We can't remember dreams because they are just like feathers that could easily fly away from the strong wind in our brains. Nightmares have a power of fear that can attach to brains for longer. I still remember the nightmare I had before I woke up seeing fire in my eyes.
Gumball: Ahhhh... I love it when I walk around and see many bizarre things happening in my eyes. Tobias melting, Dad riding a horse, and Clayton shape-shifting into anything. *walks down the stairs of the entrance and sees a forest around him* Strange... I guess there's a forest this time. *walks inside and sees something flickering* Huh...? Is that... *looks closely and sees someone*
Penny: HEEEELLPP!! *runs through the trees* HELP MEEEE!!!
Gumball: Penny?! Is that you?
Penny: THERE'S A FIRE!!! A FIIIRREEE!!! *trips onto a rock* WAAAHH!! *thuds onto the floor*
Gumball: PENNYYY!! *rushes to her and falls on his knees preparing to carry her up* I'll get you out of here!! Just hold onto me, okay? Just hold on- *notices something on top of him* What the- *gasps and sees a fire beast looking on top of him*
Fire Beast: Y̴o̵u̸ ̶a̷r̵e̵ ̶o̸n̵e̴ ̵o̷f̶ ̶t̸h̶e̷m̸,̷ ̷G̷u̵m̸b̵a̵l̶l̸.̴
Gumball: Wh-What?
Fire Beast: E̷v̷e̴r̵y̶o̶n̷e̵ ̴d̵i̶e̵d̴ ̵b̴e̴c̶a̶u̸s̵e̸ ̴t̸h̸e̴y̴ ̸c̸o̶u̶l̵d̴n̶'̷t̶ ̴m̵a̷n̸i̸f̶e̷s̶t̶ ̴t̶h̶e̵ ̷p̷o̵w̶e̶r̶ ̸o̷f̴ ̷u̵s̸.̷ ̵W̸e̷ ̵w̴e̸r̷e̵ ̵t̴o̸o̷ ̴s̵t̷r̴o̶n̸g̴ ̵t̶o̷ ̸s̵u̵i̶t̵ ̵s̷u̸c̸h̸ ̴y̸o̷u̸n̴g̵ ̸c̸h̷i̸l̷d̸r̷e̵n̶,̷ ̵b̸u̵t̷ ̷w̷e̶ ̶w̸e̴r̴e̶ ̸s̴e̴n̸t̷ ̵h̷e̵r̵e̷ ̸t̵o̶o̸ ̴e̴a̷r̸l̷y̸.̴
Gumball: Wh-What are you talking about? I- *sees that Penny is nothing but dust in his arms and gasps* PENNYY!! NOOOOO!!
Fire Beast: S̴h̵e̸'̵s̴ ̶a̴ ̵s̶h̴a̶p̵e̴s̷h̷i̴f̵t̸e̶r̸,̶ ̴b̸u̷t̸ ̶e̶v̴e̴n̵ ̵t̴h̶a̵t̵ ̵a̵m̷o̷u̸n̶t̶ ̷o̷f̷ ̴s̴t̷r̵e̵n̵g̵t̵h̶ ̸w̶o̷u̸l̷d̵ ̵p̵o̸s̶s̴i̷b̷l̷y̶ ̴n̴e̴v̸e̷r̴ ̶c̶o̴n̵t̴r̶o̷l̶ ̵u̷s̸.̸ S̷h̶e̴'̴s̸ ̴s̶t̷i̸l̴l̴ ̴w̵e̶a̶k̴.̶
Gumball: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! ARE YOU THE ONE TRYING TO RUIN EVERYONE'S LIVES IN ELMORE?!?!
Fire Beast: I̸'̸m̷ ̷n̸o̸t̶ ̵t̴h̷e̷ ̷f̶o̴r̵c̴e̷ ̸b̸e̵h̶i̶n̷d̶ ̸a̵l̵l̷ ̶t̵h̷i̸s̶.̶ ̸I̷'̴m̷ ̴o̷n̵e̵-̶f̵i̷f̶t̴h̸ ̶o̵f̸ ̸t̵h̸e̵ ̵f̴o̶r̷c̷e̵ ̶b̷e̶h̴i̴n̶d̸ ̴N̸.̴A̸.̴D̷.̵.̴ ̵I̸'̶m̵ ̶t̵h̴e̵ ̵a̶b̷i̸l̸i̴t̸y̶ ̴i̶n̸s̵i̸d̸e̷ ̷y̷o̸u̸,̷ ̵r̵e̶a̸d̵y̵ ̴t̴o̸ ̸a̵w̵a̵k̷e̶n̶.̴
Gumball: I-I don't understand- What do you m-mean by awakening inside of me??
Fire Beast: Y̴o̷u̷ ̴d̶o̴n̶'̷t̸ ̵g̶e̷t̵ ̷i̶t̷,̸ ̴d̴o̵ ̸y̵o̸u̶?̷ ̷I̴'̶m̸ ̷y̷o̷u̴r̸ ̸n̵e̷w̸e̶s̶t̸ ̶a̶b̴i̸l̷i̷t̸y̷!̵ ̸Y̷o̵u̷ ̴w̸i̵l̸l̶ ̶b̷e̴ ̵o̵n̴e̶ ̸o̶f̸ ̵t̵h̴e̷ ̷s̷p̷e̶c̶i̸a̸l̶ ̵o̶n̶e̴s̴!̶ ̷*flys right inside him*
Gumball: AAAHH!! *trips onto the floor and sees more fire igniting around him* OH NO! NOOOOO!! *pulls himself back covering his face with his hands* STOOOOOOP!! STOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!
In that moment, I woke up in a cold sweat from what I saw. What I didn't realize was that it all happened while I was asleep. And it wasn't anybody. I became one of them, as the fire beast said.
Gumball: *wakes up from his bed* Aaah! *pants softly* Hhh... Hhh... Hhh... Oh my gosh... Oh man... *sighs in relief* That was scary... *notices light beside him and hears crackling* Huh...? *turns around and sees fire on the carpet near his bed* WHA- WAAAAAAAAAA- *knocks his head on the top bunk bed* AAAGHHH!! *clutches his head and trips into the wall banging his head again* AAAAUUUUGHHHHH-
Darwin: Ughhhh, what is going oooonnn? *opens his eyes* Don't tell me you're making noises again, Gumba- *sees the fire near his bed* AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!! *jumps off his bowl* FIIIIRRRREEE!!
Anais: Will you guys shut up?! *pulls herself up slowly* I'm trying to sleep! *sees the fire below her* OH MY GOSH!!! FIRE!! *pulls herself away from her bed and quickly climbs down the ladder*
Darwin: WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?! WHY IS THERE A FIRE HERE?!?
Gumball: I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOOOOOOWWWW!!
Nicole: *slams the door open* WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?! *sees the fire* WHA- OH MY- WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!
Anais: WE DON'T KNOOOW!! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE WE GET BURNT!!
Richard: HOLD ON, I GOT THE EXTINGUISHER!!! *runs downstairs to the kitchen*
Nicole: THERE'S NO TIME!! ANAIS, OPEN THE WINDOW!!
Anais: GOT IT! *pushes the window up and climbs out of it* COME OOONNN!!
Richard: I'LL PUT OUT THE FIREEEEE!! *smashes the fire extinguisher into the fire*
Gumball: DAD, WHAT THE HECK?!?!
Nicole: RICHARD!!! THAT'S NOT HOW YOU USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!!
Richard: Wait, it isn't?
*fire spreads to table and makes the computer short circuit*
Nicole: EVERYONE, MOVE IT!!! IT'S GONNA BLOWWWW!!! *carries Gumball and Darwin and grabs Richard's hand climbing out of the window*
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Strong Inferior Minds
FanfictionWhen a death-penetrating disease spreads through the United States killing almost the whole population of children and teenagers, it leaves the survivors with unusual abilities. Such survivors are detained by the government and sent to camps in orde...
