The Ocean of Dreams
Chapter Three
Midnight struck, guards were on alert as the sky fell to a warm navy blue
colour. Sakura and Tomoyo were dressed in white shirts, navy pants, white
apron and topped with a navy blue hat; the uniform for servants. They
even went and temporarily dyed their hair to white-blonde.
"Midnight's struck. We have five minutes to meet the guy." Tomoyo
whispered. An echo of the tower clock chimed in the distance.
They peered through the back kitchen doors to see four guards standing
out at the gates.
"We'll have to creep by, if they notice us. Follow my lead." Tomoyo said.
As the girls crept pass the first guard, he was snoring away in a chair.
They went down the stairs and walked towards the admission counter gates.
Two men were standing on guard talking with each other; one standing out
of the office and another inside. The men were holding their weapons
loosely, clearly off their guard. The girls carefully crept behind them
when..
"A-A-achoo!!' Sakura instantly seized her nose. Tomoyo stared wide-eyed
at Sakura then at the guards, surely they would've heard Sakura's sneeze,
it was dead silent out there. It seemed that their hearing was near to
deaf. With a sigh, they continued to creep pass, Sakura rubbing her nose.
"Sorry." She whispered.
The last guard was stiffly standing in the middle of the entrance gates.
He held his weapon tightly and marched left to right eyeing his
surroundings every time. Tomoyo looked at her watch; six past twelve.
"We're late." She murmured. "We'll have to expose, and hope for the best." Sakura said.
The two girls came out of their hiding, and started to talk loudly. The guard nearly stumbled, grasping his sword. "W-Who's there?!!" he asked.
The girls came into view and he studied them, slowly lowering his sword.
"It's late girls. You've got the late shift for cooking huh?" He raised one eyebrow.
"Heh.. Hi sir, we were on a late shift sir. Just finished and were off to the inner city!" Sakura exclaimed. Tomoyo linked her arm with Sakura.
"Yes! Heh, we've just finished... we're going to see our boyfriends! Please let us pass?" Tomoyo winked.
The man began to blush, he nodded and pressed a button. Tomoyo and Sakura looked at themselves with triumph.
"Thank You, sir! Tell the prince we... said bye!" Sakura laughed, the guard looked at them with puzzlement. "Err.. Sure.." He scratched his head.
"Too Easy! Touya really should check on his guards, that sucker just let us out!" Sakura laughed. Tomoyo was smiling, looking at a map.
"Now, we've got to turn this corner. See, 'The Port'." Tomoyo pointed to a sign.
They came to a huge car park, numbered signs for each parking. Sakura's heart leaped with excitement. These 'cars' looked so unusual to her, and she felt like stealing one for a ride.
"Psst! Over here!" Said a man, he was wearing grubby old clothes and smelled horrible.
"Yo, Tommiyoo... I've been waitin' for agesss. Ya got da moniee??" He slurred out at the girls. Tomoyo sniffed.
"Drinking again aren't you Adin? I've got your money; when we arrive at the surface."
Adin looked at them and tossed Sakura's bag into the back of the truck.
"C'mon den. I haven't got all night. The guards'll switch in half an
hour." He hiccuped.
Adin drove towards the Port. The Port was the west end of the dome, it was the transit way for tradesmen that go in and out of Oceania. They had stopped at the metal doors, the gateway for the girls' freedom seeped into their minds.
"Finally." Tomoyo breathed.
The metal gates then made a rumbling noise and to the girls' surprise a
face had appeared. Two beady eyes magically appeared and stared at the truck.
"State your business." It called out. Adin stuck his head out of his
window.
"Mah Business? Ya know me!! I juss came to drop off thos' fruit n' vegs from mah farm... goin' home now." He replied. The face smirked.
"Who are your young friends?" Tomoyo and Sakura held hands tightly, they were shaking with fear of being caught.
"'dem? Mah lil' nieces. Tommiyoo and Sakuu.." he slurred. "Been helpin' me for ze Trades." The face moved down the gate to
stare at the girls; who were now nervously smiling and waving.
"I cannot remember seeing these girls enter before." Face murmured. Adin honked at the gate. "hurry up!! or I'll drive me car into your face!!"
"You three may leave Oceania..." The gate's face grumpily dissolved and
the gate opened. Adin hurriedly closed his windows on the trucks and
pressed a red button saying 'O'. "Oxygen." He mumbled. "Or we'll
suffocate in the trade's water port. They made these cars to supply us
with breathing material. Water ways is better than glass tubes, say it's
better and the surfies don't notice." Adin murmured. The girls nodded.
They looked back at their glass dome; the house they once had resided in.
"Ah, here is that weird thing. I forgot what it was, but it's some
machine." Adin pointed to a arch on the road. It was made of coral and
the coral forest was looming behind it. It glowed, then a melodic tune
filled the trio's ears:
"Oceania wishes you good bye,
As the gates open wide, so will your mind.
Remove these memoirs of Oceania's state.
This is your newest fate."
The trio soon fell into a slumber. They were still driving into the deep
forest of coral. Fish swam past the sleeping trio. The truck cruised
inwards without it's owners commands. It soon stopped to a halt, waiting
for the owner to wake once again.
Chapter Three
Midnight struck, guards were on alert as the sky fell to a warm navy blue
colour. Sakura and Tomoyo were dressed in white shirts, navy pants, white
apron and topped with a navy blue hat; the uniform for servants. They
even went and temporarily dyed their hair to white-blonde.
"Midnight's struck. We have five minutes to meet the guy." Tomoyo
whispered. An echo of the tower clock chimed in the distance.
They peered through the back kitchen doors to see four guards standing
out at the gates.
"We'll have to creep by, if they notice us. Follow my lead." Tomoyo said.
As the girls crept pass the first guard, he was snoring away in a chair.
They went down the stairs and walked towards the admission counter gates.
Two men were standing on guard talking with each other; one standing out
of the office and another inside. The men were holding their weapons
loosely, clearly off their guard. The girls carefully crept behind them
when..
"A-A-achoo!!' Sakura instantly seized her nose. Tomoyo stared wide-eyed
at Sakura then at the guards, surely they would've heard Sakura's sneeze,
it was dead silent out there. It seemed that their hearing was near to
deaf. With a sigh, they continued to creep pass, Sakura rubbing her nose.
"Sorry." She whispered.
The last guard was stiffly standing in the middle of the entrance gates.
He held his weapon tightly and marched left to right eyeing his
surroundings every time. Tomoyo looked at her watch; six past twelve.
"We're late." She murmured. "We'll have to expose, and hope for the best." Sakura said.
The two girls came out of their hiding, and started to talk loudly. The guard nearly stumbled, grasping his sword. "W-Who's there?!!" he asked.
The girls came into view and he studied them, slowly lowering his sword.
"It's late girls. You've got the late shift for cooking huh?" He raised one eyebrow.
"Heh.. Hi sir, we were on a late shift sir. Just finished and were off to the inner city!" Sakura exclaimed. Tomoyo linked her arm with Sakura.
"Yes! Heh, we've just finished... we're going to see our boyfriends! Please let us pass?" Tomoyo winked.
The man began to blush, he nodded and pressed a button. Tomoyo and Sakura looked at themselves with triumph.
"Thank You, sir! Tell the prince we... said bye!" Sakura laughed, the guard looked at them with puzzlement. "Err.. Sure.." He scratched his head.
"Too Easy! Touya really should check on his guards, that sucker just let us out!" Sakura laughed. Tomoyo was smiling, looking at a map.
"Now, we've got to turn this corner. See, 'The Port'." Tomoyo pointed to a sign.
They came to a huge car park, numbered signs for each parking. Sakura's heart leaped with excitement. These 'cars' looked so unusual to her, and she felt like stealing one for a ride.
"Psst! Over here!" Said a man, he was wearing grubby old clothes and smelled horrible.
"Yo, Tommiyoo... I've been waitin' for agesss. Ya got da moniee??" He slurred out at the girls. Tomoyo sniffed.
"Drinking again aren't you Adin? I've got your money; when we arrive at the surface."
Adin looked at them and tossed Sakura's bag into the back of the truck.
"C'mon den. I haven't got all night. The guards'll switch in half an
hour." He hiccuped.
Adin drove towards the Port. The Port was the west end of the dome, it was the transit way for tradesmen that go in and out of Oceania. They had stopped at the metal doors, the gateway for the girls' freedom seeped into their minds.
"Finally." Tomoyo breathed.
The metal gates then made a rumbling noise and to the girls' surprise a
face had appeared. Two beady eyes magically appeared and stared at the truck.
"State your business." It called out. Adin stuck his head out of his
window.
"Mah Business? Ya know me!! I juss came to drop off thos' fruit n' vegs from mah farm... goin' home now." He replied. The face smirked.
"Who are your young friends?" Tomoyo and Sakura held hands tightly, they were shaking with fear of being caught.
"'dem? Mah lil' nieces. Tommiyoo and Sakuu.." he slurred. "Been helpin' me for ze Trades." The face moved down the gate to
stare at the girls; who were now nervously smiling and waving.
"I cannot remember seeing these girls enter before." Face murmured. Adin honked at the gate. "hurry up!! or I'll drive me car into your face!!"
"You three may leave Oceania..." The gate's face grumpily dissolved and
the gate opened. Adin hurriedly closed his windows on the trucks and
pressed a red button saying 'O'. "Oxygen." He mumbled. "Or we'll
suffocate in the trade's water port. They made these cars to supply us
with breathing material. Water ways is better than glass tubes, say it's
better and the surfies don't notice." Adin murmured. The girls nodded.
They looked back at their glass dome; the house they once had resided in.
"Ah, here is that weird thing. I forgot what it was, but it's some
machine." Adin pointed to a arch on the road. It was made of coral and
the coral forest was looming behind it. It glowed, then a melodic tune
filled the trio's ears:
"Oceania wishes you good bye,
As the gates open wide, so will your mind.
Remove these memoirs of Oceania's state.
This is your newest fate."
The trio soon fell into a slumber. They were still driving into the deep
forest of coral. Fish swam past the sleeping trio. The truck cruised
inwards without it's owners commands. It soon stopped to a halt, waiting
for the owner to wake once again.
