CH.2: Dreamscapes and Interrogations
When I opened my eyes, it was not the typical scenery of the grove that I saw. What I did see was what I imagined a drug trip would look like. All around me, even below me, were purplish-gray clouds that seemed to shift through multiples of other colors. Memories of the events prior flooded my mind instantly. I swerved my head left and right, scouring the near-featureless landscape for that damned lunatic that had caused my fall.
Out of the blue, a voice sounded from behind me. "If it's the white rabbit you're looking for, he's not here." I instantly spun around, prepared to knock the voices owner into a comma. My fist halted in mid-swig and my jaw hit the ground upon coming face to face with the strangest person I had yet to meet. Another young man was before me, this one wearing an eye patch over one of his solid gray eyes and sterling silver hair in weird cut. He was wearing some freaky looking suit with detachable sleeves and lots of loops just hanging around. But the part that really scared the crap out of me was that he was floating. UPSIDEDOWN!
After getting an eyeful of him, I wound my punch back up. He suddenly got pale, float/jumped back, and bobbed right-side-up. He put his hands up in a show of innocence. "No! I'm sorry I scared you! My name is Nightmare and you're in the dream realm! Please don't hit me!" He spouted it all so fast I was surprised he didn't stutter. Ignoring the fact that he had answered all me initial questions before I'd asked him, I lowered my fist and gave him a skeptical eye. "O.K, Nightmare. Exactly what happened, who was the rabbit eared guy, what do you have to do with all of this, and if this is a dream, then where's my real body?" I shot off the interrogation questions so fast he looked dazed.
Then Nightmare chuckled. "So many questions and so little time. I know you must be confused and a little scared, but unfortunately there's not enough time to explain fully. But I can tell you this; beware of your actions, for if you wish to go home, you mustn't lose your heart. If you do, you can never return to the world you knew." My face was a monument to confusion and disbelief. "Wait, what do you mean by…" I was cut off by a rumbling in the clouds around us. "It would seem our time is up C.J. I will explain further next time." And with that, he was gone. "Nightmare, wait damn it!" and then I was plunged into darkness once more.