Move Along Chapter 1: Introduction, Part 1, a loonatics unleashed fanfic

For Stephanie

Jessica ran through the alleyways, panting, looking for a place to hide. Monsters were everywhere. What to do, what to do, what to do? She stumbled, and the monsters cornered her. Scared, she raised her hands to cover her eyes from that horrible sight. "No, no, stop!" she whimpered. She cowered in the corner, ready to be torn apart. But instead of hungry growls, she heard howls of pain. Jessica lowered her hands, and she couldn't believe what her eyes saw. There they were, all four of them, fighting off the lurkers, and eventually they did. She sat there, amazed. Were they here because of her?

Ace turned to her. "Jessica?" He stretched out his hand to help her up.

She extended her arm to take his hand …

Jessica woke up, her hand still in midair. "Crap," she muttered. It was just another dream… she thought, letting her hand drop to the bed. She turned her head to look at Bugs Bunny, her teddy, and her owl. Crap what? asked Bugs. He was the only one awake this time in the morning. Wait, don't tell me. You had that dream again, didn't you? In her mind's eye, Jessica could see Bugs raise his eyebrow. He would, if only he wasn't a doll. "So what if I did?" retorted Jessica.

Bugs snickered. Ace and Jessica, sitting in a tree- he began.

Jessica picked him up and tossed him across the room, and Bugs landed with a flump on top of Jessica's sister's bed.

Hey! That was uncalled for! And if he could, he would have shaken his fist.

Jessica laughed (in her mind). She walked over to the bed, picked him up, and climbed back into her own. Yawning, she punched her pillow into a more comfortable position before closing her eyes and drifting into dreamland.

…if I had one wish…

…it would be for that dream, and my daydreams too, to come true…

She asleep? said Lincoln.

Bugs twisted his head toward the teddy bear.

Yeah, she is. Those dreams of hers, said Bugs, with a frown, they ain't normal, are they?

Snowy shook his head as well as he could. His head wasn't built to twist, even though he was an owl. She is a very special girl, said Snowy. She is twelve, and yet she still remembers us as her friends.

Lincoln frowned and pulled his immoveable hat. Yeah, well, she likes to deny reality a lot. She's lonely, so she turns to us for solace. But about those dreams…

Bugs pondered this. Lifting his arms slightly out of Jessica's arms, he scratched his chin. Why does she have those dreams? It's odd, that's for sure.
Snowy clicked his beak in thought. It could be…but no, maybe not…

Lincoln turned to face Snowy, his expression sharp. What the are you talking about? You don't think that-

Bugs shook his head in disbelief. Snowy, you think…?

Snowy turned his head (er, body) to look at Bugs.

I think…yes…the time has come again.

I wish I could be like them, I thought as I looked at my books, having adventures, using magic, wielding swords and staves.

I didn't realize there was a shooting star that night.

The next day, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. But then, I saw a car zooming across the street, and a lady was walking across. Normally, I would just yell, "Watch out!" but I didn't. I had the urge to push her out of the way...so I did.

It all happened so fast.

Next thing I remember, I woke up in the hospital. I wished I had enough energy to open my eyes again, but I felt so tired for some reason...then I heard a lovely voice coming from the side of my bed. I woke up fully, and then I saw a pretty stranger next to me.

"Thank you for saving me."

She must have been the person I pushed out of the way. "...You're welcome."

"How shall I repay you?" she asked.

"Re-repay?..."

She smiled kindly and put her hand over my head.

All of a sudden, memories rushed past my eyes, hours of games, shows, daydreaming...

Then it stopped, as suddenly as it came.

I turned to look at the stranger. She had closed her eyes, but she was still smiling. After a while, she opened up her eyes again. They seemed to every color of the rainbow. She opened her other hand, and I saw five amulets, each one gold encrusted with a different jewel; sapphire, ruby, emerald, diamond, and topaz, I thought. They could have been different, but I don't know. She gave them all to me. I simply stared at them.

"I see you are a good person. I trust you to be honest and give these to trustworthy people."

"Wha-what?" I stammered.

"Choose one, and I hope you choose well. Then give the rest to others, and I hope, as I said before, that you give these to trustworthy people."

Then I felt sleepy. Before I fell asleep again, I wondered if she was a fairy.

Notes:

Anybody know who the lady is?

...me either.

Jessica © me