Only a Dream
.......nothing.....she felt nothing.......nothing....but pain. The horrible pain that was ripping into her stomach.......
She told her it was so simple......take the knife, swim under her, stab her in the stomach, twist the knife, and home free.......and she screwed up.
The princess wasn't a target they never should've underestimated......she was vicious.
Everything flashed before poor Nina's eyes......her father putting the machine on her to help her breath, her father saving her life at the cost of making her a freak, her isolation and exile, her father's death, her imprisonment......her......
It truly hurt to die like that......but it hurt more to let her down. She stood up for Nina, she had confidence in Nina.......and she finally had a chance to be useful.......and Nina screwed it all up.
She felt the knife......multiple times. Felt the blood pour out. Felt the cold wind as her corpse broke through the surface. Felt the blinding sun in her dead eyes. Even felt the scream the Bride made.
........she felt the darkness take her......then she suddenly sat up, gasping for air......until a pair of bandaged hands grasped her shoulders.
"Please calm down, miss!" A voice said to her, which sounded......old?
Nina's eyes readjusted and she was able to focus on the owner of the hands. From what she could see......he was extremely old! Wrinkles so deep it almost reminded her of a bulldog. He also dressed strangely, he almost looked like he was a regal Egyptian.......who was wearing dirty bandages?
......wait.....she has seen this man before......she can't remember his name, but she always saw him in the rec room knitting.
"I understand this must be strenuous for you......but please calm down, miss Nina." The man knew her? "Let me introduce myself, I am known Khalis, a powerful sorcerer and High priest of the gods. And yes, I know who you are, you are quite famous here."
Famous? Her? Before she could say anything, she noticed she wasn't wearing her helmet......she wasn't wearing her helmet! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
"Calm down! Calm down.....while we haven't cured you of everything, we have made it possible for you to breath on land as well as in sea." Khalis assured her, actually calming her down.
"Was it.....was it all a dream....." She didn't screw up!? She didn't let Bride down!?
"No......you died....." Khalis tried to reason with her, only to confuse her more, "you've been died for almost half a day......when I said I was a sorcerer, I also study necromancing, bringing things back to life."
......she was dead.....she did die.....she did fail Bride.....
"Before you get distracted by your own thoughts, your team has been permitted to see you." See her.....her team.....they were alive....
The first to burst through the doors was Weasel, who immediately settled his hands on her bed and licked her profusely.
*giggling* "W-weasel, I know! I know! It's good to see you too!" Nina chuckled as someone dragged Weasel away, which then Nina saw was Rick Flagg
"Alright, Weasel! Alright! She just came back to us, let's not lick her to death." Flagg explained before calming down and smiling at Nina, "Welcome back, soldier."
Flagg then saluted Nina, who smiled and saluted back. She then felt something hot next to her and immediately knew who it was. She turned her head to see Phophserus's skeletal face.
"Hey kid.....it's good to see ya again...." Nina wasn't sure but he sounded......happy....
"Your actually smiling, aren't you?" Nina decoded to ask, which Phophserus was silent for a short period of time.....
"Yeah, kid.....I'm smiling....." Phophserus admitted.
Nina suddenly heard the clanking of metal.....and she hoped it was who she hoped it was.
"G.I!" Nina exclaimed in happiness as she saw her metal friend there, giving what she knew was a smile.
"Friend Nina! I am relieved you are no longer dead! Now, we can kill more Nazi's together!" G.I. Robot said excitedly.
*cute chuckling* "I look forward to it." Nina still wasn't one for killing.....the result is obvious, but she loved being with her friends.
Nina was so happy to see her teammates again......but all their chatter and noise went silent when she saw.....her....
Bride was standing at the doorway, her eyes wide and her gaze focused on Nina....and she immediately became ashamed dof herself.
"Bride.....I'm so sorry.....I screwed up.....I didn't mean t-" She was unable to finish as Bride rushed in and gave a great hug. Flagg made a hand sign to silence everyone, and motion them to give the two some privacy.
Phophserus and G.I. understood, Flagg also threw a dog biscuit and Weasel chased it put of the room.
"I'm sorry....it was my fault you died...." The Bride says in between sobs, confusing Nina greatly.
"But....I'm the one who screwed up....." Nina stuttered confusingly.
"I'm the one who gave you the knife.....and sent you to your death......I'm so sorry.....and......I never should've put you in that situation....." Bride tried to explain, but her voice was failing her, "You were my only friend I ever had, and I got you killed...."
Bride laid her head on Nina's bed, sobbing with both happiness and sadness. Nina gave her a gentle smile as she lightly petted Bride's head.
"Neither of us really signed up for it.....and while I regret dying.....I don't completely regret it." Bride's head snapped up in shock.
"You don't....."
"I got to go to a far off place, meet interesting people, make wonderful friends.....and I got to be close to you...." Bride's eyes widen until she tried to recompose herself while blushing heavily.
"Well....yeah....I mean, I don't know know what's so great about me......all I ever did was be mean to you...." Bride had not to say that.....but her brain was on autopilot now. Only to hear Nina laugh.....surprising Bride, she honestly never heard Nina laugh.
"You're wrong about yourself......and.....that's always what I loved about you...." Nina stated with a smile and heavy blush.
The Bride just stood frozen and wide eyed, still processing what Nina just said.
"......I'm sorry.....what...."