Unfortunately for now, this is as far as I am right now, so at least enjoy what I have now (Don't worry, I finished the chapter, though.).


Chapter 1: First Message

"You must be tired after that race, Marcus…" said Carrie. They were both at a mall, eating some ice cream.

"huff, puff Man, I'm about to faint from exhaustion in a second!"

She laughed at the thought.

"You're so funny sometimes, Marcus…"

"Eh, I guess…"

"So…how's the coach?"

"He's fine. Though I must say, he's gotta lay off the donuts for awhile." She laughed almost hysterically, and so did Marcus.

"Other than that, the team's doing pretty well, too, so…"

"chuckle o-okay then, Marcus…chuckle"

"How's the school going along for you, Carrie?"

"It's GREAT!!! I'm in all Honors classes, not to mention I'm in several clubs as well. I'm in the Book Club, Writing Club, and I'm in the Anime Club!!!" Marcus only sighed.

"Oh come on, Marcus! You know how much I like Anime! It shouldn't be surprising to you!"

"I know, but you're CRAZY about it, and not the good kind of crazy…"

"Oh, Marcus, come on! You'd like it if YOU were in that kind of stuff!"

"Sorry, Carrie, but I'm not into that stuff like you are. Sports and athletics is

where it's at!!!"

"Aw, you suck, Marcus…"

"Not everyone likes anime, Carrie; keep that in mind."

"Oh ok. I guess I can't change your mind, then…" Just then, Marcus saw a couple of his teammates walking around.

"Hey, guys!" Marcus shouted out.

"Hey, Marcus. What's up?" said Ronnie, one of his teammates of Track & Field.

"Nothing but me and the stars!!!"

"Hmph...cocky as usual…"

"Hey, it's part of the package!" Just then, one of his other teammates saw Carrie sitting next to him.

"Ah…Marcus, I didn't know you were going out with someone!" said one of his other teammates, Kent.

"I'm not," replied Marcus with an annoyed face, "You've just got the wrong impression."

"Hmm…okay, sure…"

"Yes, that's right. Sure, I'm telling the truth!"

"Hmph…" Marcus put his arm around Carrie, though Carrie was blushing at Kent's comments the whole time.

"Carrie and I are just best friends! We've known each other since pre-k!"

"Hmm…I see…" said Kent.

"Yes, so stop throwing me your crazy ass theories about me and Carrie, okay?!"

"Okay, okay, chill. I was only teasin' you…"

"Well, I take teasing very seriously…"

"Oh, whatever, Marcus…"

"We'll see you two later then, Marcus…" said Ronnie as he left.

"See ya', Ron! You know we have practice on Wednesday, right?"

"Yeah, I know that! I'm usually the one telling you that, you know…"

"Heh, sorry. See ya'!"

"Alright, then."

"Bye, Marcus…" said Kent.

"See you, Kent," replied Marcus as Ronnie and Kent both walked off.

"Your friend Ronnie is a really nice guy. He's a lot more polite than Kent."

"Kent has his times, but he can be a caring person when he wants to be…"

"Hmm…when he WANTS to be…"

"Oh, come on, Carrie. At least give him SOME credit."

"I'm sorry, Marcus, but no. I'd rather go out with Ronnie than him…"

She suddenly blushed at what she said.

"Ooh, you like Ronnie, don't you?"

"N-no I don't!!! It's just…I think he's kinda cute, that's all. I don't like him like that, Marcus!"

"Of course you don't…" Marcus said sarcastically. "Carrie, you're 15, I'm 16 ½ , and we've known each other for what? 11 years now? I think I know when you have a crush on a guy."

"sigh I guess you're right, then…"

"Why don't you tell him you like him?" Carrie turned red and smacked Marcus in the back of his head.

"Oww!"

"…And run the risk of him rejecting me?!? I think not," said Carrie with a hurried and angry tone in her voice.

"He might like you back…"

"I still don't want to…not yet…not until I know he likes me." Marcus suddenly got up and walked off.

"Wait!!! Where are you going?"

"You said you wanted to know if he likes you, right?"

"Yeah, but you don't need to do it NOW!!!"

"Oh, shut up, Carrie, and just relax…" said Marcus with a bright but sneaky smile on his face. Carrie turned red with anxiety.

"Oooh, that Marcus!!! Always pushing my buttons all the time!" Carrie quickly calmed down as she left the table. "Well, that's one reason we're best friends, though. We're both like brother and sister, so it's only fair…" She put on a worried face as she said,

"But I hope he doesn't go too far with this…"

As soon as Carrie got outside, she saw Marcus on the wall, sweating an awful lot with his hand on his head.

"Marcus, are you alright?!?" she said, shocked to see his condition.

"Agggh…my head…it's killing me…"

"Oh…it's that 'condition' you told me about, isn't it?"

"Most likely…"

"Well, let's get you into my car, and I'll drive you home, alright?"

"Yeah, sure…" As soon as she helped Marcus to her car, she put him in the back seat laid down with a blanket over him.

"I hope you don't have a coma like the last one…that was almost a whole month you were asleep…"

"Thanks…for the help, Carrie. You know, you make a real good sister."

"Thanks, Marcus…that means a lot to me."

"Well, what're we waitin' for? Let's go…"

"Alright. Just relax, Marcus."

"Okay, I'll try…" Carrie then began to drive out of the parking lot and onto the road.

Why are these headaches…hurting me so much…this is the second time it's happened. It seems this one is stronger than…the other one, though… Just then, Marcus suddenly became extremely sleepy.

What…what's…going on…why am I… He instantly fell asleep without resistance.

"Are you holding up back there, Marcus?" asked Carrie, making sure he's okay. Of course, he wasn't. He was in a totally different world.

"Marcus?!?" she was real worried. He was in REM sleep now, but it seemed uncontrollable.

"Hold on, Marcus! We're almost home. Just hang on!" As soon as they were back in their neighborhood, she quickly exited her car and hurriedly got Marcus out of the car. Since he was knocked out, she had to carry him on her back.

"Just hold on, Marcus…" Once she managed to reach his parents' door, she knocked rather barbarically.

"Wow, Marcus. I never knew you were so light…" she blushed at the thought. Right then, the door opened.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Mr. McLaine!!! It's your son, Marcus! I think he might be in another coma!!"

"Alright, hurry him in here!" Mr. McLaine took Marcus and placed him on the couch. Luckily, his dad was a doctor. He made just about every examination possible.

"Yeah…he's in a coma alright…"

"…For how long?!"

"Well, let's see the examinations…" he went over to his computer and translated the readings.

"It looks like he'll be in a coma for about several weeks…"

"Another month, huh…"

"Looks like it…" Carrie kneeled near Marcus as she said,

"Marcus…wherever you are in your mind, I hope you come back…" Carrie wasn't going to move until she saw his eyes…

"Marcus..." said a voice, "Marcus..." Marcus was floating in an entity of nothingness, just like Kaito. In the darkness, the same girl that was with Kaito kneeled and bended down towards Marcus's face with hers.

"Wake up...Marcus..." She leaned and kissed Marcus, waking him up slowly.

"Agh…what…what's going on here?"

"Your comas are becoming longer with each one, and soon, it'll be permanent," said the girl, "Someone or something in the dream world is pulling you into the world of dreams, and you can't seem to drive away from it. You are somewhat drawn to it..." The girl then got up on top of Marcus, with her face close to his, and had her arms around him.

"Ah…what…" Marcus was still very weak.

"There are an infinite number of ways you can create your dream world, however, there are only 7 people with this ability on Earth, and you Marcus...you are one of them. You are the Dreamer of Athletics and Physical Being. The others are the Dreamer of Adventure, the Dreamer of Instinct, the Dreamer of Intelligence, the Dreamer of Discovery, the Dreamer of Peace and Beauty, and the Dreamer of Diversity. All seven of you, although you may not know it, are creating the Dream World. They are chosen only when ALL of their powers are realized by the Dream Traveler."

"So…I'm guessing that…that the seven dreamers, including…myself, can make a world of our own with just our imagination?"

"Yes, that is correct. You are the dreamer who shapes the world's physical capabilities and looks. You also determine their athletic ability and power, like dexterity, attack and defense, magicks, and many other physical and magical abilities.

"Wow…that's…that's awesome…so who are you?"

"I am the former goddess of dream, Seiara. The true keeper of dreams is the dream traveler, Klonoa, one who will guide you through the world of dream. He believes you and the other six are fated to accomplish this task."

"So who are these other six dreamers?" Marcus manages to get up, unlike Kaito.

"You will know in good time, Marcus. Until then…" Seiara puts her hands onto his face, "It is time I must bid you farewell. Goodbye…" She softly kissed Marcus, and up woke Marcus.

"gasp what happened?!" Marcus looked around and saw he was back in his house, and then he saw Carrie resting on his stomach.

"Carrie…" Marcus gently rubbed Carrie's head as he said,

"Thanks…thanks a lot for your help…" Without waking her, he managed to slip off of Carrie and walk outside into Carrie's car.

Several hours later, Carrie managed to wake up. However, Marcus was gone.

"Huh?!? Where did Marcus go?!?!?" She quickly ran outside to find Marcus sitting in the passenger's seat. However, he was fast asleep.

"Oh, Marcus. Sometimes you worry me..." said Carrie, chuckling. She quickly opened the door and slipped inside the driver's seat and started the engine. Marcus was startled by the noise and instantly woke up.

"Who? What? Where?" Marcus was looking around until he saw Carrie.

"Oh, Carrie, it's only you..."

"Well of course, silly! Who else would it be?"

"Heh, yeah. I guess I got a little outta hand..."

"Well, I'm glad you're feeling better now."

"Yeah, same here."

"Well, it's almost 10:00 at night. You should get out now and go back into your house. We would've went back out somewhere, but after what happened..."

"Nah, it's alright. Tomorrow's Friday, so we'll have plenty of time to go places then." Carrie put on a happy smile as she said,

"Good. I look forward to it, then." Marcus unbuckled his seat belt and exited the car.

"See ya, tomorrow, Carrie!"

"Alright. See ya!"


Well, getting interesting, isn't it? So far in this story, we've covered Kaito's side and working through Marcus McLaine's! I hope you can wait a bit longer for the next chapter to this story, because I had stopped a long time ago while I was working on this, but at least I've gotten THIS far for you guys, so be thankful. You might have to wait quite a bit before I provide you with more chapters, so bear with me. Oh, and like I said (or if I said it), Klonoa won't be appearing until everyone's in the dreamworld.