Disclaimer: "Desert Nightmare"was created by Kelven and translated by Azn Chipmunk. I have nothing to do with either of these two individuals, and the characters all belong to Kelven, except for the OC characters in this story. I hope you guys enjoy, and take care.
The Second Nightmare
It is now night time at the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and Sandra is seen looming over her suitcase stuffing in several articles of clothing neatly within the large bag. She puts in the last of her clothing, and zips up the suit case. She then proceeds to place it underneath the bag.
"Tomorrow at 12 is when Jarrod is going to pick me up for the airport." Thought Sandra to herself. She looks at the clock and sees that it is around 11 PM now. "Sheesh, it took me all night to pack this bag? No sense in staying up later than I have to."
Sandra then proceeds to climb into the bed and pulls the blanket over her body. She then turns and reaches for the nearby lamp, turning it off, leaving the room in complete and total darkness. She then places her head on the pillow, and slowly drifts off to sleep.
Time passes by slowly, and we see something approach the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority slowly.
Sandra turns on the bed, sighing ever so softly in her sleep.
The thing approaching the sorority has now made it to the doorway. It then proceeds to show a large hand packed with razor sharp claws, which tries to open the door like a normal human being before outright resorting to smashing the door down. Despite the loudness of the door being smashed open, nobody bothers coming out to investigate.
Sandra once again turns on the bed, this time we see an uncomfortable look on her face.
Slowly but surely, the thing makes it's way down the hallway. It eventually makes it's way to room 106. It then lets out a low growl, and prepares to use it's hand to smash the door open.
At this point, Sandra rises from the bed, now with a confused look on her face.
The thing then proceeds to smash the door down, Sandra's face now encompassed with fear. She tries to scream but the thing rushes up to her and jabs it's claws into her chest, blood spurts out before it simply starts to slowly drip from her body.
We get a look at the creature's eye, as the rest of it's body is still shrouded in darkness. It's eye is similar to the creature in Sandra's previous nightmare, catlike and blood red in color.
Sandra is shown to have trouble bleeding, her eyes now completely enveloped in shock and terror.
The creature's eye then proceeds to glow white, and a white aura then proceeds to shroud Sandra. The tip of the aura then proceeds to become sucked into the creature's eye. Soon the entire aura begins to become sucked into the creature's eye, and as every single part of the aura enters into it, Sandra proceeds to shrivel up like a raisin. Sandra tries to scream, but to no avail.
The creature growls once more, it's eye still absorbing the white aura sorrounding Sandra. The white aura, which started out as a bright flashing aura has no shriveled to but a mere glow. The dimmer the aura gets, the more shriveled Sandra becomes.
Soon, the white aura is completely eclipsed, and the creature's eye turns back into it's usual red color. It then takes the claw out of Sandra's chest. The creature rises, and proceeds to give a loud roar! We take another look at Sandra's body, and see that it has been reduced to what can be best described as a state of mummification.
"AHHHH!" Screamed Sandra, now launching herself from the bed. She is now panting heavily, and immediately turns the light back on. She checks to see if the door has been smashed down, it hasn't. She then walks over to the door and opens it slightly. She sticks her head out and checks to see if the front of the building has been smashed open, it also hasn't. Slowly she closes the door, and slowly heads back to bed. She checks the clock, and finds that it is now 2:00 in the morning.
She lands her head upon the soft pillow again, still breathing kind of heavily in response to the nightmare she just had.
"Never before had a nightmare been on more personal grounds." Thought Sandra to herself. Usually when she had nightmares, it was about her experiences in that God awful town of Dusty Creek, this one however took place in the security of her own dorm room of all places.
"Could...could this be...some extension of the curse Dusty Creek had? Or is this something completely different?" Thought Sandra to herself.
Sandra then proceeds to sigh, and then turns off the lamp, once again shrouding the room in darkness. Slowly but surely, she falls back asleep.
The next morning had come quickly after that, Sandra opens her eyes, and sees that light is now piercing the back window. She checks to see what time it is, and sees that it is 8:23 AM. She had over three and a half hours before Jarrod would come to pick her up and take her to the airport. Sandra rises from the bed and spreads her arms out. She then walks towards the bathroom. Slowly she opens the door, and proceeds to enter, closing it behind her.
Some time later, Sandra leaves the dorm room, now donning a green T-shirt and a pair of white shorts. She then proceeds to walk down the hallway and enters what looks to be the dining area. The area is filled to the brim with other young women, eating various breakfast items ranging from scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, the usual breakfast necessities. Sandra grabs herself a plate, helping herself to the scrambled eggs and a few slices of bacon. She then sits herself down near another young woman. This young woman has long wavy blonde hair and green eyes, and is currently wearing a black T-shirt with blue denim jeans.
"Hey Margaret." Said Sandra.
The young woman turns her head to face Sandra and smiles. "What's up?"
"Oh, nothing much, I already told you about how I'm going on a trip to Mexico, right?" Asked Sandra.
"Yeah." Said Margaret. "Lucky you, I wish I had some time off."
"This isn't a vacation, I'm going to be doing work, Margaret." Said Sandra. "Not to mention I'll probably have shit tons of work waiting for me when I get back."
"That's the only downside to this whole thing, huh?" Asked Margaret.
"Pretty much." Said Sandra, who then proceeds to take a bite of her scrambled eggs.
"I heard you screaming again last night." Said Margaret.
"Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to wake you up." Said Sandra.
"I'm kind of used to it now." Said Margaret. "But, hey, I guess if I were in the exact same position you were in 4 years ago at that hell hole of a town, I'd probably be screaming my head off for the rest of my days too."
"Well, that's the thing Margaret." Said Sandra.
"Huh?" Asked Margaret.
"Last night's dream, it didn't take place in Dusty Creek. It was here." Said Sandra.
"In the dining hall?" Asked Margaret, sarcastically.
"No, there was this thing that smashed to front doors open, and then it came into my room. The thing proceeded to impale me in the chest, and after that...I think it may of taken my soul out or something." Said Sandra.
"Sounds like something from your typical B horror flick." Said Margaret.
"Now that you mention it, it kind of does." Said Sandra. "Still though, that doesn't mean it wasn't the least bit horrifying. That is the second time that monster has invaded my dreams."
"Second? You mean this monster has appeared before?" Asked Margaret.
"Yeah, can't remember what happened in the first dream too well, but the same monster came out of some cave.
"Cave? Wait a minute, isn't the whole idea of this trip your going on going in and investigating some cave?" Asked Margaret.
"Pretty much, why do you ask?" Asked Sandra, now eating a bacon strip.
"Sandra, I'm not an expert on elaborating what dreams mean, but if this monster came from a cave, common sense would dictate that means some sort of danger lies in there." Said Margaret.
"Are you saying my dreams are telling me not to go to that cave?" Said Sandra.
"That's probably the message being conveyed, yes." Said Margaret.
"Well, Margaret, I have to go to the cave, I gave both Professor Collins and Jarrod my word that I'd be there." Said Sandra.
"You can't just back out?" Asked Margaret.
"Well, you said so yourself, your not an expert on what dreams tell people, so how do you know this isn't just some ordinary nightmare." Said Sandra.
"Because the nightmares you have usually aren't ordinary!" Said Margaret. "Look, I'm not stopping you if you want to go to those caves, just be careful, OK?"
Sandra finishes the food on her plate and nods. "Don't worry Margaret, I will."
Margaret smiles and stands up, her plate in hand.
"See you in two weeks." Said Margaret.
"Yeah, see you." Said Sandra.
Sometime later, we see Sandra standing at the front of the Kappa Kappa Gamma builing, suitcase in hand. It is near 12, and Jarrod said he'd be here around that time. Sandra then proceeds to hear a car honking at her, and in the distance she sees a white convertible driving up the driveway. Jarrod is shown driving the car, and two more characters in the back. The convertible reaches Sandra, and Jarrod is shown wearing sunglasses, looking at her.
"Ready?" Asked Jarrod.
Sandra nods and runs towards the convertible. She opens the back seat, and sits next to a red headed young woman, looking to be in her late 20s. The woman's eyes are brown, and she is shown wearing a white T-Shirt advertising some sort of food. She is wearing black shorts, and black laced shoes.
In the front with Jarrod, we see a young man, also in his late 20s, with short brown hair. He is also wearing a pair of sunglasses, and is wearing a white buttoned shirt, with blue shorts and brown sandals.
Jarrod then proceeds to start driving the car, and then makes a right turn once they leave the parking lot.
"Sandra, these two are my partners Clara Garnett and Micheal Stalwitz, like me they are passionate archaeologists." Said Jarrod.
"Nice to meet you." Said Micheal, reaching his hand back. Sandra shakes his hand, and then proceeds to shake Clara's hand as well.
"So, Sandra, how long have you been going to college for?" Asked Clara.
"This is my third year." Said Sandra.
"No doubt you already have an Associates degree." Said Micheal.
"Yeah, it's a general Associates." Replied Sandra.
"What field of study do you plan on majoring in?" Asked Jarrod.
"Not entirely sure, probably something involving Cultural Studies." Said Sandra.
"Well, Archaeology is in a way a Cultural Study, who knows, maybe you should try getting your degree in that route." Said Micheal.
"Mr. Stalwitz, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you're trying to influence my career choice." Said Sandra.
"Well it's up to you, in the end." Said Micheal. "Part of my job is making the suggestion."
"Only time will tell, Mr. Stalwitz." Said Sandra.
"I guess so, speaking of time, how long is it till we make the airport?" Asked Clara.
"About an hour, give or take." Said Jarrod.
"Have any of you been to Mexico before?" Asked Sandra.
"I've been there once, and believe me, most of the country side is no different than all the rocks and mountains we see now." Said Clara.
"Well, should of figured it would also be a desert." Said Sandra.
"Well, it is the southwest we're talking about here, so of course." Said Micheal. "Don't worry Sandra, I'm sure there's more to our neighbors than just deserts and mountains. I mean for crying out loud, we're going to explore a cave."
"Considering if we catch our plane." Said Jarrod.
"You're the one driving Jarrod." Said Clara.
"Relax, we still have 4 hours to get to the airport. In the meantime, how about some tunes." Said Jarrod. He flips on the radio, and Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer" is heard playing.
"Well, this really sets the mood about going places now doesn't it." Said Micheal.
The convertible drives off, the song blazing as the car heads off into the distance.
Comments: And so the main plot is now underway. I'd like to apologize in advance for any irregularities in the uploading of chapters, I have other stories that I like to work on. I also apologize for the slow pace the story has at the moment, but then again, these are the begginning chapters, so some slowness is to be expected. Either way, I still apologize in advance. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, please leave your comments and reviews, as I love to hear feedback from you guys. I will see you all next chapter.