The Dream

7 months later. In Blue City's hospital.

Y/n's eyes were closed. However, she was seeing unfamiliar things in her head. She thought she was having a nightmare.

Inside her dream, a child was wearing chemical protective clothing, playing quietly with the chemicals inside a huge lab filled with people in white.

"Sweetie, let's go eat. Your dad is already waiting for us."

A woman said and they both walked towards a cafeteria.

Y/n knew the girl . She knew that she was born in that place . Her parents were both renowned biochemist of Country J and both of them were nobel prize holder .

Their intelligence and invention attracted terrorists to kidnap them to forced them to create a weapon . The little girl was exceptional in biochemistry .

Maybe because she was born in a lab that she turned very interested in chemicals even though she was so young .

She was a born genius in the field of science and her intelligence even scared both of her parents . She could even formulate chemical on her own treating it as a play thing back when she was just seven, freaking out her parents to death .

Since that day they discovered her potential, her parents did their best to suppress her, telling her to act dumb and let no one know about her being a genius .

They were afraid that the organization will find out about her and use her just like them .

The girl spent her life, trying to act dumb and secretly learning about everything that she was seeing inside the lab . For a child like her surrounded by adults, and living in a place like this, she thought that her life was normal .

She felt that she wasn't a child, she felt that the only difference between her and all the adults was her small frame .

"hello little princess . How's your day?" a man asked when they sat and the little girl immediately answered .

"Hi dad . My day is the same as usual but I'm learning . " She answered . Her answer wasn't of a child at all but an all grown up adult .

"That's great then . Just don't forget about what we always tell you okay?" the man said as he patted her head and the girl just nodded .

"Mm . Don't' worry dad, I'm always keeping that in mind . " She replied and the family of three continued eating .

Their life was indeed unusual but they were hanging on, until the day her father started getting sick .

She knew that just like all the older scientists before him, he finally reached his limit due to his exposure to chemicals and radiations .

Those scientists whose health started deteriorating beyond saving were all taken away and were replaced by new . They don't know where did they brought them but all they knew was that once they turned useless, the organization will get rid of them .

The girl's mother started getting anxious day by day . Until one day, the little genius girl overheard a certain someone that looks like a commander talking to her parents .

"The reason why we didn't get rid of your child was because you two promised us a successful and deadly weapon but it's already years and you give us nothing . Did you think we don't know that you both are purposely sabotaging your works for you to fail? Don't take us as fools, we can easily kill you both right here right now, or were just going to kill your daughter---"

"Please, don't do this, please don't touch our child, give us another year . We will assure you a successful invention . We promise . "

"Fine, this is your last chance . After a year and you still fail in giving us results, you three will leave this place as a corpse . But if you manage to create a successful one, we will set you all free . "

Those words she heard lit a fire in the heart of the young genius . She wanted to fight alongside them, believing that they will really set them free once they succeed .

She started secretly doing her own experiment, acting like she was just playing while her parents devoted themselves in their new work, desperately trying to find ways to survive . She was always left alone, with chemicals left as her only friends in a place surrounded by four white walls .

The young girl wanted to fight . But she didn't know how . Her secret research was slowly following the path of success and she knew it will .

However, she was aware that she was running out of time and she's losing her hope .

Until one day, her father was hospitalized .

Her mother begged the organization's leaders saying that their invention was so close to success so they agreed with her and they let him to be treated even though they already knew that it's too late for him .

It was a silent night and the little girl was just watching her dad sleeping on the bed .

She thought that their situation was normal and thought that everyone was undergoing the same thing as they did . She never knew that their life was hell and she wasn't aware that somewhere, people are living just fine, far better than them .

The night was cold but the moon was shining bright . The girl inside the quiet room was staring at it blankly . Her mind was starting to dive back to negativity . She doesn't have anyone to tell her to hold on and fight .

She started to think that maybe, this is what life is .

Living for a while and then dying . From the beginning, she never thought life was great in the first place . And the saddest thing was that, she was just a child and yet thinking about life .

Looking at the round white moon, the girl stood and leaned on the window's frame .

"Hey moon, do you think there's still hope for us?" She asked but no one answered her, and yet she continued asking, talking to the moon .

"Shall we give up? There's no use fighting if you know you'll lose in the end, right?" she continued asking, her pale face was losing its light .

Her young self was drowning in the dark and deep within, she wanted to cry for help .

She knelt on the floor and tugged her hair when suddenly, a sound reached her ears . She immediately stood and her gaze fell towards the window . A beautiful sound coming from across the building where she was, gave her some goosebumps .

She froze in place looking at the only lit room in that building across her .

The song was so beautiful and it reached her heart and her deepest soul . It was as if the moon has answered her through a song .

It was a song that was sorrowful yet filled with hope . As if it was telling her the words, 'there's still hope, don't give up' .

She listened to the song as she clenched her fist tight . Her heart was beating loud as though the song was awakening her dying heart . Giving her a brand new hope that everything isn't over yet .

After the song ended, a new light enveloped her eyes . She wanted to rush at the other side of the building to see whoever was playing but she knew she can't .

"That song was beautiful, whoever you are, thank you . " She could only whisper to the wind when suddenly she heard her father's voice .

"Mm . That song was so beautiful . I never heard a song for a long time . " He said and the girl immediately walked closer to him .

She just held his hand without saying a thing .

"My little girl . I'm so sorry for letting you live this kind of life . I'm so sorry you never experienced a normal life . I'm so sorry . " He continued . His voice was hoarse and filled with pain .

"Daddy, please don't say sorry . You never wanted this to happen . And don't worry, this little girl of yours will fight and we will leave this place . I promise . "

The young girl said with gaze filled with determination, but her dad was already asleep and he didn't hear her words .

Time passed and the day before the deadline came .

Due to her mother's anxiousness because of her husband's health, the invention was a failure . The couple lost all hope and they also found out that her father only has few months left to live .

They started lamenting their powerlessness and saying sorry for their child when suddenly, their daughter, told them a shocking news .

Unable to believe her, the child showed them her experiment . She has developed a dangerous bioweapon using genome editing technology and her parent's faces paled to the extent of being lifeless .

"Last year, I was just playing and accidentally crossed with this idea . I---"

"Oh my God, oh my god princess . Please stop . No, this is bad . Extremely bad . Dear, what should we do? Oh my God . " Her mother cut through her words .

She was brooding in extreme fear as she looked helplessly at her husband .

That moment, the girl was stunned . She expected them to be happy but the complete opposite happened .

Her father kneeled in front of her and weakly held her shoulders .

"Listen, my little girl . You can't create these kind of things . We are so sorry for not telling you these but these weapon will be used by them to kill people . Your experiment was a huge breakthrough but this will be used as a weapon for mass destruction . " He explained and the girl just stood there frozen .

She just wanted them to survive . She just wanted to do something to save themselves . She was just a child and she doesn't have the luxury to think about others . She couldn't believe that what she did was something unacceptable .

"Darling, we have to do something and destroy this before anyone will find out about this . " Her father said to his wife and she nodded .

"But how? How could we destroy this? How are we going to do that?" She replied when the girl suddenly talked .

"Then, are we just going to die here just like this? The three of us will die tomorrow if we won't show this to them . " She said and the couple's eyes turned wide as they both looked at her .

Kneeling before her, her father started to talk .

"Listen sweetie, we understand what you feel . You want us all to survive so you worked really hard day and night for this . But we can't sacrifice thousands or even millions of people's lives just for us to survive. Don't worry, okay? This father of yours will do something about this . I promise. " He said and he gently kissed her forehead .

That night the couple began to make a plan. Thinking that their child was asleep, they started talking about what they should do . They both knew they have to destroy their daughter's experiment, knowing that it was something the world shouldn't know about at all costs.

After hours of discussion, her father told his wife to leave the town tomorrow with their child . He said that he will force the organization to let his wife and daughter leave using her daughter's experiment as a blackmail before destroying it.

Her mother was crying hard as she hugs her husband. Hearing about his plan, she could already tell that her dearest husband will go to sacrifice himself. And she knew that it was the only thing they could do

"Listen Darling, you have to leave this place . I only have days left to live but out daughter is still so young . She doesn't deserve this kind of life . All I wish is that she will at least experience the life we both experienced before . She has to leave this place, she deserved to live normally and live a happy life . If you both could leave this place, I swear I would die happily. I will never regret anything. This is my last wish so please make it happen . I will always be with you both even when I'm gone . Okay?"

He said and tears flowed down the child's cheeks quietly as she listened to them, crying, saying their goodbyes to each other .

The next morning, her father's plan was a success . The organization let the mother and the daughter leave . He demanded a jet to return them into Country J and they agreed .

Not knowing that the father already set the nuclear weapon he and his fellow scientists created to blast along with him the moment they siege him.

As the jet left, an announcement saying that citizens would leave immediately because of a radiation leak echoed around the town . This too was her father's plan to lessen the casualty. The few locals in the town immediately left but the rogue scientists and the members of the Blackleaf didn't leave since they knew that the alarm was a lie. Not knowing what was currently happening in the underground lab .

The father did his best to buy more time before launching the bomb.

Until time passed and the mother and the daughter finally left Country X.

Inside the jet, the two immediately wore their parachute, it was because the mother knew that the pilot might return the moment he receives an order and she was right. Just before they reach country J, the jet changed direction so without hesitation, the two immediately jumped . And at that same time, a blast destroyed the entire town of Zames .

The two landed just before the border and they both walked towards a nearby town. The girl was injured so her mother brought her to the clinic first before they left . However, that night, on their way, their car crashed .

...

Y/n was awakened. Her eyes were wide . She remained in a daze for a while before she was able to realize that everything was not a dream. What she thought was a nightmare was her lost memory and she couldn't believe it.

"Y/n ... Y/n ... are you alright?!" a voice reached her consciousness and the moment she recognized Diya calling out her name, she remembered that she was involved in another car accident on her way to the hospital for her checkup

Her eyes widened again the moment she saw her stomach.

"M-m-my child what happened to my child?! Where is my child?" she exclaimed, as her face paled like a sheet of paper

"Y/n, calm down. He's fine okay? He's alright He's in the NICU and your son is very fine. Okay?" Diya said and Y/n teared up

"M-my son... Diya, I wanted to see him. " She cried and Diya along with a nurse helped her up. They pushed her in a wheelchair toward the room where her son is.

As soon as they reached the room, Y/n cried as she touched the incubator

"See? Your son is super cute. The doctors said he is alright so don't worry, okay?"

Diya said and Y/n smiled with tears in her eyes. She couldn't believe that she has a child now. She was now a mother and she couldn't explain just how happy she felt looking at her little son.