*Update*
Okay now I realize I am making ALOT of changes just hang in there with me alright? Since I've kinda rediscovered this after checking my hotmail for once in my life I have come to save this story which has fallen to pieces. lol. Now I'm hoping that maybe I can actually finish this and make everyone who was reading it happy. Now I've decided to put a few chapters together because the ones I had were just way too short. I guess I was a pretty dumb middle schooler back when I started this thing. xD But hopefully I can atone for my horrible grammar and story sins and make this into the story it was suppose to be! I apologize to all you who were reading and had to wait for my lazy ass to get into gear and I hope you enjoy reading the new and improved version of:
NiGHTS: A New Journey Of Dreams
A NiGHTS fan fiction
Many people question things in this world. Almost everyone always has a question about something. One thing we as human beings question a lot is dreams. Some say they are just stories our minds create while are brains are at rest. Others say they are signs with a spiritual meaning. There is one explanation though that is rarely ever considered, normally only by children, that when you fall asleep you enter into a different world. A world only enterable by falling asleep. A world of Dreams. Is this true? That I cannot say for I have no proof. I can tell you of a story though. A story of a girl and her friends who were said to have encountered this world of dreams known to them as Nightopia.
Elizabeth Farlend, a 15 year old girl attending Elesis Middle School, normally receives straight A's, other than an occasional B or C. She has a pretty good amount of friends and is pretty easy going. Every teacher she has comments that Elizabeth is a "promising student." Even though her school life seems perfect, things at home aren't so perfect.
Elizabeth's parents are sadly divorced. She lives with her mother while her brother Edward, A 16 year old attending high school, lives with her father. The only time she can see him is when her parents can at least stand to look at each other for more than an hour without arguing. As soon as they start up she and Edward go to their rooms because neither want to have any part of it.
Today Elizabeth was finally going to be able to spend more than just an hour with Edward. He was going to be staying with her and their mother for a week. Her father had said his school was letting all the kids off for a week but both Elizabeth and her mother knew Edward had actually been suspended. Which was why at the moment the two parents were in a heated argument. Elizabeth was desperately trying to ignore them by turning her CD player up as far as it would go. Poor Edward just had to rely on good old ignoring skills since he had nothing to keep him preoccupied. The two of them sighed as their parents began their shout fest.
"Damnit Dave! That's the fourth time this year and it's not even half over!" Sharell shouted glaring at the man across the counter from her.
"Oh well. It'll be fine. It's not as if he's been expelled." Dave said rolling his eyes.
"Don't roll your eyes at me! And what if he is expelled next time? What then?" Sharell demanded slamming her fist into the kitchen counter.
"He won't be alright! He just messed up a couple of times! It's going to be fine!" Dave declared.
"Oh yes he will! And you want to know how I know? Because your worthless! You're a terrible father!" Sharell snapped.
Dave then slammed his fist on the counter too, "Don't even go there Sharell! I'm just as good as a parent as you are! So if I'm terrible, then you're terrible too!"
"If I'm so terrible then why hasn't Elizabeth been suspended? Because I'm not!" Sharell retorted.
Elizabeth had finally had enough. She stood and took off to her room. Edward soon did the same. Elizabeth entered her room and slammed the door behind her. "The reason I haven't been suspended is because I don't want to be stuck here with you!" She declared even though she knew her mother could not hear her through the thick bedroom walls. She walked over and sat on her bed.
Elizabeth then looked out the window. It had begun to rain. "Great. What a wonderful thing to make my mood even better." She said sarcastically. She couldn't wait until tomorrow. She would be at school with her friends and not have to worry about the things going on at home. She could live like a normal happy kid there. Elizabeth then laid down and started staring at the ceiling. She closed her eyes and began to relax.
A couple of streets away from Elizabeth's house a boy was just getting dropped off by the bus since his house was the last stop. He was Christopher Elswood. He like Elizabeth was also 15. Even though they were the same age and went to the same school Christopher definitely didn't make straight A's like Elizabeth. You could actually almost say he made straight F's. He did have a lot of friends but, he was a bad student. Always in trouble and always getting suspended at almost every school he went to other than elementary school.
Even in all this though Christopher's home life was actually quiet peaceful. Other than a lecture for what he did here and there, Most kids would say it was great. Christopher wasn't happy though. He wanted to leave. He didn't want to be trapped there. His parents were always over protective. He guessed it was because he was their only child. He was sitting on the couch watching T.V. when his mother came and sat beside him.
"Chris. I know you're a good boy here at home so I can't understand why you keep getting in trouble at school." She said her eyes filled with concern.
"It's because the school is stupid." He said continuing to watch the T.V.
"Well can you at least promise me that you'll try to behave from now on?" She asked.
"Yeah sure. I'm mean, It's not like I don't already try." Christopher said.
"Of course. Just try a little harder then." His mother said. She then stood up and left. Chris sighed. He then stood and also went to his room deciding to take a nap. He laid down on his bed and closed his eyes. Then he fell asleep.
Elizabeth was walking with her friends heading home. Her friends disappeared when she reached her house. Elizabeth walked in to see her father leaving. He was taking Edward with him. "I'm never coming back and neither is Edward!" She heard him shout. "NO!" She screamed and began pleading with him to stay. Then him and Edward disappeared. She fell to her knees. She began to cry uncontrollably. She then heard laughter. Elizabeth looked up to see she was surrounded by what looked to be monsters. She stood horrified.
The monsters started to advance. Elizabeth immediately started running away. She didn't know where to go. She just ran. "Someone help me!" She screamed as she ran. Then she saw a light. It felt so comforting and warm. She ran towards it hoping it would provide her with an escape from this nightmare. Then when she got close enough to almost touch it she jumped into the light. Then everything went blank.
She was now falling. She felt scared and wanted to scream but could not. Then when the ground became close she closed her eyes and her body tensed fearing that her death was soon to come. Sudden;y she noticed she didn't hit the ground. Elizabeth opened her eyes to see she was now slowly floating down to the ground. Finally she landed. She blinked surprised. Then she looked around. Elizabeth took and step forward.
"Where am I?" She questioned. She noticed she was on a stone path that led to a gate that was open. Not knowing what else to do Elizabeth followed it. She stopped at the gate. Beyond it she saw a beautiful area which was surrounded by what looked like a forest. In the middle was a fountain. Around the fountain were the outline of where doors were that had steps leading to them but there was no door. Only one outline actually had a door.
"Wow...What is this place?" Elizabeth asked to no one in unparticular.
"Why this is what your kind would call the world of Dreams and this place is the Dream Gate that leads to Nightopia." A voice said. Elizabeth turned in surprise. She looked up and saw an owl.
"Dream...Gate?" Elizabeth questioned.
"Yes. This is the Dream Gate. It's been a while since I've seen a visitor." The owl said observing her.
Elizabeth looked around. This place was amazing. It was like nothing she had ever seen before. She then heard what sounded like a flute. Elizabeth turned once again and looked towards the top of the fountain. There stood floating in the air what seemed to be a person. The person Elizabeth thought seemed to be wearing a funny looking purple hat and strange clothing. On the front of this persons shirt was a large dazzling red jewel.
"Who In the world...?" Elizabeth asked.
"That is NiGHTS." The owl answered. NiGHTS noticed Elizabeth and Owl. NiGHTS flew down looking at Elizabeth.
"Hello there." NiGHTS said smiled back.
"Hi NiGHTS. I'm Elizabeth."She told her. NiGHTS nodded and started to fly about.
"I wish I could fly..." Elizabeth said watching NiGHTS.
"Then Dualize with me!" NiGHTS said coming back down and floating in front of Elizabeth.
"How do I do that?" Elizabeth asked.
NiGHTS put her hand out for Elizabeth to touch. Elizabeth looked at NiGHTS hand and then looked at NiGHTS. When NiGHTS nodded Elizabeth touched her hand. There was then a shining light. When the light cleared only NiGHTS stood but Elizabeth had become a part of NiGHTS.
"This is amazing!" Elizabeth declared as she began to fly about.
Elizabeth didn't want this to ever end. She hoped she would never awaken from this wonderful dream. To never return to her life at home with her divorced parents. But somewhere in a land of Nightmare someone was hoping to make her dreams into Nightmares.
Wizeman stood in his domain watching NiGHTS who had now dualized with Elizabeth. Though having been destroyed by Elliot and Claris and then destroyed again by Helen and Will after dualizing with NiGHTS yet again he had returned. This time Wizeman knew he could make no mistakes. He could not underestimate the visitors this time.
"Reala!" Wizeman voice boomed throughout his castle.
"Yes Master Wizeman?" Reala asked slowly gliding up to his master.
"I wish for you to go and keep an eye on this new visitor." Wizeman commanded bringing his hand towards Reala so his eye could glare at him.
"As you wish." Reala replied and with a bow he left.
Wizeman knew after failing twice Reala would fail again. It was the sad fate of his failure creation. He needed a new, stronger servant. One that would not fail him. One that had something Reala did not. Wizeman looked to his side. Something stood there in the shadows. It seemed to be sleeping. Wizeman felt no doubt in his mind, "I will not fail. Not this time."
Elizabeth and NiGHTS finally undualized. Elizabeth was amazed at how fun it was to fly. She hoped when she returned she could do it again.
"That was amazing!" Elizabeth said smiling. NiGHTS just nodded. Then Elizabeth noticed NiGHTS seemed troubled.
"What's wrong?" Elizabeth asked concerned.
"It's nothing." NiGHTS said shaking her head.
Elizabeth did not believe that NiGHTS was telling the truth but just shook her head to let NiGHTS knew she had heard what NiGHTS said.
Reala smirked knowing NiGHTS knew he was there, "This should be fun. NiGHTS still doesn't know Wiseman has returned." Reala lowered himself into view with that nasty smirk still on his face.
"Why hello NiGHTS! It's so very nice to see you again." He said.
NiGHTS glared at Reala.
"Reala! What are you doing here! You're most certainly not welcome here!" NiGHTS declared viciously towards the Nightmaren.
Reala laughed. This was going to be quite entertaining.
"Well NiGHTS you should know I only do what I am told. So if I am here I was told to come." Reala replied.
"And who told you to come? Your invisible friend?" NiGHTS questioned glaring at Reala.
"What do you mean who? Do you not know? You should know! He wants his revenge against you and those little visitors you know." Reala commented. NiGHTS looked at him confused. What was Reala talking about? Who wanted revenge against her? Reala laughed when he saw the look on NiGHTS face.
"I guess you really don't know. Well then I'll tell you. Master Wizeman has returned once again! And this time. You will die." Reala said venomously.
Elizabeth glared at Reala. She wasn't one to normally state her opinion. She for the most part was one of those quit people who always sat in the corner. For some reason though she could not stand this guy.
"What right do you or this so called 'Master Wizeman' have that you can just go around killing people? Why you just look like a clown to me! I doubt you nor that Wize-guy or whatever his name is are anything special." Elizabeth said glaring at Reala. Reala at first snickered and then burst out laughing. Elizabeth than thought. Wasn't this just a dream? This wasn't real so didn't threats or words really not matter? Reala finally stopped laughing. He lowered himself to be in front of Elizabeth.
"Your quite a smart mouth young girl. You better watch it. Sometimes that can be a curse." He said then he put his hand on her cheek. Elizabeth was shocked and frightened. Not of Reala but of how real it felt. His hand was so cold and it felt so real. She wanted to pull away but found herself almost petrified.
"We wouldn't want anything to happen to a beautiful young girl like you with her whole life still ahead of her would we?" Reala questioned.
Elizabeth only found herself able to shake her head. Reala smirked. Taking his hand away he flew back up into the sky.
"I thought you might agree." He looked towards NiGHTS, "I guess I'll leave since I'm not welcome but trust me. I will be keeping an eye on any of our new visitors."And with that Reala left.
Finally Elizabeth found herself able to move but then all she did was fall on her knees. She had felt complete and total fear. finally she stood trying to shake off the feeling. Owl looked at her and knew what was wrong.
"I forgot to mention earlier that even though that this world to you would be known as a world of dreams it is still quite real." He explained.
"What?" Elizabeth said surprised. Then Elizabeth heard a noise. She felt light headed. Everything went black. Elizabeth opened her eyes to see her room. "Hey Liz. Time to get up for school." Edward said tossing the clothes at her that their mom had asked him to give her. Then he went back to his room.
Elizabeth then remembered what had happened. She put her hands on her cheeks and then quickly pulled her hands away. She was in utter shock for the cheek Reala had touched was cold and the one he hadn't touched was warm.
Elizabeth began to panic. What if she went there every time she fell asleep? What if Reala or something else of that world decided to hurt her? She quickly got dressed. She had to find out more. She had to find something out. Maybe someone else had been there. That would be perfect! She could ask them questions! But, how would you find a person like that without looking crazy?
Elizabeth ran downstairs and before her mom could say goodbye she was out the door and on the bus heading to school. She had to find something out. She needed answers. Elizabeth guessed she could check the school library just in case even though she doubted they would have anything and then she would check the public library.
This was frightening! How could a person deal with this kinda thing? Even if she did get information. How? Elizabeth felt like pulling her hair out. She knew it seemed she was overreacting a bit but it was so frightening! That Reala guy had claws! Imagine what if he decided to tear her apart with those? That would be painful! And imagine waking up with scars and trying to explain it to a parent. It was a horrible situation waiting to happen.
Then Elizabeth's friend Rebecca sat beside her. "What's up Lizzy?" She questioned smiling.
"Not now Rebecca. I need to think about something." Elizabeth told her a complete look of concentration on her face.
"Wow. What's got you acting so uptight?" Rebecca asked.
"I'm not going to tell you because if I do you'll call me crazy and eventually end up getting me tossed into a loony bin." Elizabeth said trying to concentrate on the matter at hand. Rebecca shrugged.
"Alright then. Whatever." She said and then started talking to a kid in the seat behind them. Finally they reached the school. Normally Elizabeth would stop and talk to her friends but decided not to and went straight to her locker. She decided today she needed to think. She needed to research. She needed to use any resources she could get her hands on. Talking to her friends could wait for Elizabeth wanted answers and wanted them now.