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// The Dream (Part 2a: Remember) 
// Story: Undisclosed Desire 
// by Dark Enigma 
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	"What may I do for you, Princess?" asks Zack.

"I need the real Zack here, so I will lift the veil from your eyes so you may see what I have to show you without this dream getting in the way." Luna's horn glows a deep, rich blue. It flows into Zack, and he feels like a blindfold is pulled away from his eyes. Like a torrent of water free from the confining walls of a dam, all of Zack's memories flood into his mind. Even ones that he thought he has forgotten but, in reality, were lying dormant underneath his subconscious.

It doesn't take long for Zack to feel the effects of memories he hoped to never remember. The sudden appearance of happy and sad memories cause him to stagger in place, nearly tipping over, as tears blur his vision more than that dreamy veil Luna took away did. The memories make him feel such a contradicting and strange emotion. He feels happy and sad, respective to the memory flashing behind his eyes at the moment, but since the flash as fast as a camera flash, the happiness and sadness mix together in a murky pool of uncertainty.

His body quivers violently, but he remains standing. "Wh-what di-d you d-do to me-ee?" Zack asks dumbfounded.

Luna ignores his question and waits. For what, Zack can only guess, but most likely, Luna is waiting for Zack to calm down from his fervor.

Since he doesn't get a response, Zack tries to ask her again but can't. He drops down to a knee as the torrent of memories becomes a swarm of buzzing flies, figuratively speaking. Now that his mind is filled to the brim with his past, it needs to sort them out and place them in their appropriate place for recollection. Little by little, the buzz becomes a dim flutter. Soon the only sound Zack can hear is the rapid beating of his own heart.

"Come," Luna says as she walks past him to the only doorway in the room.

Zack gets to his feet and follows.