All right, Lugia. This one's for you.
16:35 DarkErmac Okay then
16:36 DarkErmac So, starting now…
16:36 DarkErmac Well, the first thing that happened was me waking up in real life
16:36 --- Zar is away (Auto away)
16:37 Natsuru Heh, that's always odd.
16:37 DarkErmac yeah
16:37 DarkErmac but my roommate had someone else over and they were discussing Magic
16:37 DarkErmac I decided it would be really awkward if I just woke up, so I stayed in bed for a bit and my mind began to wander
16:37 DarkErmac I tried to remember what I was dreaming about, but there was nothing there
16:38 DarkErmac Apparently, I went for the entire night without dreaming
16:38 DarkErmac "whatever", I thought
16:38 DarkErmac so I decided to think something up
16:38 DarkErmac and soon enough, the Four Portals showed up
16:39 DarkErmac I looked over to Rho, and he was silent, beckoning for me to enter one of the portals and begin the dream
16:39 Natsuru o_o
16:39 DarkErmac In case you're confused, Rho is a denizen of the dream world that makes up the framing device for my real dreams
16:40 DarkErmac The realm is pieced together from images from my childhood
16:40 DarkErmac I posted something in the dreams thread all about it, if you want to see it
16:41 DarkErmac Anyway, the portals were marked "past", "present", "future", and "other"
16:41 DarkErmac I decided to enter the "other" portal, hopefully getting a real dream this time instead of nothingness like the last few attempts
16:42 DarkErmac I ended up sitting at my desk in front of my laptop, looking up… fanfiction?
16:42 DarkErmac I looked around, and wondered if I had actually entered the "present" portal by mistake
16:43 DarkErmac but I figured "eh, it's something", so I looked at what I was reading
16:43 DarkErmac The contents are of a personal nature, so I'll gloss over that for now
16:44 DarkErmac But, to get a jist of things, it involved adventures of seven individuals in some crazy realm
16:44 DarkErmac The fic was relatively unspectacular at first, but I continued reading because one of the characters was eerily similar to me
16:44 Natsuru Alright.
16:45 DarkErmac and as I continued to read, I started getting pulled into the chapters and interacting with the actual story
16:46 DarkErmac Eventually, I came across the last chapter, in which my fic equivalent became some sort of crazy monster that the other six had to fight
16:47 DarkErmac The monster's physical body acted independently of the guy's thoughts, and he was attempting to regain control
16:47 DarkErmac Eventually, Professor Oak, of all people, appeared and somehow caught him
16:48 DarkErmac Back at his lab, he created a serum that would return the guy back to normal
16:48 Natsuru Oh god Oak. xD
16:48 DarkErmac Though it wasn't quite perfect and he kept a couple of traits from his monsterous form
16:50 DarkErmac He kept a wing, claw, and a set of spines, but was otherwise normal
16:50 DarkErmac oh, and his hair was really long for some reason
16:51 DarkErmac And, because things will get confusing, I'll give everyone names
16:52 DarkErmac Let's call the six A, R, W, D, P, and L, while the main character gets T
16:53 DarkErmac So, T, after having returned to normal, decides to continue on the quest with the others like nothing happened
16:53 DarkErmac and the chapter pretty much turned into a big-lipped alligator moment, with T's mutations becoming a noodle incident
16:54 DarkErmac So, after the last chapter was read, I was disappointed since it was just getting interesting
16:54 DarkErmac but then a new one appeared just then
16:54 DarkErmac so I started reading
16:55 DarkErmac The perspective changed to a 2D 3rd-person perspective, and I realized that this chapter was actually an interactive game
16:55 DarkErmac It became clear that it was like a clone of Super Mario 64
16:55 Natsuru Ah
16:56 DarkErmac so I checked the inventory, and found that I had 64 stars, and had defeated the game's equivalent of Bowser for the 3rd time
16:56 DarkErmac Apparently this antagonist was the one who possessed T and mutated him in the previous chapter
16:57 DarkErmac So, I ended up finding a secret area
16:57 DarkErmac which lead down into a sewer-like level
16:57 DarkErmac There was a glowing passage off to the right-hand side, so I entered it
16:58 DarkErmac but then the fic ended
16:58 DarkErmac I decided to see if there was anything else to do
16:58 DarkErmac So I reloaded it, and went back into the same area
16:58 DarkErmac and sure enough, there was an alternate passage
16:58 DarkErmac which lead into a large room
16:59 DarkErmac there was a platform moving along a circuit path, which lead to red coins
16:59 DarkErmac so of course, I colected them all and got an additional star
16:59 DarkErmac Then I found that this room had other passages that lead to other parts of the level
17:00 DarkErmac I quickly realized that the level was a bit unfinished, as some stars could be obtained for no effort
17:00 DarkErmac but eventually, I found another secret passage that lead to a rather gigantic room
17:01 DarkErmac There was a large window on the back wall, that showed a city in flames, and a stream of meteors falling from the sky
17:01 DarkErmac I navigated around the room, finding passages that lead to other hidden star areas
17:02 DarkErmac before deciding to enter the passage that lead to the final encounter
17:02 DarkErmac only to be met with a hallway that had would make I Wanna Be the Guy blush
17:03 DarkErmac Just a whole bunch of moving spiked columns and traps that would instantly kill T whenever I tried to conquer it
17:03 DarkErmac At this point, I realized that I could actually switch between characters
17:04 DarkErmac I switched to W, who turned out to be the girl who normally accompanies Rho in the framing dream
17:05 DarkErmac She handled a lot easier than T, and I was able to get through the passage without much effort
17:06 DarkErmac The final battle was about to begin, when suddenly the antagonist turned the seven into what can only be described as "bizarro penguins", and sent them to the real Earth
17:07 DarkErmac There, they attracted too much attention, due to spontaneously appearing in the middle of a crowded metropolitan area in a smoldering crater, accompanied by a loud "BANG"
17:07 DarkErmac They shot off into the sky and attempted to seek asylum in a more remote location
17:07 DarkErmac because, apparently penguins can fly now
17:08 DarkErmac then again, they were bizarro, so I won't question it
17:08 DarkErmac Anyway, they decide to go to Antarctica until everything blows over
17:09 DarkErmac Only to find that Antarctica is actually a tropical paradise now, after having shifted away from the south pole
17:10 DarkErmac There, they meet others who were caught in a similar situation
17:10 DarkErmac just random people changed into fantastical forms attempting to hide from the public, or from the government
17:11 DarkErmac So the seven get acquainted with these people
17:11 DarkErmac and live out relatively secluded, normalish lives
17:11 DarkErmac …until one day
17:12 DarkErmac Apparently, someone discovered them, and now there were many insect-like drones flying straight towards the island
17:13 DarkErmac Many tried to flee, only to get sliced to bits by the bladed appendages fastened to the drones
17:13 DarkErmac T was able to escape, but he was unable to find the other six
17:14 DarkErmac He became lost, having no one to fight alongside him for his cause
17:14 DarkErmac Eventually, he returned back to normal, save for the mutations he had acquired earlier in his adventure
17:14 DarkErmac and re-integrated himself into society
17:15 DarkErmac He would get the occasional glance because of his appearance, but for the most part he wasn't bothered
17:15 DarkErmac One day, he returned to his apartment to find W inside
17:16 DarkErmac "T, we're ready. It's time to finish what we started five years ago."
17:16 DarkErmac Sure enough, the other five were in there as well
17:17 DarkErmac "All right then. Let's go kick some ass."
17:17 DarkErmac -end dream-
17:17 Natsuru Wow.
17:17 DarkErmac I know, right?
17:17 DarkErmac I have the best dreams
17:18 DarkErmac but only when they're the most inconvenient for me