Well, here we are again, readers. You've been lured (in some bizarre way) to read yet another story from me, the Spyda. I know, you enjoyed your break after my last story for a little while, but now it's time to read some more of my aged bullplop. C'mon, it isn't that bad, right?

...alright, fine, let's make that a rhetorical question. Just to be safe.

But don't worry, folks. If you enjoyed by previous story, the ever-crazed Vile's Redemption, then chances are that you won't mind trudging through this new conception of mine. Those of you new to my stuff, feel free to take a look around, decide if you like what you see. If you don't, then... well, you're probably sane. Congratulations!

But joking aside, my friends, I think it would be appropriate if I started setting the scene for the storyline now. You know, an introduction. Everybody loves introductions (unless, of course, they don't).

Alright, then. Now, we all know that we humans, what with our inquisitive nature and everything, have the ability to dream. Dreams are something that drive us to certain lengths, for better and for worse... they represent our desires, our fantasies, and such. And they're extremely powerful; so much so that the very lives of every human being on Earth could be eternally altered by the dream of just one other.

But then there's reploids, the mechanical counterparts of humans. Do they possess the initiative to dream? Could a single reploid - or a group of them, for that matter - change the course of history with their beliefs and desires? The Mavericks and the Hunters are a prime example of this; they each have conflicting desires and dreams, causing their antagonisms of one another. Thusly, reploids must have some reason, something deep inside them that produces their dreams. And where this comes from, many humans may never know or understand, even those that create reploids themselves.

It's based on this realization that this story is based. Now that three Maverick uprisings have been quelled, and it's been some months since the events of Vile's Redemption, new conflicts have just begun to arise. The Mavericks have been almost reduced to nothingness, and their broken leader Sigma wishes nothing but revenge. And now that a new Hunter faction has been established, the Repliforce, new ideals and dreams will begin to come into play. Even those without any alliance will begin to have their voices heard, for better and for worse.

So now, watch and listen, because this new conflict will delve into the lives of...

DISSONANT DREAMERS
A Sequel to Vile's Redemption
January 2003