I start flying up and up into the sky with little effort and now watch in amazement as I rise above the houses and toward the clouds. Then, I come into complete darkness. The dream has collapsed. “Ah, the void” I say disappointed. I remain patient though and know another dream will begin if I wait. Then I remember the TOTY goal! I repeat “I will find my superhero identity. I am a superhero” hoping the dream makes it a reality. I take the superman pose and pretend I’m flying through the darkness to get in character and after a short while I see a dream form beneath me and land on a road in my childhood neighbourhood. Now I’ve landed I announce in a loud, heroic voice “I’m a superhero!” and look down expecting to see my costume. I discover I’m wearing a tight, pale blue, Lycra outfit that goes from my feet all the way up to my neck. I have a yellow belt, red gloves, a red cape and a pair of white trainers. I notice it’s like a discount superman outfit only without the ‘S’ on the chest. I check to see if I have a mask on as well and feel my face but I can’t feel one. It’s not the best costume but I’m thrilled I’ve achieved the task. I then move onto the next step, to discover my name. I go back to my original plan to discover my identity by finding my own comic. “The comic is behind me” I say and I turn around expecting to find it but I can’t see it anywhere. I start to panic knowing the dream may end before I’ve achieved the second part of the task. I look around for the comic in some garbage but it’s nowhere to be seen. It’s time for plan B. I grab my phone from my pocket and I’m going to see if I can find my superhero name on it. I open my phone to notes and see some gibberish text on the screen. I look away and say “My superhero name is…!” I look back and it says… “Tao”. I disregard it as more gibberish and try again. I look away, and back and… more gibberish. Annoyed, I give in and move on to Plan C. I notice a woman walking past me. “Hey you! What’s my superhero name?” I ask. “Tiv” she says with disinterest and continues walking. “Tiv?” I repeat thinking that’s a bit odd. “Does that represent something?” I ask her. “Hund” I think she says. “Hund?” I ask to confirm. “Hind!” She corrects me. “Tiv-Hind?” It’s an unusual name but I suppose it will have to do. “Everyone!” I yell in my confident, booming, hero voice to anyone around. “I am ‘Tiv-Hind’ and I’m a superhero!” Nobody reacts but I feel really good saying it and I’m delighted I’ve completed the task. Now with time to spare I decide to prep myself for the next task and see if I can change out of my costume and get back in to it. I start spinning on the spot hoping it will change me into my normal clothes like Wonder Woman would. It does nothing though and I remain in my hero outfit. The dream then comes to an end.
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