"He is coming." Tom saw and heard terror. He heard the chilling voice of an unnamed evil, and he saw the misshapen form of a dark creature slowly walking towards him. The creature looked human, but something about it told Tom that it wasn't. It was evil and it meant to harm him. Tom tried to move, but he couldn't as if chains held him in place. Tom closed his eyes as the creature got closer. He felt cold hands wrap around his throat. Tom let out a dry scream before he woke up.
"Wake up Tom!" Tom's brother, Fred said, his hands around Tom's throat.
Tom slapped Fred's hands away. "Quite the wake up call!"
Fred let him go and shrugged. "Sorry, but dad is on another rampage and its all on you."
Tom groaned. "What did I do this time?"
Fred smiled and said, "You know dad doesn't like it when you trade batteries for gold to the satyrs, it reminds him of Uncle Seth."
"Whats wrong with Uncle Seth?" Tom said standing up and putting a robe on. "He's awesome! He uses Vasilis to do the singing sisters bidding, I think thats brave and cool."
Fred rolled his eyes. "Dads doesn't think Seth is an idiot because of the missions he goes on, he thinks he's idiot because of how irresponsible he was when he was a kid."
"Tom! Get down here right now!" Bracken, their father yelled.
"Better get down there..." Fred said, gesturing towards the door. Tom groaned and started trudging down the stairs. When he got to the kitchen, his father whipped around.
"Son of a-"
"Watch your language Bracken!" Kendra, his mother, called.
"-Unicorn!" Tom looked down, hiding his grin. His father was a unicorn, so what he said was true. "Again?! Again?! Its the fourth time this week! This week!"
Tom looked up. "I'm sorry dad, I won't do it again."
"Thats what you say every time! Why should I believe you this time?"
Tom didn't say anything. His father was right. Bracken waited for a response, tapping his foot on the ground. "Whatever. Your grounded! You will stay in your room for the rest of the day, and you will not come out at all. Am I understood? I can't believe you keep giving Newel and Doren batteries for gold thats not even ours!"
Tom nodded his consent and he trudged back upstairs and into his room. He expected a very long day.