Caty groggily opened her eyes. When her vision cleared she noticed she was in a warehouse laboratory. That part wasn't what surprised her. She had been in plenty of these in her career as Spider-Woman, but she never found herself in one of their glass chambers. She never felt claustrophobic before, but she was sure this was what it felt like. Before giving into the panic and fear she punched her way out and jumped across the floor to avoid the glass. She was still in her Velma costume and her web-shooters were gone. This was weird. Where was everyone? Where was Karolina and Danny?
She ran towards the door and opened it to find one of the people she was looking for. Except she wasn't alone. There was a green creature, some kind of alien standing above Karolina. The alien had her in a force field that was draining her of oxygen. Caty rushed forward to attack the alien, but felt her danger sense going off. Suddenly the alien's arm stretched out to grab her. She dodged it and continued forward. The arm was pulled back before turning into flames. This was starting to seem familiar, but that didn't matter. Right now she had to save her girlfriend. She somersaulted over the alien, but got grazed by their flames on the way down. She winced, but pushed through the pain to reach Karolina.
"Karolina, I'm going to get you out of here. Don't worry, Lucy, you'll be shining in the sky again soon." She pulled her arm back to punch the shield, but the only thing that happened was that her arm hurt like Hell. She pushed through the pain once again to punch the shield. She didn't care if she broke every bone in her arm. She wasn't going to lose Karolina.
"It's useless." A familiar voice said. It was... her voice? Caty turned around to see the green alien shifting into her. She had never been more confused in her life.
"Who are you? What are you?" Caty asked.
"I'm you. The real you. The you that destroys everything you love."
Meanwhile the real Karolina was going through a nightmare of her own. She was in a warehouse hallway. This place reminded her of one of the places she and Caty would stakeout when they patrolled together. Maybe she was here. "Caty?" She asked as she walked down the hall. She heard a sound further down the hall and inched forward.
As she got closer the noise got clearer and she realized they were moans and one of the voices sounded familiar, but it couldn't have been who she thought. She approached the door and opened it to see Caty in a very compromising position with her classmate at college. Her eyes were filled with fury, but not at Caty, but at whoever really thought that she'd believe Caty of all people would cheat on her. She blasted the fake Hobie away and glared at the fake Caty. "Who the Hell are you and what have you done with my Caty?"
"Wow. I'm impressed." Nightmare Caty said before conjuring clothes back on her body. "No one's ever seen through one of my nightmares this quickly. But I assure you what you just saw wasn't a mere illusion. I know a world. A delicious world filled with nightmares where these two were married and had a daughter. A daughter so special she made your leader change the past to prevent a world where she'd suffer. I've been cut off from those nightmares. So now I'll feed on the nightmares of your friends in this age. You all gathered together on the scariest night of the year. I thank you for this feast."
"Yeah, not happening. We're breaking out of this now. And as for that other world? It's just that. In this one Caty and I are endgame." Karolina blasted Nightmare Caty dissolving her and the illusion. She ran into another room and saw Caty tormenting Caty with herself in a barrier. She sighed before blasting the fake Caty to break the illusion. "Caty!"
Caty turned to see Karolina still in her Daphne costume, but shining brilliantly in her power form. She really loved that woman. "Karolina!" She ran towards her and embraced her. She didn't have to ask if she was real. She knew she was. She cried into her arms. "I thought I lost you."
"Never. I'm here always." She frowned, thinking about what Nightmare Caty had told her. She may have told her off, but the possibility lingered in her mind. "Let's find our friends."
She ran towards the door and opened it to find one of the people she was looking for. Except she wasn't alone. There was a green creature, some kind of alien standing above Karolina. The alien had her in a force field that was draining her of oxygen. Caty rushed forward to attack the alien, but felt her danger sense going off. Suddenly the alien's arm stretched out to grab her. She dodged it and continued forward. The arm was pulled back before turning into flames. This was starting to seem familiar, but that didn't matter. Right now she had to save her girlfriend. She somersaulted over the alien, but got grazed by their flames on the way down. She winced, but pushed through the pain to reach Karolina.
"Karolina, I'm going to get you out of here. Don't worry, Lucy, you'll be shining in the sky again soon." She pulled her arm back to punch the shield, but the only thing that happened was that her arm hurt like Hell. She pushed through the pain once again to punch the shield. She didn't care if she broke every bone in her arm. She wasn't going to lose Karolina.
"It's useless." A familiar voice said. It was... her voice? Caty turned around to see the green alien shifting into her. She had never been more confused in her life.
"Who are you? What are you?" Caty asked.
"I'm you. The real you. The you that destroys everything you love."
Meanwhile the real Karolina was going through a nightmare of her own. She was in a warehouse hallway. This place reminded her of one of the places she and Caty would stakeout when they patrolled together. Maybe she was here. "Caty?" She asked as she walked down the hall. She heard a sound further down the hall and inched forward.
As she got closer the noise got clearer and she realized they were moans and one of the voices sounded familiar, but it couldn't have been who she thought. She approached the door and opened it to see Caty in a very compromising position with her classmate at college. Her eyes were filled with fury, but not at Caty, but at whoever really thought that she'd believe Caty of all people would cheat on her. She blasted the fake Hobie away and glared at the fake Caty. "Who the Hell are you and what have you done with my Caty?"
"Wow. I'm impressed." Nightmare Caty said before conjuring clothes back on her body. "No one's ever seen through one of my nightmares this quickly. But I assure you what you just saw wasn't a mere illusion. I know a world. A delicious world filled with nightmares where these two were married and had a daughter. A daughter so special she made your leader change the past to prevent a world where she'd suffer. I've been cut off from those nightmares. So now I'll feed on the nightmares of your friends in this age. You all gathered together on the scariest night of the year. I thank you for this feast."
"Yeah, not happening. We're breaking out of this now. And as for that other world? It's just that. In this one Caty and I are endgame." Karolina blasted Nightmare Caty dissolving her and the illusion. She ran into another room and saw Caty tormenting Caty with herself in a barrier. She sighed before blasting the fake Caty to break the illusion. "Caty!"
Caty turned to see Karolina still in her Daphne costume, but shining brilliantly in her power form. She really loved that woman. "Karolina!" She ran towards her and embraced her. She didn't have to ask if she was real. She knew she was. She cried into her arms. "I thought I lost you."
"Never. I'm here always." She frowned, thinking about what Nightmare Caty had told her. She may have told her off, but the possibility lingered in her mind. "Let's find our friends."