This is actually my first NiGHTS fic, my second fic in total, and this
one I intend to get past the third chapter, dammit! Note that I use my
own versions of Nightopia and Nightmare.
Chapter 1
There she was, just another fangirl, a fangirl who had just finished
yet another peice of art of her fan character and NiGHTs together. She
had to admit, she was officially pathetic. Although she'd always
Strived to be different, now she was just another toonophillic NiGHTS
fangirl, phisically drawn tward him, as well as loving his care-free
personallity. How she wished he were her own... but it would never be,
of course. Nightopia simply didn't exist. Oh how she wished it did
though! She had a lot of wishes... and a lot of dreams, too.
She looked at the clock. 10:29 pm. just about time for her to go to
sleep. She'd probably dream about him again. He'd call her name,
slowly, with his gental voice, like that of an angel. "Crystal,
Crystal, come to meet me!"
But it was only a dream, and as she prepared herself to sleep, she was
already half-asleep...
She "awoke" in a strange room, the floor was squishy and purple and
yellow checkered. The walls were striped in the same violet and golden
yellow. Everything was so wavey, she could barely stand up straight,
and the floor wasn't helping. She tried walking forward, to the door at
the end of the long room, but as soon as she put her foot down to take
the first step, it bounced back and she fell over backwards. As she
struggled to get up, there was a pounding on the door. As soon as she
managed to get up, the door burst open, and a blue cat-like creature
ran in. She tried to run, but she took the first step and flew up into the air.
The creature jumped up into the air, heading for her with deadly
accuracy, mouth wide open ready to bite. This wasn't the normal dream,
this was a nightmare!
Right before the creature cought her leg in it's teeth, something
grabbed her by the arm and carried her away from the beast, and she
went higher and higher, away from the room, and below her was a shadowy
land, with dead trees and other than that, baren ground. There were
screams in the air, cries for help. Against the moon there was a tiny
silouhett of what seemed to be a castle, but it was hard to tell from
so far away. She couldn't beleive it, she was actually in Nightmare!
Crystal looked up at whoever was her rescuer... or capturer. His face
was a very pale blue, with red and black horns sticking out of his head.
Was this... Reala? If Reala appeared in this dream... wouldn't NiGHTS,
too? The thought made her smile, and a bit of a giggle escaped, and it
helped her overcome the fear of flying so high, with out any control.
"You enjoy the feel of flight, dreamer?" The Nightmaren spoke.
She tensed up, and only a small whimper escaped her mouth. Did she
really want to mess things up with Reala? What if she said the wrong
thing, would he drop her? Even if she would probably just wake up, she
wasn't sure what else would happen. She was afraid it would hurt...
"Hm? Do not fear, ... You may not wake again, but I won't hurt you
unless neccesary... meaning, don't fight us, and you'll be just fine."
"W-won't wake up again?" She was sure it was just a dream now, but the
thought was interesting. What would it be like to stay in the dream
world forever?
"We plan on keeping you here for a while, Dreamer."
"I... I have a name, you know. It's Crystal."
"Not for long..."
"What? Your not making any sence!"
They were almost to what was definetly a floating castle now. The rest
of the way, they didn't talk untill they landed. "Come with me." Reala
Hovered through the passageways and Crystal followed. She couldn't fly,
of course, so she just followed on foot.
"So, what exactly do you plan on doing with me?" She was curious.
"You'll see, dreamer. You'll see."
The responce made her a bit nervous.
It didn't take long to reach the main room in the castle, where the
Rather familiar shape of Wizeman the Wicked hid in the shadows.