Monsters of Etheria: Blight of the Moon

Chapter 4: The Beginning of the End

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

Blossom woke in a cold sweat, she was still in her Violet form, but something seemed off...
It was still dark as night, the stars shined brighter than before. She fumbled around curiously and thought "Is this what the dream meant?"
She looked to the side, Static was in the same terrified state.
She could hear Lullaby shriek in the tent to her right as Sketch and Pollen woke up abruptly, just like she had.
Clover was shivering and looking up, just outside the mouth of her tent.
Synthesis was tense and was looking in the same direction Clover was.
Blossom creeped towards the tent where Lullaby slept and peeked inside. Pollen was huddled together with Lullaby, they were both on the sleeping bar, looking terrified. She could hear the two mutter to each other frantically.
Sketch was curled up into the corner of the tent, barking at every little sound.
She checked back in her tent, Static was looking confused and horrified, so she decided not to bother her.
Blossom then checked into the third tent on her left, Synthesis was at the mouth of the tent together with Clover now. They both stared up as Blossom approached them.
Without a word being spoken, she turned her head to the moon as her eyes widened in shock.
Just like in her dream, the moon had shattered into different pieces. Cyan beams of light were raining down from the sky as if the moon was smiting every Etherian within distance.

"The dream.." Blossom muttered shakily.
"This is bad, really bad." Synthesis said with her voice dry and her eyes widened, but it was almost drowned out by the sound of beams crashing onto the region below,

Blossom flicked her hand towards her tent, signaling the two to get inside. The three of them swiftly bolted inside the tent, to Static's dismay.
Not too long later, Lullaby, Pollen and Sketch came rushing out of their tent, Sketch almost getting hit by a beam as cyan erupted just where Sketch had been standing. She toppled over and quickly got to her feet before more beams had a chance to smite her.
They all huddled together in the cramped space of Blossom and Static's tent, as Static hissed and was pushed back into the corner, with Synthesis trying to make room for herself.
Lullaby and Pollen, the two smallest Etherians in their friend group, floated near the top of the tent to make space for everyone.
Sketch and Clover huddled next to Blossom, who was in the corner of the tent.

"What was that?!" Sketch exclaimed with a worried tone.
"I-I had a dream where t-the moon broke and Etherians were getting p-possessed or something by these b-beams of l-light.." Lullaby said, still shaken up.
"I had that exact same dream!" Blossom exclaimed. "I also got a glimpse of this strange dimension I've never seen before, with weird Etherians who seem to be unaffected by the beams..heck, there weren't even any beams!"
"So everyone else had that weird, paranormal dream too?" Static said, her voice a little jittery.
"And it's still night, shouldn't it be at least 9 AM?" Synthesis pondered.
"I know, I'm still in my Violet form, so this can't be an illusion." Blossom said.
"Why is this even happening?!" Pollen exclaimed, frightened and shaking."
Clover breathed heavily and tried to calm herself before saying "I don't know, but we'll find out, no matter what it takes."