"What do we do?!" Mr. Beal shouted.
"I-I'm not sure. I think we should try to communicate with Auden!" Quinn said. "But how are we supposed to do that?!"
"I don't know, but we.. we have to try!" Quinn yelled.
"What if we tried to make ourselves apart of the illusion, maybe he would see us." Mr. Beal suggested.
"But we might get stuck! How will we leave?" Quinn asked.
"We're already stuck. If we free him from this, then we will probably be freed too." Mr. Beal explained.
"Alright, let's try it." Quinn agreed.
They focused on the illusion and their mind. They thought about going into it. About being apart of it. For a minute it was chilly. They could feel a calming breeze.
"John?" Quinn said. They only saw blackness. No illusions, no blood, nothing.
No one answered. "John?!" They repeated.
Still no one answered. "Quinn, did it work?" Mr. Beal asked.
But no answer. They couldn't hear each other!
"Quinn?" He said. "Quinn?! Damn it!"
The two of them tried to think of a plan. "How am I- what do I- ahhh!! I have to think of something!" Quinn yelled.
Then they heard something. "Quinn?" It was Auden's voice. "Auden!" They saw him. It looked like an illusion.
They looked down at their body and noticed that they also looked like an illusion.
"Auden, you- you're here! I can talk to you!" Quinn said. They walked closer to give Auden a hug.
Mr. Beal opened his eyes. He could see the real world.
He got up and looked around. "Quinn you did it!" He turned to look at Quinn and Auden. But they still looked like they were asleep.
"What?! No, hey Quinn, Auden!" He shouted. He shook their bodies as an attempt to wake them from the illusions.
Back, in Auden's mind, Auden was about to hug Quinn. But then he backed away. "You're not real! LEAVE ME ALONE!!" He screamed.
"N-no Auden it's me, Quinn. I'm here now. You don't need to be afraid." They stepped closer.
"Y-you can't be real! So just.. just leave me alone!"
He continued to shout.
Auden looked around and saw Malcolm. "No, GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!" Auden screamed.
Quinn looked at the illusion of Malcolm who was holding a needle. "Get away from him!!" They walked towards the illusion.
They looked into Malcolm's eyes and saw how evil he looked. "Why are you so- Ahh!" The illusion of him slapped Quinn so hard that they fell.
"H-how did you do that?" They asked.
They got up and looked at Auden who was running away. They turned to look back at Malcolm.
They reached out to touch the illusion but then he grabbed Quinn's wrist and twisted it.
"Ahhh!! How are you doing this?!" They yelled. Malcolm kicked them in the stomach, making them stumble back.
Then he ran after Auden. "No! I won't let you touch him!" Quinn grabbed his shoulder. Malcolm turned around and punched them in the face.
Their nose began to bleed.
In the real world, where Mr. Beal was thinking of what to do, he saw Quinn's nose really bleed.
"What the hell?" He said. He looked at Quinn for a second and then rushed to the bathroom to find a cotton ball.
He searched like crazy until he found it. But, as he was looking around he saw the strangest looking pills.
They were bright yellow, with a small glow. He noticed that they had Auden's name on the container.
They were far different from anything he had seen before. But, he remembered Quinn's nose bleed and raced to the room.
He put their head back and put the cotton ball on their nose.
Quinn opened their eyes and looked at Mr. beal. They looked scared. "John?!" They yelled.