Dreamland (Includes the Sequel)

Chapter 1: When fantasy becomes reality

I am awakened by the sound of an engine. I have such a hard time opening my eyes. It's so blurry. Why do I feel like I am tilting? This is weird. I feel nauseous. 

Where am I ? 

Not in my bed, that's for sure. Something is touching my hand. Or someone? After a few seconds, I can finally get a glimpse. I am surrounded by over a hundred people. We are all sitting in circles. Just like in a spaceship. Funny. I must be dreaming. I fall back asleep a few minutes later. 

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Dafackizhapning...

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What? Those hundred people are still there, looking scared. I pinch my skin to be sure I'm not dreaming this time. I'm not. I'm fully awake. With my pyjama on and messy hair. Just like many others. This is so confusing. Some children are crying. The blonde lady next to me takes my hand and smiles at me to reassure me. There is a guy about my age that keeps staring at me from afar. I cannot see him well enough to be able to recognize him. Where is my family? There are so many people in here, but I feel so alone. 

Voice coming out from the speaker: ''Ding! We arrived at destination. Stand up and make a row." 

Huh? We all do as we're told. Some people are screaming and asking questions, but no one gives them the answers . We can't even see our abducters. No one knows what's going on exactly. Unless... Oh crap! What if we are all characters from my story. We are Dreamlanders going back home. Abducted by the aliens, the evil Darkanen. Pretty sure. We are now heading outside the spaceship. 

A few minutes later, I can finally breathe some fresh air. Wow! I am astounded. We ARE in Dreamland. There is a large cement banner saying '' Welcome to Dreamland'', so I'm now a 100% sure we are. The place smells like marshmallow candy. The grass is pink, the aqua colored waterfalls is full of sparkles, the sky is like an ombre of periwinkle and purple... oh I see some pastel ombre swirly trees from afar. I'm certain those trees holds some swings or hammocks on their branches and is sprinkled with some some glittering stardust. Some wrought iron benches  shaped like hearts are placed next to a shooting star fountain and gazebo. I am in awe! The climate is just perfect. Warmer than in Canada. Not a single snowflake! I could probably even tan a bit. Some huge multicolored crystals are popping out of everywhere. A bubblegum pink colored dolphin is waving at us, while two tiny mint green pinguins that seems to prefer the summer temperatures are walking towards us. They are so cute. This is exactly the Dreamland I imagined. The one I thought I invented. I can feel a tear dripping down on my cheek. Okay remove that tear now. We are being held captive, it's not the right time to feel happy. Honestly, I'm not even sure how I feel.

The feeling doesn't last long. Three extremely tall men hidden beneath black cloaks and masks starts talking and takes the lead. I bet those are the Darkanen people, the ones behind all this. After a 10 minute walk, we arrive in front of a huge crystal castle. It's even more beautiful in real life than in my imagination. A real masterpiece. I can't hide my admiration as I step inside the building. Large moonstone chandeliers are hanging from the ceiling, the curvy staircases and the floor are made from white fire opal, the walls are translucent and made from opalite. You could compare this place to an ice castle, but in a crystal version. So many curvy balconies everywhere. But so many guards, my stomach hurts. We can hear a dark Trance song coming out from the main room. My brother Jessy would hate that song.

We walk towards the king's throne. A tall and muscular figure expressing power and confidence is sitting on the throne. The king is wearing a long gothic black coat, a black mask, a huge crown incrusted with alexandrites stones and a long cape. He doesn't show a single part of his skin or hair, so no one could guess what he looks like under his costume. He has his head held so high it's intimidating. We are all so scared of him. Even his employees looks uncomfortable. At least he stays far from us. I can still sense his heavy energy very strongly, I'm almost choking. In my story, the king sends all of us to laboratories for some DNA testing. Without a single word, he just points towards an other room. The three men leads us to the laboratories without giving us any informations. People are still wondering what's going on.