Parallel Universe

*montage of the group looking at maps, discussing things in great detail with heated exchanges, meeting up with more rebel crews and then ultimately coming to an agreement on a final plan* ... Three days later the rebel group has amassed in full and is moving in on the Master's fortress. They have nearly 250 people, consisting of multiple ex-policemen, a few politicians who defected from the Master, and many more who are tired of living under someone else's complete control. There are others who have coordinated with them, who are sparking riots throughout the city, spreading the Master's ever-dwindling forces as thin as possible. This was not difficult to orchestrate, as rebel riots were becoming more and more common in the past couple weeks, and the fact that it was so common made it all the less suspicious that so many were happening on this day. Luke, with his fame and his knowledge of the Master from their brief encounter, had taken on the role of leader of the group. Greyson and Marcie had quickly become good friends and worthy, trusted advisers. Lex, who was a mall security guard by day and spent most of his free time in the gym working out and training to someday be an MMA fighter (though he was getting beyond the age where that dream could become a reality), was more than happy to stick with the other three and be their bodyguard/muscle. The four of them lead the rest of the rebels who were advancing through the almost empty streets towards the fortress. Each person walking was pushing something in front of them. Some had shopping carts, some had wheelchairs and others had beds on wheels. Each one contained a person who appeared to be dead. No, not dead... just sleeping heavily. Luke had seen the Master in person and understood how draining it was for him to use his power. Given the decline of his powers over the past few weeks, the group also knew that overloading him with too many distractions caused him to weaken. The final piece of the puzzle came when Marcie brought up the curfew that the Master had instilled and vigorously enforced. More police officers were out at night than at any other time. Greyson had then pointed out that the human brain is capable of so much more while the person is asleep. We are capable of dreaming things that have not yet happened and we are able to fully convince ourselves that these events are real. So the group had gone around and purchased or stole all the sleeping medication that they could find. Now, each alert member was wheeling around a sleeping rebel to shield them from the Master. The group closed in on the fortress; now more heavily guarded, since Luke's legendary invasion. The rebel police officers and other capable fighters were able to quickly disarm and disable the guards using the element of surprise; which was in itself a surprise to the guards, given that the Master had kept them alert to the dangers around them for more than a year now. A small group of rebels entered the house. Within that group was Luke, Greyson, Marcie, Lex, a former politician named Kendra - who used to work quite closely with the Master- and four former police officers (Bryce, Tag, Big Joe and Little Joe). At Kendra's direction, they moved through the house, searching for the Master. A few guards were stationed around the house, but the group of over 100 sleeping minds surrounding the house seemed to have the Master distracted and the guards were little more than statues. All nine of the rebels entered the Master's room and saw him laying on the bed, looking more than a little bit distressed. They started to move towards him when he turned and looked at them, then made a gesture in the shape of a rectangle. It appeared as though he put every ounce of his being into that gesture, and all of a sudden a doorway began open up in front of them... the doorway got larger, enveloped them and then winked out of existence. The Master fell limp and the life flowed out of his body... *Next Chapter* Luke was advancing on the Master when the portal started to open. Luke, along with the other eight rebels, froze as the portal advanced towards them. They could see a large room on the other side of it, more or less empty, aside from a small bed, a dresser and two adults that looked similar to the Master, just older. All of a sudden there was no portal, they were all just in the room standing face to face with the elderly couple. "*Gasp* Who are you?!" cried the lady. "Did HE send you here?" "Who is HE?" inquired Kendra. "Harrison, our son," informed the man. "He was powerful, more powerful than anyone else that we know. He had the power to see into our minds and to move people from one place to another. He disappeared nearly two years ago and all we had heard were rumors of him contacting his friends. He never reached out to us. He's far too old for this room now, but we still come in here sometimes when we are really missing him..." "Where are we?" asked Greyson.