It was another regular night at Kadic Academy. A perfect crescent moon, hanging gently in the sky, crickets chirping, stars twinkling, and students all sleeping peacefully in their dorm rooms.

In one room, on the girl's floor, a pink-haired girl is squeezing her eyes tightly in her sleep, letting out an occasional whimper. If one could see inside her dreams, one would see she is having a nightmare.

The girl found herself in a virtual world where everything is covered in ice, and yet, there is no cold. There is a tall, cream-colored, tower, surrounded by a glowing, white, fog in the middle. A swirling green vortex appears and a rather muscular figure floats out. It has a pale green face, pointy ears, and what looks to be white fire in place of hair. He was dressed in a black jumpsuit complete with black cape. The only other color was his white insignia on his chest:

He raised a black-gloved hand, which glowed a menacingly dark green, toward the portal and four kids came floating out, bound with some kind of green goo and all unconscious. The girl recognized the four kids as her best friends. She tried to scream, but found that the same goo binding her friends together was also keeping her mouth shut. The evil creature looked directly at the girl and grinned malevolently, showing his sharp teeth and small fangs. He floated up to her and grinned ear-to-ear, right in her face. He said in a bone-chilling voice, "Wake up, Aelita…"

Author's Note: This is my first fanfic, so please, let me know HONESTLY what you think. Just please keep it clean.

I'm also looking for a beta reader to help me improve and show me the ropes.