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Girs Evil Cupcakes: I think you've probably guessed most of the pairings already, haven't you? You'll get to see where they go this chappie!
Zac: You're right, of course, they haven't bladed yet. Well, one thing, it's hard to make them blade each other because then I'll have to choose who's better and stuff, but soon they'll blade this – ooops, lol, can't say anymore!
Snowgren: Wow, you must be psychic! I honestly didn't think anyone would've guessed, guess you know me pretty well, huh?
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~*~Prodigious girl*~*: No, it's not Mariah, rest assured, gosh, do you hate her that much? I think Ray and Mariah make an awesome pair! No, isn't not Tyson.
Beyblader-grl: Good guess, but it's neither of them. Imagine the look on Holly's face if it was Emily. O_O And imagine Willow's if it was Mariah. Thanx for the compliment on my webbie!
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Miekkie: I'm evil ^_^, lol! Sorry, I couldn't help a cliffhanger, lol! I'll continue cliffhanging throughout my fic, lol!
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Chapter 5: In Another Galaxy
"We're missing a person?" Johnny raised his eyebrow, "Really? So there's supposed to be twelve? Is it someone we know?"
"The chosen ones always have had some sort of connection," the Guardian said, "Whether it's being friends or related."
"Oh great," Carly said sarcastically, "Holly has just about a million friends, where do you want to start searching?"
"Thanks a whole lot!" Holly said dryly.
"Maybe it's someone we all know," Kailee suggested, "I mean we all go to the same school, it has to be someone who goes to our school and is our age."
"Good interpretation," Ray said, "But it's not enough, we asked Tyson and Kenny, Kai asked Emily, I asked Mariah. Enrique asked Oliver-"
"And dear old Robert!" Carly snarled.
Ray sweatdropped, "Yeah, Robert. I asked Eddy, Steve, Lee, Gary, and Kevin. None of them dreamt it, unless they were lying."
"Why would they LIE?" Carly said in disgust, "So you dream, wow, what shame is attached, huh? I mean, even KAI admitted to it, who else wouldn't?"
"HEY!" Kai yelled.
"There's still a lot of people we haven't asked though," Max said.
"How about Aquana?" Willow turned to Enrique, "Did you ask her?"
Enrique shrugged, "She wasn't here today, she's sick, I think. I'll call her right now." He fumbled for his cell phone and dialed, "Hey, hi Aquana, it's Enrique. How are you feeling? I missed you lots, especially your sweet smile. How about we get together-"
Carly kicked his shin, "Get on with the questions lover boy! The vortex is closing!!!!! Hurry up you idiot!" Carly was right, the vortex was slowly getting smaller...
"Carly!" Holly exclaimed, "You didn' t have to kick him!"
"YOW!" Enrique screeched in pain, "Yeah, I'm okay, someone just kicked me, sorry Aquana. Anyways, did you have some sort of dream last night? No? Why? Oh nothing, I was just wondering, sorry, but I have to go now, I'll talk to you later, okay? Get well soon, bye!" Enrique shook his head, "Nope, she didn't dream at all last night."
The Guardian looked anxiously at the vortex, "We may not have time to wait, it'll disappear soon."
Carly looked at Tala and Hru, "You two are new here, do you know anyone else?"
They both shook their heads no.
"How about Michael?" Kai wanted to know, "Did anyone talk to him today?"
"He had a baseball tournament outside the city tomorrow so he left with his team early," Carly replied, "Good thinking, Kai. Enrique, phone!" She snatched it from his hands.
"What happened to a polite please?" Enrique asked, looking injured.
"No time," Carly dialed quickly, muttering, "Come on, come on, pick up." She brightened, "Hi ya Michael. I've got a quick question for you, buddy. Did you dreamt last night? Yeah? About winning the tournament and you hitting the last victory home run? Beautiful, dude, but that's not what I'm looking for. Good luck tomorrow, pal, I'm kinda in a hurry right now, so bye, later!" She sighed, "No luck guys."
"I just thought of something," Holly said, "When Kai asked Kenny and Tyson, Cassandra was there, but she never answered the question. Let me call her." She took the phone and dialed, "Hi Cassandra, quick question, girl, did you dream last night? Yeah? Yeah? Really???? You did???? That's awesome! What? Oh sorry, can you get down to the park right away? Yes, right now! Please please please? Okay, good, see you!" Holly beamed, "She dreamt it, the exact same dream as us! She's coming right now!"
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"This
better be good," Cassandra grumbled at Holly, "I skipped dessert at home just
to run all the way over here, it was cherry pie too! Wow, who's that?"
"I'll explain later," Holly whispered back.
"Now that we're all here," the Guardian said, "We can go, first to the Dream Realm, where I will explain everything." She raised her staff and struck the air gracefully, to the surprise of everyone, they to float towards the vortex.
"This is just like my dream!" Willow squealed, as they floated higher.
"Yeah, but the next part made me air sick," Enrique groaned.
"Yeah, me too," Kailee said, "The part where you start zooming though a colorful tunnel so fast you couldn't see anything at all!"
"Don't make any sudden movements," the Guardian warned, "Otherwise, you might fall out of the vortex and the results could be disastrous. Hold on to someone else if you're afraid."
Kailee grabbed Kai's hand and Holly's hand. Kai and Holly grinned at each other.
Carly allowed herself to float into the vortex first and then WHAM!!! She was speeding along an endless tunnel so fast that everything was a blur. The others joined in. The pressure was so great that they ended up upside down. The vortex was filled with bright rainbow colors and after a long dizzying ride, the vortex spat them all out on the ground and closed.
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"Ohhhhh, my head felt as if something hard smashed into its core," Kai groaned, "Did anyone bring aspirin?"
Carly stood up shakily, "Oh man..." She nearly lost her balance but Johnny steadied her, his arm tight around her waist for support.
"You okay?" Johnny asked, he looked concerned and
he seemed fine. His beautiful eyes
gazed into hers.
"Yeah, I think, just dizzy and disoriented," Carly gasped, leaning against
Johnny for support, "Now I know what the things that get sucked in a vacuum
feel like."
Johnny chuckled, "Right."
"I'm okay," Carly repeated, looking at Johnny strangely, "You can let go of my waist now."
"Right, sorry," Johnny blushed.
"Kai, everything's spinning around me, even the ground!" Kailee cried.
"I know," Kai groaned, "Just close your eyes for a while okay? Your mind will adjust soon." Kai looked for Holly, "Do you need a hand?"
"I'm fine," Holly pulled herself up in a sitting position, "I'm just a bit dizzy that's all."
Tala stood up as if he did this everyday, "Wow, where are we?"
"Uh, most of us haven't even looked at anything besides the ground," Ray pointed out sarcastically, "Your orientation must be awesome."
"It's okay," Tala shrugged carelessly, "I used to fly aircraft, I must've gotten used to it."
"Can someone give me a hand?" Hru asked weakly, "I love sports and all that, but that's the first time I've ever felt gravity this strong."
Tala reached out and pulled her up, "You should close your eyes for a while, it'll help."
"Thanks," Hru breathed, blushing a bit.
Ray sat up and pulled Willow up to a sitting position, "That was harsh."
"No kidding," Willow sighed heavily, "I feel like something ran me over, bad."
Enrique shook his head, trying to clear it, "I'm seeing double of everything, no triple, no quadruple."
"I never knew you knew such big word," Carly said dryly, her dizziness passed now and she was as sarcastic as ever.
"Where are we?" Tala repeated.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, I'm going to lose my dinner," Cassandra moaned, turning green.
"Not on me!" Hru cried, jumping away.
"We are in the Dream Realm and this will be your home for the time being," the Guardian said.
"Not bad, not bad at all," Enrique said, "Check out that huge palace over there!"
"That will be your home," the Guardian said.
"Are you serious??????" Willow
asked in shock, "WOW!!!!"
The palace was silver with gold trimmings.
The door was arched and decorated extravagantly with jewel and stain
glass. Not to mention the place was
HUGE complete with a beautiful garden and a water fountain. The palace was protected by golden gates.
"Wow, it's Enrique's home far away from home," Carly said ironically.
"Fun-ny," Enrique muttered, "Don't you ever drop it with the sarcasm."
"Hey, if I dropped it, I wouldn't be me!" Carly said brightly.
"I can't wait to see the inside!" Kailee exclaimed, "It must be beautiful!"
"Come now," the Guardian swept past them "Follow me."
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As they entered the palace, they looked around in awe, the inside was no less impressive than the outside. The walls with painted with sparkling paint and rich, velvet draperies hung by the windows. The floor was carpeted with soft, white carpeting and in some rooms the floor was made completely of glass. The ceiling was high and most of the windows were made from stained glass. Really, really rich, you get the idea!
"WOW…" Enrique murmured, "And I thought I had it good…"
"You do have it good," Carly shot back, "This is just TOO good."
"I feel like a princess in a big fancy castle!" Kailee squealed.
"I feel like I'm tiny inside this gigantic place," Kai muttered.
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"I hope my bed isn't made of pure silk or something like that," Kai muttered.
"Satin!" Kailee chirped.
"No thanks," Kai groaned.
"No Kai," Carly couldn't help adding, "Your bed will be made of bricks, just the way you like it."
"Ha ha ha," Kai said dryly, "And yours will be made of clouds, huh?"
Carly gave him a quirky smile, "Exactly."
"Can you get anymore sarcastic?" Johnny demanded.
"I think she learned it from you," Enrique laughed.
"No way," Kai snickered, "She was like this before she knew Johnny existed."
"Pick a room," the Guardian said, indicating to a row of 12 rooms down the hall, 6 on opposite sides.
"I want first choice!" Cassandra whooped, "Which ever is closer to the kitchen will do just fine!" She grabbed the knob to the first door and pushed. "Hey, it won't budge, what's the deal????"
"Each room is designed specifically for one of you," the Guardian said, "It will only let one person in at first."
Kai and Holly exchanged glances, "Okaaaaay..."
"That's weird," Max said, looking puzzled, "How
are we supposed to know which door is ours?"
"You will, just listen to your heart," the Guardian said softly.
"This sounds like something from a cheesy film," Carly muttered to herself.
Johnny overheard and grinned at her.
"How am I supposed to 'listen' to my heart?" Cassandra wanted to know, "My heart's wanting cherry pie right now!"
Tala rolled his eyes, "I think this is dumb, can't we just pick and room and get it over with?"
Kailee closed her eyes, "Let me think for a sec..."
Everyone watched her curiously as she concentrated.
"Sis, what are you doing?" Kai asked in disbelief, "Huh?"
Kailee opened her eyes and walked to the 5th door on the right side of the hall and tried the knob, to everyone's surprise it clicked open. "I did it Kai!"
"Wanna show me the trick?" Carly said sarcastically.
"How did she do that?" Hru wondered.
"You have to believe in your powers and believe in yourself..." the Guardian said.
"Powers?" Ray asked, looking at Willow,
"We have powers?"
"Beats me," Willow shrugged.
"Open yours Kai!" Kailee urged excitedly, "You too Max!"
"How?" Kai asked icily, "What did you do? Tap into your soul or something?"
"It was easy," Kailee explained, "Just close your eyes and concentrate, then this voice in your head will guide you to the right door."
"Voice in my head?" Kai muttered, "This sounds loony."
"Well, I'm willing to give it a shot," Holly said, following Kailee's advice and then choosing a door which clicked open at her touch, "Well, what do you know? It worked!"
"Do you want a medal?" Carly asked, looking annoyed, "Or do you prefer us to jump up and down and do a cheerleading routine?"
"Thanks a whole lot Carly," Holly said, giving her a look, "You don't have to sound so caustic."
Carly yawned, "Sor-ry, I'm just bored outta my mind that's all. I'm glad that when I went on vacation, I didn't have to go though this much trouble just to pick a hotel room."
"Carly, maybe we should take this more seriously," Willow advised, picking the right room as well.
"Yeah," Ray said, "It sounds serious enough if all our rooms are coded." He chose the right one as well.
"I might take it more seriously if I knew what we were exactly here for!" Carly exclaimed, "Don't you think this is absurd? We're picking rooms already and acting as if we're going to stay here for a looooong time when we don't even know what we're here for!"
"I'm with her," Johnny said, Tala nodded in agreement.
"It will all become clear soon," the Guardian said, "Please, just choose a room for now."
"Kai!" Kailee and Holly said.
"Oh all right," Kai muttered, selecting a room after some thought, to his surprise, the lock popped open, "Hey, that's weird."
After that everyone else chose a room as well, whether they liked it or not and it did work for everyone.
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"WOW-Wheeeee!" Kailee squealed, "Paradise!" The others peeked into her room and sweatdropped at all the stuffed animals scattered across the room. "Sooooooo cute!" Kailee giggled, giving the giant stuffed teddy a big hug, "Awwwwww..."
Kai looked away in disgust, "Pl-ease, Kailee
would you grow up? This is - hey!" Kai backed away as Kailee shoved the HUGE
stuffed giraffe in his face, "Hey, watch where you point that thing sis!"
"Isn't he adorable??!!!" Kailee said happily, "I LOVE my room!"
Tala shuddered, "Please, don't let my room be like that. Pretty please."
Carly sweatdropped, "Hey, I don't mind one stuffie, but not enough to cover my whole bedroom floor!"
Kai pushed the door to his room open and looked in cautiously, "Thank lord, no stuffed animal invasions! It looks fine." He nodded, "It's fine." Kai's room wasn't extravagantly designed, it was simple and plain.
"Whew," Johnny breathed, "This is much better." His room was simple as well, it looked much like Kai's as a matter of fact.
"Let me see mine!" Cassandra said, "Wow, a mini-fridge! I love those things, I have a mini-fridge in my room!!!!"
"I like this," Tala said, looking satisfied, "There's pictures of aircraft all over my walls, this will inspire me to keep trying to get into a military air school."
"Hmmm...not bad," Hru said, "Better than I thought anyways."
"There's karaoke machine in mine!" Holly exclaimed, "And a stereo, wow!!! Look at this amplifier!"
"Mine too!" Willow shrieked, "Music is in my world, yippee!"
"Mine's filled with cheerful colors!" Max called, "It looks great!"
Carly shoved her door open, "It's okay I suppose, it can't get any better than this anyways. Hmph!"
Johnny grinned at the others, "Translation: That means she likes it well enough!"
"HMPH!" Carly muttered loudly.
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"Yeah, now that that THAT'S outta the way, maybe you can tell you exactly WHY we're here," Carly pointed out.
"Yeah," Tala said, frowning, "I've got a big air exam to study for and I don't have all day."
"Cheer up you two," Hru said, "It's part of the adventure!"
"I want to know WHY we dreamt that awful dream!" Kai snapped.
"And why are we staying here?" Willow asked in confusion.
"Let me tell you a story, an ancient legend," the Guardian said softly, "Listen carefully as your destiny unfolds…"
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Yay, it's another cliffhanger, lol! I'm gonna drive everyone crazy! School's out now and I should be able to write more often now, keep reviewing, I'm going to live off those, lol! ^_^ On a note, if I didn't describe a person's room, that was because I didn't know what they'd like, so……I'd rather not get a headache over that!
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