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 [Y/N] - Your Name
[M/N] - Middle Name
[L/N] - Last Name
I
["Talking"]
["SCREAMING"]
["Whispering"]
["Thinking"]
* - Translated directly from Italian.

<<<<<< I >[---]< I >>>>>>

Y/N thought he had gotten used to this.

The feeling of running away from Phantoms was nothing new, considering he did it for months, every single night. Yet, at this point, the fear and confusion shot tenfold. It was like the adrenaline on his body was keeping the fatigue away, because even tired from sleeping so little and on the run, he continued to run through the streets. Everyone followed right behind, or just in front of him, all together in the alleys.

Sure, the environment he was more than familiar with were the trees and the branches surrounding the graveyard, as well as the forest around the facility that they were contained on, so an urban scenario was the last thing he had explored in the Phantom World. Phantom World that he had always gone to during the night, and never during the day as it was now. So many questions that he didn't even know where to begin.

As if to scold himself for getting distracted about what could wait, he shook his head harshly, keeping his focus on the road ahead. Dirty and dark alleyways were as welcoming as the aggressive-red of the sky burning above himself and the group, but it was either that or facing the horde of ever-increasing Phantoms chasing after them. Even with the pistol in his hand, Y/N decided that running was a much better option.

He glanced over to the side, almost oblivious to the voice of the others thanks to the spike of adrenaline in his stream telling him to survive first, and listen to words later. Still, there, he could see Aiden's smile, and oh boy did he want to scream at him to stop. The situation was serious, way more serious and way scarier than anything they've ever faced before, and that smile... Y/N hated how much he felt at ease.

The distraction of such came to an abrupt end when Ben tackled Ashlyn out of the way when a Phantom came striking at her. It was immediately dropped by Logan, who pulled his own gun from his waistline and shot it dead with a single bullet to its head. Y/N looked over at Ashlyn, seeing the state of the girl being carried — She was not alright. He approached as they went back to running, following just-behind Ben.

Y/N: ["Ashlyn, what's wrong?!"]

Ashlyn: ["I don't know... ... I'm dizzy... Something must have happened when I got tased..."] The girl's brow furrowed as she held her hand against Ben's shoulder, clearly struggling to keep a clear head ["The shift felt different than usual. We aren't in our combat outfits... So are we in our real bodies? Then what about our other bodies...?!"]

Y/N continued to run, until something caught his eye. He turned to look at Aiden who helped Logan who had fallen to the ground, but something was strange. It took Y/N just enough time to realize that something was wrong, as it took "Logan" to hold onto Aiden and pull him into an alleyway, his scream causing the group to halt and turn around. As they followed as quickly as they could, Y/N noted something else, too.

Y/N: ["Where's Logan?!"]

Taylor: ["I don't know... Let's split up and look for them!"]