When Video Games Come to Life

(15) When Cream Gets Home

                                                  Laura's P.O.V

This was amazing! Cream was finally coming home; we were all coming home! This is terrific! Cream could not seem to grasp the fact that Chris was that harsh. I guess he wasn't normally like that... I don't know, because technically, he's not even a real person! I mean, he is, but, but... I don't know! All these people are just suddenly here, and I don't know how! Just leave me alone about it. Okay, so anyway, we were all traveling home, Wesley, Cream, Claire, Chuck and I in the main part of the car, while Knuckles was riding in the hatch. He didn't seem to mind, just hopped in. I think even he was overjoyed. Nobody's made of stone! Okay, again, not the point. Cream was surprisingly optimistic, and hardly seemed scarred, other than the cast on her arm, but I meant mentally. But then, I suppose she's always been that way, and I don't think even the darkest shadow can pierce the light of her heart. Man, that was deep. Maybe I should stay at the hospital? Nah, I'm fine. Again, nobody's made of stone, nor are they shallow! I mean, I don't know, I haven't met everybody in the world. Okay, I'm letting my focus stray far to often. So Sonic and Amy were running home, and Tails is flying. You could tell Amy and Sonic couldn't wait to get a head start, and tell Big, Cheese, and Froggy, who had all stayed behind. I honestly think even Ray and Glo and the Teensies will be excited! I can't say about Meta, De (Yes, those are the nicknames I made for Meta Knight and King Dedede) and Kirby, though, as they came after she got sent to the hospital. I'm sure they'd love to meet her, and know that someone who was previously hurt is healing! I think Cream will just adore Kirby, He's little, pink and pudgy, and those sound like all of Cream's favorite features! She loves cute things, even more when they're adorable! Oh! I was so caught up in all this, I hadn't realized we arrived! Cream looked so calm at first glance, but looking into her eyes, you could tell she couldn't wait another heartbeat. But then, could you? "I'll take that, thank you!" I said to Wesley, as I grabbed the key, and dashed for the house. "Okay, Cream, we're home!" I heard a noise inside, but I passed it off as the rest of the Sonic gang, the Ray gang, and the Kirby gang too caught up in their own jumbled world to take any notice of us. Which is why we had the key out. I unlock the door to find an injured creature, unknown to me, lying in front of the door. I'm not sure if it was dead or not, but it sure wasn't awake! I instantly recognized it's features; and the fact I didn't recognize that creature specifically, as a Rayman enemy. Cream looked distraught.

"Ray! Ray, Glo!" I heard Wesley calling out, but with this noise, I preferred visual help over relying on an answer. I was searching all over, but I couldn't find them. Then I realized what my first priority should be. I would find Cream, and take her up to my bedroom, just in case.

"Cream! Cream, over here!" She noticed my call, and headed over.

"What? What would you like me to do?" She actually thought I'd have her participate in this? Boy, that's not very smart...

"Follow me" Was all I simply replied. We headed upstairs, towards my bedroom. When we got there, I had heard so much noise, I hadn't realized what I was going to find. I opened the door, and saw the main part of the battle, with the biggest, baddest looking boss I had seen-- in real life. Globox got slung aside, as soon as we walked through the door, and I watched as he landed in a pile of dirty clothes-- to my dismay, when he stood up, he had my bra clinging to the top of his head. "Oh, give me that!" I said as I yanked it off of him. "Okay, Cream, I need you to run to the Wesley's bedroom, all the way at the end of the hall. It should be completely safe there" -"But I-" "No, Cream, you already helped us with the other battle, more than what we could thank you for. Go, please." She gave me a distressed look, then turned and ran. I turned back to the battle, to see a purple and orange dragon, breathing a gaseous form of Chloroform. I watched with growing horror as it sprayed it's moisture on a Teensy, and it fell over like a blade of tall moorland grass on a windblown field. Each small scale on the dragon was purple, ridged with orange. It was actually quite beautiful, and somewhat mesmorizing, but I could not focus on that at the moment. I ran over with my machete, and charged for it's stomach. I was within five feet, when it swatted me away. I landed on my leg at an awkward angle, but I shook it off and lunged again, this time for it's finger. It was dealing with Ray at the moment, so I thought I had a clear shot. I sliced a gash in it's finger so deep, the top of my shirt was instantly soaked with it's blood. Hey, I had my machete sharpened for just such an occasion! You never know what might happen around here. Okay, so, yeah... back to the battle... It noticed me with a sharp cry of pain, and lashed it's spiny tail towards me. It hit me with such a dealing blow, it knocked the breath straight from me; the only thing is, I wasn't heading for any wall, or doorway- I was headed straight for the window. I let out such a loud, blood curdling scream, that I was sure everyone in West Virginia must have heard it. But, I slammed straight into the glass, then through it. I hit a bit of the roof, but fell the rest of the way, getting my breath knocked out of me once again as I hit the ground. The world around me was already spiraling away from me in a terrifying frenzy, but then I saw Wesley popping his head out of the window, with a phone up to his ear. I assumed he had already called the police for an ambulance, but I couldn't be sure, as I couldn't hear anything at the moment. Then as I thought for sure that would be the last thing I would see, I saw the dragon's head flop out the window, where Wesley had just disappeared, with Cream on top of it, letting out a shrill victory screech. She was looking down at me, and I realized perhaps she was getting vengeance for both herself, and me. That, however, was the last thing I saw, as the world slipped from my grasp. I faintly knew that if a doctor didn't get here in time, this would be the last thing I saw, not until I wake up, but forever. I let everything go, as I knew if I didn't make it, this would be my fate. I lay there, and closed my eyes. I knew that even if I went, this would be the most important day for Cream. She's made an amazing accomplishment, and I wish her well. All of them...

I wish them well...

A/N Keep reading to find out what will happen to Laura, to see if she'll make it or not! I love making cliffhangers, muahaha! Okay, so anyway, thanks as always, I hope to see more of you! ~Dustpaw.