The Story of Time

Nightmare and Alice

As I opened my eyes, I found that I wasn't in the Clock Tower anymore.

The world around me was very colorful and endless. There was no ground beneath my feet or sky above my head. It was like floating...but my feet were planted on something solid. Was it glass?
No, there was no sign of ground, unless glass could be that clear...I really don't know...

"It's not glass, you're just in a dream."

For around the third time in my life here, I was taken by surprise when I found myself face to face with a floating figure.

"I know that Nightmare!"

"Not you Alice, Priya!" The man named Nightmare started to sputter and cough up...what was that...BLOOD!? Oh my God!
I couldn't help myself as I rushed over to the slowly sinking man and tried to help ease his decent.
And that was when Alice came into view.

"Alice--" I was about to ask her to help me with Nightmare but I, along with him, we're crushed by one of Alice's bear hugs.

"Al-Alice...I think you just took three more years of my l-life away--!" Nightmare coughed and hacked up even more blood.

"Oh! Sorry Nightmare...but aren't you a Dream Demon? So technically that means you have more life than others right?" Alice asked as she help him and myself up.

"Completely incorrect! I'm sick so...yeah you get my point!" Nightmare sighed, it was as if he had expected her to know.

"Sorry..." Alice sighed. "Anyway, Priya! Where are you!? I walked with one of the Castle guards to where I had left you but you were gone! I couldn't believe it!"

"Well, I wanted to start looking for you but...I ran into Ace and he told me he could take me to you...but we ended up at the Hatter Mansion and a fight broke out! So I ran and ended up at the Clock Tower. Don't you dare tell Julius that I may or may not have been calling him Rapunzel at one point! It was an accident, I didn't know he was the owner of the Tower and he just so happened to have long hair! So moving on, I'm at the Clock Tower." I scratched the back of my neck. "I really like Julius so I hope he never finds out about that."

The looks Alice and Nightmare gave me clearly stated that they were both going to tell him.

"Well it's a good thing your there. I'll meet up with you so don't leave kay. And...don't get on Julius's nerves while your at it. He just gives me the 'don't mess with me vibes'." Alice closed her eyes and fell over.

It's time to return.

Now I know who was speaking in my head. It was Nightmare!
"Wait! There's still things I wanna ask--"

"You'll get that chance. But now it's time to wake up."

"...I'll get you back...Dream Demon, Nightmare."