Lost Dreams: Part 2 Illustrated by Elaine Cardenas Written by Amanda Anderson ----- [Opening narration] Nar/Rio: "Hello, my name is Riona Aisaiva. I'm a 17 years old junior at Wabash Academy." Nar/Rio: "Atlantis Academy is a school for the gifted. There, students who have a strength in *magic* hone their abilities." Nar/Rio: "Some people are jealous of our powers, or are afraid of us. I try to not let them get to me." Nar/Rio: "My friend, Lysithia, is another case entirely." ----- [Scene: A local Quik-e market] Rio: "C'mon, Lys!" [Taking hold of Lysithia's hand, dragging her away from the Quik-e Mart. The reason they are leaving with haste soon becomes apparent as a gang (3 - 5) of kids their age are in pursuit.] Rio: "What did you *do*?!" Lys: "Nothing!" [The gang is catching up on them] Lys: "I just commented that I'd dreamed about them last night. Something is going to happen." Rio: "Yeah, we're going to get smeared!" [They turn down an alley, which dead ends into a building. Trapped, Riona positions herself in front of Lysithia to make a stand] Lys: [Catching on to what Riona planned on doing] "No, you can't use your magic! You'll get in trouble." Rio: "We're already *in* trouble. Take cover!" [Lysithia takes cover behind a dumpster, leaving Riona to face the gang that comes into the alley] Boy1: "Look at what we've got here. Where's your little friend? I wanted to finish discussing her dream with her." [He sneers] Rio: "She has nothing to say to you. Why don't you boys run along home, now?" Boy2: "Don't anger us, girly." [He grinds his fist into his hand suggestively] Rio: "..." [She closes her eyes to concentrate. Objects (ie: trash, bricks, etc) begin to levitate around the boys. The boys begin to freak some, but hold their ground] Boy1: "We know all about your type. Your little tricks aren't going to scare us!" Voice: "Brave words, little man." [Kao' is standing in the mouth of the alley way with a beastie backing him up] Boy1: "Wha-?!" [A loud scream shatters the scene. Riona drops the objects she'd levitated. Kao charges down the alleyway to the source of the scream, releasing the beastie (which dissolves back to it's plane). The boys dart away from the scene. The source of the scream was Lysithia, who is seated on the ground leaning against the dumpster, holding onto her head. She is sobbing uncontrollably. Kao' kneels next to her, trying to calm her] Lys: "A dream.. a dream.." [She repeats, as though she is trying to break herself out of a nightmare that won't go away] Kao: "Of course it was a dream." [He wraps her up into a comforting hug] [Thinking to self] 'A dream while she was awake..?' Rio: [Leaning against the dumpster wearily] "Kao'?" Kao: "Let's get out of here." [Scene: To the interior of a car. Lysithia has the backseat to herself. Kao' is driving with Riona in the passenger seat] Rio: "Thanks Kao'" [Mumbled] [He nods in response, distracted in his own thoughts] Lys: "How did you know we were in trouble?" [Meekly] Kao: "I drove past your running down the street. I was on the way to the market for a soda." Rio: "You're not going to.. tell on us.. are you?" Kao: [Nodding his head] Rio: "Aww c'mon! It wasn't our fault!" [Pouting] Kao: "It isn't about getting you in trouble, Riona." [He looks back to Lysithia in the backseat] "You had a dream while awake. We need to record that." Rio: "That doesn't mean anything! Her being near me while I was using my magic could have triggered her." Kao: "And what is the rule about using your magic in public?" [Directed at Riona] Rio: "Crud." ----- [Scene: Dorm building] [Riona is sitting on the ledge outside her dorm room window on the 3rd floor. There is no guard to catch hold of if she happens to slip. The curtains to the room's window are drawn, effectively closing her off from the 'world'] Rio: "Three day suspension." [She's playing with what looks like a yo-yo, throwing it over the ledge (remember that she's left handed ^^ ) and flicking it back up] [The curtains are pushed aside to make way for a head to poke out] Sky: "It's getting a bit chilly out there." Nar/Rio: That's my roommate, Skye Reynolds, age 16. She's a sophomore. [Scene: a profile of Skye] Nar/Rio: Her magic is *empathy*, the ability to sense and react to other's emotions. She's a great person to talk to if you have something on your mind. Sky: "Wanna talk?" Nar/Rio: What'd I tell you? Rio: "Not really.." [Skye leans further out. (I'm picturing this scene of having Riona leaning against a support with her right side to the building and left side to the air. The open part of the window is at her feet, and is what Skye is leaning out of. Make sense?) ] Sky: "You're upset about being suspended, aren't you?" Rio: "Wouldn't you be? I was just trying to defend Lysithia." [While they are talking, Riona continues to play with her 'yo-yo'] Sky: "True enough, but consider her position. You got off easy with a 3 day suspension, while she is undergoing every test they can think of to find out why she had a dream." Rio: "..." Sky: Sky: "What is that.. that yo-yo you have? I see you playing with it constantly." [Riona pulls the 'yo-yo' up so that Skye can examine it closer. Having it held out in her hand, it's revealed that the 'yo-yo' is nothing more then a simple rock] Sky: "What..?" Rio: "A rock, it's a rock. I wrap my magic around it like a string and then play with it. See?" [She demonstrates throwing the rock with it stopping and spinning at the end of the 'string'] Sky: "Amazing." ----- [Scene: A medical room] [We see Lysithia in a robe asleep in a bed. All sorts of monitors are hooked up to her. All is peaceful] [Scene: In her dream] Lys: "I know you're here." [She's walking around in the woods outside the school building] Lys: "Why are you hiding from me?" [She looks around a tree] Lys: "I won't hurt you.." [She sits down onto the ground to cry in frustration] [A hand is placed on her shoulder. She looks up with tear filled eyes to see the person she's been looking for] ?: "I'm sorry..." Lys: "Who are..?" [He fades away] ?: "I never meant to hurt you..." [Lysithia wakes up with a fast beating heart. The scene isn't so peaceful anymore with 2 doctors in her room recording the measurements from the monitors onto clipboards] Lys: "Wha.." [Groggy] dr1: "It's alright Lysithia. Continue to dream. You're safe here." ----- End Part 2