It was the last period of the day, and although it was Maddie and Robbie's favorite, they could barely stay awake.
'Why do they have to give us so much homework?' Robbie asked. It was fine when they only handed out a couple worksheets a night. But now he had two books two read, half a dozen worksheets and a project due in one week. All that, plus the days getting darker earlier because it was winter, it seemed impossible to get all the work done and still get a goodnight sleep. He glanced over at the desk next to him.
*Snore* Robbie chuckled. Maddie was out like a light, using her desk as a pillow. Actually, now that he looked at her desk and then his own, a desk seemed like a pretty good pillow at this point.
'Just for a minute or two. Skips is just writing a few things on the board, when he starts talking, I'll wake up...' The raccoon slowly lowered his head to his desk, and closed his eyes.
...
"Kids...Kids..." Robbie felt someone touch his shoulder, and shot up, wide awake. "Huh? What!" He heard the rest of the class laugh at him. He looked over and saw that Maddie was now awake too, and behind her was the teacher himself.
"Enjoy your nap guys?" Skips asked dryly.
"We're really sorry, Skips," Maddie said, tired but sincere.
"Yeah," added Robbie, "We'll stay awake for the rest of the class."
"There's only two minutes left of class." Huh? Robbie looked up at the clock. Sure enough, they had slept through the entire class! The kids continued to giggle, and only stopped when Skips began to explain and assign their homework.
The school bell chimed, and the kids rose. "Maddie, Robbie, can ya come see me for a minute?" Skips asked. Both kids looked at each other, slightly worried. They turned around, and walked toward's the yeti's desk.
"We really are sorry, Skips," Maddie apologized, "and we really want to learn about the supernatural and stuff like that." Skips only half listened. While the kids were pleading their case, he was searching for something in his desk.
"It's just that, we've had so much homework," continued Robbie, "and there's like, hardly any daylight. We try to get everything done, but when we do, we have hardly anytime for sleep. But we'll try to stay-"
"Here." Skips sat up, and held out two necklaces. One had a bright purple jewel and was silver, the other had an amber colored jewel and was gold.
"Necklaces?" Maddie asked curiously.
"We fall asleep in your class and you give us a present?" Robbie asked, confused.
"They're Dream Stones," Skips explained, "You two are smart kids, but even smart ones have a little trouble when they start a new grade. There's more work, more new things to learn, and besides, it's winter. Everyone, especially animals, have trouble staying awake and getting work done. But, if you wear these, the small amount of sleep you will get will feel like a year's worth.
"Whoa," both kids said in unison. Both stones began to glow, just a little.
"Have you ever used one of these before?" Robbie asked.
"Yeah," replied Skips, "and I've had others use them too. Usually, I only give them to adults, but I think I'll make an exception, just this once. You two are smart and responsible, so I think you'll be able to handle it." Both kids smiled. It was nice to be treated like an adult, instead of like a little kid.
Both kids took a necklace. Robbie took the silver one, and Maddie took the gold one. "Put them on right before you go to bed, and be careful," Skips warned, "Even if it's a dream, you're not indestructable. Just watch out, and you should feel fully recharged in the morning."
"Thanks Skips!" the kids said in unison. More excited than tired, the two friends walked out of the room, holding their necklaces.
"I wonder if these things will give us any cool dreams," Maddie wondered.
"As long as I get some sleep, I don't care what dreams we have," Robbie replied, "It's just too bad we have a bunch of homework to do, otherwise I would use this thing as soon as I got home."
"Same here, dude." Since they wanted to get asleep as soon as possible, both kids started their homework as soon as they got home. But even so, they still didn't finish until almost nine thirty.
"Aaaand, done!" The raccoon let out a sigh of relief and closed his math book. Not even bothering to put his work away in his bag, Robbie slowly swayed over to his bed and collapsed on it.
"It's a good thing Skips is always right," he mumbled as he grabbed the necklace, "because I really need this." Sitting up just enough to put it on, Robbie placed the necklace around his neck, and hit the pillow.
As he closed his eyes, the stone began to glow bright, sending Robbie into...
The World of Dreams.
()()()()()()()()
Robbie opened his eyes, and looked around. It looked like he was in, space? But their were objects floating around, like his math books and the food he ate for lunch that day. 'These must be my thoughts or something,' Robbie thought. He had read in a dream book that dreams helped organize all the thoughts you had throughout the day, and if you didn't sleep, your mind would go crazy or something.
"Hello?" Robbie called out. No one answered back, his voice just echoed through the starry environment around him. He looked down at himself. Not only did he see that he was still wearing his pajamas and necklace, but he was standing on nothing.
Carefully, he stuck his foot out and took a step. While it looked like his foot was on nothing, to him it felt like an ordinary floor. "This place is weird," he said to himself. He wished he had something to do, or someone to talk to.
Forward... Walk forward...
"Huh?" Robbie quickly looked around. No one was there. But he could've sworn he heard a voice telling him to walk forward. Maybe it was his own thoughts or something. "Wait, if I'm here. That means Maddie's probably here too! I mean, we're both wearing dream charms." Now motivated, Robbie got on all fours, and ran forward.
For a while, it felt like he was running on a tredmill, never going anywhere. But then, out of the corner of his eye, the young raccoon saw a flash of light. "There!" Taking a left, Robbie ran towards a small window of light. An oval shaped doorway where he could see light and hear people. He ran faster until finally, he ran through it into the light.
The first thing he felt was grass. At least, it felt like grass, Robbie couldn't look to be sure because he was temporarily blinded by the light. Once his eyes adjusted, he could see he was in the middle of a grassy field, instantly reminding him of the park. But he wasn't alone.
There were people all around him. Some were dressed in fancy clothes laced with tons of money. Some were driving fast cars or were being given awards on a stage. Some were just simply having a picnic with a guy or girl, depending on who they were. The one thing they all had in common, was that they were all wearing dream charms.
"I guess all these people had trouble sleeping too," Robbie commented.
"Dude! There you are!" The raccoon looked, and saw a familiar, violet bird in pajamas.
"Maddie!" Robbie said happily, "You're here too."
"Yep." The two looked out onto the grassy field. "So, I guess this is like a dream world," Maddie commented.
"And if this is all a dream, that means we can do whatever we want," Robbie replied with a smile.
"That, is exactly what I was thinking." Not wanting to waste another moment, Maddie closed her eyes and began to slowly float off the ground. She opened her eyes and grinned. "Sweet!"
"Yeah, flying is good," Robbie said with a sly smile, "but I was thinking something like this." He closed his eyes, and in a flash, the area around them started to look like a video game, complete with platforms and small enemies to defeat.
"Race you to the end!" Robbie shouted before taking off, "and no flying!"
"You're on, Furball!" Maddie dropped down onto one of the platforms, and began running. Since this was a dream, both were naturally skilled at jumping from platform to platform and defeating enemies (not that they weren't already, they were Mordecai and Rigby's kids afterall). Both kids laughed, having fun for what felt like the first time in weeks.
Both kids reached the end at the same time, and jumped down from the last platform and landed in the soft grass. "Dude, that was awesome!" Maddie shouted happily.
"I know! And if we could do that, just think at all the other cool stuff we can do here!" Robbie said, his tail swishing back and forth.
"Well, I'm sure you two can think of something." Both kids looked up, and saw a man standing in front of them. He was pale but had a kind smile. His eyes were a bright gold color, and his blonde hair was so light it nearly looked white. He was wearing a tan shirt and shorts, like that of an explorer, and he had a small pouch tied to his belt buckle. But one thing they noticed about him, was that there was no dream charm around his neck.
"Who are you?" Maddie asked.
"Call me Sam," the man said with a friendly tone, "and I have to say, out of all the dreamers I've seen here, you guys are definitely the most creative. Most of the time people here dream about some promotion or a dream date."
"Well, we are just kids," Robbie replied.
"True, true," Sam replied. He looked them over, and his eyes flashed for a moment when he spotted the charms. He offered them a smile. "You know, you two look perfect for the adventure I have in mind."
"Adventure?" the kids repeated in unison.
"I've tried to get other people to join me but they're too busy with their own dreams," Sam explained, "Besides, I don't think any of those guys could run through a level like that, dodging ammo and fighting enemies. So, what do you say?"
"Uh, can you give us a minute?" Maddie asked. Sam nodded, and the kids turned away from him.
"What's wrong?" Robbie asked.
"Well, are you sure we should trust this guy?" Maddie asked, "I mean, Skips said we needed to be careful. And besides, this guy isn't even wearing a charm. So, what does that make him?"
"It probably just means he's a dream we thought of," Robbie replied, "I mean, it's possible, right?"
"Yes yes," said the cheshire cat, who had appeared out of nowhere, "just because there are real people here does not mean dream people can't exist."
Robbie glared at the purple cat. "I thought you were going to leave me alone."
"Fine, fine, I can see when I'm not wanted," the cheshire cat said, shrugging his shoulders. He flashed them one final grin as he began to disappear. "Oh, and do be careful of those sheep. Ta-ta!" With that, he was gone.
"Dumb cat," Robbie mumbled.
"O-kay," Maddie said, a little weirded out, "Anyway, I guess you're right. I mean, you can't get hurt in a dream."
"Exactly, now come on!" Robbie said excitedly, "how often do we get to go on an adventure on a school night?" Maddie smiled. "Hm hm," she said before they both turned back around.
"We're in!" they said.
"Excellent!" Sam cheered, "Alright, here's what we need to do." Sam closed his eyes, and a model appeared. There was a grassy field, a canyon, and a mountain on the model. "We're here," he said, pointing at the field, "and all we have to do is get across the canyon, pass the test just before the mountain, and get the treasure!"
"What's the treasure?" Maddie asked.
"I don't know, I've never been able to pass the test," Sam said, a little ashamed, "but with your help, we'll all get the treasure. So, are you guys ready?" Determined, both kids nodded and hm hm'd. "Great, now, follow me."
The trio began walking through the grass, away from the other dreamers and their wishes. The farther they walked, the quieter it got. Slowly, the bright blue sky started to turn grey, blanketed with ashened clouds. The grass also became thinner and thinner until finally there was none at all.
"Are we getting close to the canyon, Sam?" Robbie asked as a cool wind blew past his fur. With a shiver, he quickly imagined a warmer pair of pajamas.
"We should be getting-Ah! Here we are!" The two kids looked up ahead, and saw a old wooden bridge, stretching across the canyon. They couldn't even see the bottom of the rocky canyon, which was covered in fog. If they listened closely, they could hear some sort of sound. It sounded almost like... baa-ing.
"Well, we better get going, kids," said Sam as he placed a foot on the bridge. It moaned under his weight, and they almost thought it would collapse.
"Can't we just dream up a better bridge?" Maddie asked.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, this canyon clouds the mind, which means you can't dream," Sam said.
"So I can't fly across it?" Sam shook his head. "Darn," Maddie said, pouting just a little. With no other options, the kids slowly began to walk behind Sam, creeping across the frail bridge.
"Good thing this is a dream," Robbie mumbled as he gazed down below. If it was real life, he would've been scared of falling down there.
After what seemed like an eternity, the trio finally made it across the bridge. "Well, nothing like a dangerous bridge to get you in the treasure hunting mood," Sam joked. The two kids laughed.
"So, up next is the test, right?" Maddie asked.
"Yep," Sam said, "they say no one has ever passed it, and horrible things happen to the people who fail."
Robbie gulped. "Well, good thing this is all a dream," Maddie said, echoing what Robbie had said earlier.
"Yes, a dream," mumbled Sam, "come on, we better get going." As the three walked, Robbie nudged Maddie.
"Hey Maddie, is it just me, or are you getting that creepy vibe from this place?" Robbie asked.
"No, I'm feeling it too," Maddie said, "like, something's going to happen."
"If you two want to quit, you can," Sam said as he continued walking, "just touch your charms to send you back to the real world."
"Really?" Maddie asked. It was that simple? Well then again, it was a dream after all. Which meant, that nothing could hurt them, right? "Um, actually, we're fine. Unless you want to leave, dude." She looked at Robbie.
"If you don't want to leave, then I'm not leaving either," Robbie said with a smile, "besides, I want to see what this treasure is. Probably a bunch of gold and jewels."
"Or maybe it's like an ultimate charm that gives you awesome dreams forever," Maddie suggested.
As the two continued trying to guess what the treasure was, Sam chuckled. "Quite the active dreamers indeed."
The sky became darker as they continued. A shadow loomed over them. "Look, I can see the mountain," Maddie alerted, pointing in the distance, "at least, I think it's the mountain. It's so black it looks more like a volcano."
"No, that's definitely the mountain," Sam said, "and I think that's our test up ahead."
"What is it," Robbie asked, looking ahead. There was a small archway made out of stones, but a flat piece of rock with two holes in it was blocking the entrance. "Looks like we need a key."
"Which we already have, two keys actually," Sam said with a smile. The kids gave a confused look. "Hand me your charms," he asked, his hand out. His eyes flashed again, but only for a moment.
"That's all you have to do?" Maddie asked, "Seems like a pretty easy test to me."
"Only if you have the right key," Sam retorted. Slowly, the two kids took off their charms, and handed them to Sam. The blonde smiled, and turned to place the jems in the holes. He placed the amber one in the left hole, and the violet one in the right. As soon as he did, the rock began to shake.
With a new redish glow around them, the jems floated out of the rock and back into Sam's hands. The flat stone crumbled, until it was nothing more than rubble. Curious of what was behind it, the two kids took a step forward, and looked.
Both kids gasped. All around the mountain, was disaster. Fires, tornadoes, corpses, terrifying animals, and horrible monsters. The worst part was, it all look so real. Even Maddie and Robbie, who were used to battling monsters, were frightened. It was like a living nightmare.
"We're going to go in there?" Robbie asked.
"No." Both kids turned to look at Sam. But Sam had changed. His hair was no longer a bright blonde, but it had faded to almost a grey tone. The wind blew all around him as he gave them an evil smile.
"What do you mean 'No'?" Maddie asked.
"Yeah, what the heck Sam?" Robbie asked, scowling.
"Oh please, Sam is so common," the man said, as he inspected the jems, "How about you call me by the nickname given to me by humans years ago. Sandman. I always kinda liked that."
"The sandman?" they repeated softly.
"Yes, and I must say out of all the people I've convinced to come here," the Sandman began to say with a smirk, "all the lies I've said to get people to come here; A loved one, riches, a paradise beyond your wildest dreams. Out of all those, you two were the easiest to trick." He began to laugh while the two kids glared at him.
"Give us back our charms so we can leave!" Maddie shouted.
"Oh please, do you really think I'd be afraid of a couple of kids?"
"Yeah, cause these 'couple of kids' are gonna kick your butt!" Robbie yelled. Both kids ran forward, ready to attack, when the Sandman quickly reached into his pouch and threw something at them. Sand. The kids stopped, and tried to rub the stinging sand out of their eyes. With each passing second, they became more tired and sluggish. Collapsing to the ground, they both glanced up at Sandman one last time.
He chuckled. "Sweet dreams," he whispered, just before they both closed their eyes.
()()()()()()()()
Robbie groaned as he rubbed his head. "Wha-?" He felt around, expecting soft blankets or his bedside table, but instead felt only ash and rock. His eyes opened in a flash, and he sat up. He was still in the dream world, but where was he exactly. He heard a soft moan.
"Maddie?" The bird began to slowly get up, and looked around.
"Where are we?" she asked. Robbie shrugged his shoulders. All he knew was that they had to get out of here. He was about to ask his friend what they should do when he heard small footsteps. Almost like a small army. The footsteps got louder, and sharper.
Standing up, both kids looked ahead at a small cave. It was pitch black, except for the pairs of burning red eyes. They gasped, and several beasts ran out of the cave.
They were sheep, but definitely not ordinary sheep. Their wool was coal black, and their eyes were evil. They looked more like wolves than sheep. "Run!" Robbie shouted.
"Wait!" Robbie stopped, and Maddie gave him a small smile. "Why run, when we can fight?" Quickly, they both thought of their weapon of choice (For Maddie, a baseball bat, and for Robbie, a lightsaber. What? They looked cool!) But nothing appeared.
"Why isn't anything happening!" Maddie asked in frusteration. Robbie glanced up, and gasped.
"Look, the bridge!" he said, pointing upwards. The old wooden bridge that connected the two canyons loomed over them. "Which means we're in the canyon where we can't dream."
Maddie looked back at the sheep. They were getting closer. "Okay. Now we can run." They raced for the canyon walls. All they had to do was climb them, and they could dream again.
As soon as they reached the wall, they began climbing. It was hard since neither kids had climbing experience, except with trees. But their fear of the sheep and anger at Sam/Sandman was enough to motivate them.
As she reached for another ledge to hold onto, Maddie felt a sharp pain in her ankle. She let out a yelp. "Maddie!" Robbie shouted, instantly worried. The bird looked down, and saw one of sheep biting her. She moved her leg back, and then forward, knocking the sheep against the hard wall and knocking it off her leg.
"I'm fine," she replied, "but, I... I got hurt."
"Well, can you still climb?" Robbie asked.
"No, Robbie, listen," Maddie said, "I was hurt." It took a moment for Robbie to realize what she meant. She could feel pain, she was hurt. In a dream. They could get hurt in the dream world. Which meant, if they got hurt or died here...
"We have to hurry!" Robbie shouted. Since it wasn't too bad of a bite, Maddie was able to continue. The process was slow, but they were making progress. Maddie looked down, and shrieked. "Look out!" she shouted.
Robbie looked, just to see a sheep bodyslam him. It had it's legs wrapped around the raccoon, determined to make him fall. "No! Let, me, go!" Robbie tried to hit the sheep until finally, he gave it a good hit in the nose. The sheep was about to lose it's balance. "W-Wait."
Robbie looked at the sheep, and it's eyes had faded from a furious red to a sad brown. "Y-you must get your charms back, or you will b-b-become o-one of us. Escape this place! You must-..." The sheep moaned. Before it let go, it said one more thing. "Th- ou- gls." With that, the sheep fell, hitting the ground with a thud. Robbie looked at the body, silently mourning him. But he couldn't stay for long, more sheep were coming. So, the two kids continued to climb until they reached the top.
"Okay, so the plan is to go back to the mountain, and get our charms back," Maddie said.
"Right, but we need to hurry," Robbie said, "or we'll become..." Maddie shivered. Just the thought of being one of those creatures made her more determined to wake up.
"I think I know how we can get there fast," she said. Closing her eyes, she thought for just a moment, and two motorbikes appeared, complete with rocket-powered engines.
"No way!" Robbie shouted, smiling widely. Maddie smiled back, and they climbed on their bikes. Pressing a red button on their handlebars, they both shot off like rockets. They reached the mountain in record time, but even at speeds of 100 mph, it was still frightening.
"No matter what happens, don't slow down!" Maddie shouted.
"Do you really need to tell me that?" the young junior track team star asked. As they went up the road to the mountain, they had to dodge falling debree and attacks from monsters. Wind blew in their faces, almost knocking them down a couple times, but they continued onward. If they were ever going to wake up, they had to hurry.
"I see a building!" Robbie shouted. There was a small house made of wood and glass, standing out against the black mountain.
"Lets go!" Maddie yelled back. They increased their speed, and were getting closer. When suddenly, they just stopped. "What the-?" They bikes started sinking into the ground.
"Quick sand!" Robbie shouted. Maddie scowled, and jumped off her bike. Floating in midair, she grabbed Robbie and flew them both over to the house. "Thanks."
"Don't mention it," Maddie replied. She continued flying towards the house until they bursted through the door.
"Okay Sam! Give us back our-!" Robbie shouted, feeling like an action hero. But he looked around. There was no one there, the house was dark and empty. "But, I, huh?"
"Where is he?" Maddie asked. She stepped forward, and the lights flashed on. As soon as they did, ropes shot out, and tied their hands and feet. The kids let out a yell, and a laugh echoed throughout the room.
"Did you really think it would be that easy?" Sandman asked, "Wow, you guys really are kids." They scowled at him. Sandman was in new clothes now, a gold outfit with a royal purple cape with stars on it flowing behind him. In the background, they could see shelves lined up in a circle. Each shelf had several jems on it, dream charms he had stolen from other people. On the middle shelf, their sat an hourglass filled with sand.
"Did you really think it would be that easy?" Maddie repeated. Sandman raised an eyebrow.
"Wait. Are you mocking me?"
"Are you mocking me?"
"Stop that!"
"Stop what?
"Mocking me!"
"I'm not mocking you," Maddie said casually, "Just distracting you."
"What do you mean...?" Sandman then saw that Robbie was no longer next to Maddie, but behind her.
"Funny thing about raccoons," Robbie said with a sly smile, "We're pretty good escape artists." Both Robbie's hands and feet were free, as well as Maddie's. They could almost hear their dads yelling "OOOHHHHHHH!"
"Well, no matter," Sandman said with a smile, "Thanks to your charms, I'm more powerful than I've ever been before. So I'm afraid this is my dream now."
Their were several puffs of smoke, and the kids were suddenly surrounded by nightmare monsters.
"We can still dream," Maddie reminded him. Quickly, a steel baseball bat appeared in her hands, and a laser gun appeared in Robbie's.
"Well, good luck," Sandman retorted casually. He knew there was no chance of two eleven years olds beating him. "Monsters! Attack!"
The monsters wasted no time in attacking. Most of them were all muscle with an ugly face, while others had multiple heads. Staying calm so they wouldn't lose their edge, Maddie and Robbie began to attack too. Maddie aimed for the legs or the stomach, stunning the monster and giving Robbie enough time to finish it off with a laser blast. As soon as the monster was finished, it disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Unfortunately, two more monsters appeared in it's place.
"This is impossible!" Robbie shouted, "the more we kill, the more appear!"
"I know, dude!" Maddie shouted, "but what can we do? We can't get to Sam until we get passed his army!"
Robbie scowled an looked up at Sam. The blonde looked cocky, confident that he couldn't lose. Robbie wanted to wipe that smile off his face, but he knew any try would probably be shot right back at him. Sam was right afterall, this was his dream.
'There has to be a way to wake him up,' Robbie thought, looking around. Maybe there was a hanging chandelier, those were always useful in the movies. But there was no chandelier, just shelves filled with charms and... an hourglass.
"Th- ou- gls." The our gls. The, the hour glass!
The raccoon smiled, and held up his laser. "What are you doing?" Maddie asked. Robbie didn't answer.
"Hey! Sandy!" Sandman looked up, and saw the laser pointed at him. Robbie fired, but Sandman just casually moved to the right. He didn't even have to move that far away, he probably could've stayed where he was and he would've been safe.
"That was your best attempt?" Sandman asked with a laugh, "you missed me by about a mile!"
"Wasn't aiming at you!" Robbie shouted back with a smile. Sandman's smile fell, and his eyes widened. He turned around, and by the time he knew what was happening, it was too late.
The laser hit the hourglass, and it shattered into a million pieces. "NOOOOOOOOO!"
Maddie and Robbie cheered. "Nice job, Furball," Maddie complemented. Robbie smiled. But they couldn't stay that way for long. The castle began to shake. "Quick, the jems!"
Both of them ran over to the shelves, and saw about half a dozen violet and amber colored jewels in between the other colors. "Crap," Robbie mumbled.
They both heard a roar, and turned to look. Sandman was turning to sand, but that didn't stop him. He began to rise, like a giant sand monster. If they weren't in such danger, Robbie probably would've mentioned how Sam was ripping off one of his favorite comic book villains.
"Try every jem!" Robbie yelled, picking up a violet jem. He touched the top, and nothing happened. He threw it to the ground and tried another one. Sandman was getting stronger, and more and more furious.
"Why do all these stupid jems look the same!" Maddie yelled as she threw another amber colored one to the ground.
"YOU WILL NEVER ESCAPE!" The sandman shouted. He moved his arm back, and prepared to give one final attack. They were running out of time.
"Wait!" Maddie shouted, "The top shelf!" Sure enough, there were the two amber and purple jems, almost glowing like a beacon. They reached up and grabbed them, just as the sand came down on top of them.
"AHHHHHHH!"
Robbie sat up, panting. His eyes darted around, until he realized. He was in his own bedroom. No monsters or shaking castles or sandmen. He looked down at his paw, and saw the violet colored jem, glittering in the light of the rising sun.
The young raccoon smiled. "Sweet dreams," he said proudly.
"Robbie, are you okay?" Eileen yelled from the kitchen.
"I'm fine!" Robbie shouted back, "Just a wild dream!"
"Well, alright, if you're sure." Robbie smiled, and placed the jem on his bedside table. As he stood up and walked to his closet to get his clothes for the day, he realized something.
He didn't feel tired, not one bit. In fact, he felt completely awake. "Guess he was right again," Robbie said to himself, laughing a little. He would have to thank Skips before class, and he would definitely have to tell their friends about their dream adventure.
Phew! Another super long chapter, but really fun to right :D
Now for the bad news. I have three huge projects in English to do. One's due Monday, the others are due in a week or so, and all of these assignments are worth major points. And I'm afraid if I try to work on projects and fanfiction at the same time, I'll end up doing a crappy job on both. So, as of right now, both this story and "Little Moments" are on hiatus. But don't worry, the hiatus will end in March and you should expect an update on the first weekend of March. I'm really sorry about this, but if I fail any of my classes, I'm banned from fanfiction indefinitely. So yeah, I hate to do this, but it's better than the latter happening.
Also, I've kinda been thinking about this idea. How would you guys feel about having a story arch stretched out through five or six chapters. So far, all this story has been is just days in the lives of Maddie, Robbie and the original characters. So basically, it would be like having a bunch of episodes and then a movie, and then more episodes. Nothing's for certain yet, I'm just throwing ideas in my head, and if this did happen it would be at least a month before it got started. But I want to know your opinions. Would you want me to write a 5 - 10 chapter story arch in the middle of this story, or would you want me to continue with this format? Please leave your opinions in your reviews.
Please review, and I'll see you guys in March! :D