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Dreamer was able to see the truth other than being told of it, outright.
As for the reason for all the noise they had witnessed...
It was only a couple of steps away...

An extraordinary creature was laying down in a glade. He appeared magically by a guiding presence. She kept a loving vigil over him since his creation. He used to belong in the imagination of a young child. In a grisly circumstance, he was forgotten, which meant that there was nowhere for him to go. As some would think. Instead, she took him. Not in the sense of stealing or kidnapping, for that matter, but it was a tough rescue. Now, he was an awkward fellow. As if pink elephants were insane enough. He was one except he was made up completely out of candy. The sugary pelt was soft and it sparkled in the gentle light of the surrounding quartz stones that littered the forest floor. He wore a checkered brown jacket and a pair of thick dark brown gloves over his sugary paws. He sported a trunk that was lain strewn about his head with a nozzle that seemed to take the shape of a candy heart. He seemed to sleep on even as his body was slowly appearing, ending at his colorful stout legs and lastly, his tail. Purple and soft, it curled over his feet as if he was trying to stay warm. He was going to wake up very soon now and she didn't want him to startle. She even tried to soothe his dreams a little. This place she chose was very quiet and peaceful. After a moment, he began to open his eyes ... for the first time, to a new world.

"U-uhh..." he hoarsely moaned as he tried to move.

He blinked, trying to see where he was. The creature's green eyes widened before he struggled to get to his feet. He was in a great forest. It was nothing that he recognized.

"Oh gosh... oh dear! Where am I?" he spoke, softly, in a nasally, bright sort of voice. Fear did not suit it. It hurt to hear it twist and deepen with such unpleasant surprise.

With care, she had decided to come close to this newcomer. Right when he saw her in the form of a brilliant glowing orb, the lost creature had to take a couple steps back. Now she was able to see him completely. It was clear to her eye that he was imaginary. One that needed to stay safe and far away from the wrong hands. In his mind, he had trouble trying to remember anything that may have happened before this. He had no idea that she was his rescuer. He had one memory though. A vague one. He tilted his head a bit. "...j-joy...?" he spoke, timidly. As he whispered that name, he rose his trunk to her, slow and cautiously. Kindly, she responded by softly touching the heart shaped tip of his nose. Being a powerful Fairy, she was able to sense a lot of pain inside this creature. Being forgotten was a fate worse than death. It was something he was innocent to because he couldn't remember.

"Is... is it really you, Joy?" he asked her, sounding very confused. He found that he couldn't remember anything before now. What was he trying to remember anyway? Also, why did he feel so ... so bad? It wasn't like being sick with a cold, but it was something that felt so wrong. He wanted to cry. Terribly... It all settled inside his chest behind his pink spotted bow. It was like the pain someone had when they had a bad tumble or got pushed down hard. It felt really heavy... He had never felt like this before. Even though, he was where he was afraid to be in, which was the dark, this... beautiful light stayed. It was such a wonderful thing for him to focus on, rather than this dark place. Wanting to be polite to her, he took his hat off while slowly standing up. The whole while he kept his gaze solely on her.

"I don't — I don't remember much..." he said, finding it even harder to try.

"I-I dunno why. But d-do I know you?" Soon after he asked her that, a voice came from this stunning floating orb. "Do you know me?" she asked in the most calm voice. "Is my name Joy?"

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