.

When I head into the kitchen to start cooking, I see something else that startles me: a vision of an older me in a reflection. She looks almost the same as she did whenever I ate those candies. I see her lips moving, but I can't understand her. That was until this time....

..."Remember."....

Sasami's eyes open up as she comes to from the dream. Her pink eyes dart around the room, seeing where she was. Still in the Med Bay. There was no sign of Hit Girl - probably went off for awhile. Stuck in here for so long after that incident, she was starting to feel restless. There was so much she needed to get done, so much she needed to see...

"Negi-kun...!" Sasami whispered. She needed to find Negi, see how he was. Maybe she could sneak out without anyone noticing. Attempting to slip off of the bed, she found herself losing her balance a bit, still weak from everything. As she did, she held her head as a slight pain struck her. "Ow... what's... going on....?"

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Starfire shook her head, the hair flinging back and forth and brushing Sasami. "I am," she insisted. "I heal quickly, and that pain is insignificant compared to what might have happened to everyone had we not assisted. I do not regret helping you at all"

She held the girl in her warm arms, willing to stay there as long as she needed to.

"I'm just glad you're okay, Star-neesan. I... I don't know what would of happened if..." Sasami uttered, before trailing off.

She stayed in the alien's embrace for a bit longer before looking up at her. "Did... did you need anything? I could get you something."

Even when she's weak and drained, she wants to help out.

"No, I only need to see that you are safe," Starfire insisted, holding her close and brushing back her hair. "Actually, I am the one who should be sorry. I should have been at your side sooner than I was. My tardiness could have caused even more injury"

"Don't be...!" Sasami said. "...none of us could have realized this would happen. Just... be glad it wasn't worse..."

Worse...? That was alarming. She sat up just a little straighter.

"How much worse could it have been?"

"If I didn't do what I did? We... may not have been able to stop it." Sasami admitted. "In my world, we had to use a weapon a friend of mine made to stop him..."

As she let those words echo through her head, it sounded... off for some odd reason.

That did sound terrifying. She nodded, stroking her friend's back. "Then I am glad that we did."

Something about her friend worried her. "Are you concerned about something else?"

"Well..." Sasami started, wondering where to begin. "...ever since that fight, I've been having odd dreams. Seeing people who look familiar yet aren't, saying things that don't sound right and... a woman who's asking me to remember... something."

She shook her head in confusion. "I don't get it. Did I... did I do something that hurt me like that?"

Memories distorted and reappearing...that did sound familiar. Starfire nodded, tilting her head in thought.

"Have you felt other symptoms? Memory alteration is not unusual here."

Sasami shook her head. "No, not that I've noticed. Just some things don't really... fit."

It was hard to describe everything, that was for sure.

That didn't entirely make sense. In fact, it didn't make much sense at all. "I have heard that our memories are sometimes adjusted by the ship Could it be happening again?"

She'd thought about it, and it worried her. There was so much that could change at the drop of a hat.

Sasami looked up at Starfire, confused. "If it was, then why? It doesn't make sense at all...!"

Granted, nothing on this ship made sense, but still...!

"I do not understand either," Starfire whispered sadly, "but perhaps it will become clearer. Should we ask someone, or wait for more dreams?"

Neither sounded entirely appealing to her.

"Maybe... we shouldn't worry about it too much." Sasami admitted. "Maybe it's just a one-time thing and everything'll be fine..."

"Let us know if anything else changes," Starfire insisted firmly, sneaking another hug in. "I hope that it is fine, but I wish to be sure that you are."

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