"Where am I, why does this place seem so familiar? I'm in my dream again, this can't be good." thought Kaye. A bright golden light flashed in the distance. Kaye slowly started to walk towards it. Every step that Kaye took, her pace began to quicken until she started to run. As soon as she made it to the source of the light, Kaye stopped in her tracks and the light began to fade.
"You don't really know what that is, do you Kaye?" asked Phoenix.
Kaye quickly turned around to see who was talking to her. "No way it can't be, but it is. Phoenix what are you doing here in my dream?" asked Kaye.
"Come on Kaye, do you think that I would tell you." answered Phoenix.
"Alright then, you don't have to tell me why you're here, but I have a feeling that you know what that is and why I'm having these dreams." stated Kaye.
"Of course I know what it is, and why you're having them. I'm very surprised that you haven't figured it out by now. I guess that you are losing your touch." replied Phoenix.
"Then if you are all knowing, why don't you explain what that is and what's going on?" asked Kaye.
"Sorry I'm not going to make it that easy for you, but I will tell you what that is. That is a special type of gate, it's called the Ancient Gate." answered Phoenix.
"That's it, that's all you're going to give me?" asked Kaye as she was getting angrier.
"Be thankful of what I'm giving you, you're lucky to get any information at all." replied phoenix.
"Alright then, what does the gate do, what is it keeping out or should I ask what is it keeping in?" asked Kaye.
"Were you not listening the first time Kaye, I told you the name of the gate. You have to find out the rest of the information on your own." answered Phoenix.
"Fine, but how am I suppose to find any information on this Ancient Gate. I'm sure that it's not listed anywhere on the web?" asked Kaye.
"Ok I will give you one more piece of information. Your dreams will tell you the answers that you are seeking. Where does the time go, the sun is coming up soon. I believe that it's time for me to go. It was good to see you again, but next time we talk it won't be on friendly terms." answered Phoenix as she disappeared.
"Man I really hate it when she disappears like that. Ok now I know a little more about what my dreams mean. Should I tell the others about this, or should I wait until I have more to go on?" wondered Kaye.
A loud knock on her door woke Kaye up. "Rise and shine Kaye it's time to get up. If you don't get up on the count of three, I'm coming in, one, two." said Kento. Just before Kento could say three, Kaye opened the door and let him in.
"Morning Kento, what time is it?" asked Kaye as she rubbed her temples.
"It's about eight fifteen, are you alright Kaye? You're having one of those headaches again." said Kento.
"I'm fine Kento honest, so anyway, what brings you to my room so early?" asked Kaye as she tried to change the subject.
"You slept throught breakfast and I wanted to check to see if you were ok. I did save you some if you want." replied Kento.
"Thanks Kento I appreciate that, Lightning move will ya, anyway Kento would ya mind taking Lightning downstairs so I can get ready?" asked Kaye.
"Sure no problem, I'll see you downstairs." replied Kento as he shut Kaye's door.
"What is the Ancient Gate? What does it have to do with Phoenix, does it have anything to do with me? What can it do, what is it holding? What did she mean that my dreams will give me my answers? What do these headaches have to do with these visions of mine anyway? Too many questions, not enough answers, aw man there it goes again. I know that the others figure that something is up, since Lightning and Kento both confronted me on them." thought Kaye as she finished getting ready.
Kaye was making her way to the main floor. She wasn't really paying attention to who was in the room. Kaye just walked by and went straight to the kitchen and sat down. "Morning Kaye, how do you feel this morning? Are you ready for some breakfast?" asked Cye.
"Yea sure Cye, I would love some, Kento told me that he actually saved some breakfast for me." replied Kaye with a smile.
"Well Kaye what are you planning to do today?" asked Rowen. Kaye had to think of something fast so that they wouldn't be suspicious of what's going on. Kaye didn't want to tell them until she knew that she had the proof to back it up.
"Actually Rowen I have some research to work on, so I'm going to the university. I should be there for a while today. I suppose that if you guys want to come with you sure are welcome." said Kaye. She knew that the only ones that would actually take her up on the offer were Mia and Rowen. Kaye knew that Mia already had a project that she was working on, and Rowen was into his new book that he got yesterday. The others would rather go and fight the Dynasty.
"Ok then, since I'm the only one that is going, I'll be back later this afternoon. I'll see you guys later, bye." said Kaye as she started out the door.
"Kento, I know that you are concerned about Kaye's welfare, we are too, so why don't you go with her?" asked Mia.
"Aw come on Mia, if she wanted any of us to go with her, she would have asked right. But I'll tell you what I'm going to do. Shortly after she leaves, I'll go into town and watch over her." replied Kento.
"We'll come with ya Kento, let's leave in about an hour, that will give Kaye plenty of time to do her research, and for us to get ready if something is going to happen. Does that sound good to everyone?" asked Ryo. They all agreed and let Kaye have her hour head start before they left.
"Man I can't believe how easy that was, maybe it was too easy. I can't believe that I didn't get an arguement out of anyone. I wouldn't be surprised if they just happened to show up at the university." thought Kaye.
"Phoenix, your plan to have Kaye find the Ancient Gate is very good, except that it has one flaw to it." said a voice.
"Oh really and what may that be, oh mighty one?" asked Phoenix.
"I need you to find the key to my eternal prison." said the voice.
"Don't worry, soon I'll be at the university before Kaye even gets there. I'll be posing as a professor, she won't even recognize me. Then I'll guide her into the right direction, telling her that what she needs to know." replied Phoenix as she transformed.
"Very impressive Phoenix, don't fail me, I want this to go off without a hitch." said the voice.
"Don't worry about it, nothing will go wrong. I'll just be there long enough to make sure that Kaye is set on the right path. Trust me, everything will go smoothly." replied Phoenix as she left for the university.
"What Phoenix doesn't realize is that she is playing right into my hands. When she finally figures out what my real intentions are, well it'll be too late. What also Phoenix doesn't realize is that she will be delivering the key to my freedom right to me." said the voice.
"Well it looks like Kaye isn't here just yet, good I have just enough time to get into character." thought Phoenix. It didn't take long for Phoenix to get into her role as a professor from the university. Kaye got out of her car and entered the university. "Ok now to see who I can talk to about dreams." Kaye thought to herself. Kaye started to walk down the hallway until she came to the psychology department.
Kaye walked into the lounge to see if any one was around, no one was in the room, so she decided to do some research. She knew the room well enough so that she could easily find whatever she needed. Kaye was slowly backing up to see if the books that she needed were on the top shelf. Just then Kaye bumped into someone. "I'm sorry, I thought that I was the only one here, are you alright?" asked Kaye.
"Yes I'm fine, is there something specific that you are looking for?" asked Phoenix.
"I'm looking for some reference books about dreams and visions. There's a thesis that I'm working on." said Kaye as she hid the main reason why she was looking.
"Actually that sounds like interesting topics for a thesis." replied Phoenix.
"Oh look at the time, I must be going. It was nice meeting you, I hope to see you again someday." replied Phoenix.
"Yea sure, and thanks again." said Kaye as she turned around and saw that Phoenix was gone just as quickly as she appeared.
"Ok now that was a little too weird for me. Oh well I have the books that I was looking for, now it's time for me to get cracking on what the text says, maybe it can help me figure out the true meaning of my dreams." thought Kaye as she sat down and started reading.
About half an hour later, Kaye was getting a little annoyed about her progress. "Man I've looked over and over in these books and I still haven't found anything about the one that I've seen in my dreams." thought Kaye as she began to leave.
"Hey guys, Kaye's coming out, scatter. If she knew that we were tailing her, Kaye would be pretty angry." warned Sage. Everyone scattered into different directions just before Kaye walked out of the university.
"Ok that was weird, was that Rowen? I could have sworn that was him, if he's here, then the others are as well. Why would they scatter like that, unless they would think that I would be mad at them for tailing me. Normally I probably would, but this time I'm glad that they did." thought Kaye.
"Do ya think that she saw us or not?" asked Rowen.
"I'm not sure, but I think that maybe we should still follow Kaye. Something isn't quite right here." replied Ryo. The others agreed and picked up Kaye's trail. It didn't take long for them to catch up to Kaye, she was only a block away from them.
Kaye thought that before she left the university grounds, she wanted them to know that she was aware of their presence, so Kaye suddenly stopped, "Ok you guys." said Kaye as she waited for her friends.
"Kaye how long did you know that we were here?" asked Cye.
"I've known for the last half hour, when I barely spotted Rowen's blue hair." answered Kaye.
"Alright then Kaye, would ya mind telling us what's going on?" asked Mia.
Kaye took a quick look around their surroundings and motioned them to somewhere that was more private. "Fine I suppose that it's time that I told you about what's been going on." replied Kaye.
They all waited patiently for Kaye to tell her story. "It all started shortly after we got back from the dream walker's guild. It was a month since we've been home, everything was nice and quiet for a change. Then I've been having these visions again, and after each vision I've been having these headaches. I can't really explain why they are occuring they just are. I don't know what these visions are suppose to mean, that's why I went to the university today. Here's the really weird part, Phoenix was in my last dream. She wouldn't explain to me why she was there, but she did tell me what the thing was that I was seeing in my dreams. Phoenix told me it's a gateway called the Ancient Gate, and that's it." said Kaye as she brought them up to speed.
"Kaye how come you didn't tell us about this as soon as you started to have these visions?" asked Kento with concern.
"I'm sorry Kento, everyone, but I thougth at first that they were of no concern, but now I'm not so sure." replied Kaye.
"Did you find anything out in the books that you were looking through?" asked Sage.
"No nothing yet." replied Kaye.
The sky began to turn pitch black, lightning went off around them. The wind blew so fierce that the benches were flying towards them. "Watch out, incoming benches!" yelled Ryo. They all jumped out of the way just before the benches crashed where they were all standing. Then the wind suddenly stopped, but the sky was still pitch black.
"Hello again Kaye, it's so good to see you. Are you glad to see me again?" asked Phoenix.
"You don't really know what that is, do you Kaye?" asked Phoenix.
Kaye quickly turned around to see who was talking to her. "No way it can't be, but it is. Phoenix what are you doing here in my dream?" asked Kaye.
"Come on Kaye, do you think that I would tell you." answered Phoenix.
"Alright then, you don't have to tell me why you're here, but I have a feeling that you know what that is and why I'm having these dreams." stated Kaye.
"Of course I know what it is, and why you're having them. I'm very surprised that you haven't figured it out by now. I guess that you are losing your touch." replied Phoenix.
"Then if you are all knowing, why don't you explain what that is and what's going on?" asked Kaye.
"Sorry I'm not going to make it that easy for you, but I will tell you what that is. That is a special type of gate, it's called the Ancient Gate." answered Phoenix.
"That's it, that's all you're going to give me?" asked Kaye as she was getting angrier.
"Be thankful of what I'm giving you, you're lucky to get any information at all." replied phoenix.
"Alright then, what does the gate do, what is it keeping out or should I ask what is it keeping in?" asked Kaye.
"Were you not listening the first time Kaye, I told you the name of the gate. You have to find out the rest of the information on your own." answered Phoenix.
"Fine, but how am I suppose to find any information on this Ancient Gate. I'm sure that it's not listed anywhere on the web?" asked Kaye.
"Ok I will give you one more piece of information. Your dreams will tell you the answers that you are seeking. Where does the time go, the sun is coming up soon. I believe that it's time for me to go. It was good to see you again, but next time we talk it won't be on friendly terms." answered Phoenix as she disappeared.
"Man I really hate it when she disappears like that. Ok now I know a little more about what my dreams mean. Should I tell the others about this, or should I wait until I have more to go on?" wondered Kaye.
A loud knock on her door woke Kaye up. "Rise and shine Kaye it's time to get up. If you don't get up on the count of three, I'm coming in, one, two." said Kento. Just before Kento could say three, Kaye opened the door and let him in.
"Morning Kento, what time is it?" asked Kaye as she rubbed her temples.
"It's about eight fifteen, are you alright Kaye? You're having one of those headaches again." said Kento.
"I'm fine Kento honest, so anyway, what brings you to my room so early?" asked Kaye as she tried to change the subject.
"You slept throught breakfast and I wanted to check to see if you were ok. I did save you some if you want." replied Kento.
"Thanks Kento I appreciate that, Lightning move will ya, anyway Kento would ya mind taking Lightning downstairs so I can get ready?" asked Kaye.
"Sure no problem, I'll see you downstairs." replied Kento as he shut Kaye's door.
"What is the Ancient Gate? What does it have to do with Phoenix, does it have anything to do with me? What can it do, what is it holding? What did she mean that my dreams will give me my answers? What do these headaches have to do with these visions of mine anyway? Too many questions, not enough answers, aw man there it goes again. I know that the others figure that something is up, since Lightning and Kento both confronted me on them." thought Kaye as she finished getting ready.
Kaye was making her way to the main floor. She wasn't really paying attention to who was in the room. Kaye just walked by and went straight to the kitchen and sat down. "Morning Kaye, how do you feel this morning? Are you ready for some breakfast?" asked Cye.
"Yea sure Cye, I would love some, Kento told me that he actually saved some breakfast for me." replied Kaye with a smile.
"Well Kaye what are you planning to do today?" asked Rowen. Kaye had to think of something fast so that they wouldn't be suspicious of what's going on. Kaye didn't want to tell them until she knew that she had the proof to back it up.
"Actually Rowen I have some research to work on, so I'm going to the university. I should be there for a while today. I suppose that if you guys want to come with you sure are welcome." said Kaye. She knew that the only ones that would actually take her up on the offer were Mia and Rowen. Kaye knew that Mia already had a project that she was working on, and Rowen was into his new book that he got yesterday. The others would rather go and fight the Dynasty.
"Ok then, since I'm the only one that is going, I'll be back later this afternoon. I'll see you guys later, bye." said Kaye as she started out the door.
"Kento, I know that you are concerned about Kaye's welfare, we are too, so why don't you go with her?" asked Mia.
"Aw come on Mia, if she wanted any of us to go with her, she would have asked right. But I'll tell you what I'm going to do. Shortly after she leaves, I'll go into town and watch over her." replied Kento.
"We'll come with ya Kento, let's leave in about an hour, that will give Kaye plenty of time to do her research, and for us to get ready if something is going to happen. Does that sound good to everyone?" asked Ryo. They all agreed and let Kaye have her hour head start before they left.
"Man I can't believe how easy that was, maybe it was too easy. I can't believe that I didn't get an arguement out of anyone. I wouldn't be surprised if they just happened to show up at the university." thought Kaye.
"Phoenix, your plan to have Kaye find the Ancient Gate is very good, except that it has one flaw to it." said a voice.
"Oh really and what may that be, oh mighty one?" asked Phoenix.
"I need you to find the key to my eternal prison." said the voice.
"Don't worry, soon I'll be at the university before Kaye even gets there. I'll be posing as a professor, she won't even recognize me. Then I'll guide her into the right direction, telling her that what she needs to know." replied Phoenix as she transformed.
"Very impressive Phoenix, don't fail me, I want this to go off without a hitch." said the voice.
"Don't worry about it, nothing will go wrong. I'll just be there long enough to make sure that Kaye is set on the right path. Trust me, everything will go smoothly." replied Phoenix as she left for the university.
"What Phoenix doesn't realize is that she is playing right into my hands. When she finally figures out what my real intentions are, well it'll be too late. What also Phoenix doesn't realize is that she will be delivering the key to my freedom right to me." said the voice.
"Well it looks like Kaye isn't here just yet, good I have just enough time to get into character." thought Phoenix. It didn't take long for Phoenix to get into her role as a professor from the university. Kaye got out of her car and entered the university. "Ok now to see who I can talk to about dreams." Kaye thought to herself. Kaye started to walk down the hallway until she came to the psychology department.
Kaye walked into the lounge to see if any one was around, no one was in the room, so she decided to do some research. She knew the room well enough so that she could easily find whatever she needed. Kaye was slowly backing up to see if the books that she needed were on the top shelf. Just then Kaye bumped into someone. "I'm sorry, I thought that I was the only one here, are you alright?" asked Kaye.
"Yes I'm fine, is there something specific that you are looking for?" asked Phoenix.
"I'm looking for some reference books about dreams and visions. There's a thesis that I'm working on." said Kaye as she hid the main reason why she was looking.
"Actually that sounds like interesting topics for a thesis." replied Phoenix.
"Oh look at the time, I must be going. It was nice meeting you, I hope to see you again someday." replied Phoenix.
"Yea sure, and thanks again." said Kaye as she turned around and saw that Phoenix was gone just as quickly as she appeared.
"Ok now that was a little too weird for me. Oh well I have the books that I was looking for, now it's time for me to get cracking on what the text says, maybe it can help me figure out the true meaning of my dreams." thought Kaye as she sat down and started reading.
About half an hour later, Kaye was getting a little annoyed about her progress. "Man I've looked over and over in these books and I still haven't found anything about the one that I've seen in my dreams." thought Kaye as she began to leave.
"Hey guys, Kaye's coming out, scatter. If she knew that we were tailing her, Kaye would be pretty angry." warned Sage. Everyone scattered into different directions just before Kaye walked out of the university.
"Ok that was weird, was that Rowen? I could have sworn that was him, if he's here, then the others are as well. Why would they scatter like that, unless they would think that I would be mad at them for tailing me. Normally I probably would, but this time I'm glad that they did." thought Kaye.
"Do ya think that she saw us or not?" asked Rowen.
"I'm not sure, but I think that maybe we should still follow Kaye. Something isn't quite right here." replied Ryo. The others agreed and picked up Kaye's trail. It didn't take long for them to catch up to Kaye, she was only a block away from them.
Kaye thought that before she left the university grounds, she wanted them to know that she was aware of their presence, so Kaye suddenly stopped, "Ok you guys." said Kaye as she waited for her friends.
"Kaye how long did you know that we were here?" asked Cye.
"I've known for the last half hour, when I barely spotted Rowen's blue hair." answered Kaye.
"Alright then Kaye, would ya mind telling us what's going on?" asked Mia.
Kaye took a quick look around their surroundings and motioned them to somewhere that was more private. "Fine I suppose that it's time that I told you about what's been going on." replied Kaye.
They all waited patiently for Kaye to tell her story. "It all started shortly after we got back from the dream walker's guild. It was a month since we've been home, everything was nice and quiet for a change. Then I've been having these visions again, and after each vision I've been having these headaches. I can't really explain why they are occuring they just are. I don't know what these visions are suppose to mean, that's why I went to the university today. Here's the really weird part, Phoenix was in my last dream. She wouldn't explain to me why she was there, but she did tell me what the thing was that I was seeing in my dreams. Phoenix told me it's a gateway called the Ancient Gate, and that's it." said Kaye as she brought them up to speed.
"Kaye how come you didn't tell us about this as soon as you started to have these visions?" asked Kento with concern.
"I'm sorry Kento, everyone, but I thougth at first that they were of no concern, but now I'm not so sure." replied Kaye.
"Did you find anything out in the books that you were looking through?" asked Sage.
"No nothing yet." replied Kaye.
The sky began to turn pitch black, lightning went off around them. The wind blew so fierce that the benches were flying towards them. "Watch out, incoming benches!" yelled Ryo. They all jumped out of the way just before the benches crashed where they were all standing. Then the wind suddenly stopped, but the sky was still pitch black.
"Hello again Kaye, it's so good to see you. Are you glad to see me again?" asked Phoenix.