Imagination
You run up the stairs of the house, with Chargrum in pursuit.
"Don't just stand there picking your nose Stinky, help me catch the little runt!" Chargrum shouts.
You reach the second floor and run into one of the rooms locking it behind you. You turn around to see that you're in a bedroom. Probably Melcar's no doubt. A single window leads outside. You could escape from it, but you then remember all the Shadows are outside waiting for you in the first place, in fact you can hear their screeching surrounding the house.
A Shadow breaks in the window just as Chargrum bashes the door open and you begin to wish you were anywhere, but here!
No sooner have you thought that, you find yourself in front of Melcar, surprising the pair of you! From the looks of things, you're in a basement, or lab. You know you're underground, because you can see there is a stairway leading up and hear Chargrum's voice coming from above. He's screaming actually.
"Wha where did you come from?" Melcar asks.
"I I dunno! I was running from Chargrum and hiding and then I wished I was someplace else and then I found myself here!"
"Wait. Why was he chasing you?"
"He was trying to throw me to the Shadows!"
No sooner have you said that, when Stinky comes running down the stairs.
"The Shadows are in the house and they took away Chargrum through one of the windows!"
"What?! I just erected a barrier! They shouldn't be able to get in!"
"Well a few of them have, and Argh! Here they come!" Stinky says as some Shadows come down the stairs hissing and screeching. He quickly runs towards the both of you and behind Melcar.
"Get behind me too, kid."
A few chants and Melcar unleashes a couple of electrical blasts from his fingers zapping all of the attacking Shadows. They give one last screech before disappearing.
Melcar immediately rushes upstairs to see if there are anymore Shadows, you and Stinky follow closely behind him. After some checking, it would appear that the rest of the Shadows have been kept out and only a few managed to get in before the barrier appeared. You can still hear them still trying to get in though.
"Whew. Okay. That should hold for awhile." Melcar says collapsing in his chair.
"But what about Chargrum the Shadows they "
"I can't do anything. They got him and that's it. But judging by what the kid told me he was trying to do it sounds like he got what he deserved anyway. Besides, I would've thought you of all people would've been glad to be rid of him, with the way he treated you."
"I guess so, but what're we going to do now?" he asks.
"Dunno yet, but I'm hoping the kid can help out. If he can like I think he can; then we should be fine."
Now both of you are looking at Melcar wondering what he's talking about. He sees that he'll need to explain in more detail.
"Kid, as I said you were brought here by the Nightmare Tyrant due to your strong sense of imagination. However, judging from your recent transportation trick it would appear that your imagination is strong enough to cause things to happen with the mere power of your mind. Yet, it would also appear that your power is limited. You wished you were away from danger, yet only re-appeared in another place in the house. Though my magic barrier was up at that point, so perhaps that has something to do with it. I don't know let's test something."
Melcar points to another chair.
"Concentrate, and think about that chair being solid gold."
You aren't sure about all of this, but you're interested in this "new power" you've acquired so you comply. Perhaps you could try to even wish yourself back home!
You close your eyes, concentrate and wish for the chair to be solid gold, but it's more difficult than you thought. Your mind is periodically bombarded with images of darkness and grinning Shadows. Eventually you fall to the floor. Melcar helps you up. The chair is still the same, except it has a single gold piece on the seat. Melcar checks to see if it's real, and then he pockets it.
"Well, just as I thought, it's unpredictable and weak right now."
"I saw Shadows and darkness " you say still holding your head.
"It looks like the Nightmare Tyrant really wants you; he's probably linked to you psychically or something. I wouldn't try to use your power to try to get back home. You're likely to appear right in his clutches, but if we harness your power a little better, we can at least get rid of this immediate threat of Shadows. Focus on immediate help right now rather than a long term "
Suddenly Melcar is struck in the back of the head, by a Shadow! It must've still been hiding during the search! Melcar collapses and falls. Stinky runs off, leaving the Shadow to turn its attention towards you, hissing aggressively.
"Don't just stand there picking your nose Stinky, help me catch the little runt!" Chargrum shouts.
You reach the second floor and run into one of the rooms locking it behind you. You turn around to see that you're in a bedroom. Probably Melcar's no doubt. A single window leads outside. You could escape from it, but you then remember all the Shadows are outside waiting for you in the first place, in fact you can hear their screeching surrounding the house.
A Shadow breaks in the window just as Chargrum bashes the door open and you begin to wish you were anywhere, but here!
No sooner have you thought that, you find yourself in front of Melcar, surprising the pair of you! From the looks of things, you're in a basement, or lab. You know you're underground, because you can see there is a stairway leading up and hear Chargrum's voice coming from above. He's screaming actually.
"Wha where did you come from?" Melcar asks.
"I I dunno! I was running from Chargrum and hiding and then I wished I was someplace else and then I found myself here!"
"Wait. Why was he chasing you?"
"He was trying to throw me to the Shadows!"
No sooner have you said that, when Stinky comes running down the stairs.
"The Shadows are in the house and they took away Chargrum through one of the windows!"
"What?! I just erected a barrier! They shouldn't be able to get in!"
"Well a few of them have, and Argh! Here they come!" Stinky says as some Shadows come down the stairs hissing and screeching. He quickly runs towards the both of you and behind Melcar.
"Get behind me too, kid."
A few chants and Melcar unleashes a couple of electrical blasts from his fingers zapping all of the attacking Shadows. They give one last screech before disappearing.
Melcar immediately rushes upstairs to see if there are anymore Shadows, you and Stinky follow closely behind him. After some checking, it would appear that the rest of the Shadows have been kept out and only a few managed to get in before the barrier appeared. You can still hear them still trying to get in though.
"Whew. Okay. That should hold for awhile." Melcar says collapsing in his chair.
"But what about Chargrum the Shadows they "
"I can't do anything. They got him and that's it. But judging by what the kid told me he was trying to do it sounds like he got what he deserved anyway. Besides, I would've thought you of all people would've been glad to be rid of him, with the way he treated you."
"I guess so, but what're we going to do now?" he asks.
"Dunno yet, but I'm hoping the kid can help out. If he can like I think he can; then we should be fine."
Now both of you are looking at Melcar wondering what he's talking about. He sees that he'll need to explain in more detail.
"Kid, as I said you were brought here by the Nightmare Tyrant due to your strong sense of imagination. However, judging from your recent transportation trick it would appear that your imagination is strong enough to cause things to happen with the mere power of your mind. Yet, it would also appear that your power is limited. You wished you were away from danger, yet only re-appeared in another place in the house. Though my magic barrier was up at that point, so perhaps that has something to do with it. I don't know let's test something."
Melcar points to another chair.
"Concentrate, and think about that chair being solid gold."
You aren't sure about all of this, but you're interested in this "new power" you've acquired so you comply. Perhaps you could try to even wish yourself back home!
You close your eyes, concentrate and wish for the chair to be solid gold, but it's more difficult than you thought. Your mind is periodically bombarded with images of darkness and grinning Shadows. Eventually you fall to the floor. Melcar helps you up. The chair is still the same, except it has a single gold piece on the seat. Melcar checks to see if it's real, and then he pockets it.
"Well, just as I thought, it's unpredictable and weak right now."
"I saw Shadows and darkness " you say still holding your head.
"It looks like the Nightmare Tyrant really wants you; he's probably linked to you psychically or something. I wouldn't try to use your power to try to get back home. You're likely to appear right in his clutches, but if we harness your power a little better, we can at least get rid of this immediate threat of Shadows. Focus on immediate help right now rather than a long term "
Suddenly Melcar is struck in the back of the head, by a Shadow! It must've still been hiding during the search! Melcar collapses and falls. Stinky runs off, leaving the Shadow to turn its attention towards you, hissing aggressively.