"These f***ers are going down" Rueben oinked aggressively, clearly ready to fight a long side me. I smiled at him

Suddenly, images of Rueben on the ground, dead... flashed into my mind...

I shook my head, trying to shove the thought away but it kept coming back, making my fears even stronger...

At that point, I knew what I had to do... "Rueben... your gonna have to stay with the others during the fight... I can't risk losing you... like I lost Petra..." Rueben looked up at me, his eyes wide. He oinked in disagreement "I'm sorry boy... but what happens if you go in there with me? And with my fire thing... what will happen if I lose control? I've barely been able to control it... and I'm not sure if even I can..."

Reuben oinked in protest, obviously angry he can't go with me...

"Rueben, please try to-" my hands clasped onto my head, interrupting my sentence as flashes obstructed my vision

"J-Jes..... je.... sse...."

Rueben's expression changed from anger to worry as he stepped closer.

"I.... I.... I'm.... sorry..."

I fell to my knees, the headache growing worse...

"It's alright..."

And then I saw Rueben on the ground just as he disappeared...

"R-Rueben" I heard my self say...

I then saw myself hugging Petra as we both cried... and then I saw two other people...

"Who are you?"

The second figure was hidden slightly in the shadows... its features barely visible...

"Where I'm from... they call me..."

My headache stopped.... the vision stopped... I opened my eyes and was shocked to see the blaze rods circling me... I looked at Rueben, who seemed afraid. "We have to get to the others... I said

Rueben nodded and we ran, the Blaze rods disappearing.

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I'm sorry for the short chapter