I Have the Strangest Dreams

I was a detective with the SVU unit from TV. There was some sort of hold-up at a laundromat. We went in and three Disney princesses are there, crouching behind fallen washing machines. They are Belle, Snow White, and Ariel. We have been searching for a psychopath betta fish. He was the one holding up the laundromat. We find him standing on a dryer. He's a funny little fish with a mustache and a mole on the left above his lip. We're talking to him and we realize he isn't the one we're looking for. He's the evil fish's double. Suddenly, I see the real evil betta standing on top of a washing machine. I yell "Down! Get Down!" Just as the fish begins shooting at us. A bullet hit some black cop and another hit Ariel. As I am ducking, I become acutely aware of my daughter in my arms. I cling tightly to her, putting her on the other side of me. even though we are hiding behind a row of washers. As the bullet hit Ariel and she fell, I remember covering Emily's (my daughter's) eyes, trying to keep her from seeing what's going on.

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