Chapter# 3 The Imagination Gems and A Trip to the Dream Port

"Almost...got it." The Dream finder said as he added a drop of a clear liquid into a beaker. He's been working on this experiment for weeks and it was now finished. He turned the hot plate down and grabbed a clamp from a tray beside the hot plate and took the beaker off the hot plate. He just placed it on a coaster when Figment flew into the Science Room.

"Hey, Dream finder." he said. "What's up?" Dream finder looked up and smiled.

"Figment, you're back. How are the girls?"

"They're great." Figment replied as he landed on the table. But he wasn't watching for he was landing and his tail touched the hot plate that hadn't cooled yet. Which cause Figment to jump a few feet in the air and yelp in pain.

"Figment, be careful." Dream finder said calmly as he put on a pair of white gloves and moved the beaker out of the way before Figment landed on the table were the beaker was sitting. "I just finished this."

Figment conjured a glass of water and placed his tail in it, sighing with relief. "What is it?" he asked.

"It's a gift for the girls." Dream finder answered. He placed the beaker back on the table, reach for a stirring stick and mix the liquid. As the liquid swirled in the beaker, it started to glow lightly and slowly change colors. Once Dream finder removed the stirring stick, the liquid separated into two and turned solid. Then they became two small teal orbs.

Figment watched amazed. "Wow, what are those?"

"They're Imagination Gems." Dream finder explained, as he took the orbs out and threads a gold and sliver chain into each one, creating two bracelets. "When a person with a powerful imagination wears one of these gems, their imagination will work in the Real World as they do here." Then Dream finder frowned sadly. "But in the wrong hands, they can be deadly weapons."

Figment swallowed as he remembered when he saw Paul imprison his friend and he was force to hide in the Real World so Paul wouldn't catch him.

"So, you are the only one who knows the formula?"

"Yes, Figment." Dream finder assured him. "Only I know the formula." He placed the two bracelets in two small boxes and put them into a brown leather pouch.

Meanwhile, back in the Real World, a few days later. Sharlene woke up feeling groggy and miserable. She didn't get much sleep last night because of the dream she had. She groaned as a sharp pain shot through out her body and the sunlight bled through the curtains and into her room. She was about to cover her head with her pillow when her hand touch the carpet floor.

"Huh...what?" Sharlene rubbed her eyes and looked around. The upper half of her body was on the floor while the lower half was still on the bed. She groaned again and fell to the floor with a thud.

"Sharlene? Sharlene, are you OK?" Heather called from down the hall.

Sharlene didn't say anything. She hadn't slept well in days and all she wanted to do right now was sleep for month. The sound of footsteps fill the air as Heather walked down the hall and entered Sharlene's room.

"Sharlene? Are you in there?" Heather asked. She stopped when she saw her sister weakly pull herself off the floor, using the bed as support.

"My head." She moaned.

"Same dream?" Heather asked. Heather had known about Sharlene's dream since the night it first started. Sharlene looked at Heather with an annoyed look.

"What tipped you off?" she snapped.

"Lucky guess." Heather answered. She knew how Sharlene is without her coffee in the morning. "Coffee's almost ready." With that, Heather turned and left.

Sharlene watched her sister leave with tired eyes. She felt bad for the way she treated her. She wasn't usually like that rude. "I need my coffee." Sharlene muttered as she slowly got to her feet.

After she showered, got dress and did her hair. She went to the kitchen to get some breakfast and coffee. Since it was colder then yesterday and it was Heather's and her day off. Sharlene was able to wear make up that day.

Heather was drinking coffee and watching the news when Sharlene entered the kitchen and took a mug out of the cupboard. Heather waited until Sharlene had some coffee and something to eat before saying. "Feeling better, Sharlene?"

Sharlene took a swig of coffee. "Yep." she replied as she sat down at the table and placed her mug and bagel down. "Anything exciting on the news?"

"Just traffic jams and some teens from out of town vandalizing some building a few blocks from here." Heather answered. "Nothing new."

"Just like my dreams." Sharlene grumbled as she took another swig from her mug.

Heather chuckled. "So what do you want to do now that today's our day off?"

Sharlene thought for a minute. "I'm not sure." she said. "Maybe we should visit Dream finder and Figment at the Dream port. We hadn't been there in a while."

"Sounds great." Heather said. "But how do we get there?" "I know a way." Sharlene said. grinning.

Heather blinked in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"You'll see." Sharlene replied. "Finish up and I'll show you."

A few minutes late, after breakfast. Sharlene led Heather to a closet in the hall. Once Sharlene explained to Heather what to do, they held hands and Sharlene touched the knob on the closet door. Sharlene was more experienced with using imagination then Heather because her sister spent most of the time trapped in a pod in the Dream port, while her clone was attacking Sharlene and to get to the Dream port, you have to use your imagination to find and open the door. The girls concentrated and the Sharlene slowly opened the door and went in. Heather quickly followed suit.

What used to be a dusty broom closet was now a long partly dark tunnel. Sharlene and Heather walked down the tunnel until they saw a wooden door ahead. Sharlene was about to open it when she stopped and turned to her sister.

"What?" she asked.

"Why don't you do it?" Sharlene said. "You hadn't had the chance to last time."

"Yeah I did." Heather said "I just don't remember it."

The girls laughed before Heather reached for the latch and pulled the door open.

Once the door was open, Heather and Sharlene shield their eyes against the bright light as they enter the room, closing the door behind them. The room they entered was bare minus the huge camera film which lied in the middle of the room and slowly turned and the strip lined the walls above their heads.

"This must be the Photo Room Figment talked about the last time we were here." Sharlene thought as she watch some of the spaces in the strip showed images of Figment as a mountain climber and a scientist.

"This is weird." Heather spoke up as she watch the spaces in the strip show more images of Figment dressed as a pirate and a sailor. "Yet, it looks familiar."

"That's because this is what the ride at Epcot used to be." Sharlene explained. "You don't remember?"

Heather scowled at Sharlene as she remembered the Journey into Imagination ride. "It's been a long time." she said through gritted teeth. "Before those changes."

Sharlene nodded in agreement. Journey into Imagination used to be their favorite ride at Walt Disney World until they discovered some changes were made. Dream finder was gone and the ride looked more like a lab then a realm where imagination is so powerful it comes to life before your eyes. "Is anyone home?" Sharlene called her voice echoing.

Figment appeared in a puff of purple smoke. "Hey, girls." he greeted cheerfully. "What's up?" "Not much." Sharlene said. "Same here." Heather replied. "How are things?" "They're great." Figment replied. "Dream finder is in the Science Room. Come on, we have something for you." He flew out of the room as he said that. Sharlene and Heather exchanged confused looks, before following the small dragon into the next room.