Dreamscape: Chapter 6 - Realization
by Katie Davidson (Virtue)

Summary: Chapter 6, Realization, where Harry, Elora, and the others, including Gwen and Lizzie, find out who could possibly be making the attacks on Hogwarts...

A/N: Hope you like this one!



(( In our last episode... he he he ))

"If your fairies have to be UNDER the area... then they should be UNDER Hogwarts!" Elora said, "But why didn't I see them - wait! I did!"

"You did what?" Harry said, turning to Elora.

"I saw them, Harry! They ARE there!" Elora screamed and shot straight up off her chair, "Let's go!"

(( And now our next adventure... ))

"Elora!" Gwen shouted, making the group stop suddenly. Gwen looked Elora, "I command that you stay here and let the others go."

Elora narrowed her eyes to Gwen, "Gwen. I know where they are, the others can't find them without me."

Lizzie spoke up, "I know which way to go."

"There. Let Lizzie lead them," Gwen said, "Stay here with me... I'm afraid for your safety."

"Gwen!" Elora shouted, "Just because you and Luno had a 'history' together, doesn't mean you have to keep me here! Remember this: Luno and I are one. I know what he knows and in return, he knows what I know, and I know exactly what you're trying to do."

Harry's head switched between both Elora and Gwen as they argued; "So what EXACTLY is Gwen trying to do?"

Elora folded her arms across her chest and sneered at Gwen, "Gwen's been alone ever since Luno left, but when Luno was alive, Gwen was in love with Luno."

"Ooooh" Tsutsami snickered, "And now she's trying to bring him back eh?"

Elora nodded and grinned, "Exactly. Now Gwen, Luno IS me and we can't separate."

Gwen sighed and sat back in her chair; "Can I at least see him one last time?"

"Seems as though he wants to talk to you," Elora said, closing her eyes and letting Luno take over. Soon all the changes came; white hair, white cloak, sparkling cape, and when she opened her eyes they were glittering blue.

Gwen rose from her chair, "Luno!"

Luno-Elora extended her right arm out and stopped Gwen from coming closer, "Gwen. You shouldn't do this to Elora and the others." Her voice was that of Elora's but deepened with Luno's voice (a guys voice) but together they were as clear as a bell.

"I know Luno, but..." Gwen paused.

"But nothing, Gwen." Luno-Elora said with angry tone, "I wouldn't think of someone like you to get our love involved with saving the lives of others. I never thought you could be so selfish. Now, Gwen, let the Guardians do what's right. Your fairies will not be harmed and I will be okay."

Gwen stood silent for a moment, "All right, Luno, but I want you to take two things along with you. One, my love, and two," the Sentry Gwen had sent out of the room came back holding a silver box. The Sentry handed the box to Gwen. "I want you to take this."

Gwen opened the box revealing a diamond-shaped crystal the size of a watch-face. "Gwen," Luno-Elora gasped, "Not the Dreamscape. You know it's..."

Gwen burst in, "No, Luno. Now that you and Elora are one, its power means nothing. Take it... you know what it can do, and with Elora, maybe its power will help." Gwen then placed the box down on the table taking the Dreamscape Crystal gently into her hands, and walked over to Luno-Elora. "You know, Luno, long ago the Dreamscape helped to free my people. It's may be needed again but I alone can't control its powers."

Luno-Elora raised her right arm, where the Moon Guard shimmered upon her wrist, and turned her arm over to show the bottom of the guard where at the top a slot the size of the Dreamscape Crystal appeared. Luno-Elora nodded, "Gwen, you do know what this means."

Gwen placed the crystal into the slot on Luno-Elora's guard, a tear rolled down her cheek, "You know I always have, Luno."

The rest of the group stood still as Luno-Elora and Gwen had their silent conversation. Tsutsami craned her neck in closer to Cecil and whispered, "Do you know what this is about?"

Cecil shook his head, "No clue, Tsutsami... No clue."

"Gwen," Luno said, "It's time for me to leave for a while. I want you to keep in contact with Elora at all times, you know these parts better than anyone else, and if they get lost..."

"I'll tell them how to get out. Yes, Luno, I'll keep in contact. Just make sure you take care of not only everyone else, but yourself as well. I want no heroic business, all right?" Gwen said with a near-serious look on her face.

Luno-Elora smiled, "All right Gwen."

"I miss you, Luno." Gwen whispered.

Luno-Elora, in a soft voice, replied, "I know, Gwen. I'm always with you, remember that." Then as quick as a wink, the traits of Luno disappeared from Elora, and Elora was Elora again.

Gwen wiped a tear away, "Go now."

"Thank you, Gwen." Elora said, her normal voice returned, she turned to the others who stood silently still. "What is everyone staring at? Out! Out! We have a school to save!"

They all quickly packed out of the guestroom and walked towards the exit of Earth Fairy Territory. Gwen walked behind them with the Sentry at her side. "Now everyone," Gwen said, "You all watch out for yourselves. I'll be in contact every now and then, so keep me up-to-date on what's occuring."

"We will, Gwen." Harry said, letting Elora, Tsutsami, and Velicity leave first, then he left.

Gwen stopped Cecil before he reached the exit, "Cecil. Can I speak with you for a moment?" Cecil nodded, then Gwen continued, "I want you to keep a good eye on Elora, all right?"

Cecil smiled, "I wouldn't do anything more than that, Gwen. I'd give my own life for Elora."

Gwen smiled back, "Do I sense something inside you, a love, for Elora?"

Cecil blushed, "Hum... no. She's just... a friend."

"Well," Gwen said, "Even so Cecil," she paused, "Did anyone ever tell you how much you look like your father?" Cecil shook his head, a little flabbergasted. Then Gwen laughed, "Go on now, Cecil. The others are waiting for you."

Cecil grinned then quickly rushed out the exit to catch up with the others.

Gwen stood silent staring at the exit, she whispered to herself, "Good luck everyone."

{ fade out... he he he... transition.. or, commercial break.. he he he}

"Ah!" Velicity screamed, falling on her butt, "Too many rocks!"

Tsutsami laughed and helped her up on her feet, "In a place like this, Velicity, you have to keep your head down to watch where you're going."

Cecil came and picked her up, placing her on his shoulders, "Come on, shorty. We don't have time for games."

"This isn't a game, Cecil." Velicity said, "If it wasn't a hazard to use our powers in these tunnels, I could easily just ride the wind instead of walking."

"That's my girl!" Tsutsami laughed, "Use the force Velicity!"

Elora shouted from down the other end of the tunnel, Harry and Lizzie stood at her side, "Come on slow-pokes! We're almost there!"

Quickly Tsutsami and Cecil (with Velicity on his shoulders) rushed down the tunnel to catch up with Elora, Harry, and Lizzie. They entered a giant cavern, the same one Elora and Lizzie had fallen into, and looked up. They could barely see the small window of light that led into Hogwarts, but it was there.

"Up there is the Ravenclaw Girls' Dormitory, where Lizzie and I fell." Elora stated, "This is where I think I saw the fairies."

Tsutsami looked around the lightly lit cave, "So where are the little buggers, eh?"

Gwen's voice rang through Elora's head, "Use Dreamscape to make them come." Elora nodded and touched the Dreamscape Crystal on her Guard. The crystal shone and suddenly all the walls of the cavern started to glitter... it was the Fairies!

Harry looked around in awe; it looked as if there were billions of them! Elora looked around as well, she tried to talk to the fairies; "Why have you disobeyed Gwen? Why are you attacking Hogwarts?"

Millions of little voices replied in unison; "We had no choice... we did not want to disobey our Queen, but we had no choice. He said he would destroy our lands if we did not do as he wished, we had no choice."

"Who is this 'he' you speak about?" Harry shouted.

The small voices replied; "The dark one, the evil... no face, no emotion. Cold...," then they disappeared and a tremor shook the cave. A boulder fell from the cavern above them, heading towards Elora, she looked up and felt as if she couldn't move, even though she tried. The boulder neared Elora's position over head. She closed her eyes and expected the boulder to hit... but it didn't. She opened her eyes and the boulder hovered above her. Cecil had wrapped the boulder with vines and stopped it from hitting her.

Harry pulled Elora out from under the boulder, and when Elora was out of danger's way, the vines around the boulder disappeared. The boulder landed with a CRASH on the hard floor of the cave. "Why didn't you move?" Harry shouted.

"I... I tried, Harry." Elora mumbled, "Something held me back. I felt something... A presence, holding me back. It wanted me to... die, Harry. I could feel it."

Elora shook with fear and Harry comforted her, wrapping his arms around her, saying, "It's all right Elora. You're safe now."

Cecil growled and looked around again, he knew the fairies were there and he shouted to them, "You little creeps! Why did you do that?"

The little voices, sounding as though they were farther away, said, "We could not help ourselves. We did not want to do it. He made us... he..." The voices cut out.

"Sounds as though this 'he' silenced them..." Tsutsami smirked, "All the better too, they were beginning to annoy me."

"We have to find out who the fairies were talking about." Harry said and with Elora still in his arms he pushed her gently away and lifted her head, "Elora, are you going to be all right?"

Elora took a deep breath, "I'll be fine. It's just... I never experienced anything like that before."

"Voldemort almost took over your body, Elora... how is it different?" Tsutsami asked.

"It's was nothing like that, Tsutsami, it was... I can't explain it. It was scarier than what Voldemort did to me."

Harry hummed, "And if it was Voldemort, I'd know because everytime he's even near me my scar begins to hurt, and if it didn't... then its not Voldemort!"

"There goes that idea," Cecil groaned, "Are we dealing with someone, or something, more powerful than Voldemort?"

Velicity ran up to Elora and held her hand, she shook in fear and looked up to Elora, "Elora. If you can handle Voldemort, than you can destroy this new enemy... right?"

Elora looked down at Velicity, "Of course, Velicity, but it's not just going to be me. We're all going to join together." Velicity smiled.

Gwen contacted Elora at that moment, "Elora... what's going on?" Elora explained everything to Gwen (through telepathy) and Gwen replied, "My... oh, my. That isn't good at all. You say my fairies can't control themselves? That cannot be... how could it be? Get everyone together and return here, if you don't know what you're dealing with you shouldn't risk it."

Elora gazed around at comrades' faces... their expressions ranged from serious (Harry) to scared (Velicity). She nodded and spoke to them all, "All right. Let's head back to Earth Fairy Territory. We need a new plan of action."



(( Back in Earth Fairy Territory ))

Elora paced back and forth in front of everyone who sat on the steps of the Throne Platform. "Would you quit that?" Tsutsami growled, "You're making me dizzy."

"Sorry!" Elora said and stopped her pacing, "I'm trying to think; trying to piece things together. What in the heck are we dealing with?" Elora sat on the step in front of Harry, burying her face into her hands, and moaned.

"It's important that you stay focused, Elora," Cecil said bending on one knee in front of Elora and taking her hands into his. He kissed them softly and whispered, "If you have a nervous breakdown, I'll have to get Tsutsami to throw cold water on you."

Tsutsami nodded and laughed, agreeing with the idea. Elora smiled, "You're right Cecil." She stood up.

Harry growled softly, "I was just going to suggest that." (Can you see something happening here? Elora, Cecil... Harry... hum, if you don't, I'm not going to say nuttin'. He he he... ^_^)

Cecil boosted himself onto the step, and looked up to Elora, who started to pace back and forth again. "Elora!" Tsutsami screamed.

Elora stopped her pacing, "Sorry!"

Gwen walked up to them. A Sentry stood at her side holding a thick black and gold rimmed white covered book. "I think this may be of some help." Gwen said as the Sentry handed Elora the thick book.

Elora passed the book to Cecil who read the inscription on the front, "Fairy Wars." He paused, "I don't understand?" Elora gave the same look Cecil had on his face to Gwen.

Gwen smiled, "It's a record history of the wars we Fairies fought beside Hogwarts through our lifetime. I thought that if this certain something, or 'he' as my fairies said, was using my fairies to attack Hogwarts, maybe it's for revenge."

"Brilliant!" Elora shouted, turning to Cecil, "Cecil. See if you can find anything... anything at all, that might lead us to who the attacker is."

Cecil nodded and immediately opened the book. Harry stood up and walked over Cecil to where Elora stood; "Do you really think this could give us a clue?"

"It's a good shot, Harry." Elora replied, "Unless you have a better idea?"

Tsutsami murmured, "I say we go seek out this s.o.b and kill him."

Velicity looked to Tsutsami and asked, "What does 's.o.b' mean?"

Tsutsami patted Velicity on the head, a grim smile on her face, "I'll tell you when you're older."

Velicity huffed, the mystery of what 's.o.b' would bug her until she was 'old enough'. Suddenly Cecil stood up, everyone looked to him, and Elora ran up to him, "Did you find something?"

Cecil turned the page, "I think so. I'm not sure though." He kissed Elora on the cheek then walked around her. Harry growled.

"Says here," Cecil started, "That in the 17th century (sixteen-hundreds) a two-horned man-like creature named Razerlorn attacked both the Fairy Domain and Hogwarts. He first controlled the fairies in order to pit them against the current Queen... whom was Gwen (boy... she's old, eh?), and then controlling her to make the attack on Hogwarts." He turned the page, and turned it back, he repeated this and then flipped through the next few pages, "Where's the next page?"

Gwen gasped after she heard the name 'Razerlorn'. Her hand was over her mouth. Elora looked at her, "Gwen. Where's the rest of the story on Razerlorn?"

Gwen shook her head, "It can't be him. No, not in a million years could it be him! When that war broke out I had just been crowned Queen. That's the time when I first met Luno. I ripped the next pages out so that no one would know where to find Razerlorn and bring him back."

Harry looked to Elora, "Elora. Luno should remember it... you said you don't keep anything from eachother. What's the rest of the story?"

Elora's eyes were on Gwen, "Luno rescued Gwen from Razerlorn's power. Then together they used Dreamscape to capture him." Her gaze moved to Harry, "Dreamscape's full power needs the force of a strong emotion. In their case it was love."

"Love conquers all." Tsutsami mummbled, "It's not always that way you know."

"No, it isn't Tsutsami," Elora said, "It can be any feeling. Friendship, courage, the list goes on. The only thing that doesn't work is 'fear'. The feeling needs to be positive or the crystal won't work."

"So how did Razerlorn escape from his imprisonment? And how do we defeat him now?" Harry asked.

"Someone must have freed him, who it was... I don't know." Elora replied, "But the only way to defeat him is to do the same thing Luno and Gwen did the first time."

Gwen stepped closer to Elora; "Elora, you are now one with Luno, and even though Luno's feelings for me are still present; the love Luno and I share won't be strong enough for Dreamscape."

Elora turned to Gwen, "I know that, Gwen. When the time comes, we'll find someway to capture him and we'll bring your fairies home and save Hogwarts!"

Continued: Chapter 7 - Into Deaths' Lair