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An alien dragon with fire powers was protecting her from evil insectoid aliens who wanted to enslave her. No matter how many times Courtney ran that thought through her mind, it didn't make any more sense.
She was pretty sure this wasn't a nightmare. Nightmares were never this vivid. Maybe she was suffering a psychotic break and was chained to a bed in a mental ward.
That wasn't a pleasant thought.
Then again, it was probably preferable to her current state.
Without much other choice, she followed after Crux as he led her back towards the ship. Why had she made a fuss about being left alone? The closer they got to the place she'd just escaped from, the crazier it sounded that she'd agreed to go back.
She stepped on a particularly pointy twig and bit back a hiss of pain. Shoes. She
