Hero II

(Chapter 4: Something Different in my Dream)

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the people in this story.

            The door was locked…  'Now what am I going to do?'  I quickly ran around the house looking for a way in.  Then I spotted a ladder leading up to an open window.  Without hesitating, I climbed up and crawled inside.

            I turned around, and I shut the window then locked it.  I sank to the floor, and then I realized I was in my mom's room.

"Mom!!" I yelled into the house.

            There was no answer.  So, I ran around the house looking for her, and yelling for her.

"Mom!  Mom!" I screamed as I ran through the hallways.

            Every second that I didn't hear her answer, I was becoming more and more paranoid.  Every little sound made me twitch or scream.  There was still one place in the house I hadn't checked… the basement… 

            So, I then ran to the basement door and swallowed the lump that had been built up in my throat, and let my fingers grasp the doorknob.  As I slowly turned the knob, I flung open the door.

"Mom!" I yelled in panic.

            There was still no answer, so I slowly crept downstairs, and became very aware of all the sights and sounds around me.  Off in the distance, I heard an electronic whirring, and I jumped.  The sound grew louder, even though I wasn't moving.  It sounded like it was grinding through bones…

            I decided to run toward the noise, just in case my mom was hurt, or about to be hurt, or even if it was her at all.  The sound seemed to drill into my mind, and I had to run even faster to clear my head of the horrifying sound.

            I came upon a door from which the sound was coming from.  I gulped, and then pushed the door open, ready to fight.

            I then saw…  My mom was sitting in the room with some kind of machine running.

"Mom?  What are you doing?" I asked, nonchalantly.

"Oh, Callisto.  I didn't know you were here yet.  What time is it?" My mom asked, as if she was in a daze.

I thought about the experience I had earlier, and then replied, "I haven't really had time to glance at a clock."

"Oh, well I think it might be time to have dinner." My mom stated.

I then replied, "That sounds good."

            I then followed her upstairs and we went into the kitchen.  Thoughts about the guy that was chasing me, worried me so much because I still didn't know if he followed me home or not.  I became more scared when I thought of the possibility of him knowing where I lived.  'Would he harm me?'

            We sat down to eat a microwaveable dinner, which wasn't that good.  We were really quiet, I think because we maybe both had a bad day, or just didn't feel like talking.

"How was your exploration around town today?" My mother's voice broke my thoughts.

I looked up from my plate and sighed, "It was great.  I like Tokyo so far."

"Then why do you sound so glum?" My mother wondered, worrying about me.

I then replied, "I'm just tired from walking around for so long."

"Well, then maybe I suggest that you go to bed…  Good-night Callisto, and I love you." My mother implied.

I didn't protest, "Good-night mom, I love you too."

            I got up from my seat, and went off to my room.  Me and my mom hadn't been talking lately.  Maybe because I blamed her for making me leave Namek and come here.  I did like Earth, but already my homesickness was kicking in hard.

            When I got to my room, I undressed, got into my night clothes, and hopped into bed.  I turned over towards my window, and looked out at the moon.  It was unlike anything I had ever seen before.  And the stars lit up the sky and gave me a sense of unbelievable comfort.  But, my comfort would soon be taken away when I fell to sleep…

            I was in the same world, with the same storm.  Off in the distance, I heard my mother crying, and the same familiar voice echoing throughout the dream.  But this time, something was different.

            The storm took shape, form.  It was a human form!  I heard its evil laugh, as if it cared for nothing and no one.  And then the storm silenced my mother's crying, and the voice that sounded so familiar.  All I could hear, was the storm's booming, and it was coming closer to me.

"Mom!!" My voice echoed throughout the cold, deadened world.

            There was no answer.  Then, as the storm started to form eyes, I screamed, and then awoke.  I was staring at the ceiling, off in space.  I wanted to run, run away from my dreams.  And so I did..

            I got out of bed, dressed, and left without saying good-bye.  I didn't know where I was going, but I just let my feet lead the way.  And when I reached my destination, I sighed..  'The forest.'