While I was sleeping, I had an odd dream. I guess it's not all that unusual for people to have weird dreams that have no meaning; like your math teacher chasing you down in a clown costume, or your pet piloting your bike to work while you sit in the passenger's seat. But this dream was notable; not because of random subjects, but because of how vivid it was, and how real it felt.
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The first thing I remember is I was drifting in darkness. I looked around for something, anything, to be existing with me.
But there was nothing.
Then... everything came to me at once. My world opened up to white, and information started flooding my brain without a second thought. Words I could see moments ago disappeared and were replaced by thousands more. Just when I thought I couldn't take any more in my head, it would expand further. This felt like an eternity. It wasn't exactly painful... it was just so MUCH.
All of a sudden, there was a… bang? A pop? A noise I couldn't identify suddenly stopped everything and resonated in the empty space. My world opened up again; except it wasn't black like I thought at first, just a drab grey. I noticed there was a clicking and clacking noise all around me, like electrical circuits. White text separated into horizontal columns suddenly appeared before me. Then, a black bar highlighting the columns started descending towards me rapidly. I felt my heart beat loudly in my ears. Finally, the black bar stopped… on what looked like a file.
"pokémon_firered_randomized.zip"
Before I could process what that meant, I heard the noise again. Much clearer this time around.
B A N G !
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I jolted awake, face to face with my television screen, and my NES controller in my hands. I looked around for the noise, but realized I was awake. Fumbling with the buttons, I recalled that I must've fallen asleep while playing video games last night.
"Whoo, boy… wow." I said aloud, shaking my head. As my hair waved out of my face, my neck ached. "That was weird." I reached back and rubbed my sore muscles a little to ease the tension, my back making a cracking noise.
I heard my mother call my name downstairs. "Red! Get dressed and get your butt DOWN HERE!"
"Coming, Mom!" I quickly got up, stretched myself out, and started putting on the clothes that were laid out on my bed. As I pulled my head through my shirt, it hit me.
Aren't I supposed to get my first Pokémon from Professor Oak today?