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Latif
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Posted: 3/20/2021 at 1:23 PM
Post #1
(Picture(s) to come. Explanations after this.)
You step into a long corridor lined with black walls and a black floor, giving the feeling of walking within the void. Flares of periodic light, given off by small globes of soft yellow light only adds to the feeling. You pass by a white sign that reads, 'Welcome to Latif's Mindscape. Please do not stray beyond the lights; they are there to show the safest path for you.' You continue walking, following the lights, and soon the feeling of being in the void fades as the globes brighten and walls of black stone could be seen around them. Your feet begin to sink very slightly into carpet, and quite suddenly you see something new. A girl with curly dark-brown hair lounged against a wall, accompanied by a male with feline features and an anthro wolf with blue-black fur. She's the first to notice your presence and straightens with a smile. "Oh hey, you're here!" She greets, "We were starting to wonder if anyone would take up our Creator's offer."
The wolf gave her a skeptical look and drawled, "You didn't really think no one would come, did you?"
The girl shrugged, her smile becoming a bit more strained as she replied, "She's been let down before; it's rather expected now really..." The male with the feline features merely shook his head at the two now bickering about expectations among other things and turns to you.
"Sorry, some traits carry over from our Creator no matter what; insecurity is one of them." He glanced back at them and then introduced, "My name is Kudret Warin, an alchemist. The male is Scott Hawkings, a Wolf Mobian, and finally Aislin Darkonar, the closest representative we have here of our Creator." He then gestures to beyond the two, which shows more of the corridor's stone, with two small alcoves branching out a few meters away from the bickering duo. The globes are unlit, revealing they are connected to the wall by small black metal bars. "Down through here are what you're here for: the dream documents." A tone of reverence enters his voice, as it well should: their Creator, be it The One Who Knows All or originally from The Middling One or The Dark and Light's Partner, cared deeply for every one of them and tended to use them as her protectors or representatives in other worlds.
You had not quite realized the bickering had stopped until Scott spoke up from his new flanking position behind Kudret. "There's a couple things you need to know before we let you through." One paw lifted and pointed towards a white square on the wall that read, 'All unwelcome visitors will be Meteo'd and then Tera Starred.' "There'll be signs like this one scattered near the documents. They'll tell you where every character came from, if she managed to identify them as characters that is."
"Even she isn't sure where everything in the dreams comes from," Aislin commented from Kudret's other side, "Still, the Creator does remember a lot of things too that she doesn't always write down; if you asked, she'll probably answer any questions you might have."
Kudret seemed to sense your impatience, for he then stepped to the side and stated, tail flicking idly, "We shouldn't keep you longer; it does put a strain on us the longer you stay.."
Aislin lightly smacked his arm and then waved for you to go on ahead. "Please enjoy, and make sure to private message if you have questions, comments, or requests!"
"We mean that," Scott spoke up as you passed them to continue walking, "Don't post here, it'll just clutter things up in here." You nod and then walked into the darkness, watching the globe lamps in the walls light at your approach and passage, dimming again after you pass by.
The Stories Await...
Latif
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Posted: 3/20/2021 at 1:49 PM
Post #2
Explanation Time!
Okay, so all that before was a spur-of-the-moment thing that I came up with as an introduction. First things first, who those three are:
Aislin Darkonar is literally me under another name. You'll often find her name under various things, though most often being used as a replacement for my name from the original document. Other names that replace mine are Lucca, Rose, Donna, Turin, and just about anything but my own real name.
Scott Hawkings is one of mine from the Sonic Universe, originally starting life as a dream document himself, being a clone of Sonic. Eventually the events in his timeline split into three separate timelines, and I used one outcome for him here: becoming a Wolf Mobian. The other two have him remain a hedgehog.
Kudret Warin is from a particular game universe called Mana Khemia, which is a duology in the PS2 era. I was being slightly coy about said feline features, so I will just state outright that he is a Lion Beastman. Beastmen in that game look human with additional features such as ears, tail, horns, etc. You get the idea.
Dream Documents?
That is what I call them, for that is literally what they are: I can remember my dreams from each night after I wake up. These days I don't find them intriguing enough to write down, or I just have a prior obligation due and choose not to think about it. On the days I can get to the computer or journal, I tend to write down what sticks out the clearest in my mind, which is what you will get to see.
Every so often I will be inspired enough, such as with Scott, to try and create a true story out of it. I might put them down here as well, though the grouping of the sections will be a mite harder to sort out... And sometimes I may change some of what I wrote, mostly due to it being something I am still working on. Just to let you know.
Worlds?
Yes, worlds. Sylestia would be considered a world, Legend of Zelda would be considered a world, Pokemon would be considered a world, you get the idea. These aren't limited to games, either: movies, books, games, and comics are also considered viable worlds if distinctly separate from other places.
Here's an example: One document I have listed nine worlds that I identified having characters from the world show up in the dream document. I would then state each world in turn (though I would not mention which character is which; a failing of mine, perhaps) and also give the date that I have seen listed onto the published document. (Said date is not always true, as apparently it changes if you transfer it to a different device.)
Dates and titles are Bolded, while worlds are Underlined.
Oh, and there will sometimes be an Afterword, mostly due to some other comments and the like I left on the original posting of the document.
Sylesti Talk
This is something I just came up with. Sometimes I feel like things in the documents aren't clear enough (when are they, really) or I just want to explain further from what I know/remember. So I'll be labeling these Sylesti Talk since these explanations current;y only exist in Sylestia.
So! Soon enough, I shall be putting up a few for you to peruse while I go and fulfill a promise to a family member. Bye.
Edited By Latif on 4/10/2021 at 11:24 PM.
Latif
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Posted: 3/20/2021 at 1:53 PM
Post #3
The second one is called Dragons, and the word processor screwed up on me so I can't give you an exact date. I only know it's been about two or three years since then. (Or in other words, about 2012 or so.) Anyway, along with a brief mention of Legend of Zelda and an attack by Wario (I have no idea if he's on a separate world or not... Edit: he is, Warioware), it focused primarily on the world of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Dragons
The hedgehog blinked in confusion. "Do I know you?" he questioned, and the lady gaped at him. The man with her smoothly told him, "I'm sorry, it seems she is mistaken by the color of your fur." "The color of my fur?" the hedgehog repeated, and then it dawned. "Oh, I get it! You must be talking about Sonic, right? My apologies, but I get that a lot nowadays." He held out a hand and said cheerfully, "I'm Mason, nice to meet you!" "Nice to meet you too, Mason," the man replied, shoving slightly at his friend while shaking his hand. "Oh! Yes..." the woman murmured, nodding. "I'm sorry Mason, but we have to go." The hedgehog nodded and waved as the couple left him alone in the room. Once the door had closed, Mason quickly went over and locked the door, retreating to the far end of the room to think. "That marks Link and Zelda off..." he muttered, counting the air. "So how do I make this work?"
Wario growled in vain as he shot all over the place. The two tailed fox, impossibly, dodged every last shot. "Let's see you try this, then," he grumbled, and sent down the black dragon to attack. Out of nowhere another black dragon tackled his, and they wrestled briefly before separating. Wario's dragon hissed in agitation, flexing its claws, while the other remained eerily silent. Tails looked in wonder at his rescuer. The body of the dragon roughly resembled the sinuous form of river dragons, yet the wings told of a western influence. At first glance, the wings seemed largely vestigial, but when the fox took a closer look he realized that the dragon had merely folded most of them from sight. The dragon in front of him wasn't entirely black, either; it had streaks of what looked like darkened emerald green here and there, suggesting that it wasn't always this dark color. The mane of fur running the length of the dragon was where the most green showed, muted in color but still beautiful. Its tail ended just before Tails, and he leaned down for a closer look. It suddenly swept up and across his face as the dragons began to fight, and Tails touched his face softly, drawing away blood from the scratch.
Sonic finally stopped and sighed inaudibly. "Fine. I'll leave you alone, Tails." The fox stiffly nodded and turned, his hands already resuming their work to get them home. The hedgehog walked away from the fox to sit near the pool. Since the transformation he had always found himself much more comfortable near water than before, but perhaps that was because he knew he could get out safely. He curled up and rested his head on his arms, watching the night sky silently until a whisper of sound caught his attention. His left ear twitched, but he didn't move an inch until the thing pounced. He rolled to dodge the flailing claws and attacked instantly, drawing a large gash down the dragon's wing. He landed on the other side of the pool to find that it was Wario's dragon from before. "Oh so you want another beat down?" the hedgehog said grinning, "I'm glad to oblige!"
Sonic had gained something from being a form so fundamentally different from his own, but at the same time he lost something rather important to him as well. As a dragon, he could experience the same kind of power that filled him every time he used the Emeralds to become Super. As a dragon, he could protect his friends from the forces in this place. But as a dragon, he was no longer a hedgehog; he was no longer himself. Even if over the years he had engaged in countless deceptions and disguises, he remained true to himself: Sonic the Hedgehog. Now, though, he could deceive everyone simply by entering the room as a dragon. Not a single one of them, save for Max perhaps, would ever realize that it was him unless he told them. Sonic lowered his head and tried not to sob as he felt the tears beginning to overwhelm him. He privately marveled at the fact that the last time he had cried it was the day before he left Camelot, a year and a half ago today.
Edited By Latif on 3/20/2021 at 1:54 PM.
Latif
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Posted: 3/20/2021 at 2:00 PM
Post #4
This one is called Water, Wind, and Fire. It was written on 2/12/14, and contains the worlds of RL, Kid Icarus, and Disgaea. Honestly, I've always liked Axel. I thought he was funny the first time I saw him, and he's become one of my favorites in the series since. A close second would have to be Emizel...
Water, Wind, and Fire
The blue fox panted lightly, winded from running across the school campus. She stared at the waterfall that spread the stream, the home of the water spirits. She could see even from here what they were doing: the water that spanned the length of the waterfall was stilled, and yet the stream still flowed normally. Shaking her head, the fox slipped closer and pressed her body up against the wall of water. A moment passed, and then the fox's spirit emerged from the body glowing green; a wind spirit. The wind spirit sighed as she passed through the briefly-flowing waterfall and into the water spirits' home.
The wind spirit slipped back into the fox and high-tailed it out, almost racing back towards the class she had left from. Hiding in the shadows long enough to change form back into the human guise, she hurried back in and slid into her seat. Wait for it... Suddenly the teacher's head snapped up, a look of surprise filtering across her face. "Class is dismissed! Go home!" she abruptly declared, and then fixed a glare at the fox-turned-girl. "Except you," she muttered under her breath. The girl simply sighed in relief as the other students got up and began to leave, all except her classmate that sat across from her. He fixed her with a stare as they got up and the girl told him, "You could have eaten the burger, you know." "Did you even eat anything today?" the boy demanded, and she sighed in irritation. "Does it matter, Keanu?" she asked crossly, and then the teacher began to shriek, "Murderer!" The two of them whipped around along with the rest of the students, and then girl tensed. She knew the teacher was a fire, so why was she? With a flare she revealed her animal self, a bird, and flew towards them. The girl shoved Keanu towards the door as the bird slammed into her, knocking her into the wall. She slipped into the fox form, leaping up to attack with a gust of helpful wind. The teacher did not wait for the attack, though, and was relentless in her beating. Finally she threw her against the wall, and the fox staggered to her feet. Her ears laid back as she turned towards the bird and growled weakly.
Keanu hovered by the door, reluctant to leave the girl. "Lily..." he whispered, and then felt a whoosh of wind blow past him. Black feathers flew about the room as the person ordered, "You have no say in this, Fire Clan. This attack is unwarranted! Go home!" The bird huffed, but did as she was told and ignored the human still standing there. Lily shifted back into a girl, holding her arm from a gash and standing up properly. "Sir?" she asked in confusion, and was suddenly swept up into a hug from the archangel. "Lily you did it. Everything is back to normal now! Lily, you did it!" She froze for a few seconds before slowly returning the embrace. "But, Sir Darkin," she protested weakly, "I never killed him!" The angel paused, and then drew back in mock-seriousness (she couldn't tell the difference) as he said, "What did you do to defeat him then?" She looked down for a moment, while Keanu crept closer to hear, and then she told him, "I went for his wings. I sliced them all up; he can still fly, just not for a while." The archangel smiled and drew her back into the hug as he said, "Then you were perfect. To bind an angel to do your bidding, you must make his wings the object of the binding. When you sliced them all up, you also cut the bindings." He smiled down at the girl, his personal favorite of the wind sprites (though hed never say it aloud) as she fell unconscious. He picked her up gently and turned to look at the boy. "Well boy?" he asked, "Would you like to see the real world?" Keanu considered for a few moments, suddenly certain he wouldnt be going home anytime soon. Finally he grinned and said, "Sure." Keanu climbed onto the table and took the angels hand. With a gust of wind, they were gone.
Axel began to do back-flips in excitement once everyone but me, Rozalin, and Adell had left for home. "It worked! It really works!" he kept shouting until I finally shouted, "What worked?" He stopped and grinned at us, teeth shining in the sunlight as he said, "Did you even look down during that shove? Almost half the people had white panels! Do you know what this means!?" He didnt wait for an answer as he shouted into the sky, "It means they like working together! It means they no longer care about being in different clans! It means," he calmed down finally and his smile turned much warmer as he said, "It means that soon we can let them get back up here, and that we can all live peacefully together." Adell couldnt help but smile as well; it was a good idea, overall. Rozalin pointed out, "Your panel is still red, Axel." He chuckled. The demon could not seem to stop smiling as he said, "I'm loyal to my clan, Rozalin. Thats the only reason, though. I'll serve the Fire King until everyone has a white panel. Maybe then we can all work together." I nodded as I said, "We'll leave you to your work then, Axel. The three of us still need to find someone." Adell frowned slightly as he said, "But I thought the Earth Clan died out centuries ago alongside the Shadow Clan No offense, Rozalin." The demon princess merely shrugged in reply, dismissing it entirely. I shook my head and grinned as I told them, "They integrated with the humans. Any human we pick off the street would be a descendant of the Earth Clan." Axel blinked, and then grinned as he said, "I'm sure you know just who to look for, so I'll get going. See ya!" With a flare of his white trench coat, he was gone.
Afterword
You either have a really great memory or are a little obsessive with the source material... when you begin to read something and you can hear them speak the words in your head. For me, it's just the first one. I've been told however that when the written characters are staying true to themselves is also when you can hear that sort of thing.
Edited By Latif on 3/20/2021 at 9:37 PM.
Latif
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Posted: 4/10/2021 at 11:02 PM
Post #5
Here is one I call The Skies Above Us. It is relatively recent, being only a few months old, being dreamt and written down on 11/29/14. The worlds I have identified are Kirby, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, How To Train Your Dragon 2, Rise of the Guardians, Frozen, and Brave. Most are relatively brief appearances, but I would like to hear your thoughts about this, and on what needs to be explained.
The Skies Above Us
A pink Kirby hopped over the land, carefully not touching the water separating the islands. As the second Kirby, yellow in color, roamed about picking up stickers and stamps, the first Kirby accidentally touched a trap. A Chain Chomp came to life in a roar and bounded all over the place, forcing the two to halt in their endeavor as they tried to escape. "Daymus!" snapped the second Kirby as the timer rang out with a soft chime. "You're the one who can pick up the stamps." "But I didn't see any! I was too busy dodging the trap!" the first Kirby exclaimed. The yellow one smacked her forehead and growled, "Like the one next to your foot?" He looked down. "Oh," he muttered, "Sorry Turin." "Oh, just forget it, I'll have to come back tomorrow," The yellow Kirby said in defeat as they were transported back to shore, their time complete. They became human again as they walked back to the live-in van and clambered in. It came to life in a roar, taking off across the bridge and to the land beyond.
Turin looked out her window as she woke up, noting that the blue fog was back. It thickly covered the sea, preventing her from seeing it or the beach sand. "I'm going out again, Mom," she called out as she dressed in a t-shirt and loose jeans. "Okay, be careful," Mom responded as the girl walked out the door. Within a matter of minutes she was on the bridge connecting the islands. The water had long since turned poisonous as retaliation of the amount of chemicals companies poured into them and the other freshwater streams. At least they had managed to fix the ozone layer before the seas and waters turned to poison. The animals were fine, it was the humans and humanoids (like Dreamlanders and mobians) that were forced to rely on purified processing to have drinkable water. Arriving at Grand Rapids (the name of the city) she watched in faint alarm as the news on a nearby TV showed that the water had risen suddenly, washing out many of the bridges and jam-packing the others. Thankfully, this water seemed okay to stand in for long periods of time, as it showed some people parking their cars off the side of the road and merely walking through it. She looked over at the sea to find the same deep blue fog that covered it on her island, swallowing up the lowest part of the city as well. Turin sighed aloud, "Guess I'm coming back tomorrow. I need those stamps..." She turned as a commotion occurred on the bridge that connected Grand Rapids with Sophtan Island (Hers was named Shorlane). A mobian car had spun out of control, tilting enough to tip over end over end. It landed upside down and a blue blur shot in and out several times before it finally exploded, scattering the pieces of it and forcing the police to call a helicopter to lift it out of the way.
She walked over to the group that had formed when it exploded and said, "Hey Sonic." The blue mobian turned and said, "Oh hey Turin! Long time no see! Have you met everyone yet?" The girl shook her head, and he grinned as he motioned them over. "Everyone, meet Turin," he announced as they drew near. "She's the human I talked about earlier." "How do you do, Turin?" asked a pink mobian, "I'm Amy Rose, a hedgehog like Sonic." "I'm Tails, nice to meet you Turin!" the yellow fox exclaimed politely. The red mobian smiled a bit and held out a hand. "Knuckles the Echidna," he told her as she shook it in return. "And I'm Turin Silvan," she finished the round of introductions as she told them, "Nice to meet you all. I actually came here to do some stamp collecting, but," she indicated the blue fog as she said, "I guess I'll have to come back tomorrow." Tails cocked his head in confusion. "What do stamps have to do with anything?" "These aren't your normal stamps," she responded, pulling up the bracelet on her arm to show the stamp that lay inside. "For example, this one allows me and another person (person as in anyone I choose, regardless of species) turn into a different species for a time of one hour. That allows me to cross to the other isles along this shore and hopefully pick up even more stickers or stamps that could, potentially, boost it even more." Amy hopped in excitement, "Ooh, can we come next time? I bet there are stamps that let you move faster than before!" Sonic looked a little concerned about that comment, but instead asked, "Can we come along next time, Turin?" The girl laughed as she said, "Sure! I try to come every day, but I don't always make it across the bridge." Knuckles looked up at the sky as he said, "From the way the clouds are moving, I think it's wise if we head home." Sonic nodded and they waved goodbye to the human before setting off down the street. Turin watched the clouds move for a time, trying to see what Knuckles had meant before finally heading home.
She knew when she woke up that today was a very bad day to go outside. The reason? The fog had grown, changing from blue in the lower levels of it to yellow, and then to faint reds that topped the horizon. She looked over at her sister, and then realized that the blue was just barely coating her face. She ignored it for now and got up, hurrying to put on actual shoes before the cloud stuff formed around her feet. With that done, she hurried out and within a short amount of time arrived at Grand Rapids. She stayed on the bridge, looking down at the floating fog... or is it mist now? It was as she had seen it: blue shifting to yellow and then red at the top, covering most of the city. She heard a sound and turned slightly to see other cloudmen coming from all directions, and met the gaze of another human who'd scrubbed off the face-mask. She cleared her eyesight of it (it was turning everything green) and the larger cloudman caught the motion. "You just need a touch-up, dearie," she (assuming the voice is accurate) cooed and swept her hand. A wave of red mist came forwards and Turin gripped the steel beam of the bridge tightly, closing her eyes to protect them. When she opened them again and looked towards the cloud-women, she felt as though she was wrapped head to toe by a comforter (save for her hand, which had less) and the woman smiled. "There you go, dearie! Now run along and tell your friends about us! We're invading your world, by the way."
It wasn't long after that school? started up, and Hiccup was due to attend (How to Train Your Dragon 2). He raced alongside the other people, the cloudstuff having faded to military-like black combat suits over the week. Diverting from Elsa, Anna, and Rapunzel, he slid through the lead corridor that coated his face until it seemed like moving metal, and then successfully got into the front of the bus-like vehicle. Seconds later, two others slid to a stop beside him: Jack Frost, and Sonic the Hedgehog (both wearing the suits, but Jack managed to keep his staff). "Get down, both of you!" he hissed lowly, trying not to warn the fellow 'students' aka other cloud teens that something was wrong. Jack seemed determined to at least rise to his haunches, but Hiccup quickly pushed him back down. "Stay down!" he warned, and his tone of voice was enough to make Jack obey. He and Sonic held a whispered conversation for a few moments, and then stopped when the bus started to move. Hiccup, having been in a crouching position, raised himself up to meet the eyes of the inspector that was on a platform of the bridge. The bus came closer and the man dissolved into thick black droplets that swarmed through Hiccup's very being, checking to see if he was truly who he seemed. Had the man looked deeper, he would have found the secret, but instead went into the next person down the line, assuming the two unmoving bodies to the left were corpses.
It was only after they arrived at the 'school' (and went through that again) did Hiccup feel it safe to let them get up. "Thanks for that, human," Sonic told him softly, and Hiccup returned, "You're welcome, mobian." Jack Frost looked between the two and then finally asked, "Am I missing something?" Sonic told him, "If we don't know a persons name, we call them by species. It's a mobian thing, and humans have picked it up." Jack nodded and turned to Hiccup as they headed towards the courtyard. "My name's Jack, and this is Sonic," he indicated the hedgehog next to him, "What about your name?" "I'm known as Hiccup," the young man replied, "Let me introduce you to my friends." They met with a group of girls and two mobians: a redhead, two blondes, two brunettes, and the mobians were a purple chameleon and a white bat. Sonic brightened upon seeing them and hurried over exclaiming, "Hey you two, remember me?" They all turned to look at them and the bat responded, "Why if it isn't the Blue Blur himself! What happened to get you in this place?" "It's a long story," the hedgehog answered, and then Hiccup interrupted smoothly with, "Shall I introduce everyone?" When they nodded, he began with, "I'm sure you all know this, but my name's Hiccup. The red-haired beside me is called Merida. She's from Scotland. Next to her is Rapunzel from Everlan Kingdom and Elsa, former citizen of Allendale. Next to Elsa is her little sister, Anna, and finally a girl from the Southern Isles, Turin." Sonic paused in his conversation with Rouge and Espio to say, "I thought I recognized you. Hey there Turin." "Hey there, Sonic," she replied simply, and looked over at Hiccup meaningfully. The male got the message and continued, "Moving on from the humans, the two mobians here are Rouge the Bat and Espio the Chameleon. ...Who apparently already know Sonic the Hedgehog here. Finally, we have Jack, who just came." He clapped his hands softly, looking slightly pleased. "Okay, that's everyone!"
Edited By Latif on 4/10/2021 at 11:08 PM.
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Posted: 4/10/2021 at 11:08 PM
Post #6
This one is called Radiate. It was made at 1/8/12. There is only Real Life and Pokemon in this, which is wholly unusual. There is however, a reference to Final Fantasy in general (the crystal silhouette of the Swordswoman), Final Fantasy 12, and of +Anima, thanks to Tanvir.
Radiate
I growled and commanded the Samurott at my side to destroy the Charizard with a well-placed Hydro Pump. Hurting Pikachu and threatening both me and Kreanna was one thing. Nearly killing Garys Leafeon, the only reason I knew he was still alive, was unforgivable. The battle was swiftly ended, with me as the victor after Venusaur was pulled out, only to be pulled back in after a fiery knockout with Blast Burn. I knelt down and placed a hand on the Leafeon, making it look towards me wearily. I sent healing into it, concentrating fiercely, and soon it was healed enough to stand up and walk around a little. It licked my cheek in thanks as Ash came over to see the damage done by two Blast Burns.
I followed Mom into the parking lot, getting a vague feeling of deja-vu as we walked. It was me, Mom, Raymond, and Garth. I saw Kreanna, wearing a vaguely uniformed, flowing outfit, wave at us as we walked over to the car. I looked up in time to see an almighty flash and the White House, which we had been in scant hours earlier, explode into nothingness from the inside. The radiation rains began to fall as the very top of the White House, some twenty to thirty feet, vanished within the cloud still billowing out. Then I could not look anymore, for fear of getting radiation on my hands and face.
I was seated next to Mom in a large group of people. They wanted to talk with everyone who had been outside when the White House exploded. When it seemed as though they were talking about the current state of the office, I spoke up, "Um, excuse me!" They stopped talking and looked at me expectantly. I colored slightly, but pushed on as I said, "We're talking about what happened to the White House, correct? I watched it blow up." I stopped and closed my eyes, trying to remember what I had seen as Mom gave my hand a reassuring squeeze and they talked amongst themselves for the moment. One of the higher-ups, a balding man in his late forties asked, "Did you see what was left?" I smiled; glad to know there was still some intelligence in the higher ups. "Remarkably well, considering. It seems like it exploded outward in a circle, expanding rapidly. For an instant, I could see everything that was left." I paused for a bit, recalling the memory once more as I told them, "I could faintly see the pillars on either side of the House, and there was a bit of the ceiling. I could also see the vaulted rooftop on top of the House, a good twenty to thirty feet of it left. However, I'm fairly certain everyone there died in the explosion or from radiation poisoning soon after." "Did you see anything of the ground?" I shook my head. "No. I was in the parking lot nearby when it happened. I couldn't see the ground from where I was." They looked saddened, but decided that was all I could tell them, and ushered them all, one by one, into the de-radiation room.
I talked with Vaan for some minutes as everyone waited for me. He attempted to get my advice for something, but Basch smoothly avoided it. I gave him a stern look, but conceded his point and stepped aside after extracting a promise to tell me later about what they're doing. They started off on their horses as we all waited to get in the car to go home and check on Dad, Marcello, Jessica, Titus, and Diana. I refused, wanting to take the long way home and walk. Kreanna agreed as well, and as we stood by the entrance, where I had met with Vaan some scant minutes ago, she turned to me and asked, "Can you keep a secret, Rose?" I shrugged and guessed, "It has something to do with your decision to make me accompany you home?" She grinned slightly. "Correct. I'm actually a swordswoman in my own right. But I can feel some sort of power from you, and Id like to explore it a bit. Would you mind if I came with you?" I shook my head quickly and smiled. "No, not at all, welcome aboard!" She came over to me and I had a brief vision of a crystalized swordsman moving into a pose as it exclaimed, You got Kreanna, the Swordswoman! I chuckled at it, and started to walk as she asked, "What?" "Something I thought of."
After walking for a few minutes she turned to me and said, "We need to find Tanvir." I nodded. "I remember him telling me something about his skills in the wilderness." She nodded in return; pleased the man had trusted me enough to tell me that. I grinned back, and then suddenly I was assaulted by another vision. I could barely hear her say my name before I was taken over completely by the vision. A large group of what I guessed was raiders of some kind were racing across the desert. The leader was riding this tattooed tiger-like being that I didn't know the name of. He and another raider, seated on a chocobo, were conversing. After a few minutes of conversation I could not remember afterwards, they all leapt over a large crack in the sands. Tanvir was there laying down some metal, and he looked up angrily as they leapt over the ditch. As the leader bounded ahead slightly I could hear the raider mutter, "Man, you really would leave us to our doom." The child-teen shrugged and came to a stop by a low bar of sand. They were all startled by an upward burst of black cloud. "What's happening?" the teen shouted, and then looked directly at me. Suddenly I was wrenched from the vision to find Kreanna shaking me. "Rose? Are you okay?" I nodded slowly, sitting up as I told her, "Tanvir's in the desert, trying to fix some kind of gap in between the sands. There was no difference in the sands of either side." "You had a vision? What else was there?" she cried, delighted. I said to her, "There were raiders of some sort that leapt over Tanvir while he worked; the vision followed the raiders from the outset. The leader looks important and he's riding a purple tiger-thing." "I'll say! Those are rare in the desert." I rolled my eyes. "Right. I'm more worried about the black cloud that burst from the sands itself. It seemed very evil, if the faint cackling I heard was anything to go by. Come on, we have no time to waste. Lets go!"
This evil was laced with the radiation poison. There was no way we could get close to it, but the tiger we were astride on could. Unfortunately, the raider that lunged for us missed and landed on the tigers hindquarters, preventing any of us from moving in time. Tanvir had come as soon as I had sent him a mental message (it took me a few tries with Kreanna first) and had taken care of the boy, whom I had deemed important enough to stay with us for the time being. Unfortunately, it looked as though Kreanna and I weren't going to live either. The tiger below us let out a long roar that echoed through the desert, and another vision flowed within it. I could hear his voice clearly as I felt Kreanna move to sit in front of me, "Brethren to me! Our enemy has returned!" There were several pink quartz statues of wolf-like beings attacking something hidden within it. Suddenly a paw thrust out and another tiger clawed its way out of its cocoon roaring, "I am here!" The same thing continued to happen as I saw, in a two-way vision, the black cloud laughing wildly as it gathered the radiation from the White House so far away, yet so close at the same time. The tiger beneath us roared again, bringing me back to Earth as it challenged, "My brethren and I will defeat you!" The cloud hovering over us now had purple radiation as well as black and green swirling about inside it. It gave me the sensation of looking at a tornado of some kind. It laughed and responded in kind, "How can you when you cannot move?" I turned around to find the raider had apparently passed out, so I merely shrugged and shoved at him, making him fall off onto the ground only a foot below. "How does that feel?" I murmured as the tiger looked back at us. "Thanks," he rumbled, and then I only had time to pull at Kreanna, making her fall off as well before the tiger being leapt straight into the cloud. I held on tightly, only then noticing that Kreanna had somehow left her sword. I quickly snatched it up before it fell and hung on until the right moment. Unlike the tiger, I knew the radiation was killing me slowly, but against all odds I hoped that the solid piece of it in my bloodstream would prevent from killing me entirely. Suddenly we were on the ground, thrown back by the cloud. The tiger groaned beneath me and rumbled, "are you alright, little one?" "Yes," I answered, knowing it was me he meant by little one. "She didn't touch me." "Good. Will you stay with me until my brethren get here?" I murmured, "Of course. What can I do to help?" "Nothing at the moment, but you will know it when the time comes." I adjusted the sheath for easier reach and took a fresh grip on the tiger as he stood and leapt straight up again.
Now that I wasn't as focused, I could see a lot more, how we were now fighting invisible things, clawing and slashing while suspended in mid-cloud. I then noticed that the cloud had receded slightly, as if confused about something. "Why are you not dead, girl?" she questioned, making her monsters stop attacking so that we merely stayed there suspended. "I'm not sure," I replied truthfully. When it was obvious I wasn't going to elaborate, she seemed to shrug and the fighting renewed, though subdued. I could feel the tiger glancing at me, wondering why this little one was surviving where so many had fallen once before. A sharp ringing in my ears was the only warning I received to guide the tiger into the middle before seven more tigers sliced straight through the cloud, making it screech. I looked directly up and for a moment could see the knot of evil above me. Before my conscious mind could comprehend, I had drawn the sword and jumped up, slicing straight through the knot cleanly. It screamed bloody murder on our ears, and I fumbled with the sword before shoving it back in the sheath. The cloud around us dissipated, leaving me and the tiger on the ground as Kreanna, Tanvir, the teen leader and the other tigers gathered around us. I carefully slid off and promptly fell to my knees, for while I had felt nothing in the cloud, I now knew that I too was attacked while in there. I grumbled mentally about it until I heard everyone start to laugh, my own tiger companion as well. It was the leader teen who spotted me and the tiger first. "Sujarn!" he cried, racing up to the tiger next to me. "You're alright!" "Ferion!" he said gladly, meeting him halfway and making a deep purr rumble in his chest. Tanvir waited a few moments for them, and then we quickly settled to discuss what exactly had happened recently.
Edited By Latif on 4/10/2021 at 11:43 PM.
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Posted: 4/10/2021 at 11:20 PM
Post #7
I probably should have put this up the day I wrote it down. I should also tell you that I normally remember far more than what I write down, but the written scenes are those with the most detail. Anyway... this one is called Players, and it was written on 5/28/2015. Yes, you read that right. Ahem. It contains the worlds of Super Smash Bros., RL, Brave, Sophia the First, Borderlands, Marvel, and I'm pretty sure there isn't an actual 'pop' princess in existence. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Players
Lucca busily fixed the arrangement of chairs in the room, swearing softly under her breath. She was supposed to oversee the guests and take care of them while they participated in the guided mystery tour. However, she had a feeling that today was not a good day to go looking for mystery. It would find them soon enough. After all, there were reports among the Smashers that Batman, the Joker, Captain America, and several other superheroes and villains were gathering within the city for some unknown purpose. Lucca shook her head and kept fixing the chairs, only looking up when her aunts walked in. "Hi Aunt Judy, hi Aunt Betty. I'm just finishing up here." "Well don't get too comfy, the princesses are coming along with Queen Amelia." Lucca rolled her eyes and said, "Sophia I'm not too worried about, she knows how to take care of herself. The real problem will be the pop princess with the DJ hanging around." Her aunts chuckled and Betty said, "Well, just make sure you have everything ready before you head off to your games." "I will," she replied, and straightened the last thing. She then moved on to refreshments, lorded over by Jessica, before finally heading off to play. She was confident that, if Sophia was there, everything would be alright.
Sophia followed the two security guards upon realizing that it was the Joker who had stolen everyone. Being too small to be deemed a target, the defense system focused itself on the two guards. They dodged the bullets or let them ping off their uniforms as they ran, and then they came to a section of semi-automatics embedded on the wall. They focused on the larger one, Torque, and he suddenly stood still. Sophia was afraid the bullets finally got to him, and then Torque let out a yell and all the bullets that had hit him in that time frame got blasted out like it was nothing. It was like like he had full body armor on (though he didn't). Nevertheless, they finally reached the end of the tunnel, where four of the people taken were frozen? Sophia was a little confused, but then spotted the Joker and yelled, "Give up Joker! We have you now!" The Joker looked up from his fiddling to see her and sneer, "Well, if it isn't the former Batgirl! How are you now that's you've retired?" Sophia smiled, and said, "Try me and see!" as she let down her hair, letting it trail on the floor as her demeanor changed alongside it. Her smile shifted into a grin, and the Joker began to feel a little cautious. This... this was new to him. What exactly had Batgirl learned upon her retirement from the justice force?
Kirby twisted about, avoiding the blast of lightning just barely. As time began to run out, he powered up his current ability and launched it at the cloud, transforming the cloud into a dark, shadowy version of the lightning bolt. Kirby quickly sucked it up, gaining this new ability and registering it on the chart just before the timer rang out. He stepped out of the simulator and smiled at the progress the players had made that day. None of the Smashers were supposed to have a favorite when it came to their players, but most of them agreed that Lucca and Daymus were the best when it came to playing. While Daymus was superior when it came to actual fighting and ability, Lucca was unmatched in terms of exploration. It was she who had, through long hours of playing, almost completely filled Kirby's previous chart of abilities. At least, until someone messed with the data and erased it all. Now they were forced to battle their comrades and get them here again, but they were having trouble with Sonic. Oftentimes when Sonic attacked, it was Mario out on the field, and he had gained a reputation that he was ruthless when it came to defeating the plumber. Kirby turned a corner to find Luigi talking into his earpiece, saying "Maharaja! We're doomed then!" "Ah, Luigi, I've got three players helping me! Ill be fine, promise." The taller plumber sighed as he said, "Okay, bro. I'll see you soon." He turned and spotted Kirby. "Oh, Kirby! How goes it?" "It was close, but I managed to get a lightning-shadow ability just before the timer ran out." Luigi smiled and replied, "Oh, that's great! If you're wondering by the way, Daymus is on the computer, and Lucca's eating breakfast before they play today. Their mother insisted on that." Kirby giggled and told him, "Well, if you need me, Ill be eating soon too. See you later Luigi!" "See you later Kirby!"
Lucca grinned at the news. "Oh he liked your reply? Well, let me see!" Daymus obligingly showed her the review he had typed, and the reply tacked underneath it. She read it and then smiled before she told him, "Matt still has all the character sheets. I'm pretty sure he means that he's going to use your Wereform to replace Sonics actual one." Daymus grinned as well and said, "Cool. Do you want on?" "Yes please," she replied, and for once didn't dally. She checked the comic above the reply Daymus had written, flipped over to view two other webcomics she had been tracking, did a brief check on the pokemon website she frequented, and then got off. She had to check on the frozen people before she would be allowed to go play with the Smashers as a player. To her delight, she could hear groaning and other thing when she approached the room, and grinned happily when she opened the door to find the princess, her aunts, and the counselor finally waking up after a full week of steadily thawing out. She said not a word until they finally began to sit up, and said sharply over the hum of the heater in front of her, "Calm down, you're safe! We rescued you all from the Joker (who seems to have taken over for the Riddler) and you've spent a week asleep." Her grin turned a shade predatory as she added, "Don't worry, we covered for you. Its rather easy to do that, these days." The pop princess demanded, "How? I had a concert this week!" She rolled her eyes while watching for any signs of frostbite. "Simple. We told your manager that you got caught up in a villains attack and was forced to stay put and recover. He told the others you were going to perform with, and they agreed to doing the show without you, and do a little special thing just for you at the end. We recorded it in case you wanted to watch it before leaving." The princess could not say anything to that, and after about a half an hour answering their questions (and another half hour explaining to them what exactly the Smashers actually do), she allowed them to get off the couch-beds they were resting on and go get something to eat. The last of the ice crystals that were on them had finally melted, so she felt it was okay to let them out. She did hug her aunts, though.
Sophia grinned within the armor as the female Captain America began to reflect her beams, the captain confident that she hadn't learned her lesson. She sensed the male approaching from behind, and twisted, blasting away as the reflected beams cut through the males shoulder, and generating enough confusion to get out of sight. In a shimmer of light, she unleashed her wings, and flew across the city to the countryside, landing in another shimmer that turned her back to normal. A short while later found her talking with her mother as she told her, "Mom, the ponytail means that I'm a princess, and my magics restrained but when I let my hair down, my magic isn't restrained and I don't turn everything different! Why is it that way?" He mother smiled and said, "Sophia, your magic is very powerful, but until you are old enough, and strong enough to use it, it has to be restrained." "But its leaking out!" she protested, and they both looked around in surprise and concern as everything nearby began to shimmer and get covered in gold. "Alright, that's enough of that!" Queen Amelia snapped, and turned everything back to normal in a sudden frenzy of movement, ending with a declared, "There! Now, Sophia, anything else?" She scuffed her foot slightly as she replied, "Well, I think I saw the future for a bit, and it looked like I had cut off most of my hair. If my hair is the source of my magics power, why would I ever cut it?"
Sylesti talk: The reason why I said that about the date was that I had made the actual post a mere five days after I had written down the dream. Just to let you know. Also, the chart for Kirby's abilities showed about four separate categories for each ability. Having someone spend enough time filling in the chart would mean said someone had a working knowledge of each ability and how they related to one another. I'll also state that it looked vaguely similar to the Periodic Table, meaning there was over a hundred separate abilities for Kirby, which I somehow doubt truly exists as of today. Fifty, maybe, but not over one hundred.
Edited By Latif on 4/10/2021 at 11:52 PM.
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Posted: 8/11/2021 at 7:07 PM
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A bump to keep this up.
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