JB was finally free and thanked the two nobodies.
"So, who are you strangers I don't think we've ever met", questioned JB.
Zexion looked to Vexen to answer the man's questions. Vexen explained that there was too much to unpack in such short time so he did his best to make it brief.
"The best I can tell you in short is we are not of this realm. I think that if we help the dream princess of the dream world, we can find a way to get back. Or at least gain the aid of the dream juju", explained Vexen.
As they walked JB pondered on what Vexen told him. Though his response made both nobodies skin crawl.
"I've never heard of any dream princess or dream juju, but I do know of the guardian and the staff of dreams. Are you possibly referring to those", he asked trying to help understand.
Zexion quickly responded that he was aware of what JB talked about but was unnerved he didn't know about the juju at least. He also remarked how JB was supposed to be and expert in this department. JB snapped back and retorted that Vexen mentioned they had come from another land and Zexion's presence in the dream world could have resulted in anomalies. Vexen intrigued with JB's response, as Zexion was now annoyed at the situation and lack of answers from the man they had come so far to see. JB made a point in any case to have Zexion sit in a special chair where an odd helmet covered most of his head down just above his mouth.
"Just try to relax and fall asleep and we'll see about what's going on here", instructed JB.
"What's funny is even after that shit show we went through getting here I'm not too tired. Unless you got some well naughty magazines and some lotion, I might be able to speed the processes up", Zexion joked.
JB was unimpressed and responded that it wouldn't be necessary for he had his own way.
"Now just relax... relax, relax", JB said getting softer and softer.
As he spoke Vexen watch as JB reached for a staff. He was curios with what JB was going to do to Zexion. JB quickly took the staff and with a quick voice commanded, "Sleep NOW!"
With a swift blow he struck Zexion in the back of the head. This forced him unconscious. Vexen realizing what the older man had done. He became very upset but before he could utter a syllable JB explained and pointed to a large screen.
Zexion came to in an opening. He walked slightly forward to find in front of him was a pit. Coming up from it was an unimaginable blue monster. It had beady eyes and huge jaws that overlapped with sharp teeth protruding from the bottom jaw. nightmarish wings lifted the beast from its depths as it gnashed its teeth. When it rose, the princess cried out
"help me, somebody help me! why isn't anyone helping me", she said growing impatient.
"don't worry I won't let this creature hurt you anymore princess", he said ready to take the disturbing titian on.
He looked around to find a path that led up to the princess. Zexion mustered his courage and stared to run up the path. As he ran the beast followed him up. The Nightmare beasts appeared in front of him but he was not phased. The young man called the wooden weapon to his hand and swung the small imps to meet their fate in the pit. He got further and further up the spiral the closer he got to the top the stronger the nightmares. As Zexion neared the top, the dream guardian became extremely hostile and smashed the path in front where the young nobody was going to be running. Zexion couldn't react in time and fell. As he fell, he whipped his body around to grab the ledge he had fallen from. After he came down from the shock, he pulled himself up and sat for a moment rubbing his stomach that was scraped up from stone. He was shaking and out of breath. He looked up to see the beast raise its head and roar like it had won the fight. Zexion let out a few short breaths with his back up against the wall. He looked up to see he still had some way to go. Just looking back at the blue thing in front of him, he felt like he could pass out any moment.
"I'm sorry I'm just not strong enough to keep going", Zexion hung his head down in defeat.
A voice from inside was now audible to him.
"Don't give up! you made it this far I won't let you give in", it yelled.
Zexion huffed trying not to fall over, "I have the sneaking suspicion it's you Tak, who's talking to me. I'm sorry I can't keep going my body is done, I guess you could say my H.P. bar is empty."
Zexion shaking from exhaustion waiting for the blue beast to do its worst. Zexion felt a warm rage well up inside him. It was Tak's heart burning from within.
"I'll give what strength I can! Take my energy and rage. Now make it your own. We must move on for not just my friends but yours too", Tak pleaded.
"We'll do this together", Tak finished and a light twinkled from within Zexion.
He could feel the drive to move as his strength came back tenfold. The dream guardian reared its head to destroy the nobody where he sat, Zexion got up from his slump and leaped onto the beast. He took the grappler from the mind reading juju and wrapped the creature's wing with it. As it fell so didn't Zexion; they plummeted down the pit however the fall was a moment of repose for Zexion. In the air he felt light. Time slowed down and he used the time to breath. But this time in the air was short lived as the dream beast hit the ground with a thud. Lucky for Zexion it broke his fall. The staff of dreams seemed to have fell down with them to the ground and hit it with a clang. Zexion went to pick up the staff after getting off the dream guardian he then heard a voice call for him.
"Hey you", it called.
"Oh, your majesty you're safe", Zexion said approaching them.
"How about a little reward", they said beckoning the young man over.
Zexion looked around, "here now? Well… if you insist my lady."
He said taking the dream princess gingerly into his arms. He caressed her as he was going into kiss her. As he felt her down and went into make out with her, the supposed princess made a protest.
"What the hell man! what are you doing! Disgusting keep your tough out of my mouth and get your hands off us you creep!", the feminine voice was more masculine.
Zexion push the figure down to reveal two ragdoll looking things. Before he could prosses what he was getting into he spoke but not of his own accord.
"Gah! PINS AND NEEDLES", Zexion exclaimed wiping his mouth out.
It had seemed Tak was able to speak through the nobody at that moment. Still in shock Zexion looked at the two things in front of him getting themselves together. They both looked to be made from burlap material and small in size. One was long and stalky; the other was short and stout. The shorter one looked to have his mouth sown shut where the smaller one was able to speak.
"You are a pig! You would just stick your tough in a random woman's mouth what is wrong with you", the stalky one yelled at him wiping its mouth.
The one with its mouth sewed muffed to his partner.
"Oh, and poor Pins what the hell were you poking Pins with?! Actually, I don't want to know cause I think I already do you sicko", Needles finished.
Zexion shook his head dazed and very confused. He found himself duped, unaware of what was taking place and a bit annoyed. The Dream Juju came to the scene of all the commotion. Zexion snapped out of his daze and looked at the orb highly annoyed.
"Dream juju what is going on who are these guys. I want answers! Did you trick me", Zexion raised his voice to the juju.
The orb flew to the back of the rag dolls.
"Remember when I told you that you would learn something new about yourself", it taunted.
Zexion scrunched up his nose at its question.
"You never said any such thing. Now I want answers", Zexion growled shaking his head.
His body was tense as the orb came closer to the ground.
"Well now you have, and this new information is that-", before it finished the orb flashed to reveal a sheep's body with a man's head.
"You're and idiot!", he finished.
This shocked Zexion again his mind couldn't keep up. Tak again spoke exclaiming, "Traloc!"
This time Tak only spoke to Zexion instead of through him. Traloc ordered the two dolls to get the staff but Zexion snapped back just in time to grab the dream end of the staff. But for little rag dolls they were strong and forced a tug-of-war over the staff. Their size hurt the nobody's back so he lifted the whole staff the rag dolls included. He then tried to shake them off the staff but to no luck. Zexion slid one hand down to the nightmare half where Pins and Needles were hanging off of. He had the staff vertical as he tried to push the rag dolls off the bottom. They still held firm but as Zexion thought he may have gotten them off the staff pulled apart into two pieces.