Chapter 12: 'Sweet' dreams
Tom awakes and finds himself somewhere strange. He is in total darkness he can't even see the ground he's standing on yet he can see his own limbs perfectly fine. "Weird.. I must be dreaming" He slaps himself to test yet surprisingly it hurt. "also weird.. I didn't think you could feel pain in a dream".
While he mumbled to himself he heard someone call him by his name. "Thomas.." Tom looks around in vain knowing he can't see anything. "Who's there?" trepidation creeping in to his voice as he begins thinking this may not be a dream.
Having nothing else to do he begins walking in a random direction. "Thomas.." The voice seems to be getting louder as if he's getting closer, Tom stops to Shout back to the voice. "If you keep saying my name I'm going to get creeped out!" the reply came back instantly "THOMAS LANIER!!!" The voice seemed kinda mad this time... probably because Tom said it was 'creepy'.
Tom should have been scared he knew he should have been scared, but for some reason he was just p!$$ed. "Listen here @$$hat I might not know where I am or who you are but if I find you I'll try my D@mnedest to.." A bright flash of light Blinds him and the sound of thunder echoes through Tom's ears.
"TO DO WHAT MORTAL!! you don't like me saying your name? GET OVER IT!! your kind have been chanting mine for MILLENNIA!! I have only had a rest for the past few centuries." "Well if you're so sick of us mortals why am I here? and why do you keep saying my name!".
Silence.. Tom's eyes began to adjust after being blinded and he notices he isn't in complete darkness now. There are stars shining all around him and a bright pillar of light in the distance as he takes a step towards the pillar everything starts shaking and..
He wakes up to Larry shaking him "Dude can I borrow your ride? Chelsea and Vic are ready to go and I'll grab some BK on the way back" "Yeah man keys are on the kitchen table" Larry jingles them as he walks out the room apparently he already grabbed them. "I want a Whopper and onion rings!" Tom shouts. "It's 8 in the morning they're still serving breakfast" Larry shouts back.
"Ugh then swing by Taco Bell and grab me a large Cinnabon meal and coffee!! I'll pay you back when you get here!" Tom yells before he pulls the covers over his face and falls asleep.
"Oh great..." Tom says as he finds himself where he was moments ago pillar of light and all. "Why are you here again Thomas?" The same deep echoing voice calls out to him from the light. "How would I know man I'm just trying to sleep" Tom mumbled as he walks closer to the pillar so he can get a look at the man who's been talking to him.
"You sure you didn't drag me here because you're lonely? I know I'd go stir crazy pent up here by my self for a few centuries.." Before the voice could reply another pillar of light descended this one was just as bright as the first but was pulsing and yellow. A slight buzzing noise emitted as it pulsed and laughter could be heard from it's general direction.
A new voice with a slightly Hispanic accent rings out. "This mortal has guts.. I like him." Tom looks at the new pillar and laughs while he scratched his neck. "Gee thanks man can you tell me why I'm here?" what looks like yellow dust shed from the pillar and swirled around Tom before flying back. "We didn't bring you here Thomas.. YOU brought us albeeit unknowingly"
Before Tom could ask more the first voice roars out "Would you stop with the puns!, they grew stale long before your civilization collapsed. Thomas you seem to be innocent of the crime of blasphemy only through ignorance, so I have decided that I will not hurl you into the sun".
Feeling like that wasn't an idle threat Tom starts sweating as he tries to inch his way closer to the 'nice voice'.
"Yeah no I wouldn't go messing with higher beings like yourselves I honestly don't know how I got here or how I brought you guys here, but do you know how I can get back? and if there's a trick to having a normal night of sleep with out all of 'this'?" Tom says while throwing his arms out pointing at the vast space.
A third pillar descends, this one bright green and somewhat wavy. "Let me guess I brought him here too?"... The voices remained silent as if waiting for the newcomer to speak. it did not. "Hmm he must be shy" Tom mumbled before speaking up again "Hi I'm Thomas Lanier as you may already know.. it's nice to meet you".
A new and beautiful but somewhat cold voice replies to Tom. "I am a woman" the yellow pillar starts laughing again and Tom started to panic. "I am so sorry ma'am the other two are men so I just figured you would be too, I am really really really sorry it's just hard to tell when all I see are pillars of light and.."
The new voice cuts Tom off as he babbled his apology. "The way back too your bed is as simple as the way here.. just close your eyes".
Not knowing if she was being literal or philosophical Tom thanked her and gave it a try. When he opened his eyes he was looking at the underside of his blanket.. "Well F∆¢k me, it worked".
Tom threw the blanket off and got out of bed just as Mike busted in to his room. "Oh D@mn you're awake I was about to elbow drop you, c'mon man Larry just got back and said no one eats until everyone is up and I ain't about to get nut checked by a startled Mari".
Tom dazedly stared at Mike before rubbing his eyes and yawning a reply. "Just poke her with a stick man you'll be fine if you're out of swinging range".
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