Ch.4 Dream Invaders

In the middle of a fully green peacful grass land with rock struckters around and the wind blew gracefully against the tip of the grass and the sky was partly cloudy and warm, Brick, who was still in his pajamas, was enjoying the scenery, feeling relaxed and care free. He felt the grass tingle his finger tips. This is what he needed after doing hero work.

Brick took a deep breath and breathed out a satisfied breath saying "Man... I keep forgetting how good it is to settle down and let all my worries fly away for a while. After doing all the things I gotta do to make up for all those villianous deeds, it's just awsome to get away from all the stress... Oh yeah... This is happenin..."

Then, he heard his name being called by a whispering voice. Brick looked around to see who could be calling him. He recognised that voice anywhere. After walking to where he was hearing his name, he looked past a patch of grass and found Buttercup who was still in her night-gown.

"Buttercup?" Brick asked, woundering what she was doing here.

Buttercup turned slowly and looked at Brick with gentle eyes and smile. "Isn't this great? We've been going through so many things to keep our home safe, and finally... we get to stretch out our sore limbs and enjoy this little reward."

Brick smiled at her and said "I know what ya mean. Where's everybody else?"

Buttercup gave Brick a raised eye-brow as she said "Are you showing a hint of worry, when your suppose to let it all go?"

Brick shruged his shoulders and said "I'm not worried, I'm just woundering, that's all."

"You sure your not in denial on that?"

"Hey, don't act all like your trying to test me...!" Brick said, feeling a little ticked off, but patient at the same time.

"Okay, sorry. Anyway, their around here too."

"Well, if their here, then that mean that their safe."

"Ah hah...! You were in denial that your worried...!"

Brick looked at Buttercup for a moment with a hint of annoyance as he said "Alright, I guess I'm not fully relaxed. Maybe I'm just trying to be a good brother for everybody. For Blossom, for Bubbles, for Butch, Bunny, Boomer... and you."

Buttercup then placed a hand softly on Brick's face saying "You are a good brother. Even though you may make mistakes and slip ups, you were always there for us ever since you turned over a new leaf for the best."

Brick smiled gently at Buttercup and said "Yeah... Your right. I should see that we're taking care of each other so much... I'm sure they can take care of themselves, cause taking care of them without letting them lift a finger would be like controling their lives... Like I would ever do that to them."

"Same goes to me... Your just the greatest brother we've ever had..." Said Buttercup as she wrapped her arms around Brick's shoulders, hugging him dearly with her head laying on his chest.

Brick wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging her dearly also as he said "And you are a number one sister... Besides Bunny."

"Oh, ha, ha, ha...! Your hilarious, you favorit player...!" Said Buttercup sarcasticaly, making both of them laugh.

"I don't play favorits. I mean, your not completly different from your sisters. Your brave, supportive, and you might not be the nicest girl in town, but your a good girl."

"Typicalt, always acting all smooth to try and not look bad or get mad at by anybody." Said Buttercup as they staired at each other in the eyes. "But your most of the time honest, and that's why I love you."

"I love you too." Said Brick as they closed their eyes and slowly leaned their faces closer.

Then, Brick heard a child sounding voice with a British accent that said "Pucker up, lover boy...!"

Surprised that this, Brick opened his eyes and met a completely different face. Brick screamed in shock and fell backwards. Brick looked up and saw who it was that surpsied him like that. It was Nights the free-will loving Nightmaren. Brick made an angry death glare at Nights shouting "NIGHTS, YOU SHAPESHIFTING, GENDER-CONFUSED, FANCY JUMP-SUIT WEARING, JESTER-LIKE, BODY-POSSSESING, BRITISH PUNK! Why must you interupt me when I'm having a good dream! Didn't anybody tell you that 'if the boy is in the zone, leave him alone?'"

Nights laughed heartily and floated around Brick while saying "Sorry for ruining your little romantic reality, I just wanted to say hi."

Brick snarled at the Nightmaren. "Okay, then allow me to say hi back... in full force on the face!" He threatened, holding his angrily shaking fist up.

"Anyway, how's life in reality? I've heard you've got a new babysitter, is she any nicer than you're last one? What was her name again... Vickey?"

Brick had a shiver down his spine when he heard that name and said "Ugh...! I don't even wanna hear that name...! And about our new babysitter, she's actually a thousand times better than that manacin from Hell."

Nights then juggled some multi-colored balls around with one hand while still having a friendly chat with Brick. "And is this one more of an angel from Heaven?"

"Yeah, she maybe a bit stricked on us, but she's actually pretty okay so far. So I don't think I would come to the conclusion that she's an angel sooner. Though she has super powers, she only uses them to cautch us doing something we shouldn't be doing, or keep us in one place whenever she puts us in time out."

Nights then knocked one ball over a hoop, another one far across a lake, and the last one into a far off basket full of apples. "You think that her super powers are more like super lame?"

"No! I didn't mean that!" Brick said quickly. "I think it's actually neat. She's making me wish I had those kinds of powers, to make force-fields and turn invisable."

"Most likley the invisability because you would love to use it to..."

"I ain't a pervert like my bro. Butch, Mr. Privacy-Intruder!" Brick snapped.

Nights hung upside down in mid-air and said "Sure your not... And the way you once took a gander at your step sisters in their swim-suits proves that your no pervert in any way?"

Brick widened his eyes and blushed when he heard that. "Well... I... I was just... just admiring... how... good they looked in those... Hey, I'm a boy, okay? I... I can't help myself!"

"That's the oldest excuse in the book, Brick, and you know it." Said Nights as he walked upside down. "Anyway, what's her name?"

"Violet."

"Is she as pretty as her name?"

"Well, yeah. She does look nice in a way. Of coures, when you get on her bad side, she's scary when she needs to be! But, past that, I'll admit, I'm kind of attracted to her. Anyway, how's rebelling against your creater?"

"It's going pretty well, same as you. Who could blame you? Your ex-father's a nutty chimpanzie."

"Now that I can agree with you on! How's dealing with your bro?"

Nights put his fists on his hips and said "Hmph! Reala. Don't even mention him! He's been a complete jerk, spoiling others fun with threats and violence as always! How's your family coming along?"

"It's doing great! As always. Butch and Bloss, bickering as awlays. Buttercup and Boomer would argue sometimes, most of times would be good friends towards each other. Bubbles and Bunny, their are still as nice as always. Except, Bubbles getting angry whenever she doesn't get any attention of what she thinks we should do. The usual."

"Lucky you. You've been a really good brother for them, you know? Hard to believe that you use to be a jerk in the past."

"Tell me about it. Ever since I turned good, Bloss trusts me with her life, as well as Bunny and Bubbles. Butch still listens to me, Boomer's been wanting to spend time with me when he feels like it, same as Buttercup."

"Speaking of Buttercup..." Nights said in a sly tone.

Brick knew where he was going with this and said "Oh, don't even bring that up you..."

Before he could finish, the wise Owl came in, interupting the conversation in panic. "Nights! Nights! Oh, this is terrible! Just terrible! The Nightmarens are attacking again!"

Nights made a serious face and said "What? Where are they?"

"Their at Delight City! They've just kidnapped a girl with an infant!"

Brick went up to the owl in worry, saying "Wait, what did the girl and the baby look like?"

The Owl pondered on this and said "Well, if I do recall correctly, I'd say the girl is nearly thin with long lovley burnet hair, and the child she has with him has a large head and pointy hair. Do you know them somehow, young visitor?"

"In a way, yeah." Brick then faced Nights and said "Sounds like they kidnapped my babysitter and her brother! Which means I'm gonna help ya fend off those dream wrecking punks!"

"Right! But I think we should go look for your brothers and step-sisters first! We might need all the help we can get!" Nights said as they both flew to the sky. They flew across the Sea of Darkness until they reached the Dream Gate, where the Puffs and the other two Ruffs were all confused of what was happening.

Brick and Nights landed in front of them, getting their attention. "Brick? Nights? What's going on here? Why are we all at the Dream Gate? I was enjoying my time with studying when I found myself here and then..."

Butch interupted and jocked "Just in her little math and science fantasy world, as usual!"

Butch laughed as Blossom glared at him with frustrated irritation. "And I'll bet that you were enjoying your little asylum paradise!"

Butch stopped laughing when he heard that. He glared at her with the same expression as her and said "Yeah, as a matter-in-fact, I have enjoyed every moment of it, cause the patients and guards were very nice to me! Respected me as a king, pampered me like a baby, unlike a certain Einstine Jr. I know of!"

Bubbles then said in a cheerful tone "Well, I was dreaming that I was having tea with all my stuffed animal friends, and also with Boomer, Brick, and Bunny! I even got to meet Snow White! When I saw her, I bowed to the ground chanting 'I am unworthy! I am unworthy!'"

"I dreamed about being with all the cutest Pokemon in the world!" Said Bunny.

Bubbles gasped in excitment and said "Oh wow! I'm jealous! You are so lucky that you had that dream!"

"I don't know. I think meeting Snow White is even better!" Bunny replied in modesty.

Buttercup then glared at Nights pounding her fist into her palm and said in a threatening voice "Anyway! You had better have a good explination of why you took us out of our dreams!"

"What was your dream?" Brick asked.

Buttercup eye widened and blushed saying "Uh... Well, uh..."

"Well what?"

"Nothing. I didn't dream about anything interesting..." Buttercup said, looking away. "What about you?"

"What did I dream about?" Brick asked blushing. Buttercup nodded her head yes. "Same as you. I don't have anything interesting to tell."

"Well, in my dream, me and you guys were fighting monsters and saving our friends! It was awsome!" Said Boomer in a cheerful manner.

"Uh... yeah. Good for you, Boomer." Said Brick. "Anyway, the reasone we're all here is because the Nightmarens are at it again."

"And let me guess...!" Buttercup said in an irritated tone. "Nights wants to dutil... Duddle... Digitize... whatever he calls it! Meaning to posses our bodys so that he can beat the crap out of his own kind, right?"

"And rescue our babysitter and her baby brother, yes!" Brick added, making the others gasp in worry.

"What? The Nightmarens took Violet and Jack-Jack as prisoners?" Bubbles replied in worry.

"Well then, I suppose there's no time to lose!" Said Blossom. "We'll help you in anyway we can, Nights! Just help us save our friends!"

"I will, don't worry!" Nights assured as they all took off to Delight City. When they arrived, they saw the Nightmarens terroizing the little Nightopians who were running and hidding in panic.

Bunny watched in dispair and said "Oh... those poor little things... We have to help them!"

They were about to charge in, Blossom saw Violet and Jack-Jack in a cage. Blossom gasped and said "Look! There's Violet and her baby brother! I think we should help them first!"

"But we need a key from one of those brid things!" Said Brick when one of the bird riding Nightmarens past by. Brick immediately speed towards it, followed by Buttercup and Boomer.

Nights saw them go after the Nightmaren. Butch was about to follow, when Nights stopped him and said "They'll handle that. As for us, we've got to make sure those bozos don't do any more damage!"

As Nights, Butch, and Bubbles fought the Nightmarens, Blossom and Bunny went up to Violet and Jack-Jack in the cage. "Violet!"

Violet, who is confused and a little freaked out while holding on to Jack-Jack, said "Blossom? Bunny? What is going on? And... where are we?"

"It's a long story." Said Bunny. "So I'll just give out a short answere. You see, we're not sure how to explain this, but... let's see... you fell asleep, you don't recall waking up, so I suppose it would be safe to say that... your in a world created by dreams."

A moment of awkward silence took place, until Violet said "No, seriously... Where are we?"

Meanwhile, Brick, Buttercup, and Boomer continued to pursue the Nightmaren into a maze of skyscrapers. Brick was nearly about to get the key, when the Nightmaren suddenly made a sharp turn left and Brick slammed himself against a wall. Brick pulled himself off the hole that was in the shape of his body and held his hurting head.

Buttercup shot lasers at the Nightmaren, trying to shoot it down. The Nightmaren avoided every atempt of being shot down, making one laser shot at the edge of a rope that held a giant disco ball. Buttercup kept of firing only to have a mirror rocochet at other mirrors until it hit Buttercup, making her fall to the ground.

The Nightmaren continued to be chased until it came to a dead end. Boomer now had it cornered, however, he failed to know that the rope supporting the disco ball above him had snapped as the disco ball fell right on top of him, burring him underneath. The Nightmaren saw it's chance of escape and took off.

Brick and Buttercup threw the ball off of Boomer and helped him on his feet. Boomer placed a hand on his forehead, feeling all dizzy from the impact he had recieved. "Are you okay, Boomer?" Buttercup asked.

"I think so..." Said Boomer as he shook his head.

The Nightmaren flew out of the skyscraper maze and into the park, only to come face to face with Nights, who grabbed the rider off of the bird and let out his hand for the key to the cage Violet and Jack-Jack were in. The Nightmaren shivered in fear as it pulled the key out and gave Nights the key.

With the key in hand, Nights went to the cage to unlock the it. Violet looked at Nights and yelped in fear and held Jack-Jack away from him. "You!"

Nights looked at Violet in confusion. "Me what?"

"Y-y-y-y... your th-th-th-that... jester guy that I saw ealier!" Said Violet, but then she took another look at him, seeing as how he wasn't wearing a mask and his suit is purple and white and not red and black. "Wait... No, you not the same guy. Who the heck are you?"

Nights opened the cage and explained "I'm Nights, and I think the other jester you refering to happens to be my evil twin brother, Reala!"

"Twin... Eh, heh, heh... no wounder you looked familiar..." Violet said in a bit of discomfort. "What is going on?"

Nights went on with explaining. "The Nightmarens are cause trouble again, and I need all the help from any visitor that can fight! Care to join in?"

Violet looked at Nights, not sure if she could trust him at first, but seeing as how the Puffs and Ruffs are friends with him, she sighed and said, alright, but somebody has to keep Jack-Jack safe."

Bubbles then came up to her and said "I'll be more than happy to take care of Jack-Jack!" Said Bubbles in a cheerful tone.

Violet handed Jack-Jack to Bubbles as she said "Alright, play with him in that little sand box until we're done, okay?" Bubbles cheerfuly nodded yes and zipped over to a play pin. Violet sighed in exauhstion. "As if my first day of being a babysitter for someone esle's kids weren't stressful enough...! Now I have to do hero work in my subconsicente!"

Well, it seems as though Violet's babysitting job is becoming an adventure, literaly. Will our heros fend off the nutorious Nightmarens? Find out on the next chapter! (R&R)