The dreams began on a Tuesday. I can rememberthe dayclearly, because...that's when sleep became my enemy! I was no longer an escape for the grim reality of life. As soon as my eyes close I become overwhelmed with the feeling that I am being watched...pursued by some unseen adversary. When I wase I know it's all a dream...my subconscious mind catching up with me. I know none of it's real. Or is it? It's always the same...I awaken into a dark and mysterious landscape...dosoriented and apprehensive. I know he's there...watching....waiting. he never leaves the shadows...never speaks...and yet...I can feel the hatred eminating from him. I know that it's directed towards me. Know that he wants me to strike out at me...take from me...I chase after him....determined to stop him, but...I never catch him. And then I find the first of them. More often than not it's my second in command. I can never tell whether she is breathing or not...never know whether she is still alive or-- And then I find the others...the rest of my friends. They all trust me to lead. The help them figure a way out of the madness that is engulfing this world. And then...just as I am becoming bogged down in my own shortcomings...i remember....Dr Sci and Kiara. My two newest friends. He has them. I can see them struggling...hear them screaming...hear him laughing. I know I am the only one who can save them and...then I wake up. And it's always, no matter how long the dream seems to last, only five minutes after I finally fell asleep. It's starting to wear me down. More so than the mission I have been sent on....The saviors of man kind? What an unlikely crew.