When Your Number's Up :Trade:

Number sat up suddenly in bed gasping, the images of his nightmare still haunting him. A light sheen of sweat pearled on his forehead, and he could feel his heart racing painfully in his chest. Number closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down, but it only refreshed the images. Seth and Terra, their faces twisted as they towered over him, eager to make his life a misery. Number opened his eyes. They were supposed to be his parents. Supposed to be the people he looked up to and trusted. But instead he was nothing to them. No, not nothing. It was even worse. He was their little experimental guinea pig to be poked, prodded, and probed. An object they could use and then lock away. Number curled up, hugging his knees to his chest. Movement caught his attention and he looked over as the door to his room opened. Fear gripped him as he saw the silhouette standing there. The nightmare resurfaced and all he could see in his mind was Terra. She was going to drag him away to the lab and hurt him some more. Number looked down, shivering, barely hearing the voice as it spoke out.
"Number? Are you alright?"
Mary-Ka walked over to the bed. The echidna grandmaster sat down and looked at the boy.
"Did you have a bad dream?" she asked.
Number glanced away silently and Mary-Ka sighed. The look in his eyes told her what she needed to know. She reached out, touching his hand in an uneasy effort to try and comfort him.
"It's OK, Number." she said. "The dreams can't hurt you, and you're safe here with us. I won't let anything harm you. I promise."
Number glanced back at Mary-Ka, looking into her eyes. The Grandmaster meant what she said, but Number was still uneasy. Deep down he knew the monsters from his past would not rest. They would not sit back and let him slip away forever. One day they would come for him, and the pain would begin again. Mary-Ka had promised him he would be safe with her. He only wished he could believe it...



My part of an art trade with
Her part: uncanny-illustrator.deviantart…


Seth and Mary-Ka belong to

Number and Terra belong to