navy = flashback
"So this is how it's gonna be, huh?"
"Yes, this is how it has to be"
Lina looked out of the window at the crowded street of cars and people going about there lives and thinking how lucky they were that they were not where she was. The new ice-cream shop by the pet store. But it wasn't the place that bothered her, it was the company......
"Listen Zel, I...I don't think I can do this. I don't have any powers"
"Yes you do. Your power will be summand by the Yume Staff"
"Yeah well, even if my powers are summand what if these -- what did you say they were again?"
"Hoshi-kin"
"What if these Hoshi-kin kick my butt?!"
"That will not happen. You are the Dreamlighter"
"Oh! Cut the crap! I don't like taking unnecessary chances. So all you have to do is show me my powers.....and I won't have any complains."
"It's not that simple"
Before Lina had the chance to knock Zel upside the head with her menu, a waitress came and ask for they'er order. And for once Lina wasn't hungery. Well...maybe not that hungery. She only ordered a triple scoop and a banana split with extra chocolate sause instead of the whole menu. When the waitress finally left to carry out they orders, Lina resumed getting ready to thrash a certain dream guadian.
"So what do you mean "It's not that simple"?" she said balling up her fist
"Like I said, it's not. It is the Yume Staff that decides when to summon you power. And with that power you must save us"
"What am I?! Some kinda jacked-up Sailor Moon?! At least she got to have a choice of when she had to power up!!"
"You must first find your servant so she can help you on your mission"
"Are you even listening to me?! I mean -- wait...did you say servant?"
"Yes"
"I thought you were my servant"
"No" he replied sounding a little irritated "I'm not your servant"
"Then who's servant are you?"
"..............."
"Well?"
"Your servant's name is Dreamstar. She has the power to put people asleep and confuse the enemy. She -- "
"Listen you jerk! If you're not gonna give me strait anwers to my questions, then I'm gettin' outta here!"
She grabbed her bookbag and started to head for the door when suddenly he grabbed her by the arm and hissed into her ear "No you listen! You are the last person I'd ever come to to ask for help! So don't make this anymore difficult than it already is!"
"What in the world would you have against me?!"
Lina tried pull out of his hold but his grip was too tight! She was suprised by his change in attitude. First he was begging for her help and now he acting like he was going to kill her!
"Dream-makers!" he said in discust "They think they are the only ones that are important!"
"Dream-makers.....?" Lina whispered to herself. She remembered him talking about those to her the day before at her party. The day she found out that she was the Dreamlighter................
"Yes I am Zelgadiss, and you mission has just begun"
"What am I?"
"You are Dreamlighter the rule of the Dream-makers"
"What in the heck is a dream-maker?"
"There are two different kinds of beings that take care of the Dreamscape of humans: the
Dream-makers and the Nightmarite. The Dream-makers protect the good dreams(which are ruled by
you) and the Nightmarites create bad dreams which are rule by your sister Martina the
Dreamdarker"
"Nightmarites and the Dreamdarker?"
"You're a -- "
"Nightmarite" he finished for her.
He let go of her arm and went back to his seat at the table.
"So that's what you meant, you're Martina's servant" Lina concluded.
She rubbed her arm and thought about how strong Zel's grip was. She also saw the bruise his had planted there.
"I'm her top servant, just like how Dreamstar is your top servant"
"Then tell me this Mr Top Servant" Lina growled.
She was ready to make him pay for putting that bruise on her arm
"Why are you trying to help me when your Mistriss is the bad guy?! Why aren't you helpin' her??!!"
"Because she is destroying the balance of the dream. And if she succeeds the Dreamscape will be destroyed. And that means no more dreams...or nightmares"
"Why is she doing this?"
"I don't know...but without the Dreamscape, us dream guardians can't survive. Though it could be -- "
CRASH!!!!!!
"What was that?!"
Lina and Zelgadiss ran to were the crash came from. One of the waitriss has collapsed and was holding on to her neck as if she was choking!
"What's wrong with her?" a custurmer cried
"Hey Zel, I think she may need CPR or somthin'!" Lina said running twords the falled lady. But when Zel when saw her he grabbed Lina's arm and pulled her back.
"What are you doing?! She needs help!"
"If that's what I think it is, we can't help her now"
"What the heck are you talkin' about??"
But the lady's scream answered her question. A strange black mist started to seep from her mouth! The customers screamed and ran out the shop when the mist started to take the form of a blob a black!
"What is that?!!?" Lina asked in fear
"That" Zelgadiss answered darkly " is a Hoshi-kin"
"That thing??!!"
"Yes, the Dreamscape is breaking down, and now they have found a way to come to the world of reality.....but we're not to late"
Zel quicky reached into his bookbag and pulled out a strange looking necklace.
"No we can't be to late......"
"What are you doing?" Lina asked looking at the necklace
"What you should be doing, transforming!"
Lina stood in shock as Zel raised the necklace above his head and cried.......
"CLOUD GEM POWER!!!!"
She could't believe it! Zel was transforming right before her eyes! His skin slowly started to turn blue and rocks formed on his skin. Then his clothes dissappered and were replaced by a glimmering green chinese shirt and black pants. A golden sword held by a black shining belt materialized on his waist. Then finally the dark purple color of his hair drained away as if it was water and revealed sparkling metal-like violet hair underneath. The red gem that used to be on the necklace formed on to his shirt and glowed with a mysterious light!
"Zel...."Lina gasped
"Dreamcloud" the black blob hissed "Still you resist us"
"Uh no. It can talk?!!" Lina said
"Silents insolent child" the Hoshi-kin warned "You will have your turn soon"
"I will never join you!" Dreamcloud growled "And the Dreamscape will never be yours!"
"You are nothing without the Dreamlighter! And she is dead. As you soon will be!"
A beam of dark energy shot out at Dreamcloud but he quickly dodged it.
"Is that all the great Hoshi-kins got?" he mocked "Try this! STORM BLOW!!!!"
A strong blast of wind blew the Hoshi-kin across the room and smashed it's blob-like body against the wall!
"You think that little wind is gonna stop me?" it laughed
More beams of energy shot out at Dreamcloud almost out of no where! The dream guardian tried to dodge them but there were too many! Trying not to get hit, Lina hid under a near-by table. When she was scambling to get under, her bookbag accidently tore open and out rolled the Yume Staff!
"Oh Man!" Lina tried to grabbed for it but it seemed out of her reach!
Suddenly Dreamcloud crashed on to the floor beside her! When Lina saw his beat-up body she knew she had to help! She just didn't how.
"Zelgadiss!" she cried "What do I do?!"
"Take the staff" he coughed standing up "and asked for it's power. ICE DAGGER!!"
Lina quickly ran to the staff and picked it up. She screamed as she ducked another shotting blast. When she finally found a seemly safe place under another table she tried to get the Yume Staff to work.......well sort of.....
"Ask it??" she said shaking the staff.
When that didn't work she tried hitting on the floor to see if that would make it work. It didn't.
"How do you ask a thing to do something??!!"
But when she heard Dreamcloud's cry she knew she had to hurry up!
"Ok um...um..Yume Staff will you give.....will you please give me my powers?"
Nothing happened........
"Oh come on you stupid thing!!"
"Lina hurrry!!!" Dreamcloud cried in pain
"I'm tying!!! Come on please! Zelgadiss needs help! He's gonna die!! Come on please! He's my friend!!"
All of a sudden the staff started to glow and a soft voice whispered......
"I am the Yume Staff. You have summand me with the power of your heart."
"How do I get my powers?" the young girl asked
"To summand your powers you must know what the light of life is and you must say it to the world"
"The light of what?!"
"Say it to the world....."
Suddenly the staff stopped glowing and the voice was gone....
"What kinda idiotic jack-up stuff is that??!!!" Lina cried
"Just do what is says!!" Dreamcloud cried
"Um...the light...the light...I don't know!!!"
"Hurry up! I don't think I can hold it much longer!"
"Oh I would have stayed in bed! Huh? Wait I got it!"
Suddenly it hit her!!
.....Dreams the light of life....
.....Nightmares the darkness of life....
"Dreams the light of life!"
The moment she said that the staff started to glow again! And when it did she knew what she had to say next.....
"DREAM STAFF POWER!!"
She felt her self being engulfed by the light of the staff, and when it dimmed she saw that she was no longer in her school uniform but in a short glimmering red chinese dress. She looked at her side a saw that she also had a sword just like Zel did.
She was now Dreamlighter!
"No this can not be!!" the Hoshi-kin cried when he saw her "You are dead!!"
"No I'm not" Dreamlighter said taking a step twords him "But you're gonna be!"
She raised her staff above her head and cried "LIGHT BEAM!!"
A ray of light shot out of the staff and started to engulf the Hoshi-kin!
"NO!!" it hissed "Not the light!! Not the light!!"
It tried to resist the light by shooting his darkness at the light. Dreamlighter tried to fight back by spreading more light but the darkness seemed to be getting stronger!!
"I can't hold it!!" she cried
"Oh no you don't!!" Dreamcloud said as he drew his sword "You're not going to win! Not this time!"
He ran twords the Hoshi-kin at full speed and sliced it in half with his sword!
"Not this time...." he whispered again
It screamed as the light finally engulfed it and nothing was left but a pile of ashes.....
"Oh man...." Dreamlighter whispered. She dropped to her knees in exhaustion!
"That took alot outta me! I hope that thing is dead."
"Don't worry it's over...at least for now"
"What do you mean?" she asked trying to stand
"There will be more of them"
"You mean I'm going to be fighting big black blobs with an attitude every day!?"
"No"
"Good"
"Their not all black blobs. Only the weaker ones are...."
"Oh good god...."
Suddenly she felt herself de-tranforming and she had to sit down again.
"Man" she said holding her head "Changing back to normal really gives ya a rush"
She looked down and saw her own uniform again. She was almost glad to see it.....well almost. When she looked back up she saw that Zelgadiss had already turned back and was heading out the door.
"Hey where are ya goin'?" she asked following him
"Home....before the police come"
"The....police...?"
"Yeah. We made so much noise...and that scene before. I think they will be coming right about -- "
the sudden sound of sirens in the distance
" -- now"
"Boy! this never happened on Sailor Moon"
"Would you come off it?" Zel growled "Let's go"
"Fine"
Then taking one last look at the tore up ice shop, she gentle placed the Yume Staff in her bagbook and followed her new partner down the street.....
"Oh Man!!" she suddenly cried
"What?!"
"I didn't even get my ICE CREAM!!!"
"Good grief!" sweatdrop