Chapter 1- To Another World? No Ordinary Dream!
On the other side of the garden was another building. She hurried down the hallway and sped around a corner, nearly crashing into someone coming the other way. Xelloss! A noise behind her caused her to spin around.
Kristy blinked, then moaned and get out of bed.
"I thought I turned that stupid alarm clock off," she grumbled. "Oh well, now that I'm up..." she took off for the kitchen to fin some breakfast.
A little later, the phone rang. Kristy dashed over to answer.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Kristy! It's Sarah."
"'Lo. So What're you doing up this early in the morning?"
"Calling you. I still have to get you back for that 'Ohayo!' at three a.m."
"Hey, I gave you fair warning..."
"Whatever. So how're you doing?"
"Just got up twenty minutes ago, stupid alarm clock... But I had a really cool dream last night."
"Wait, let me guess... Xelloss again?"
"Yep."
"So that's what, the fourth one this month?"
"Fifth."
"Sheesh, why don't you just get on the internet and make a shrine to the guy! You all ready spend enough time looking at other people's sites."
"...It's not like I can control what I dream about."
"True, but it can be affected by what you're always thinking about."
".....Do you really expect a reply to that?"
"No, not really –Oh, crap! –Um, I gotta go. If my parents catch me on the phone this early I'll never hear the end of it."
"Okay, see ya!"
"Bye!"
Kristy hung up the phone and stretched. Soon after she was sitting on the couch reading Fushigi Yuugi (again) and listening to a mix of J-pop and anime music.
Just one last day without any parents or brothers around, she thought, so I'm gonna enjoy it.
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Kristy had just finished lunch when another of her friends, Matt, called.
"Hey, I just got something that I know you're gonna love," he said.
"What is it?" Kristy asked.
"You'll have to see. Can you come over?"
"My parents have both cars. But you could come over here."
"Okay. See you in a bit."
About fifteen minutes later the doorbell rang.
"So, what's this thing you had to show me?" Kristy asked Matt when he was inside.
"Sore wa himitsu desu!" Matt replied with a grin.
"Hey, you know the only reason I let you get by with that is 'cause it's Xelloss's signature quote..."
"I know, but it's still fun."
"Seriously though, what is it I have to see?"
"This." Matt pulled a pile of Slayers Try DVDs out of his bag.
"You got the whole set?"
"Yep."
"Cool! You want to watch them now?"
"Of course. Which episodes?"
"Our favorites, of course; the final battle."
"Right!"
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Much later that evening, Kristy was getting ready for bed.
What a great day, she thought. Too bad everyone's coming home tomorrow. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted...
Hmm, I wonder if I'll have any more interesting dreams tonight? she thought as she drifted off to sleep.
Outside the building a fence enclosed several more large birds. No one else was around. Behind the building, someone was there. The figure turned around.
"My my, what an interesting dreamscape," Xelloss said.
"Wha? Dream... Xelloss??"
"Your dream, specifically."
Kristy suddenly fully realized she was dreaming.
"A dream..." she said to herself, looking around. Finally she turned back towards Xelloss. The mazoku simply resumed talking.
"I, however, am not a part of your dream."
"Huh? But how do I know this whole thing isn't only my imagination making things seem like that?"
Xelloss waited as Kristy continued to reason with herself.
"...Then again, if it IS a part of my dream, I can control certain things, so..." She concentrated hard for a few moments. Then she looked back at Xelloss. "Well, I guess that proves it," she said. "You're definitely not a part of my dream."
"Well, now that that's settled, I have a proposition you may find interesting."
"Is that so?"
Xelloss didn't take notice of Kristy's somewhat sarcastic comment and continued talking.
"If I am not mistaken, you have an interest in the world I am from- 'Slayers', I believe is what you call it."
"Yeah, maybe..."
"Well, it just so happens that there is in fact a way for you to go there."
"Wha-?!"
"Yes. Just as I can enter your dreams, I can also take you from them into my world."
"That sounds so cool. But, I wouldn't want everyone to be worried, if I just disappeared like that..."
"No need to worry! When and if you ever want to come back, you will be returned to the exact moment you left."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course! Are you coming?"
"Well, why not?" Kristy hesitated for a moment. "By the way, just how did you manage to find my dreams in the first place?"
Xelloss smiled.
"Now that is a secret!"
Kristy could've kicked herself for slipping up like that. Xelloss continued.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yep!"
"All right then. Now, be sure to concentrate hard on traveling between worlds. If you get too distracted, you'll simply wake up in your own bed and that'll be the end of it." He paused and looked towards Kristy, who nodded that she understood. "Well then, here we go!"
Immediately everything shifted. Kristy felt like she was both awake and asleep at the same time. It was so hard to concentrate! But she put every effort into focusing on her goal: to wake up in the Slayers world rather than her own bed. There was a sudden jolt, and Kristy remembered no more.
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Kristy woke up, squinting at the bright sunlight in her eyes. A light breeze rustled through the leaves. Leaves? Kristy sat up suddenly and looked around. Trees, open fields, bright blue sky... She'd made it. She was now in the world of Slayers.
End of Chapter 1
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Hi everyone! This is Kristy speaking. Look for this Afterword section at the end of each chapter to hear me talk about stuff in the story. Sometimes some of the others will be here as well.
Anyway, on to me topic for discussion. I'm sure some of you are wondering just how I was able to get to the Slayers world, am I right? Well it works like this:
All worlds are connected in some way. In some cases, like the four worlds of the Slayers series, there is a very close connection that's easy to figure out. Other connections can be much more abstract. The connection between the Slayers world and the "real" world is dreams. Why dreams? Simple. In the real world, Slayers is made up, a product of the imagination. In other words, it's a dream. So that's how the two worlds are connected, and how I was able to cross into one from another.
Well, that's all for today! Be sure come check back next chapter!
On the other side of the garden was another building. She hurried down the hallway and sped around a corner, nearly crashing into someone coming the other way. Xelloss! A noise behind her caused her to spin around.
Kristy blinked, then moaned and get out of bed.
"I thought I turned that stupid alarm clock off," she grumbled. "Oh well, now that I'm up..." she took off for the kitchen to fin some breakfast.
A little later, the phone rang. Kristy dashed over to answer.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Kristy! It's Sarah."
"'Lo. So What're you doing up this early in the morning?"
"Calling you. I still have to get you back for that 'Ohayo!' at three a.m."
"Hey, I gave you fair warning..."
"Whatever. So how're you doing?"
"Just got up twenty minutes ago, stupid alarm clock... But I had a really cool dream last night."
"Wait, let me guess... Xelloss again?"
"Yep."
"So that's what, the fourth one this month?"
"Fifth."
"Sheesh, why don't you just get on the internet and make a shrine to the guy! You all ready spend enough time looking at other people's sites."
"...It's not like I can control what I dream about."
"True, but it can be affected by what you're always thinking about."
".....Do you really expect a reply to that?"
"No, not really –Oh, crap! –Um, I gotta go. If my parents catch me on the phone this early I'll never hear the end of it."
"Okay, see ya!"
"Bye!"
Kristy hung up the phone and stretched. Soon after she was sitting on the couch reading Fushigi Yuugi (again) and listening to a mix of J-pop and anime music.
Just one last day without any parents or brothers around, she thought, so I'm gonna enjoy it.
"Hey, I just got something that I know you're gonna love," he said.
"What is it?" Kristy asked.
"You'll have to see. Can you come over?"
"My parents have both cars. But you could come over here."
"Okay. See you in a bit."
About fifteen minutes later the doorbell rang.
"So, what's this thing you had to show me?" Kristy asked Matt when he was inside.
"Sore wa himitsu desu!" Matt replied with a grin.
"Hey, you know the only reason I let you get by with that is 'cause it's Xelloss's signature quote..."
"I know, but it's still fun."
"Seriously though, what is it I have to see?"
"This." Matt pulled a pile of Slayers Try DVDs out of his bag.
"You got the whole set?"
"Yep."
"Cool! You want to watch them now?"
"Of course. Which episodes?"
"Our favorites, of course; the final battle."
"Right!"
What a great day, she thought. Too bad everyone's coming home tomorrow. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted...
Hmm, I wonder if I'll have any more interesting dreams tonight? she thought as she drifted off to sleep.
Outside the building a fence enclosed several more large birds. No one else was around. Behind the building, someone was there. The figure turned around.
"My my, what an interesting dreamscape," Xelloss said.
"Wha? Dream... Xelloss??"
"Your dream, specifically."
Kristy suddenly fully realized she was dreaming.
"A dream..." she said to herself, looking around. Finally she turned back towards Xelloss. The mazoku simply resumed talking.
"I, however, am not a part of your dream."
"Huh? But how do I know this whole thing isn't only my imagination making things seem like that?"
Xelloss waited as Kristy continued to reason with herself.
"...Then again, if it IS a part of my dream, I can control certain things, so..." She concentrated hard for a few moments. Then she looked back at Xelloss. "Well, I guess that proves it," she said. "You're definitely not a part of my dream."
"Well, now that that's settled, I have a proposition you may find interesting."
"Is that so?"
Xelloss didn't take notice of Kristy's somewhat sarcastic comment and continued talking.
"If I am not mistaken, you have an interest in the world I am from- 'Slayers', I believe is what you call it."
"Yeah, maybe..."
"Well, it just so happens that there is in fact a way for you to go there."
"Wha-?!"
"Yes. Just as I can enter your dreams, I can also take you from them into my world."
"That sounds so cool. But, I wouldn't want everyone to be worried, if I just disappeared like that..."
"No need to worry! When and if you ever want to come back, you will be returned to the exact moment you left."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course! Are you coming?"
"Well, why not?" Kristy hesitated for a moment. "By the way, just how did you manage to find my dreams in the first place?"
Xelloss smiled.
"Now that is a secret!"
Kristy could've kicked herself for slipping up like that. Xelloss continued.
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yep!"
"All right then. Now, be sure to concentrate hard on traveling between worlds. If you get too distracted, you'll simply wake up in your own bed and that'll be the end of it." He paused and looked towards Kristy, who nodded that she understood. "Well then, here we go!"
Immediately everything shifted. Kristy felt like she was both awake and asleep at the same time. It was so hard to concentrate! But she put every effort into focusing on her goal: to wake up in the Slayers world rather than her own bed. There was a sudden jolt, and Kristy remembered no more.
End of Chapter 1
**********
Hi everyone! This is Kristy speaking. Look for this Afterword section at the end of each chapter to hear me talk about stuff in the story. Sometimes some of the others will be here as well.
Anyway, on to me topic for discussion. I'm sure some of you are wondering just how I was able to get to the Slayers world, am I right? Well it works like this:
All worlds are connected in some way. In some cases, like the four worlds of the Slayers series, there is a very close connection that's easy to figure out. Other connections can be much more abstract. The connection between the Slayers world and the "real" world is dreams. Why dreams? Simple. In the real world, Slayers is made up, a product of the imagination. In other words, it's a dream. So that's how the two worlds are connected, and how I was able to cross into one from another.
Well, that's all for today! Be sure come check back next chapter!