Hello~ This is my first fanfiction, so I hope its not too bad~
Anyways, its a Yume /Yume 2kki crossover Fanfic.
Again, I hope that it is not too horrible XD
So, here it is:
0. Prologue
"Please, repeat it for me once more. The first one's name was Madotsuki?"
"Correct. She was living as a shut-in. She locked herself inside of her apartment and refused to leave for any reason whatsoever. Her distant relatives were supplying her needs."
"I can't say I blame her. After all, what had happened to her six years ago was a tragedy. Anyone would be depressed. She has my sympathy."
"The last thing she needs is your sympathy. Anyways, she was the first one to 'enter' a 'dream world' as complex as hers. It reflected her memories, both the good and the bad. Unfortunately, mostly the bad."
"Oh, yes, I recall some of it now. There were these things she had to collect…oh, what were they…"
"Effects. You're talking about Effects. She had to search through her little world in search of all 24 Effects. Each time she obtained one, she gained an ability that aided her in her search; her Bicycle Effect enabled her to move around faster, her Cat Effect attracted the strange inhabitants of her dream to her, the Hat and Scarf Effect could turn her into a snowman. She even had a Stoplight Effect."
"Oh, yeah! And when she finally collected all of her Effects, she dropped them all off in the Nexus. The, uh, Nexus was the place in her dream world which led to all sorts of different doors! Okay, thanks, I think I remember it now."
"Are you sure you'll remember?"
"Of course! I just needed review."
"Then who was Sabitsuki?"
"Oh, er…"
"Exactly."
"Can you run that by me, too?"
"I don't see why not. Sabitsuki is another like Madotsuki; she also developed a bizarre, complex dream world. She forgot her dreams upon waking up, so she was connected to a computer, which showed her dreams in a video game-like fashion. When she woke up, Sabitsuki had to turn on her computer and play through her dreams. And something worth mentioning is that her dream world is much more…violent. It's most likely because of her back story."
"Oh! Sabitsuki was the one with Rust!"
"Correct again. It greatly affected her dreams. Like Madotsuki, she had 24 Effects to collect. However, they were much more graphic. After she completed collecting the Effects, she exited her room for the first time in quite some time. She went up onto the roof. One of our workers, a maid, went up after her. In self defense, the maid had to kill Sabitsuki, who had 'Rusted Over.' However, Sabitsuki is still alive. We are unsure how, but she was able to survive, quite possibly because of Rust. She's still recovering, because the maid had dealt a near-fatal blow. She's in a coma."
"Yes, yes, I've seen her in the lab. Oh, and there was one more of these kids with weird dreams that we're researching. Um…Uso…Uro-"
"Urotsuki. Out of the three of them, her dream world is the largest and the happiest. Again, she had to collect Effects, too. But, in the end, she found a happy ending. She was able to go outside after living as a shut-in for quite some time. Though unfortunately, because she is no longer a shut-in, we have trouble researching her."
"I bet. Just imagine walking up to someone and saying, 'Hey! What're your dreams like? We need to know every little thing about you and your dreams for scientific purposes!' You'd probably end up getting slapped in the face!"
"You should talk. You're the person who'd do that without a second thought."
"Oh…right…Well, anyways, I think I got it now. Madotsuki, Sabitsuki, and Urotsuki. I'll try not to forget this time."
"Not so fast, I'm not convinced that you got it all down yet. Why are we researching them again?"
"Ha! Even I wouldn't forget something like that! It's because of that strange...disease, if it could be called that. It finds its way into the subconscious mind and distorts it; it warps everything the person sees and interrupts. Some people have shown to react aggressively and violently. And that's certainly not good! It's not highly contagious yet, but the number of people affected is slowly growing. We've decided to call it Sub-Consciousness Alteration Disorder or SAD. It seems that those three have it, but are not affected by it in the least; we think it may be due to their 'dream worlds'. They're so complex, so maybe it has something to do with it."
"Right again. We've set up a little 'path' for them, a 'journey' perhaps. All for the sake of finding something remotely related to a cure. It all depends on those three."
Thanks for reading~ The actual story starts next chapter, so XD
Please tell me if there's anything I need to improve on! :)
