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She was running again, her feet felt each impact as they hit the concrete beneath them. Her heart was racing, had she been running for a long time? She was beginning to find it hard to breathe, she knew she was a lot fitter than this.
“Helen” Adam’s voice rung like an echo around her “You’re getting tired now, aren't you? Stop fighting it.”
Helen stopped at the wall that was built in front of her, she turned her head to the left and right, the wall went on for miles, she couldn’t get around it.
“Well well well, Helen Magnus, to what do I owe this pleasure?” Adam appeared behind her with a grin, one that made Helen’s stomach flip.
“What are you doing Adam? Where am I?” Helen demanded, turning to face him. She noticed he looked younger like he had when they were at Oxford.
“It can be a little daunting, being in your own head. Not to worry though, you’re already creating your own barriers to protect yourself.” He gestured towards the wall, Helen glanced back at it before looking back at Adam; she didn't remember anything before she was running.
“My own head? Adam, I swear to god if you have anything to do with this-”
“Helen! It hurts that you would think I would have something to do with this, I’m merely here to make sure you don't get what you're looking for. A safeguard you put in place.”
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“Her heart rate is going down, she must have stopped running,” Will said, his voice sounding a lot calmer than it had just a few minutes ago, Will hadn't stopped looking at the monitor the whole time it was beeping.
“I told you not to worry.” Nikola said, not looking up from the tablet he was speedily typing on “She’ll figure it out.”
“I still don't agree with letting her do this. You said so yourself, she could come out insane.”
“You don't sound confident in my abilities.” Nikola looked genuinely hurt before a smirk broke out on his face.
“I’m not.” Will mumbled, sitting back down next to the unconscious body of Helen, “This thing, what do you know about it?”
“It's nothing like the one Adam used, don't worry. It merely helps to access repressed memories. You cant enter someone's mind without leaving something behind. When Adam was a computer program and entered our minds he left something behind. Helen knows it's there somewhere.”
“But why couldn’t it have been you?” Will asked raising an eyebrow and folding his arms.
“Genius, remember? Who else could figure this device out?” he said, ending the conversation there, by turning his back and going back to the tablet in his hand.
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“Nikola…” Helen said to herself, her head beginning to ache with memories coming back.
“The Temple.” she closed her eyes hoping to bring more memories back, it came back in flashes, she needed to access her memories for when Adam had infiltrated their computer system “You know where the temple is?” she asked Adam.
“Me? No, I'm dead, you know where the temple is, but you've ensured that nobody can find it, not even yourself.”
“Why would I do that?”
“Oh I don't know Helen, I’m just here to stop you from accessing it, I don't have the brains I used to.”
Helen rolled her eyes “Adam, just tell me.”
Adam tutted “Helen, Helen, Helen, where is your sense of adventure? If I told you there would be no fun to this. How about a puzzle?”
A screen projected in front of Helen of a Praxian puzzle, she had no idea what to do with it, she hadn't spent nearly enough time in Hollow Earth to know their puzzles.
“What do I have to do to access the information?” Helen asked walking through the hologram, which faded as soon as she did.
“You really are quite boring.” Adam groaned “You have set up several tasks to get through before you can access the memories. Shall we begin?” He said mocking her voice.
Helen sighed and nodded, this was going to take a while.
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Helen woke in a panic, instantly Nikola was by her side “Helen, it's okay, relax, you’re at the Sanctuary.” he said calmingly.
“Nikola?” Helen said through deep breaths “I found it.” She said holding on to his arm for support.
Nikola looked over a Will with a grin “What do you know, she did it.”
Will folded his arms “You ok, Magnus?” He asked, ignoring Nikola’s smug comment and watching her closely.
“Yes, fine, who knew your own mind could be so bloody difficult.” She said swinging her legs off the lounge chair she was on so she was sitting up.
Nikola watched her with eagerness, while he was glad she was back and well, he was more eager to hear about the Temple.
“Priorities Nikola,” Helen said almost in reply to his thoughts.
“How did you…”
Helen’s eyes widened “You didn't say that out loud, did you?”
Nikola grinned and shook his head “Helen Magnus, did you just read my thoughts?”
“Hardly a time to be excited about it Nikola, I’ve just come out of this device with an ability I shouldn't have. That concerns me.”
“Nikola you son of a bitch, what did you do?” Helen heard Will’s thoughts, she turned to him.
“I don't think he did anything Will, I think I did it.” She said, her ears beginning to ring and pain growing in the back of her head “Oh dear god. I can hear everyone.”