In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came
Nearly every girl dreams of being a queen at one point in their life. Cassie just never expected any of her dreams to be like this.

She sat in a throne room, straight out of ancient Egypt (or what she imagined one would look like). In the seat beside her was Kang and yet not Kang. He had Kang's suit but his helmet was off and his face- he was face was just as Cassie remembered Nate just before he returned to his time and fate.

Kang- Nate- whoever he was grasped her hand and smiled. With his free hand he gestured to the people before them. All of them were on their hands and knees in reverence. Or fear.

Scotty ran through the crowd. "Daddy!" He cried in delight and ran into Kang's arms. Kang held Cassie's son close and the smile on his face broadened. Cassie found that she too was smiling.

"Look." Nate said, resting Scotty on his lap. "Look what your mother and I have to give you. You have the world."

Cassie tried to stop smiling. Even as part of her recoiled at the scene, even knowing how wrong it was she couldn't help but feel happy. Cassie looked from her son to the crowd. She saw her father, Kristoff, Andrea, Vincent, Tony, and other friends and mentors. They all stood looking at her as though silently asking "what are you doing?"

"Cassandra," Kristoff spoke. "Stop him. You must stop him."

"I-" She looked to Nate and Scotty. They were so happy. She was so happy. "I can't."

"And why should she?" Kang set Scotty down and placed a gun in his hands. Then he walked to Cassie and, taking her by the hand, pulled her to her feet. "You have everything." He said as he put his arms around her.

"Cass-"

Scotty shot Kristoff. Cassie's fiance fell to the floor and did not move, a steady stream of blood flowing through the hole in his skull.

Inside Cassie was screaming but her lips would not move.

"Well done." Nate said to his son before turning back to Cassie, pulling her closer.

Cassie looked at Nate and felt a rush of inexplicable happiness. It only intensified when Nate pressed his lips to hers. She put her arms around him. The world around them faded until there was nothing, no one else but the two of them.

That morning Cassie didn't know why she woke covered in sweat. She didn't know why she pulled out the picture of Nate to look at. She didn't know why she couldn't get her former lover out of her head. And she didn't know why, through it all, she felt guilty.