Snowgren: Yay you reviewed! ^_^ It's typical of Tyson to dream about a sea of food, isn't it? Lol!
~kai~: Sorry, it's cuz your character was added in my fic after I wrote the first few chapters and I has to go back and add some more stuff. ^_^U Originally, I had other plans for Tala…
Girs Evil Cupcakes: Scary monkies? O_O I love it when people review! It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, lol!
~*~Prodigious girl*~*: Course Carly has a lot of lines ^_^, there wouldn't be a fic without her sarcasm and input, she needs to express herself…loudly I might add.
Miekkie: Glad you like it! Thanx for the compliment on my webbie. I let my imagination run WILD and I love making up fantasy stuff, it's my specialty!
Kate: I'm writing a lot lately, but I like reviews *wink*…actually, I LOVE reviews… Thanx for reviewing!
Beyblader-grl: Everyone loves Kai, me too, but we can't all have him…lol…I can imagine his face right now…lol!
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Chapter 4: More Than A Dream
"No no no," Willow argued, "The streamers have to hang down from the ceiling, not along the sides!"
"Why not?" Mariah snapped back, "You're not in charge here, okay? Why are we all listening to you?"
"Because I actually KNOW what I'm doing," Willow said.
"Yeah, and I don't?" Mariah sneered.
The Student Council had divided into different committees to discuss various aspects of the upcoming Valentine's Dance, but so far, only a fair amount of arguing was getting done.
Carly sighed, //Bo-ring, make up your minds and live with it, gosh!//
"But where will we put the disco ball?" another girl asked.
"It's a Valentine's Dance!" Mariah screeched, "We don't want a huge shiny ball hanging in the middle! It's supposed to be romantic!"
"But I like the disco ball!" the girl argued.
Carly glanced across the table, watching the Food Committee talk about food. //Ugh, why did I even sign up for the Design Committee? I should've known better than to go in a committee with both Willow AND Mariah in it. It's a torture chamber… Holly's lucky that she couldn't come to the meeting today cuz she had tennis practice while I'm getting headache practice!// Finally she has enough, "Hey guys, how about we split up the gym and we each design a part of it okay? Willow, you can design the ceiling, Mariah you fix up the walls, and Cathy, you can do the lights, okay? Now can we all live with that?"
"What are you going to do then?" Mariah grumbled.
"Me? I'm designing the posters," Carly said, "I'm not mixing myself up with all you guys, besides, I don't even understand the whole point of this dance, now if that's settled, I've got to go. Johnny and Hru are waiting for me outside."
"I should go too," Willow said, "Ray should be finished his basketball practice right about now."
Mariah grabbed her bag and stuffed her papers in, "I need to ask Ray something anyways, bye Carly!"
Willow's face darkened, "Oh no you don't, I'll see you later Carly!" She rushed after her.
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"That's 10 to 7," Holly said, clicking off her watch, "Nice work Kailee!"
"Thanks," Kailee said, bouncing up and down happily.
"Emily, would you please stop sulking around and go out and practice?" Holly said exasperated.
"I don't wanna play those weaklings," Emily snapped, "I wanna play you and beat you so I can be the team captain!"
Holly rolled her eyes, //I hope she's not going to be like this the whole tennis season, I'm gonna freak is she keeps up this whining act.//
"You're just AFRAID to play me, AFRAID that I'll beat you badly," Emily challenged.
"Save it," Holly snapped, "I'm not in the mood for your whining, okay? Get up and play Kailee."
"Why should I? Why don't you?" Emily sneered, "Or are you afraid Kailee will beat you too?"
"That's IT!" Holly yelled, "I had it up to here with you. You want a match; I'll give you a match!"
"Uh-oh," Kailee whispered just as Kai walked by.
"What's up?" Kai asked, "I thought you were practicing."
"We are," Holly said, looking irritated.
"And it's about to get interesting!" Emily added.
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"Pass to me!!!" Ray yelled, running down the court as fast as he could.
"Or to me!!!!" Eddy chimed in.
"No, me!!!" another boy hollered.
Hru rolled her eyes and decided to take the shot herself. With a smooth flick of her wrist, the basketball went sailing in the air and landed cleanly in the hoop.
"Nice shot!!!!" Cassandra called from the other end, "That was awesome!"
"Why didn't you pass to me?" Eddy demanded, "I could've taken a sure shot!"
Hru wiped sweat from her forehead, "I got it in, didn't I?"
"It would've been better if you passed," Ray said, "That way we'd be able to get it in for sure."
"Chill out," Hru said, "It's only practice, I'll work differently in a game situation. Don't worry."
"We have to worry," Cassandra said seriously, for once not talking about food, "We've lost to our rival school last year during the championships. This year, with you and Tala on the team we just might make it."
"Tala?" Hru turned around and saw the red haired boy casually shooting hoops on the other side of the gym. He got every shot in. //Man, that guy's not bad. But still…I'll give him a run for his money…//
"You haven't met?" Ray asked, "We should get you acquainted. Tala, come here!"
Tala tossed the basketball into the bin and didn't even glance Ray's way. "No thanks, I'm gonna change." He walked away.
Ray gave an embarrassed shrug, "He hasn't exactly opened to us yet. He only seems to talk to Kai, Johnny, and Carly. Otherwise he just leaves."
//Okay, so he wants to be mysterious, does he? Well, let the games begin.// Hru thought, twirling the basketball.
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Carly hurried over to where Johnny and Hru were standing in front of the school.
"What took you so long?" Johnny demanded, "You said you'd be out half an hour ago!"
"I know what I said okay?" Carly snapped, scowling, "It's not MY fault that Willow and Mariah can't agree on where to put the streamers! Why did I ever volunteer for this stuff anyways?"
"I'm glad I didn't," Hru said, "Basketball is more my thing."
"Yeah, well, I like computer graphics designing, so..." Carly said, "Hey Tala, over here!!!!!"
Johnny and Hru both winced at Carly's bellowing voice.
"Hi Carly," Tala said wryly, "Were you calling me?"
'What didn't you hear me?" Carly demanded, "Wasn't I loud enough?"
"You were!" Johnny said quickly, "In fact, if you were any louder, my eardrum would've snapped in two!"
"I heard you all right," Tala said, "Everyone within 5 miles of you must've hear it too."
"I'd say 50 miles," Johnny muttered.
"Hysterical," Carly said icily, "You two are regular comedians, aren't you?" Carly glanced at Hru who seemed to have withdrawn back. "Oh! I don't think you guys have met. Tala, this is Hru, she just transferred here yesterday. She's Holly and Kai's friend from, like waaaaaay back! Hru, this is Tala, he just transferred here recently as well and besides the fact that he tried to take over the world once, there's nothing else you really need to know about him."
Tala glared at Carly, "I didn't try to take over the world."
"Whatever Tala," Carly said, "Can't you take a joke? Don't be so serious!"
Hru reluctantly held out her hand, remembering the icy way he ignored Ray at basketball practice, "Hey." She Immediately noticed his beautiful ocean blue eyes.
Tala smiled self-consciously, "Nice to meet you." He shook her hand and let it go.
"Let's go guys, we have to be at the park by 7!" Carly urged.
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Okay, so all of them met in the park, who would dare not listen to Carly, huh? ^_^
"Is everyone here?" Carly asked.
"Carly, this is dumb, okay?" Kai said, "What are you going to do, decipher the dream or something?"
"Precisely, I'm gonna find out what it means," Carly said.
"I was afraid you'd say that," Kai muttered, "I am sick and tired of dreams!"
"I have a feeling that it was more than a dream," Hru said, "Maybe we're supposed to do something about it."
"Like what?" Ray said doubtfully, "Try to dream it again?"
"No, maybe it was trying to warn us of something," Willow said, "Like the world will go to war or something."
"Oh? And I suppose that the military will use giant fire-breathing monsters as soldiers instead of regular tanks and crafts?" Tala couldn't help adding sarcastically.
"You guys aren't listening," Kailee said, "Maybe Kai's right, it's just a dream, it'll probably go away."
"Exactly," Kai said, looking satisfied.
"Yeah, if we stop worrying about it, maybe it'll just leave us alone," Holly suggested.
"Well, I don't wanna leave it alone, I wanna get to the bottom of this!" Carly said, "I suppose you guys all think that it's completely natural to dream the EXACT same dream on the EXACT same night at the EXACT same time?"
Everyone fell silent, no one could argue with that fact.
"Johnny talk some sense into her!" Enrique pleaded, "She's going to drive us all crazy."
"She's driving me crazy right now!" Johnny said, "Why do I always have to do the hard job, do you know how HARD it is to calm her down when she gets all worked up like this?"
"Guys, look at the clouds," Max said worriedly, "It's gonna pour."
"It's supposed to be sunny today," Holly said, "But it is only February."
They all watched as the grey clouds started to gather in the sky. A rumbling sound was heard in the distance.
"It sounds like it's going to storm," Kailee said, "Let's go home."
"But it was beautifully sunny just a moment ago!" Kai insisted, "There must be something wrong with the weather!"
Just then there was a brilliant flash of lightning,
it illuminated the whole sky and lit up the whole park in a eerie way.
"Oh no," Kailee cried, running to hug her brother, "Kai!"
"We know what's coming next..." Johnny groaned, plugging his ears in preparation.
They all covered their ears as thunder rumbled around them, sounding as if the amplifier had been turned up too high.
"This is dangerous!" Ray shouted over the noise, "We need to find shelter and fast."
"Let's go in the forest," Enrique yelled, awarded with a smack on his head by Carly.
"Are you nuts? You don't wanna be around trees when there's lightning!" Carly hollered, "What if the thunder hits the trees and the tree falls???"
It started to rain, HARD.
"I'm getting soaked," Willow cried, "This is stupid, I'm going home." She froze as the thunder struck around them, "This is scary!"
"Look up there!" Kai yelled, "There's something happening in the sky!"
They all looked up, watching in fascination as a swirl formed in the sky. It was vortex, swirling and twisting rainbow colors in the sky, it seemed to be beckoning them in.
"Okay, I'm freaked," Ray said nervously, "That's the vortex in my dream!"
"This can't be happening," Tala said in awe.
"Something coming out of the vortex!" Kailee cried, "It looks like an angel."
"She's right!" Holly said, "It's an angel! It looks sorta like my Bit Beast, Enchantary."
"Hello? We're standing in the middle of a vicious storm!" Enrique said in panic, "Shouldn't we get to some place safer!!!????"
But everyone ignored him as the angel slowly descended towards them.
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"Allow me to introduce myself, I am the Guardian of Dimensions," the angel said, her voice was clear but soft. She was a beautiful glowing figure, with soft brown eyes and long, beautiful brown hair. Her voice echoed softly when she spoke and in her hand was a tall, jeweled staff.
"You guard dimensions?" Enrique asked stupidedly.
"Shut up moron!" Carly snapped, "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!"
"What do you want with us," Kailee asked nervously.
"You have been chosen to protect the Outer Dimensions," the Guardian said, "My job is to bring you there."
"The outer dimensions?" Hru questioned, "You mean space?"
The Guardian shook her head, "No, the Outer
Dimensions. Worlds that are beyond your
understanding."
"You lost me," Johnny said, "We're chosen to WHAT?"
"To protect the lands," the Guardian of Dimensions said, "The balance of the elements have been disturbed, you must restore it."
"US????" Tala exclaimed, "You must have the wrong people, we're only teenagers, not warriors, are you sure you stopped off on the right planet?"
"Joke all you like," the Guardian said seriously, "You are the ones. And my job is the take you to the different lands. You all had the same dream last night about the future-"
"That was YOUR doing?" Kai yelled, "That stupid dream deprived me of my good night's sleep! What was the point of that dream anyways?"
"It will soon be clear," the Guardian said, "For now, you must come with me, we must make haste!"
"Where are we going?" Max asked curiously.
"To your land," the Guardian replied as if it was the most natural thing in the
world.
"Our LAND?" Kai hollered, "Okay, this has gone way too far, I'm going home."
"Go ahead young man," the Guardian said calmly, "But you can't run from your destiny."
"I don't have a destiny," Kai muttered, "This is crazy!"
"Do we have to go?" Kailee asked timidly.
"It's your destiny, whether you like it or not, you will eventually have to
go," the Guardian said firmly, "Come, we're wasting time. The vortex will close soon."
The 11 friends looked at each other.
"Well, I personally don't buy the junk about destiny and stuff, but an
adventure is my sorta thing! So I'm all
for it!" Carly exclaimed.
"Then I guess I have to go too, to make sure you don't forget your head along the way," Johnny grumbled at Carly who made a face at him.
"I suppose we can go just to check it out for a while," Holly said, "An adventure sounds good to me."
"If Kai doesn't go, I won't either," Kailee declared.
"I think we're ALL curious about this," Hru said, "So let's go check it out!"
"I think it'll be fun to have adventure again," Ray said, "I'm in, let's blast this place!"
"Then I'll come too," Willow added, "You could use me."
"You all need each other," the Guardian said softly, "The elemental powers must intertwine to be useful."
"I guess I could take a break from schoolwork!" Enrique brightened, "No more tutoring, count me in guys!"
"Come on Kailee," Max coaxed, "We're all gonna go."
"Not without Kai," Kailee said stubbornly, "No way."
"Don't be such a spoilsport Kai!" Hru said teasingly, "You should fit right in adventure!"
"Yeah, no kidding," Holly urged, "Besides, we're all gonna be there."
"Doesn't look like I have much choice, does it?"
Kai muttered, "Fine, let's go see what all the fuss is about Kailee."
"If you're going I will too!" Kailee chirped.
"Don't mind Kai," Carly said, "He's curious too, he just doesn't want to admit it."
"I am NOT," Kai said, folding his arms, "I couldn't care less."
"Oh really?" Carly laughed, "Whatever you say. You're in too, right Tala?"
"I guess..." Tala said, "I have nothing better to do anyways."
Meanwhile, the Guardian was counting the number of people and frowning deeply.
"Is something up?" Carly asked, noting the deep frown on the Guardian's face.
"Yes, you guys did a good job rounding up the chosen ones together, but you're missing one person," the Guardian said, "It's critical for all to be present."
All eleven of them looked at each other, "We're missing a person???"
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*gasp* They're missing a person, lol! Wonder who?? Let me tell you, if you look closely at the pairs, you might see a small pattern in who's chosen, but it's not who you think it is. Lol! I make NO sense, do I? Oh well, please review!
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