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This is a collaboration of ideas of a different type of reality from that which the characters exist.

Title: Dreams and Demons

Chapter one: THE DREAMER WAKES
Tuyen, Georgia, United States
Faye closed the book with a smile. The series was over. The books had indeed come Full Circle, and had brought her a measure of joy for a while. There were things she disagreed with, of course. Magick was not as flashy, as the books had made it, and they were a lot more dark things out there than they mentioned. Unfortunately, there were many dangerous things that humans knew nothing about, like shape shifters, vampires, and demons that sometimes walked in human form. Faye sighed, This was her reality, and sometimes she hated it.
She was now 24, but had been 14, when she had found out about her abilities to fight the dark. She was one of the few that kept the world thinking that things that go bump in the night, were myths and legends. Not things that could kill you. Things not real and unseen. As she pondered her groups latest problem, an area that could be linked to a time slip (those were not fun) she wished she could call up a Council, and summon help, but that was just wishful thinking. That was the stuff that didn't exist. Her phone ringing, jolted her to the present, she answered on the 3rd ring,
"Hello?"


'Uh, hi, uh, Faye, if we trapped a demon in a mirror, then uh, what should we do next?"
"Well, Arthur, cover the mirror, so it doesnÕt get back out, then break it, and bury the mirror and the cloth, and forget about it."
There was a pause on the line and Faye Heard the distinct sound of glass breaking. Arthur came back on, "Hey, Thanks Faye, catch yaÕ later!" She mumbled a good-bye and hung up The phone. Her mother had been having trouble sleeping. So she needed to go fix her some herbal tea. This was her life. Demons and teas.
~~~Sailsbury, England~~~
As Hunter walked down the hall, he saw his supervisor coming and dreaded the lecture he knew was about to receive. Thomas Mornikim was a very imposing man, at best, and at this moment he was pissed. He didnÕt even say hello, but launched into Hunter like the prize debater he used to be. "What in the name of the goddess were you thinking, Niall?"

"Well, you see, sir.."

"I don't care, Niall, you could of jeopardized this whole operation!"

"But sir.."

"Just be quite, you little ... and Morgan wants to see you. She and Cal are pissed."

"Bloody hell"

"And that is not all, you want to be a seeker so badly-well here's your chance. I guess they're rewarding the screw-ups. Report to Kennett, and he has a few words for you too, you'll get your assignment then, and Niall,"

"Yes sir?"

"Stay out of my way."

Hunter gulped "Yes, sir."
Ben Thortan had heard Tom's tirade on the young man and had wisely waited until he was farther down the hall to speak with him, "Thomas, Hello, old chap." Toms face was still drawn, but he spoke to Ben, "Evening, old friend, I guess you heard that?" Ben smiled and said
"And anyone else on the grounds. You know, it was a foolish mistake, but a mistake, never the less." Tom looked tired. " It is just, he gave up so many secrets, and The council is just now regaining its footing. We decided to make him a seeker, like he wanted, not as a reward, but a chance to see what its really like out there. He'll learn you donÕt always get the girl, and there is no happy ever after." Ben nodded, "So, where are you sending the lad?"

Tom smiled dreamily "Somewhere far away from me... I mean there is a location in The States, in Georgia we need some more info on. Shouldn't be that difficult, not even he can bugger this one up." Ben shook his head and smiled, "Remember my friend, you can make it foolproof, but you can't make it damn fool proof." Thomas, looked around took a flask of gin from his coat pocket, and downed a swig, whispering a silent prayer to the goddess "please, don't let him mess this up, please."
48 hours later somewhere over the Atlantic.......
He was walking though a forest behind a group of people. Looking up he saw the stars and faint moonlight filtering though the pine trees. The scent of nettles and moist earth made him aware that someone just ahead had found something of extreme importance. Then in front of the others that he seamed to be with there arose a shadowy mist rising like fog from the earth below . There a fissure that oozed a yellow orange substance that looked like lava..... The hair on his arms stood on end; he broke into a run, fear griping him like a old friend. "It's your turn now Seeker!"
Hunter woke over Georgia.

" Thank you for Flying the friendly skies we will be arriving at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in thirty minutes." The air was circulating poorly and the turbulence didnÕt make him any more comfortable, the dream was more than disturbing. Something was hauntingly familiar about the voice the woods in the dream. Though he had never been to Georgia before. Unease, fear these were not the outstanding qualities that a seeker was supposed to display. Including the cold sweat.
"Sir, can I get anything for you some water perhaps?", the stewardess looked abnormally concerned about him.
"Yes, please, thank you." A couple of minutes later she brought him a small eight ounce bottle of water and a styro foam cup. An announcement came over the speakers, "Ladies and gentleman please fasten your seat belts and make sure that you seats are in their upright positions. We will begin our descent into Atlanta in ten minutes." Was the nightmare ending or just beginning?

Somewhere on the southside of Atlanta.....

Faye woke irritated and blind. The clock on her bookcase read 7:15, could she have slept though the entire day? She tried to get up and stepped on her ashtray. "Damnit, Damnit to hell!" She tried to reach for her glasses and toppled over a small dragon figurine, that hit a coke can spilling onto the floor, onto a pile of clothes. This was not going to be a good day. Finally finding her glasses she made her way down the narrow hall the to bathroom. She remembered the night before in the woods outside town. Creepy, yeah but nothing that she couldn't handle with a little help from the Lady of course. There seemed to be another presence in the woods something strangely familiar, and yet she knew that it was not one that she had not encountered before. Walking into the kitchen she looked around something was horribly wrong. It was still light. It was 7:20 A.M.. There was lots of day left to be had.


She was totally awake not tired, knowing that she had only gotten a couple of hours sleep. She was also totally irritated, and angry. What is going on? Mentally she called to her familiar a dark blue dragon small enough to be confused with a large cat, just not as fuzzy. "Chandra, what is the deal?"

"Deal, you know the deal, you brought the deal."

"Brought the deal? What is the Deal?"


"The deal where the prince comes to save you from your fate. He isn't a real prince, just as close as could be found on such short notice." The dragon coyly tilted its delicate head and scratched behind it's horns.

"Find out the Princes name will you?" Faye was getting irritated with the creature.

"You already know his name and I can't tell you anyway."
Dragons for all their knowledge and strengths can also be a pain with their riddles and evasiveness.
"Can't you just tell me what is going on?", Faye was getting perterbed. Chandra merely raised a scaly eyebrow at her. "Please Chandra"

"I couldn't do that, it is much to fun seeing how you figure things out". In that way that some dragons have,she poofed away like dust.
Dragons.
A/N: Strange dreams and chicks with dragons What confrontations await Hunter?
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