It was that dream again. The one that caused Lex to wake up in a cold sweat screaming out. She had been chased by those Serpent creatures down an endless hallway, or, it seemed endless, for she almost felt like she never moved from one spot and the monsters got closer and closer, ready to strike at her. Every time she had that dream, she just couldn't go back to sleep... She would call out for Scar, or Sebastian, but they were both gone; no-one was there to comfort her in the darkness of the room. Alexa quickly reached under her pillow, grabbing the Combi-Stick and opening it as if to defend herself from the shadows.

There was nothing there, only her cat that was sleeping at the end of her bed. She sighed, laying back down after she put the spear, that was now in a harmless state, back under her pillow. The spear, the scar on her cheek were the only things that she had that convinced her that what had happened back at the pyramid under the ice in Antartica had actually happened. That she had actually lost people back there when she promised she wouldn't.

It had been a few months since then, but the trauma she experienced there wouldn't leave her. The clear images of the creatures that roamed the pyramid... then, there was him. Scar. The alien that had taken her with him, the one that would have killed her had she not given him his weapon. He seemed to have had an interest in her, which made him like a savior in her dreams, but she could never call out to him and he'd vanish, or the Queen of those Serpents had stuck him through as he ran towards her to help her, almost exactly like it did on the surface...

Scar was gone, just like her crew. She watched him die, and he wasn't coming back, just like them. She watched his chest stop moving, his body go limp, get taken away by his kind before she was given the spear by the one she presumed to be an Elder.

Lex stood up, getting on some clean clothes before she walked out of her bedroom. She couldn't talk about this to anyone. They'd call her nuts and she'd probably wind-up in a nut house. That wasn't going to happen, she wouldn't let it. She shook her head, turning on some lights in her home, expecting to see a dead Serpent on her floor, or maybe a dead body of one of her fellow expiditioneers with a hole in his chest from the Serpents tail, but thankfully, there was nothing, just her cat staring up at her expectantly.

Lex picked the giant white and grey furball up and placed him on to the counter, getting him a small bowl of food and water before she started to fix herself something. She looked at the clock, it was 6:20 A.M., so early in the morning, but she didn't mind that. She had managed to sleep past the time she usually woke up when she had nightmares, which was around three in the morning. She ate her breakfast and wondered what she was going to do. She was running low on food, so, she'd have to make a food run.

Which was good. She had been meaning to get out more, become socially active again, start doing what she was paid for... Yeah, it was time to stop living in the past, time to try and put all that behind her, try to move on with her life. Those things weren't coming back, and she knew it. At least, she hoped so. Lex got ready for the day, taking a quick shower. It was noon, and she was ready to go out. Lex gently petted her cat on the head before she turned off the lights and left, locking the door.

She sighed, walking down the street. She was wearing a deep blue, long-sleeved shirt, a pair of jeans, and a black, thin jacket. It was a nice day out, but still a bit chilly. She had made sure her hair covered the scar on her cheek, so nobody would stop to ask her where she got it. She would have brought her Combi-Stick, keep it hidden in her purse, but she didn't think anything would have come after her, so she left it at home, hidden under her pillow. Lex was thinking about having it on display in her apartment, and if anyone asked, she'd tell them that she found it while on an expidition and decided to keep it. Which was half true... She guessed.

Alexa hadn't been paying attention when she suddenly bumped into someone and caused him to drop some of his things. "I'm so sorry!" Lex quickly spoke up, helping them with picking up their things.

He was a tall man, a bit muscular with nice, short, well-kept black hair and milk-chocolate coloured skin. He smiled a gentle smile at her. "It's no problem, I was talking on the phone, I should have been watching where I was going." he chuckled, taking the things Lex offered to him that were originally his. "I'm Brian."

"Alexa. But, Lex is also acceptable." She smiled, extending her hand to him, he took it firmly and shook. "Nice grip." she said, seeming to admire it.

"Thanks, Lex. Hey, uh.. This may seem a bit funny but.. Would you like to get some coffee with me? My treat." he asked, that smile still on his dark lips. Lex couldn't help but smile, then shrugged.

"Yeah, sure... I was going to go shopping, but I'll do that later..." she looked to the ground, brushing some of her hair away from her face, making sure it wasn't the side that had the scarred cheek. "Though, it's a bit weird, going to get coffee with someone I just met." she smirked.

He chuckled, "I promise you, I won't try anything. Tell you what, if you don't like me I'll leave you alone and you won't see me ever again. But, if you do end up liking me, you have to go on a date with me." he winked, giving a playful grin.

Lex couldn't back down from that, "Alright, fine. I'll give you one chance. Lets go get some coffee."