Gregor and the Prophecy of Life

Hi, this my first fanfic ever and I hope it's good. I will probably post one chapter per week, and I have no idea how many chapters there will be. If there is anything that seems wrong or if you have suggestions, just write those in the reviews. Thanks!

(P.S. this story is taken place a few weeks after the code of claw.)

Chapter 1: The dream

"Gregor! Breakfast is ready!" Even Gregor's mom shouting could not get him out of bed. He was so tired. He kept having dreams about the Underland and Luxa, and Ares, and Vikus. Just knowing that he would never see them again made Gregor's heart ache. He was glad that he wasn't the only one missing the Underland. Lizzie was still missing Ripred, and Boots was almost always talking to him in Crawler, and asking, "Where's Temp? Where's Temp? And Has-er? But Gregor knew that no matter what he did, or how hard he tried, he could never go back. So he got up, changed his clothes and fought his thoughts out of his mind.

When Gregor and Lizzie came in to their New York City apartment from school, their parents and Boots were gone. They were probably checking on Gregor's grandma. While Gregor, Lizzie, Boots and their mom was in the Underland, his grandma had a heart attack and was immediately sent to the hospital.

"I'm gonna go take a nap, ok Liz?" said Gregor, stretching his arms.

"Ok, I'll be making cookies for Ripre-," Lizzie paused. "Oh, never mind. We don't have any mix anyway."

"Wow," Gregor thought. It was about three weeks ago that they left the Underland and Lizzie still was thinking about making cookies for Ripred, even though she'd never see him again.

"Anyway, wake me up when Mom and Dad get home," Gregor called.

"Ok."

When Gregor walked into his bedroom, he took off his backpack and shoes and jumped onto his bed. He was so tired, he fell asleep in seconds. He had a dream about the Underland, but this one was different from all the others. Usually, Gregor would have flashbacks. Like when he last saw Luxa, or when The Bane's fangs sank into Ares's neck. This time, it was something that never happened. He and Luxa were in the Underland, he didn't know where, and Luxa was in some type of quicksand, and she was sinking to her neck. She was about a yard away from Gregor. There was nothing he could do but yell, "Luxa! Luxa! Don't go Luxa! Hold on!" But there was nothing to hold on to. Before he knew it, the quicksand went over Luxa's head, and she was gone forever. "No!" Gregor shouted in his sleep. When he woke up, his family was standing around his bed with mouths open wide, in a very surprised manner.

"Gregor, baby, are you all right?" Gregor's mom asked with concern.

"I don't know. I was having a nap, and then I was in the Underland. And Luxa was-"He stopped himself before he could say it.

"Louk-sa was what Gregor?" Boots asked.

"Dead. She was dead." Gregor jolted at the words. About 10 minutes of silence passed on before Gregor broke it.

"Oh man, I gotta go!" Gregor said as he got up from his bed and put on his shoes.

"Gregor, where are you going?" His dad asked.

"To the Underland," he replied.

"Oh, no, no, no. You nearly got killed last time," his mom said as Gregor nearly stepped out of his room. I'm not letting you go. There's no way that you're going. No way,"

"But Mom, I have to protect Luxa. If my dream's gonna happen when I'm not there, she'll die," Gregor protested.

"Gregor, how do you know your dream will happen?" asked Lizzie."Did Riprede teach you how to be a visionary? "Grace, please. Let him go," Gregor's dad said.

"What! How could you let your only son go to a place where he can get killed very easily!" Gregor's mom said, panicking.

"Grace, honey, its ok. He's in love. It's going to happen sooner or later. It might as well be now." Gregor's mom calmed down a bit. After about fifteen minutes, she spoke.

"Ok, if Gregor's goes, we all go. Mrs. Cormaci can check on Grandma for us."

"Yes! Now I can make cookies for Ripred! Yay! Yay!" Lizzie's reaction was probably the biggest.

"I see Temp again! I see Temp again!" Then Boots started speaking in Crawler. Gregor's reaction was just a smile.

"So how long are we staying?" Gregor asked his mom.

"As long as needed. But first we gotta tell Mrs. Cormaci," his mom replied.

After Gregor's family went to Mrs. Cormaci's apartment and told her about their trip, she gave Gregor three flashlights with about 12 brand-new batteries, and new sneakers. The sneakers Gregor got now were almost as great as the last ones he got.

So, Gregor, Boots, Lizzie, and their parents went to the laundry room and one by one, slid into the grate that was also the gateway to the Underland. When they got to the end of the tunnel, each one of them stared at the beautiful stone city of Regalia. It was marvelous, almost as great-looking as New York. They all could have looked at it for hours, but they were all hungry and cold. They walked to the gates for about ten minutes. When they got to the gates, there were no guards. Just a pale-skinned, violet-eyed girl with a gold band on her head tied to the wall, screaming for help.