Diclaimer: Blah Blah Blah shenanigans.
Maddie Travil (14)
The dream begins when I acknowledge the fact that I'm awake. Kind off. I mean, I feel like I'm awake, but still, my surroundings beg to differ. This is not my room. I'm dreaming, I guess? Pretty vivid dream. Molly will get a kick out of this.
I tumble out of my nest; curiosity outweighing the desire to stay snuggled up in my comfy pile of blankets and stuffed animals. While placing Mika gently on top of a pillow, I notice the sleeve of my clothes is gold. Under closer examination, I discover I'm wearing a gold nightgown thingy. Mom used to dress Molly and me in these things all the time when we were little.
This room is very pretty, with everything a pale shade of pink and gold. It kind of makes you want to go to sleep… NO! I'm an adventurer, damn it! I'm going to check out the city.
I hop over to my window and thrust my head out. A city made entirely out of gold spans before me! And taking a closer look, I decide it has to be a very small planet. In the distance, I can see a slight curve on the horizon. Also, a chain connects the planet to an even bigger golden planet. And if I look closely, I can see cute little white people running around.
However, the most amazing thing I've ever seen lies above me, not below. There's a big ball of… sky? It looks like a big ball of sky. But the clouds: the clouds have pictures in them! Vivid, colored pictures. A lot I don't recognize, but some I can make sense of. Michael shooting at weird black things. Celia wearing purple pajamas, lying unconscious on a purple floor. Quinn and I… waterskiing? Erin holding a big ball of earth over her head. And Molly lying motionless with a spear through her chest…
I decide to stop watching the clouds. That last one freaked me out. I need a good adrenalin rush to block out my nerves.
Whenever I'm worried, I always go do something dangerous or exciting. The rush blocks out my nerves and calms me down. It's not hard to hit up an amusement park if I want to. Dad never notices my absence.
Thinking of Dad, and the argument we had last night, makes me angry. My decision is made quickly. I'm jumping out this window.
The ground is covered in spires, and I'm at least a hundred feet up, but I don't care. This is a dream. I'll wake up before I hit the ground. I slap my palm on the windowsill and fling my body out into open air.
The rush of air and excitement shorts out any emotion. I'm not scared, or sad, angry. But I am laughing. With no negative emotions left, all I can do is laugh.
The ground rushes to meet me, getting alarmingly close. However, before I impale myself on a spire, something grabs me around the waist and holds on.
I hear laughter, a laugh I've heard before, but can't place it. My eyes begin to close involuntarily, and sleep tries to take control of my body.
"You can fly, you know, if you want to. Come on; let's get you back to bed. You need to wake up."
My eyes fly open. I'm sitting in my regular nest, in my regular clothes, in regular Minneapolis. A bit disappointed, I walk to my real window. Jumping out of my dream window was something I had always wanted to do. I've been tempted to jump out the window before, just to feel the fall.
Oh, looks like someone was pestering me. I scroll through my phone and tap on the yellow face thing. Hehe. It looks so happy.
- cemeterySweetheart [CS] began pestering lemurEnthusiast [LE} at [10:00] -
CS: Get your butt out of bed. I need you to do me a favor.
LE: Morning Alice.
CS: Good, you're up. Now listen closely.
LE: I just had an awesome dream!
CS: I know you did. Shut up.
LE: It was so cool! There was like a golden city, and clouds and stuff!
CS: Yes, yes. Prospit is very exciting.
CS: Now listen.
LE: Wait…
LE: What's Prospit?
CS: UUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!
CS: SHUT UP!
CS: If you want to talk about your happy clappy cloud dreams with someone, go talk to Erin! Not me!
CS: I need you do work with me here, but I can't if you're half-asleep!
LE: Sorry.
CS: Good. Now listen up.
CS: I'm going to need you to be my messenger for a bit.
CS: At certain points of time during the day, you need to talk to certain people.
LE: What?
LE: Why can't you do it?
CS: I will be… occupied with things by then.
CS: I need you to contact Molly in twenty minutes.
CS. If she doesn't answer, talk to Quinn until she does. Ask Quinn if he's received his game copy yet.
CS: Make sure to tell Molly to contact me, but not before you have a nice conversation together.
CS: At 12:00, talk to Erin. After your done you'll busy, both with a conversation, and with other priorities.
CS: And that's all I'm going to tell you for now. Do you understand?
LE: Yep.
LE: Wait…
LE: Not really.
CS: I'll rely on your subconscious to get the job done.
CS: I need to go soon.
LE: K!
-cemeterySweetheart [CS] ceased pestering lemurEnthusiast [LE] –
- cemeterySweetheart [CS] began pestering lemurEnthusiast [LE] at [10:05] –
CS: And tell Molly to stop sleepwalking.
-cemeterySweetheart [CS] ceased pestering lemurEnthusiast [LE] –
So I have to wait twenty minutes? Guess I'd better find a way to pass the time. I glance around my room for inspiration. My walls are a vibrant shade of red, except for one. The remaining wall and the ceiling is a giant mirror, making the room look a lot larger than it is. The mirrors and wall color were a gift from Dad, an attempt to appease me after he flew me halfway across the country, away from my Mom and sister. It did a slight bit of appeasing.
My entire room is covered with various present's I've received from my friends. A ton of quilts, sewn together by Erin, line my nest. Printed versions of Molly's artwork. A book of poetry written by Alice… I try not to read that too much. It's rather depressing.
I decide to make a grilled-cheese sandwich for breakfast. Halfway through sprinkling on the cheese, I realize that it's time to contact Molly.
-lemurEnthusiast [LE] began pestering trueDivination [TD] at [10:21] –
LE: Dude. Molly.
LE: Wake up, dumbass.
LE: Seriously, even I'm up.
LE: I've got something to talk to you about!
She's not answering. What was I supposed to do if that happened? I think… I think I was supposed to talk to Quinn.
- lemurEnthusiast [LE] began pestering fictionalGallop [FG] at [10:25] –
LE: Hey yo brony!
FG: Wassup my pegasister
LE: Did you get your game copy yet?
FG: No I think it should arrive this morning
FG: Did you get yours
LE: Yeah!
LE: I've had mine since yesterday!
FG: Does anyone else have theres
LE: Yep.
LE: AV, EI, and EH all got there's yesterday.
LE: CS claims she has hers as well.
LE: She's also forbidden us from running it until you; Molly, and Erin get their discs.
FG: Aww
FG: Guess you wont be giving me spoilers then
LE: Nope.
LE: I read the review on GameBro though.
FG: Why do you even bother with that magazine
LE: Are you kidding? It's hilarious!
LE: The fact that someone wrote that and was serious about it is awesome!
FG: Meh
FG: I still think it sucks
LE: CS was talking about a kind of chain link we have to make.
LE: Like apparently we have to connect to each other to play.
LE: I want to be your server player!
FG: You do? Why?
LE: Cause CS said we would be able to see our client player's house.
LE: I want to see where you live!
FG: Um okay
FG: But it's kind off boring
FG: There's not much to see
FG: Nothing in Nebraska is interesting
LE: Oh come on! Stop being such a downer!
LE: I'm sure it looks great.
FG: Thanks
LE: Oh! I've got something to tell you!
LE: I had an awesome dream this morning!
FG: What about
LE: Aww, I got to talk to Molly now.
LE: I'll message you in a bit!
- lemurEnthusiast [LE] ceased pestering fictionalGallop [FG] –
FG: Bye
Molly and I then proceed to have a nice, sisterly conversation. Halfway through, my phone begins to ring. Looks like Dad is calling me. He can wait.
Finally I can't ignore him any longer. It seems he wants me to sweep up the front hall and living room. And with last night's argument, I'm not very eager to do his bidding. I brood in my nest for a while, deciding whether to obey or not. I consult Mika for advice.
Mika is by far the best stuffed-animal I've ever had. The day I received the neon pink lemur was the happiest day of my life. Well, actually, it was the worst day of my life, but that wasn't Mika's fault! I find her appearance adorable, because her head is bigger than her body, and her tiny arms and legs would never support her. Her tail is long and fluffy, so long that I can wrap it around my neck twice. And her big purple eyes are the best part about her. She's very helpful to. Mika will support my laptop so I can type faster. She's great to snuggle up and nap with. And she's very good to talk to.
I sit with Mika in the center of my nest, pondering my dad's orders. Suddenly, the perfect idea lights up in my mind. I begin to hatch the best plan to disobey and obey his request at the same time. I captchalogued the key item a few days ago. I access my Spin-to-Win sllyadex, and watch as the brightly colored cards spin faster and faster around my in a circle. I remember exactly what card it is. It's the lime green one with a yellow border. Grinning, I raise my hand just above the circle. Wait for it, wait for it… NOW!
My hand slaps down and lands on the correct card. A devilish smile spans across my face as I carry the item in question to the living room. I plug the cord into the outlet, open up the elevator, and take my stance in the doorway between the living room and kitchen. I set it to the highest setting, and flip the switch. The leaf-blower roars to life.
This is going to be so much fun.
AN: Can I get a review! PLEASE?