Author's Notes: Sorry I have posted in a while, I've been busy reading Maximum Ride. ^ ^ It's an amazing book to say the least. I hope you enjoy this chapter, I wanted to try to work on my skills of trying to write suspense.
WE NEVER SAW IT COMING
CHAPTER 4: A STRANGE DREAM
You awake to find yourself in a dark room.* You wonder where you could possible be. You try to peer through the darkness. Nothing. You feel chills run up your back, though you decide to not turn around, for fear that you don't want to know what's behind you. You take a step forward, cautiously. Your lift your leg a little to take a step. There is a loud crashing sound of what seems like a large object breaking. You wish you weren't in this situation. You feel the side of you head. B… Blood? Your start panicking wildly, unable to contemplate what is happening. Being your slightly cogent self, you sprint forward, fear and panic would have been seen on your face if there was anyone who could possibly see in this vast darkness.
You hit a door shortly, rubbing your head and quietly cursing to yourself. You sense that whatever was behind you is getting closer. You peruse for a doorknob. Where could that fucking… There it is… Next… I just have to….
You feel a hand clasp over your mouth. And you were so close.
"Shhhhh. You'll be safe soon enough."
"Who…?"
"I'm surprised you don't remember me, Karkles, since we… JUST SAW EACH OTHER A FEW HOURS AGO."
"This is a dream… Right, Gamzee?" Please let it be… Please…
"YES. You may not mother fucking know this yet. BUT SHIT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN YOUR FUTURE. Many of us… WILL BE GONE… before then," Gamzee [tried] whispering to you.
"What do you mean…."
"I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE KARBRO. It's all just a game to them, though. NO ONE CARES ABOUT A FEW DELINQUENT HIGH SCHOOLERS."
"What will happen to you…? How will you…"
"I can't say anything else, sorry."
"What's behind… this door?"
"A VAST AMOUNT OF NIGHTMARES BRO. You don't want to leave this room if you ever encounter it again. THIS DREAM MAY ONLY HAPPEN ONCE, THOUGH OTHERS MAY VISIT YOU. This is basically a dream bubble."
"A… dream bubble?*"
"YES. A dream bubble, where the deceased can communicate with the living."
"Does that mean… You're dead…."
"YES. But not in you're timeline."
"That's fucking great. I'm just talking to a clown ghost from a different timeline, when I could be saving my fucking friends from… What did Strider call them? Zombies. How the hell do I wake up from this dream anyway?"
"WHEN I DECIDE YOU ARE READY, MUTANT."
You cringe from his harsh words. It is true that you are different from everyone because of your blood color but how did he… Oh, yeah, your head is still bleeding. You decide to watch yourself around this Gamzee. He seems as if he's sober, so you may have to try and dodge any blows he might administer to you. A few hours seem to pass and you find yourself at a wall, as directed by Gamzee. He throws something and you dodge it, swiftly. He chains you to something and throws another, you don't know how you are able to predict where they are going to hit on the wall. He notices and says something that you can't make out from where you were standing. You clutch your head, feeling a throbbing pain appear. You can feel light tear drops threaten to escape your eyes.
"Just as I thought," you can hear Gamzee say quietly to yourself. The pain hurts too much for you to be able to answer with anything logical. You scream as you feel another burst of pain shoot.
"SOMEONE… IS LENDING YOU THAT POWER OF YOURS. And I know the secret code word."
You manage to get a sentence out.
"What is it."
"What do you think, MUTANT BLOOD."
The pain continues piercing your head. It felt like a migraine, but much worse to the point where you wanted to literally claw at your brain. So mutant blood was the word. Another piercing pain. How convenient. Gamzee whispers something and the pain suddenly ceases to exist, as if it never happened in the first place.
"What was the other word?", you whisper to him. His frown turns into a twisted smile.
"Why would I tell you that, MUTANT BLOOD."
You cry out in pain once more. He seems to be sanguine when seeing your pained expressions. You are yet again on the brink of tears, but you will not sob in front of this person. You wonder how his Karkat even dealt with him in the first place. Gamzee repeats the word over and over, as if chanting it.
"PLEASE… Stop….", you whimper. Why does your blood color have to get you into horrendous situations. First school… Now this…
"Fine," he says back, still smiling. Gamzee repeats the second word once again.
"SEE YOU IN YOUR DREAMS, MOTHERFUCKER."
"WAIT, WHAT WAS THE SECOND WORD?!", you scream in desperation at him. Gamzee doesn't answers you and instead open a door nearby, that you didn't know existed, and pushed you through.
You wake up back on the floor, curled up in blankets. You feel you head. So the wounds inflicted in dreams can effect reality after all. What a surprise.
Author's Notes: The first line with the asterisk (*) was referencing a video on YouTube called, "The Dark Room" by YouTube user ThatsMrRobertson. The video is interactive and fun ^ ^ The second asterisk was referencing how Karkat does not know about dream because Sgrub doesn't exist in this world, therefore he had no idea what dream bubbles were because he never encountered them.Thanks for reading! Please review because I want someone's input on how I did on the suspense of this chapter. Sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes that I missed while typing. I hope you enjoyed and stay tuned~