I saw a bright light, then suddenly I was lying on the floor next to a flipped black car that was on fire. I stood up slowly but as soon as I got to my feet I felt something grip my throat and lift me off the ground. The words "See you soon" echoed in my mind. Then I saw it, a flicker followed by what looked like a wave going downward revealing a familiar grey suit of armor. The eyes glowed a dark red as well as the large fangs it had. The grip I felt around my neck tightened as the demon dog pulled me closer. My vision started to fade but I felt a strange sense of comfort wash over me while I stared that demonic dog in its bloody eyes.
Before I could lose consciousness I heard three gunshots and fell to the floor gasping for air. I rushed to look up and saw Carol with a pistol in her hand stepping down from the driver's seat of a black armored truck. She emptied her clip into the soldier's face letting off 9 more thunderous shots and then rushed toward them. As soon as she got within arms reach she threw her weapon at them, then grabbed their head with both her hands and they dropped to the ground instantly.
Just as I was about to call out her name she looked my way and I was out just as quickly. I woke up in a truck next to Carol but she had a furious look on her face, " What the hell did I do " she yelled. "So I must be pretty damn desperate right now huh Kid. I obviously forgot to tell you how my powers work. For starters it doesn't affect the real world or how these events actually played out but you won't remember what really happened once it's done".
In that moment it clicked, the thin line between reality and the dream I had been living was all because she used her powers on me. "It's even worse than I thought, you really don't remember anything but I bet you already figured out how to use your Talent didn't you?" "How did you know that?" I asked. "It's simple really, my Talent lets me peek into the human mind. I just have to put them to sleep first. I can read memories, change memories, erase memories, transfer memories there is a lot," she explained her powers to me as if it was a normal thing to have them. " Ok listen kid you might not know it yet but you're in the middle of a global conflict, this ain't just another world war either you really need to watch your back. If you were sent here like this that means it's starting soon."
"What is?" I started but she cut me off by pressing her finger to my lips. " Tell the other me I said to focus on what's important and to stop pretending to play mom. She should know what it means". She reached her hand around to the back of my head and I was back in the red room staring at the picture of my mom and me.
"So how did it go, I bet I was so mad," Carol let out a soft chuckle after she said the words. I didn't hesitate to let her know the message I had been given for her. She got serious for a brief moment then looked at me and asked "How much have you remembered about your talent?"