What I Really Want
The Dream-maker 2.0
We start our story with Jimmy on his show-and-tell presentation (yes, their new teacher insisted on them having show-and-tell).
"This," Jimmy announced, with honor in his voice, "is my newest invention, the Dream-Maker 2.0. Now if I would just have a volunteer I'll explain how it works."
Nohighly raised hands. No, "I wanna do it!" s. Nothing but silence.
"Are you sure," the genius said in a clever tone, "you wouldn't want everyone to think you're what you've always wanted to be?"
"You can do that," Carl said in amazement, "Your machine could make me and my obsession with llamas cool?"
"No offence Carl, but I work with Science, not magic."
((AN: I know he'd never say that but I just had to get that out. Pretend that never happened. Now, on with the story.))
"Just tell what it does, Neutron." Cindy said, obviously irritated. "This could take all day."
"How about you, Cindy Vortex?" He said with mock admiration, "I'm sure it'd be extremlyinteresting to see what you would like to be."
Cindy sighs. "If it'll make things go any faster, why not."
Cindy jumped off her seat and stood next to the machine.
"But I'm warning you," she said with a threatening voice, "if this thing shocks me, bops me, zaps me, pinches me, eats me, or makes me act like a moron I'll sue!"
"Don't worry Vortex." Jimmy said, with a sly smirk on his face, "That'll only happen if you think it will."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Let me explain." You could tell by his voice that he was about to go into one of his extremely long lectures, so I'll sum it up for you. He basically said, "I guess the main purpose for the Dream-maker 2.0 is to see what it would be like to be what you've always wanted to be, it's not meant to change a person as you might think, but you have to control your thinking. You see the D-M 2.0 (Dream-maker) locks onto the brain waves of the volunteer and distributes those thoughts to every being within a 15-mile radius. In other words, you think that you want to be something and everyone up to 15 miles away, in all directions, will think that you are. Now let's demonstrate. Miss Vortex, if you would please put on the helmet we will copy your brain waves."
Cindy stubbornly put on the helmet. It had antennas and she knew very well that it made her look like a bug(AN: more like a roach if you ask me). Jimmy turned a knob on the D-M 2.0. It started to sound like static but then there was Cindy's voice.
(thinking in D-M 2.0) I still say if anything weird happens to me I'll… Hey! Why do I hear an echo? Jimmy! Are you listening to my thoughts?
"Just wanted to make sure you were thinking." He said innocently, "Now concentrate on what you want to be."
(still thinking) Fine. Now what would I be? What would I be?
Suddenly a song popped into Cindy's head:
You said I could be anything, could be anyoonnnneeee!
If I could, (Libby echo's If I could)
If I would, (echo)
Be anything…
If I could, (echo's…I'll stop. You get the picture.)
If I would,
Be anyone…
I'd be the girl who's standing there next to yoooouuu.
If I would,
If I could,
Be anyone…
If I would,
If I could,
Be anything…
I'd be the little picture in your head,
That you think of before you go to bed…
If I could be anything,
If I could be anyone,
If I could be anywhere,
I'd be right next to you.
QUAAAAAAAKKK!
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