Esmerelda the Overlander
Hello, UC fans who read this! I know traveling to other peoples dreams is probably magic but hey, some medicine cats in Warriors can do that! Right? Good. R&R pwease!
Luxa signaled in for a landing. All of the fliers gracefully swerved back around and landed. Gregor swung his flashlight back and forth and nearly hit Esmerelda in the head. A sudden question interrupted Gregor apologizing to the Seer.
"Hello? Who is there?" the voice called out. Gegor and Luxa put their hands on the hilts of their swords.
"Show yourself," Luxa commanded. They heard a small noise and into the light came a full white rat. "What is your name?"
"Dreamwhisper," the rat replied.
"That's a strange name…no offense," Esmerelda said quickly. Was this rat good or bad?
"I was named Dreamwhisper for a reason. While I dream, I can visit other peoples dreams.
"Do you have any sisters or brothers or..." Gregor began. Esmerelda listened closely. Traveling in dreams? And she thought she had strange abilities…
"Yes, she was supposedly killed on year ago in the War of Time. Her name, is Twithctip."
x.X.x.
Gregor was stunned. What was it that Dreamwhisper had said...supposedly dead?
"I was looking for her when you flew over me...what are you doing in the Deadlands?" Dreamwhisper asked.
"I was just about to ask you the same question," Luxa said, eying the rat.
"Like I said, I was looking for my sister," the rat replied.
"How do you know Twitchtip is alive?" Gregor heard Esmerelda ask.
"I have been in her dreams many times. She tries to tell me where she is, but she is always interrupted and is woken up. You cannot visit the dead's dreams. What are you doing here?"
"We're on a quest for a prophecy," Luxa replied plainly. Dreamwhisper nodded.
"Ah, a new prophecy? We don't have any word out in the Deadlands," Dreamwhisper said.
"Are you against the peace of the Underland?" Gregor asked. The white rat shook her head.
"Not in the slightest. I have been banned like my sister, and I am searching for her. That is why I have not gone to Regalia or the Fount." Gregor grabbed Luxa's arm and pulled her over.
"What?" the queen whispered.
"She can come with us," Gregor whispered back.
"What? We already have too many people as it is."
"But she can see into the other rats dreams! She can also...find Twitchtip!" Gregor was exasperated. He wanted to find the small scent seer. Luxa nodded.
"That will be allowed, and Dreamwhisper will be riding with you and Silina if she would like to come. Aurora nor Nike can hold much more," Luxa replied. She walked back and Gregor followed.
"Dreamwhisper, would you like to come with us?" Luxa questioned the rat. Dreamwhisper looked up from her conversation with Nightcatcher and Esmerelda.
"That would be nice, but I really need to find my sister," she replied.
"We are traveling to the rats' place. You might find your sister there." Dreamwhisper brightened at those words.
"If I find my sister, that would be wonderful," Dreamwhisper said. "I will come with you on your trip."
x.X.x.
Esmerelda argued with Nightcatcher.
Just tell me what happened!
Not right now, okay?
Fine, whatever. So what do you think about Dreamwhisper?
The other white rat? She seems cool...
It's kind of disturbing that she can visit our dreams...
Yeah. How do we know if she's there? Nightcatcher shrugged.
Beats me...
Nightcatcher ended their conversation and the rat broke eye contact. The questers rode on with silence, as they traveled deeper, and deeper into the Deadlands. Esmerelda turned to Nightcatcher to continue their conversation, when Gregor and Silina flew up beside them. Esmerelda quickly closed her mouth. Gregor smiled at Esmerelda.
"Hey," he said. Esmerelda couldn't help herself. She smiled back at him. "What's up?"
"Oh, uh, nothing," Esmerelda replied. "What about you?"
"Same here. I have a question; what is this trip about? I mean, is it worthless?" Esmerelda wondered if she should really say what she was thinking.
"Uh...the truth? No," she replied plainly. Gregor sighed.
"The council is pretty stupid," he said. Esmerelda felt very tired at this point. Her eyes felt like lead and she fought to keep them open. The young Seer was half awake when Luxa signaled to go in for a landing. Nike landed softly and Esmerelda and Nightcatcher got off. The questers set up their camp. Esmerelda fell asleep just as she hit the pillow...
X
Esmerelda found herself in her apartment building in New York. She was standing outside, near the steps, and she gazed at the scenery around her. The grass in Central Park was dead, the buildings crumbling, the land dry. The trees had toppled down, and the roads falling apart. Esmerelda ran down the stairs. She searched the city, for a living soul, a sound, but found nothing. Dead bodies littered the roads, and nothing stirred. Esmerelda sat down in the middle of Central Park, the dead grass crunching underneath her. A sudden sound startled her and she stood up and whirled around. Behind her was the white rat known as Dreamwhisper.
"What are you doing here?" Esmerelda asked. "And what is up with New York?"
"I have traveled to your dream," the rat answered. "New York City along with the rest of the world is dying." Esmerelda starred at her.
"What?!"
"You are seeing the end of the world. No one has told me, but I am guessing you are a Seer?" Dreamwhisper asked. Esmerelda nodded.
"Interesting...I have never been in a Seer's dream before. It is strange that you and Sandwhich have had the same sort of dream..." Esmerelda still starred at her.
"This is the end of the world?" Esmerelda asked faintly. Dreamwhisper dipped her head.
"I believe it so, since it has been told by Prophets," Dreamwhisper answered. Tears formed in Esmerelda's eyes.
"This is it? This is what it will look like?" she said quietly, the sadness building up inside of her.
"Yes." A single tear slid out. "Now, I suppose you would like to get out of this nightmare?" Esmerelda looked up from staring at the ground.
"You can take me into other peoples dreams?" she asked. The white rat nodded and swiped the air with her paw. The sky turned black, and everything was dark...
X
Eserelda found herself in a school. She walked around, and couldn't find anyone.
"What's up?" she asked Dreamwhisper. The rat smiled. "Whose dream am I in?" Still the rat smiled.
"You are in...Gregor's. Now I must go. I know what will happen, and you will want me to be gone. Good-bye!" Dreamwhipser answered.
"Wait! What will happen when either me or Gregor wakes up?" Esmerelda asked nervously.
"Oh, you will be you, Gregor himself. Now good-bye." and with that, the rat swiped her paw, and disappeared. Esmerelda wandered a bit more, and found two kids her age.
"Esmerelda! Hey, gregor needs you!" the girl exclaimed.
"Yeah! He said to find his girlfriend!" the boy agreed. He took a puff from his inhaler. "He's in home room!" Esmerelda took one step and found herself outside the door of "home room". She opened the door and walked in. She saw Gregor and smiled. He smiled too, and kissed her...
DUH DUH DUH! Okay, if you SO didn't like that one, tell me and I'll replace it. If you did, great. And remember it's a dream, and there's that poem, so it's not foreals. Kkas? So yeahs.