Chapter 4: The Dream
Krystal was running faster than she ever had run before. The land was barren and the air was cool, but she continued to run, even though her destination was unknown. After running for what seemed like hours, she began to slow down at a large crater. She stopped right at its edge, and looked down at the bowl-shaped landform.
This area was just as empty as the land she had ran on, but there was something here that she found odd; there were small holes in this crater that looked like the led to somewhere beneath the surface. As she was looking, Krystal felt something behind her pushing on her back, causing her to trip and fall into the immense crater and onto the surface below. Just before she hit the surface, Krystal opened her eyes and saw that she was floating in a dark space, and she saw a large figure floating right in front of her: a large face, with hands on the side…
It was then when Krystal suddenly jumped up in her bed, sweating a great amount and breathing heavily. She didn't know where she was or how long she had been sleeping; all she could think about was that dream. Where was I? What was that strange creature? As these questions ran through her mind, she began to remember what was going on before she was in the hospital bed. Cerinia! I've got to find the others. And with that, Krystal jumped out of her bed and began to sprint toward the bridge to find Peppy. Within minutes, she threw open the doors and saw Peppy and ROB talking on a large screen to Fox, who gasped as soon as she noticed she had entered the room.
"Krystal!" Fox exclaimed happily. "You're alright!"
"Yes…I'm fine", she replied unenthusiastically. "Where are you? Are you already on Cerinia? I've got to tell you"-
"Actually", Peppy interrupted, "Fox and the rest of the team have discovered a base located in the asteroid field surrounding Cerinia. They found a robot that told them not to go to Cerinia, which leads us to believe there's something there worth hiding."
"I see…" replied Krystal. She was going to tell her about what she saw in her dream, but decided that they would probably not believe her anyway and just think that she was acting crazy. "Fox, I'll try to meet you as soon as I can, I just have to"-
"Meet me?" interrupted Fox. "Krystal, I don't think it would be the best idea for you to come here just yet. You need to recuperate."
Krystal figured that Fox would say something like this. He actually wasn't wrong; Krystal herself knew that she definitely wasn't in the best condition to be flying an arwing through a dangerous asteroid field. "I need to be there. I don't care what the rest of you think, but this mission may lead to answers about my past. I'm going."
"At least rest for a little while," replied Peppy. Or let someone else pilot you there. Your piloting skills aren't too sharp to begin with, anyway. No offense."
Krystal agreed. She would have ROB fly her to the planet the next day, giving her time to rest and be checked by Beltino Toad. Krystal walked out of the room and back to her cabin to rest, but also hoping that her sleep would be without strange dreams.
The story may seem boring now, but believe me it will pick up in the next couple of chapters! Please review!