Dream or Reality?

Lance didn't know what to think. His mind was in a fog. Unsure of what to believe, he lay in a disheveled bed, a cold sweet making him shudder. His eyes were wide open and his breath came out in ragged gasped as he tried to push thoughts of that dream into the back of his mind. His light brown hair was matted to his forehead and as messed up as his head felt. He didn't want to think of the dream, but every time he tried to push thoughts of it back, they came up like weeds in a garden; invading his mind and showing him a replay of the vivid images he had just experienced in his dreams.

He was on a planet overrun by creatures of unimaginable horror. The wind was almost unbearably thin and he had difficulty breathing. The slow gravity made his reflexes weak and he almost didn't move in time to avoid the fist of what seemed to be a large ape, but it's head was that of a gigantic wolf. It's claws were two times the size of Lance. He covered his head and his vision flashed white and suddenly, he found himself in a black room. It was dominated by natural vines that grew out of the ground and overtook the walls. The only thing in the room was a person, or creature that was standing in the darkest corner. It was an ominous sight. The figure was cloaked in a strange robe with a deep cowl that shadowed its face and his it from view. The only visible part of the being was a pair of glowing blue eyes that seemed to pierce through him and look through his soul.

Lance felt a conscience brush up against his and it made him tense. Never before had he felt anything like it. And the last thing he expected was to hear a voice in his head, but there it was like a wisp of air. It was so delicate, that it seemed the slightest disturbance would cause it to fade away.

"I have been expecting you, son of the Snake Charmer," said the being. All the while, its attention remained on Lance," Your time has come. The month of your awakening is at hand."

"I don't know what you are talking about," said Lance, what else could he say? So far he had been in a dream. He couldn't even honestly say it was a dream, it was so vivid and real, and he couldn't help but think it was real.

The conscience of the being seemed to be somewhat amused. Lances heart was in his throat, "I remember the first of your kind, you remind me of him so very much. He was just as curious, wary, and full of questions as you," the being waved his hands and a seat sprang from the ground. It was an amazing sight. The vines in the ground slowly rose from the earth and wove themselves together to for a chair with a high back.

"Sit," said the being, and Lance felt compelled to sit. He placed himself in the chair and looked at the creature again, waiting for it to speak. He did not want to say anything; for fear that he might say the wrong thing. The being apparently sensed this and shook its head, "You need not hide your feelings from me Snake Charmer, I mean you know harm. Speak your mind, for I have little time with you and will not be able to contact you this way again. The next time we speak, it will be face to face."

There was a rumble from somewhere above them and it caused Lance to jump. His head beaded with sweet and he opened his mouth warily to ask his questions.

"Who are you," he asked in a strangled voice. He was finding it hard to speak with a conscience brushing against his mind.

"Now that is a very difficult question," said the voice in his head with a mumble," for I have been alive since before your ancestors, ancestors knew about themselves. Suffice it to say that I am a creature, or alien if you will, of unimaginable power… One who will be waiting for your arrival; so that you may fulfill your destiny."

"What do you mean, 'help me fulfill my destiny'? You mean that I have a purpose?" He found it easier to speak to the being now; he wasn't sure whether it was because he was becoming used to the creatures mental touch, or whether it was the fact that they were now speaking about his, "so called destiny".

"If you are wondering whether there is more to your life, than yes, you have a great life ahead of you, but it is perilous. I dare not divulge to much information, for it could be catastrophic id the wrong person knew. But you are slowly waking, so I will give you this knowledge to help you seek the truth. The date is November 30 of the year 2008. Your time is 17 days, you have that long to find me… take this knowledge and use it well Son of the Snake Charmer."

The creature began to fade from Lance's vision and November 30 began anew.