This chapter follows Matt as he is sent into an unfamiliar world. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!

Chapter 9

Twilight Town

There was a moment of silence between the two of them. Matt looked down at the Dreamscape and fiddled with it between his fingers.

"What do you mean? Where's it from?"
"Another world."

Matt was dumbfounded. "Are there such things as other worlds?"

"Well…it's…uh," he stopped. He began scratching the side of his head in confusion. "You know what? It's better if you find out for yourself."

"Find out what?!"

"Are you ready?"

"For what?!"

"Okay then."

"Stop it!"

Merlin lifted his wand and pointed directly at Matt's heart. He began reciting another spell against the many shouts of Matt.

"Hidgetis! Fidgeitis! Hockty! Hack! Hoxen! Trixen! Nixen! Nax!"

Without another word, Matt blacked out.

"Hon! Hon! Can you hear me?"

Matt lay unconscious on the ground. He groaned as he came back into reality. There was perspiration running down the side of his cheeks and down the crack of his back. His eyes were fighting to stay closed.

"Are you okay baby?" said a woman's voice.

"Wh…what?"

"Are you hurt?"

"Oh no! I'm fine!"

"Oh that's great baby!" she said. Matt opened his eyes, and looked up at the woman who was shaking him awake.

She was a big woman. There was a tie-dyed bandanna wrapped around her head, with her long, lush, brown hair going down the sides of her face. She dressed in a purple dress decorated with braids. Her neck was covered with jeweled necklaces just as her hands were covered with rings. Her sea green eyes filled with worry as she looked down upon the semiconscious teenager.

"Oh sweetie…I'm so glad you're okay!" she exclaimed as she helped Matt to his feet then planted a kiss on his cheek, leaving a ruby red kiss mark on his there.

"Who are you?"

"Why, I'm Lady Lucille. May I ask your name?"

"Yeah, um…I'm Matt," he replied as he rubbed the side of his head.

"So…I have to ask…how did you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Well…you just flew out of that wall there a second ago from…like a portal or something!"

At this point, she put her hand out against the wall and put the other on her chest.

"Cutie pie…you nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"What?" Matt asked. He double took on what she was telling him.

"What!...You didn't notice!?" she screamed at Matt like it was his fault that she nearly had a heart attack (which it probably was.) "Well sure as heck I did."

"I'm sorry," Matt said just now looking at his surroundings.

He was in a small street lined with cobblestones. Matt walked down the street paying no attention to Lady Lucille who was screaming at him to slow down as she waddled behind him. Matt stopped dead in his tracks.

He lifted his head as his mouth dropped. He stopped in front of the most beautiful clock tower he'd ever seen in his life. It was a mixture of Big Ben, with its huge clock tower and enormous height, and also resembled the Notre Dame Bell Tower, with all its bells and Gothic design.

"Excuse me Mrs. Lucille?
"It's Miss Lucille, but I'd prefer you'd call me Lady Lucille," she said in many breaths. She was out of breath trying to catch up with the youth.

"Sorry," he apologized. "Lady Lucille…where am I?"

"Why…you're in Twilight Town honey!"

Matt suddenly got very dizzy. He stumbled a bit on his feet when he heard this.

"Twilight Town? I've never heard of Twilight Town! Is this a different world? Is this place where the Dreamscape came from?" he thought to himself.

Matt thought for a while before he turned to Lady Lucille.

He placed his hands on her shoulders and asked, "Have you ever heard of Earth?"

"Heard of what?"

"Of Earth? Have you ever heard of Earth, or Pennsylvania, or the United States or…or…or anything?"

"Honey…I'm sorry, but I don't have the faintest idea on what you are talking about," she answered. Her tone made it clear: she had no clue.

"So Merlin did send me to another world! I'm not on Earth anymore…I'm in Twilight Town!"

"Oh dear! What are you rambling about now?!"
"Nothing. Forget about it."
"Are you sure you're okay honey?"

"I'm fine."

At that moment, a tall man walked out from a nearby street corner. He was dressed in navy blue wind pants with a white stripe down the middle. He was wearing an orange muscle shirt with a waved design etched onto it.

He had a grunge look to him. He had muscles the size of Hercules; he had black hair with a gruff beard growing at the end of his stout chin.

He walked about ten paces into the street until he saw Matt and Lady Lucille. He stared at them for a little while until he lifted his pointer finger at Matt.

"You're gonna get it, y'know!" he said.

"What?" Matt asked.

"Yo, Seifer!" he yelled. "I got the kid who yous got a bone to pick with, y'know!" he said glancing directly into Matt's eyes.

Written by Matt.