Note: I forgot where these ones had been, otherwise I would have posted them with the other '06 entries.
7/24/06
This is What My Life is Like...On 'SHROOMS
I had a very strange recollection of dreams recently. The dream I remember most was about a conspiracy to shrink people to the size of action figures and send them into the house of this Ms. Trunchbull-like lady to scare her out of town. I was a part of that team. I don't remember too much about my team members, other than there were a couple girls (one of whom was a real rich-girl ditz) who were pretty nice, and a couple other guys who were also cool to me. So there were about five, probably six of us. When we were shrunk, each of us had our own power. I don't remember what everyone else's powers were (except that one of them could shoot lightning), but I didn't get a real power. So I had my sword (ironically, a Kokiri sword) shrunk as well so that I'd have SOME way of fighting at least. Some part of me wants to say there was a part on our way to this hag's house where we had to cross some lake on a raft, it being night or possibly in some cave, I'm not sure... it was just dark. When we arrived at the house, I suppose it was sunset, as the color of the house was tinted a sort of ugly orange, kind of like this one pic I saw of the sunset light on an Egyptian pyramid. I remember making the first move: I went in through what was either a hole under the house or more likely a small ventilation duct, and once I got out into the house, I found myself under a couch. It was a low-to-the-floor couch, so even at my size I had to crawl n' scoot to get out from under the couch. I remember sticking my foot out from underneath the couch, and immediately heard the dog of the house (which as I recall, was one of those runty dogs, as a pug) via his jingling collar, heading for the couch. I quickly withdrew my leg, went back out and told the others about the dog. As I remember, we found some other way in, leading us to what was perhaps the lady's bedroom, where she was not. So we supposed the lady was currently out of the house, which was correct, and the six of us just hung around and explored the room and such. After a while we went back and explored around outside the house, and I found what must have been a tiny version of the master sword, for it was, to an action figure-sized person like me, a normal-sized sword. Though I couldn't pull it from its pedestal. So I went back to tell the others about it, but the lady had come back, so we went toward the house to do our mission.. but apparently, the lady had anticipated our little (pardon the pun) operation or something - I couldn't possibly know how - so she sent out a bunch of soldiers our size to dispose of us. My friends got right on using their new powers, yet I was stuck fighting for my life with a weak sword. Then I remembered the Master sword and ditched the fight to go get it. I was able to pull it out this time, and I could just feel in my hands how much stronger it was. I went back to the battle and kicked ass. We eventually disposed of all the soldiers, leaving the lady defenseless, so she fled town, which was our goal. No more Trunchbull-like lady to...well, bully children and small people, I guess. So we were all re-enlarged once more, and my comrades got to keep their powers. It was well enough for me, because the master sword grew normal-sized with me, so I got to keep it. We all became pretty good friends afterward.
Old War Dogs
I also had a dream about the Mario brothers. Actually, they were like old men versions of themselves, and Mario was pretty fat. Mario and Luigi were at my house watching the cats while my family and I were out camping or something. As we were coming back from camping, I remember first starting off at San Benito Bank, and we were walking home from there, and the truck was behind us, following as I controlled it with a remote (weird, I know). Anyway, we got home and for some reason we were angry at Mario for.. I can't remember what. But Luigi we were great with. Anyhow, they left...the scene now switches showing them, me nowhere around. They were talking about old times. Luigi asked Mario if he remembered the old days, and there's a flashback of them, younger, falling from the sky. Probably because they were in the war (WWII) and they fell out of their planes. Then on the way down, Luigi's foot hit a magic, green fireball and Mario's hit a red one. With this, Luigi kinda blasted off toward the safety of a buildingtop like a rocket, and Mario did the same, hence showing the beginning of their unique jumping ability and fireball-shooting power. Back in the present, there was a WWII veteran passing by, and Luigi talked with him, getting into this big spiel about pride, honor, and tactic in the war, and how WWII was such a great cause (which I suppose it was, assuming they fought for the Allies and not the Axis). That's all I really remember.
9/14/06
Runefable...Fablescape...
The dream I had this night was very cool, I must say. It seemed as if I were the main character in a video game, which was a cross between Runescape and Fable... but only slightly Runescape, it was much more like Fable, especially my dream's "graphics" and "gameplay." I remember killing many a bad guy with my broadsword. >< Unfortunately, I can't remember too much else.
9/16/06
The Tombstone...Why is it Orange?
This dream wasn't as cool as the one that will come next, so...well, I dreamt that we went to San Jose as a family, to visit my dad's grave. It was this huge, wide, ugly looking tombstone that was, of all colors...orange. Why the hell are some objects in my dreams the very color I hate? Anyway, Rachel and some of her friends who were with us stayed in San Jose because of some band competition or something that would last all day, so mom, Mike and I went home. As soon as we got home, I remembered that Amber was living in San Jose currently [not in real life], and I had an overwhelming urge to see her. I dunno where mom and Mike went after that, but they were out of the house and the truck was still outside. I took the keys and said what the hell - if ever they caught me, I could always tell them that Rachel immediately wanted to come home and I had gone out to get her in their absence. Though I doubt that would work in the real world, it seemed like a good idea at the time. I drove to San Jose. I don't remember much of the drive to San Jose, in fact, I don't even think the dream showed me the way. One minute I was pulling out of the driveway, and the next moment I was driving through the cemetery's main path, noticing my dad's ugly orange tombstone on my left as I passed it. I drove to what seemed like a shopping center. Amber was inside one of the shops, that looked like a salon. She seemed pretty happy to see me, though she was acting a little strange. After spending a little while with her I told her I needed to go back to Hollister (I was worried sick that my parents had already found out about me), and I left. Now my quest was to look for Rachel and take her home with me (the sun was already setting so I knew A. I'm in deep crap with mom and Mike, and B. Rachel's band function must be over). I could never find her, though. I got in the truck and couldn't find the keys to save my life. I desperately looked for them thinking "gotta get home before they find out..." despite the fact that at that hour, they likely already knew. On my way back, I was driving on a bridge-like road with water on each side (kinda reminded me of the original F-Zero's 'Big Blue' track) and at that point, since for some reason there were no barriers on the sides of the bridge-like road, I lost control and went straight into the water, where I blew up like an F-Zero racer would. Then, as if it were a video game, I "restarted" back in the cemetery next to the ugly orange tombstone. That's all I can remember.
The Final Battle...NOT!
Here's the cool one. Kefka (main villain of Final Fantasy VI) was at it again, I suppose...He was obviously back from the netherworld and wreaking havoc that had once again drawn the attention of the heroes and heroines of FFVI. The mission: Get to Kefka's tower, setting up these electrical cables on the way (which I assumed must have been for running an electric current through Kefka tower's front door to disable the energy barrier that he erected around the place). It seemed to have started out miles away from the tower, however, and it was snowing. In fact, it was blizzarding. And there I was, on the team with them. Some of us, probably about half, were riding on what looked like high-tech...cookie platters. With little gleaming lights and buttons. Each went on one foot, so they were like skis...cookie platter skis. The way most characters interacted out on the skiing front kinda reminded me of how the X-Men (in the movies) interacted...all cooperative an' shit. The other half of the characters were riding what would seem to be some kind of air tram/trolley-looking vehicles (though they were on the ground...that is, snow), all heavily armored with a couple of small windows. For sure, I know Umaro (a big yeti) was driving one of those - perhaps the others who were riding their cookie platters didn't think he of all people was coordinated enough to handle them. I seem to remember Locke having a grand wipeout on his wannabe skis, landing him straight on his back. It was pretty funny, especially to some of the other members (namingly Celes, who helped him up, and me, since I don't really like him). A little further ahead, and the terrain turned into a narrow, ramp-like bridge that slanted up toward the elevated grounds of Kefka's tower at about a 40° angle. It was about enough room for one tram-vehichle and one platter-rider beside it to go through at a time. How a skier could possibly go up at that angle, I'll never know. Perhaps it's the high-techness of the cookie platters we were riding. I went up alone on my platter (everyone else was still pretty far behind) and a tram-vehichle came past me in the opposite direction, and it was Umaro inside. I heard him openly lamenting something he regretted doing, I think, as he passed by. And in a civilized voice, too. In the dream, I had always seemed to have known that Umaro could really speak in a civilized voice and was, in fact, very intellectual - something he'd been hiding from the others for some reason. Then I got to the door of Kefka's tower. I took the electrical wiring that we had led all the way up there and wired it up to the door. Though I could see the electricity working on the door, I couldn't see anything dissolving the barrier. Then the rest of the team came up behind me and Relm was like "Where's Gau!?" Apparently, Gau was the only one who knew how to properly wire up those cords to dispell the barrier. Don't ask me why HE'S the one. All I could do was say "Beats the hell outta me!" So we all returned waaaay back to the very beginning where our snow base was hidden. When I got there, Umaro seemed to be explaining to them all in a civilized voice what had happened, and that he had taken Gau back with him to prevent him from wiring it himself for some reason (I can't remember the reason, exactly, but it did make sense). Everybody seemed more shocked that he could talk intelligibly than what he had done. I poked my head in the room where they all were and said something to the effect of "Hey, Umaro! My good buddy! How's it goin'?" and we gave eachother '5'. Then I continued: "I understand you had to take Gau back to prevent (such and such...) from happening, is that right?" Umaro said "Yes, friend, that is correct. Perhaps now that we know how to do things for sure, we can get down to the real thing and bring it to Kefka." I responded "Damn right, dude! But let's not keep Kefka waiting - as I seem to recall, he claim's he's not a waiter." Then I popped back out, followed by Umaro, Gau, and a shocked everyone-else, to make another run. That's where I woke up. Cool dream. [Just so you know, this was the dream that pretty much augmented my interest in FFVI from 'cool' to 'worshipful'.]
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