Lost Dreams: Part 1 Illustrated by Elaine Cardenas Written by Amanda Anderson ----- Nar: Have you ever had that kind of dream? Like you've been there before.. ?: "Lysithia" Nar: Some vague remembrance of a time that once was? A dream that seemed all *too* familiar? Nar/?: I miss you with all my heart.. I can't protect you right now, but when the time comes, I will be there. I won't give up my endless search for you.. ?: "I promise.." [Lysithia wakes up] Lys: "It.. it was him again.. Why do I keep seeing him over and over in my dreams?" [Next day] [Scene: school/training hall] Rio: "You're overworking yourself Lys. A man in your dreams who is searching for you? Come on." Lys: "No, really. I could *feel* him.." Rio: "That's why I say you're trying too hard. Dream magic doesn't involve feeling, it involves seeing." Lys: "You're right." [Abashed] ----- [Cut to some 'explanation/flashback' bubbles] [Scene: a building preferably, 3 or 4 stories w/wooded area to side of main building] Nar/Lys: My name is Lysithia Aoni, age 17. I'm a student at Atlantis Academy, a school for the gifted, you could say.. [Scene: a library or someplace that would be on campus ^^;] Nar/Lys: At Wabash, we study *magic* along with our regular school work. [Scene: a lab setting w/men in coats] Nar/Lys: Though we call it magic, no one is certain what it is. Some call is psychic powers that we learn to manipulate. [Scene: crowded street] Nar/Lys: Every person has *some* control of this magic, but never learn how to use it. [Scene: um.. ] Nar/Lys: It goes by many names: a hunch, instinct, divine intervention, a gut feeling. Whatever you want to call it, its all taught at Wabash. [scene: pic of Lysithia] Nar/Lys: I study *dream magic*. Dreams are the purest form of sight known to man. They are not fooled by the illusions of the real world. Among the riddles of our sleep lay the truths of our living. [Scene: pic of Riona] Nar/Lys: This is Riona Aisaiva, age 17. She's my best friend at Atlantis. [Scene: Riona concentrating as a bowl is being levitated off a table] Nar/Lys: She is also a prime example of the *psychic* theory of our magic. Her skills are more physical in how they work. But she's no mind reader, that's for certain! ----- [Enter Kao'/end narration] Kao: "Don't listen to her, Lys. Riona is just jealous that you're making progress and she isn't." [Re-enter narration to introduce Kao'] Nar/Lys: This is Kao' Derex, age 18. [Scene: wooded area outside of building. he's summoning something] Nar/Lys: To be honest, his powers frighten me a bit. He is studying the art of summoning, which is calling creatures to you from another plane. [Scene: Kao' ends up summoning a bunny, much to his embarrassment] [Cut back to the story] [Riona with her lips pressed together tight as Kao' places a friendly arm around Lysithia's shoulders] Kao: "How about we go for a walk and then stop by that little cafe you like down the street?" [Lysithia considers it briefly while Riona continues to fume] Lys: "Sorry, I really need to study tonight. I have a chemistry test tomorrow that I am *not* ready for." [She disengages his arm and slings her backpack over her shoulder.] Lys: "Coming, Riona?" [Riona grins victoriously before pulling her own bag onto her shoulder. (note: hey, would you mind if we make Riona a lefty? it's something you'd have to keep track of while drawing, but I think that'd be cool ^^; )] Kio: [With mouth formed into an 'O'] "Next time, then." ----- [Scene: Lysithia's room] (Note: Here, I want to have the characters living in a dorm a la college. They all live in the same building, though the dorm building isn't on the same lot as the school building(s). So they have to walk a few blocks to get there. Lysithia's room will be on the second floor of a 3 story building. Lysithia does not share a room, though she does have an extra bed in her room.) [Narration mode] Nar/Lys: This is my room. [Scene: the entire room. Things to note: 2 beds, 2 desks, obviously set up for 2 people. Also a large window and (depending on how you draw it) a shallow ledge about 2 feet wide that one could sit on w/o railing. (No one is 'sposed to sit on those ledges, but I'm going to write Riona into having a habit of doing so despite the chances of falling off the 3rd floor).] Nar/Lys: All the students attending Wabash Academy live in the dorm building. It's a safe place for us to study our magic.. Away from those who would be afraid of our *powers*. [Scene: Riona with her roommate studying (reading books, bent over writing a paper, what ever).] Nar/Lys: Everyone has a roommate except those studying dream magic. [Scene: a 'bad dream' with monsters or what not] Nar/Lys: If we had a roommate, our dreams would be corrupted. It's better for us to sleep alone. [Scene: cut away of the wall where a 'padding' layer is visible] Nar/Lys: Our rooms are shielded by a material that dampens the effects of our magic. So that people practicing in one room won't disturb people in another. [Narration mode switch-e off ^^; ] Rio: "Are you still thinking about that dream?" Lys: "Yeah..." [Scene: Lys thinking back to the dream and the ? guy] Rio: "What do you think it means..?" Lys: "I.. I don't know.." ----- End Part 1