Stuck in a Dream
Background Information For Chapter One
Name- Trinity Vincet
Age- 9
Gender -Female
Role- Main character
Name- Maria Vincet
Age- 31
Gender- Female
Role- Trinity's mother
Chapter One- The Beginning
"Goodnight mother." Trinity said to her mother as she shuffled her feet under the pink, flowered print covers. Her night light changed colors in the corner as her mother, Maria, kissed her on the forehead. A smile spread across Trinity's face as she watched her mother close the bedroom door through cracks in her eyelids.
Trinity slowly fell into a deep sleep, while her heart pounded in her chest. Tonight was a night, an unforgetable night, that would change Trinity's life forever.
She slid out of her blankets, dropping her fragile feet on the hard, wood floor. She slowly trudged down the stairs one foot at a time, still in her deep sleep. How could this be? Of course, Trinity was sleep walking, dreaming of wonderful things that any 9 year-old would dream of.
"Trinity is that you?" Maria asked her as she watched Trinity zombified stomp across the room. "Trinity, wake up!" Maria called shaking her daughters shoulders. It was a big mistake, but Maria was scared, she didn't know what was happening to her one and only daughter. Of course in this time, no one did.
Trinity's mind rapidly went flying through time zones and different dreams. Now, she could never wake to the real world again. Maria tragically got Trinity stuck. Stuck in a dream and there was only one way to wake from this nightmare... Trinity had to fight her way through all of the dreams till she could find her way back home again. And stay alive.
Gasping for air, Trinity awoke to a velvety soft grass. "Where am I?" She said out loud. No longer did she wear her cream colored night gown, but she had a rainbow colored dress. The most gorgeous dress she had ever seen! But where did it come from? And she still wondered where she lay.
"Morning ma'am." A soft voice said to Trinity.
"Who and WHAT are YOU?!" She astonishedly replied.
"My names Lottie. And I'm a faerie of course." The small, purple haired faerie answered.
"I must be dreaming..." Trinity realized.
"So, lets walk." Lottie told her and her wings lifted her in the air as she strolled along beside Trinity.
"Um, where exactly am I?" Trinity asked
"Your in Faylinn." The faerie continued, "All the faeries live here. It's the only safe place from the golbins."
"G-g-goblins? Thats a bit dark." Trinity stuttered. "How many faeries are there exactly?"
"Over 1,000. Want to meet my friends?"
Jaw dropped, Trinity agreed and followed her new friend into the forest. There, she saw thousands of faeries chatting and painting and playing instruments. A creative bunch the faeries were.
"These are my friends, Fawn, Coral, Ebony, Xanthe, Indigo, and Cobalt. Everyone, this is Trinity." Lottie introduced.
"Trinity, what exactly are you doing here? The faerie that Lottie introduced as Xanthe asked.
"Well, I don't exactly know.. last I remember I was sleeping, and now I'm here."
"Oh no! She's stuck!" Fawn called out raising her hands to cover her face.
"I'm what..?" Trinity questioned.
"Listen Trinity, you must escape. There's no time to waste. Go to the Dark Forest on the other side of Faylinn. You must solve the riddle of Azric. Then, run and don't look back or stop running until you get to the river. Trinity, please, don't forget to find the key!" Lottie whispered to Trinity with tears in her eyes.
Trinity turned and ran towards where she awoke and where Lottie found her. She ran, and ran, and ran until she stood ontop of a hill and saw a pitch black forest infront of her. 'This must be the Dark Forest' she thought to herself and she stepped into the blackest of day.
She carefully took step by step cautious of what lie infront of her, wondering where she would find the riddle of Azric. Then she saw a black castle infront of her with black, ripped flags standing on the steeples on top.
Trinity ran to the chamber door and walked up to a hideous golbin and asked, "Where can I find Azric..?"
"Azric? Find Azric?!" The goblin screamed in her face.
Just then a booming voice hollered, "Kerridon! Send the girl to me."
Trinity walked to the huge golbin sitting in a dark chair holding a staff.
"You want the riddle?" He asked her.
"Uh, yes please." She replied as he motioned her towards him.
The King whispered in her ear,
"Whats greater than the Gods, whats worse than the Demons,
The needy have it, the wealthy need it, and if you eat it, you
will die."
"Nothing." Trinity almost intintly replied.
"That is correct." The King told her. "This won't do at all.. you're right! No, guards... take her away!!!"
Just then Trinity saw the reward to the answer, a door opened on the side wall, and she could see a river in the distance. She took Lottie's advice and ran.
She ran through tree's and tree's, dodging boulders and trying to outrun the goblins. She turned around to see the distance between her and the goblins, and splat! Oh no! She tripped on a root!! But there.. infront of her in the dirt lay a golden key with a velvet red string attached to it. Trinity grabbed the key and ran to the river.
Trinity leaped across the river, but couldn't make it, and fell straight through, sliding through darkness. Her dream was shifting, no, changing to a new dream. Where could she be going to now?