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− | This is the novel that the movie [[Dreamcatcher]] is based on. Although not being a Disney book, this is the only place I can put it. |
+ | {{Inferno999}}{{Dreamcatcher}}This is the novel that the movie [[Dreamcatcher]] is based on. Although not being a Disney book, this is the only place I can put it. |
==Chapter 1== |
==Chapter 1== |
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− | "I know you're there, kid. I sense fear." A voice said. It sounded like two rocks clashing against each other. |
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− | I flinched every time I heard the clack of pincers. He was so close. In a few seconds, he would turn around the corner and... |
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− | "Got ya!" |
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− | Wrong wall. I wiped the sweat off my forehead, and started sprinting around some turns and deeper into the dark labyrinth. |
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− | "This is just a dream." I said, knowing the scorpion was on my trail. "Just a dream." |
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− | "This isn't a dream," A scratchy voice behind me said. "It's a nightmare. And a nightmare you won't wake up from." |
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− | "Who are you!?" I shouted, my voice starting to sound like a five-year-old's. |
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− | "I am Scrax." The scorpion replied, the black scales on his back starting to glint with the little light in the maze. "Leading nightmare. Second-in-command of Ragnarok, great overlord of the Dream Dimension. Now, let me kill you, and please, don't -" |
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+ | I felt like the walls were closing on in, slowly crushing me. The voice didn't help. It sounded like someone scraping sandpaper with a rock. "I know you're there, kid. I sense fear."<br />I felt petrified with fear, but fortunately, the footsteps... clawsteps... of the beast seemed to fade away. I swept around the walls of the maze and crouched down in the foetal position. "He's gone... finally."<br /> |
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− | "Wake up, King!" A voice from the outside shouted, cutting into my thoughts. I groggily opened my eyes, to find that my teacher was looking sternly at me. |
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+ | "Not by a long shot, kid." |
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− | "I'm so sorry, Mr. Jackson. It will never happen again." |
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+ | The creature looked even more gruesome up close. His black scales glinted in the dim light of the labyrinth. Beady, pupilless eyes gleamed with a blood-red colour and a tail rose up above his head. |
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− | "You're darn right, it will never happen again. School's over. You better move, or it's quadruple detention for you." |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
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− | Confused, I glanced at the watch on my right arm. "7:30!? You've got to be kidding me!" |
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+ | *[[Diana]] makes a much larger role in the book than the movie. |
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− | I grab my stuff and start running even faster than my feet could carry me. |
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+ | [[Category:Novels]] |
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− | I was more than out of breath when the front door of my house opened. I threw my bag onto the carpet and miserably fell onto the couch. My mum came up and saw me slumping. |
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− | "What's wrong, Max?" She asked, sitting down next to me. "Why are you home so late?" |
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− | "I... I had another nightmare at school. Missed almost half the day." |
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− | "I'm sorry to hear that, Max." She put her hand on my shoulder. "But I have a nice surprise for you." |
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− | "What?" I asked, my head jumping up. I loved surprises. |
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− | "Ta-da!" She announced, pulling something out from behind her back. It was a ring made out of wood. There was a spider web in the middle and feathers hung from the bottom. There were even some beads attached to it. |
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− | My heart fell a little when I saw it. "What is that? Some kind of Christmas decoration?" |
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− | "No," My mum said, still sounding a little enthusiastic. "It's a dreamcatcher! It's designed by Native American tribes to keep away bad dreams. If anyone needs one of these, it's you, Max." |
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− | "That's just some kind of superstitious thing. Do you really think it works?" |
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− | "You never know until you try. Just hang it up in your room. If you have another bad dream tonight, we're throwing out the dreamcatcher. However, if you have a good dream, or at least a neutral dream, you know who to thank." |
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− | "Okay. I'll try it. What's for dinner?" |
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− | "Oh, right!" She said, remembering dinner. We may have some stuff in the fridge." |
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− | "Ice cream?" |
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− | "I don't know about ice cream. Maybe you can have it in your dream." |
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− | "Yeah, right." I got up. "I can go without dinner for one night." |
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− | "You sure?" |
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− | "Yeah. I'm sure. I'm gonna try out that dreamcatcher. I wanna see if it's junk or a miracle worker." |
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− | I ran up the stairs and into my room. The dreamcatcher was hanging on my doorknob, looking anything but magical. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was out like a light. |