Alphonse stayed right behind Kakashi looking around at the place. It wasn't scary to him, but when were the nightmares supposed to happen?

"Generally, you'll experience a 'nightmare' when you're alone and in a time of panic. If you were to get lost and panicked, then you can expect one. Your best bet is to remain calm." Kakashi explained.

"Oh, thank you."

Alphonse said breathing out for a minute.

"Stay together, and all should be well." Kakashi stated.

"Last time, we all got separated, it took a good long while for us to get all back together again."

"Edward, about how long does the Redemption stage last again?" Kakashi asked Danielle's husband.

Ed said nothing, he just continued walking.

Redemption giggled, "Edo`s in a BAAAAAD mood right now!"

Ed shot a glare at her.

"I can tell." Kakashi said. "A very foul mood."

Redemption stopped in her tracks, all emotion drained from her face.

"Something in the castle stirs.
Something dark in faded blurs.
Can you hear his cry?
The cry of a mad man.
Can you hear him?
A mad man draws near." she sang

"A crazy guy?" Kakashi questioned. "And who might that be? I know quite a few..."

The sound of wheels rolling down the hallway filled the air.

Redemption`s marking dissapeared from Danielle`s body. Danielle eyes became large with fear.

Ed perked up, confusion replacing his foul mood.

"What...is there something wrong?" Shigure asked.

"It would appear so..." Kakashi said.

Danielle backed up. "No..." was all she could get out.

The sound drew closer, it almost seemed creepy.

Ed tensed his body, ready for a fight.

Heather ran through the dense forest, tugging on Victoria's shirt. "I'm telling you, Vicky! It was here again!"
"How many times do I hafta-?"
Victoria stopped her sentence dead in its tracks once she saw the omninous, looming facade of the familiar castle.
"Let's go, let's goooo!" With much effort, the tiny girl pushed open the front doors of the castle.

^Raaaaazzzyyyyy 8D!!!

"It seems to be drawing near...what is it? Do either of you know?" Shigure asked Danielle and Ed. Kakashi grabbed a kunai knife in case a fight broke loose.

A man came from the shadows. He was sitting backwards in a stitchy computer chair, rolling in it instead of walking. He had short silver hair, glasses, stitches on his face and a bolt going right through his noggin.

Danielle stared at him. This HAD to be a dream! She couldn`t believe HE was here. "S-S-Stein-kun..." she whispered to herself.

Ed looked between the new arrival and his wife completely confused.

"Woah...check that out..." Shigure muttered.

"Eh...I've seen weirder...I think." Kakashi said.

Stein recognized Danielle at once. He stood from his chair and hugged her.

Danielle stood in shock at the sudden huggage.

Ed stared as though the new arrival had caught fire.

"Ohoho...what's this now?" Shigure asked.

"A...love triangle?" Kakashi asked.

"Quite possibly." Shigure thoughtfully placed a hand on his chin. "Or an old lover?"

Danielle quickly pushed him away. "You can`t be real! I mean...you went crazy...." Tears filled her eyes at the memory.

Ed growled at Stein.

Stein pulled her into his arms once again.

"This doesn't seem to be going well..." Kakashi said, tightening his hand on the kunai.

"I think so." Shigure said. He pulled Stein away from Danielle. "If the lady doesn't want you around, maybe you should leave sir."

Heather, still tugging on Victoria, sprinted down the corridor. "It's a lot dustier than I remember, but it looks the same!"
"You're making things up. I doubt you can notice the dust while you're running this fast..." Victoria mumbled.
They saw a group of people further down the hallway. One head of silver hair stood out among the others.
"It's Kakashi!!!" Heather shouted, letting go of Victoria and sprinting even faster. When she reached Kakashi, she glomped his legs (though it was more like she crashed into him with such force that someone might've lost their balance from the collision), not caring that she might've been interrupting a conversation.

Stein looked at Shigure and Kakashi with a stern look. "Please mind your own buissiness."

Danielle found herself overcome with past emotions. She clung to Stein`s stitchy lab coat and sobbed into his chest. Occationally she beat her fist against his chest.

Ed watched for a while, then walked away without a word.

"Heather!!" Kakashi yelled, unable to glomp the shortness. "I need some kind of sunshine in a place like this :3!!"

"Lo and behold." Shigure smiled, crossing his arms. He noticed Ed walk away.

Danielle turned, tears still streaming down her face. She pulled away from Stein and hugged the two girls. She was glad to see more familiar faces.

Kakashi looked around. "No Mr. Howl eh? Heh heh heh..."

Stein looked around. "Where`d shorty go?" he asked while balancing his favorite scalpal(sp?) on the tip of his finger.

Danielle hugged the girls tighly."I`m so happy to see you two"

"She is a ball of walking sunshine," Victoria joked once she caught up with Heather.
"We missed you!" Heather shouted to Kakashi and Shigure and Danielle.
"It's true..." Victoria admitted.
"Hi, Danielle," Victoria said in a friendly tone as she returned the hug.
"Huh? What's wrong...?" Heather asked, genuinely confused by Danielle's tears, but Victoria quietly told Heather to hush.

"Nothing that need concern you." Shigure smiled.

"Just a run in with a stitched up hobo." Kakashi said. "He likes to hug people. But don't hug him, I don't know where's he's been..."

"Sorry" she said while wiping the tears from her eyes."I met an old...friend..." She wasn`t sure why, but calling him only a friend hurt her deeply.

"Hobo is a friend?" Kakashi asked.

Stein rolled his eyes. "I`m an insane doctor who likes to dissect, not a hobo."

Danielle giggled. "Don`t call him a hobo...he might dissect you."

"That wouldn't be fun..." Kakashi said.

"No it would not." Shigure shuddered.

Stein did his signature evil smirk.

Danielle looked at Stein with a longing look. She KNEW this was bad. She never realized that her feelings for him had never left.

"I see she's still harboring feelings..." Shigure thought.

"Hobo man looks funny!" Heather giggled.

"Says Miss Blatant..."

Stein looked at Heather. "Lucky for you I don`t dissect children."

Danielle looked at Shigure. "How do you know that?" she asked, not thinking about the fact that she proved his thought right.

"What does 'dissect' mean?" Heather turned to Victoria. Victoria shrugged because she didn't feel like answering, already exhausted from Heather's remarks.

"Heh heh heh...Hobo man..." Kakashi snickered.

"I can tell. I'm a romance novelist." He shrugged.

Stein didn`t tell her. He didn`t want to scare a little girl.

Danielle Sighed. "I`m screwed..."

"Like his head?" Kakashi laughed.

"Don't be mean." Shigure scolded.

"What's up with life and stuff?" Heather asked eagerly as she tugged on Kakashi's sleeve, after she realized that she didn't understand the adult conversation and got bored with trying to figure things out.

"Is that even a proper question?..."

((I think I'm gonna go to bed now. I'll be back tomorrow~ It might be late, though, since I might be hanging out at the school play rehearsal. I'm so happy NMC is back. >w< But I have serious writer's block right now. XD;
G'night, guys. :3))

"Like his head?" Kakashi laughed.

"Don't be mean." Shigure scolded.

Stein began twisting his bolt.

Danielle smiled at Heather. "Well things could be better... how about you."

((I think I`m out for the night too.))

((Okay, me too then. I've got work to do >.<))

"That...doesn't hurt?" Kakashi asked him.

((Hi everyone, I'm back from the Twilight Zone! It's-a me! Reya-Chan!))

Then suddenly, when everyones backs were turned, Amanda appeared from nowhere and shouted "HI EVERYONE!!!!" and proceeded to glomp everybody at the exact same time (though how she does it is beyond me)

Following their mother, Mira walked up to everyone calmly with shy little Kiari trailing behind



((Btw, IDK WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO REPLY! Right now, the only working computer in the house is my dad's laptop, and he's almost always on it, but I WILL GET ON WHENEVER I CAN!!! I'm not gonna let nightmare castle die again!))

((Wow, it seems like almost everyone is back ;w; <-Tears of joy. This is so great! We'll make sure to acknowledge the fact that you can't get on the comp. much ^^))

"Woah, bit too much glompage." Shigure laughed.

"Another new face...this hallway is getting rather crowded..." Kakashi sighed.

Amanda looked at Shigure "Wow....you're actually complaining about a girl like me glomping you?" she said as she hugged him, not realizing that she had just put his face between her boobs ((OOC: Shigure doesnt get that enough, ne?))


Mira looked at the two men "Hi, Doggy man! Hi, Pirate man!" She said cheerfully ((FYI, she calls Kakashi Pirate man cuz he only has one eye))

((I TIS JOINING~! 8D I was grounded the last couple days XP so here's my char's profile
Name:Kari Neko (do I really have to explain?XD)
Appearence:My Karity~! Cept her hair's down to her shoulder blades and she's 4"11
Age:We're not sure at the moment but she looks around 20
Why she's there:She stumbled upon it and heard all the screaming and yelling so decided to go in....Not knowing what she was getting herself into.And as an added bonus Xavier told her to go there before he died so she can figure out stuff about her
Little 'bout her:Due to being a mutant (I was watching X-Men earlier XDD) she's got cat ears and a tail and all the goodies that come with it (super hearing,reflexes,"balance" [she trips A LOT],strength,and endurance).She's very hyper/bipolar and has a LOT of mood swings so her personality's unpredictable,she was a door step drop off baby as well so she doesn't know who her parents were.And yes the pink in her hair is natural.))

Kari sweat dropped coming into the 'living room area' and kept her paperboy looking cap tight on her head to hide her ears and hide her erm,unnatural looking hair with only black parts framing her face and she said sweat dropping even more at how much hugging/drama/everybody knowing each other was going on

"....What have I gotten myself into this time?"

(wow...I've got a lot of catching up to do.)

"KARI!!! Finally, someone I recognize!!!"

Alphonse said running over towards her and hugging her softly. "I figured I would be the loner..."

((XD I had a lot too))

"AL!YAAAAAAY~!"

Kari said/yelled happy chibi glomping him and after their mini glomp session,Kari nearly breaking his ribs,she asked blinking at everybody

"....Al.Where exactly are we again?"

"Apparently it's called the Nightmare castle. We're the only new ones to the castle, and all of them seem to have been here before us...they said that if we stay together, we won't experience any nightmares."

Alphonse said coughing a little bit. My ribs...my poor lungs...