"We need your voice." the floating figure said, before Hal cleared his throat loudly.

"EXCUSE me." he said.

"I realise this is of the utmost importance, and that time is a factor, but I would also appreciate a modicum of decorum, and some respect for my agents." he told him.

"ESPECIALLY when you are coming to us for assistance." he added.

The figure looked ready to chew Hal's head off right there and then, but sighed.

"...yes... I suppose so." he admitted.

"I'll start by introducing myself." he said.

"I am Chronos. God of Time."

"You're a smart one." Chronos responded.

"Leonard here will take you into the dream world to deal with the menace." he told her, gesturing to Leo.

"...we'll need someone's dream to 'invade'." Leo chimed in.

"And it's going to have to be someone with very powerful dreams. Someone that can dream of something so vivid and strong, it'll be irresistible to the somnovore." he went on.

"Hm." Chronos mumbled.

"This is true." he admitted.

"I refuse to ask anyone to undergo such a risk." Hal responded.

"This is something that carried an extremely high risk of death." he continued.

"Even for the regenerator, this could be bad." Chronos then said to Miki. "Depending on the damage it might do, he may come back with severe mental trauma." he explained.

"And we at the Order already know just how fragile his mental state truly is." he reminded her.

"Though Remmington might be just the bait we need." he added.

When he said that, Miki saw a glint of anger in Hal's eyes, at hearing Hollie referred to as 'bait'.

Jake looked over at the woman, before his tongue quickly darted out of his mouth, and then returned inside it.

"....right." he said.

He then pushed the button, unlocking the door for her.

"You know the way." he told her.

"Dunno what this is all about, but I can tell it's serious." he continued.

"Don't let me hold you back."

Inside, everyone stopped as the knock on the door was heard.

"Kinda busy in here!" Hal called to whomever was there.

"..." Chronos was silent, before looking at him.

"Actually, you're going to want to answer that. She's quite relevant to this conversation." he said.

"...." Hal was silent in response, before his eyes widened some.

'...how did she...?' he started to think, before shaking his head.

"Someone open the door." he said.

Leo responded with a nod, before doing so.

"....well." Chronos said.

"That certainly cleared up a lot, in a short amount of time." he said further.

"All right then." he went on, cracking his knuckles.

"Let's do this." he said further.

"And if you survive this, talk to me later about the fountain." he added.

"Wait!" Hal interjected.

"Hollie, are you SURE about this?" he asked her.

Hal just sighed deeply when Hollie said what she did.

"I see." he said.

"Then there's no changing your mind." he lamented.

"Where do want to do this?" Leo asked her.

"At the very least, you should be somewhere comfortable, where you feel safe." he said further.

"....if it's better for her to remain here in San Diego, then she can use my home." Hal interjected.

"You will be expected to sleep." Chronos responded.

"And your dream... and you, yourself, by extension, will be used as bait." he said.

"You'll get to choose your dream, and it will be a lucid dream. Leo will make sure of it." he continued.

"Your dream will be interrupted by the somnovore, which is when these two will interject." he went on, gesturing to Leo and Sierra.

"Just... let them do their thing." he finished.

Hal returned the embrace, and when she pulled back, she saw the pain in his eyes.

".....I know." was all he said.

"I will." he told her, pain in his tone as well. It was slight, but Hollie could tell it was there.

"All right then." Chronos said, clapping his hands together.

"If everything's settled, then let's get to work." he commented.

Leo just sighed, and made his way towards Hollie.

"I'm sorry it has to come to this." he apologised to her.

"I can get anywhere." Chronos replied.

"It's true." Leo replied. "There's nowhere in this realm or the afterlife that he can't get to." he confirmed.

"...technically speaking, I DO have the capabilities to reach further beyond, but... well, out there are horrors that would keep ME up at night." Chronos then admitted, before coughing lightly and causing a door to form on the wall.

"This will lead straight to Hal Sharp's house." he declared.

"Good luck..." Hal said to Hollie, Sierra, and Leo.