Last night, I had a dream. This surprised me, because I just about never dream. And not only that; this was one of my legendary EPIC dreams, which, even amongst the dreams I just about never have, just about NEVER happen. And not only that, but I actually remembered enough of it to be able to write it down!
So... Thanks, Tash, and also Jonathan.
Anyway, here's the story of my dream. Enjoy. And if anyone can tell me what it means, that would be much appreciated.
Jerry's Adventure
The story of a dream
***Not entirely accurate (but pretty close)***
Part One
I was standing in the middle of a dusty asphalt road when a strangely familiar blond guy ran up to me. “Jeff's dead!” he cried, tears streaming down his face. I looked to a tiny alleyway across the street, and sure enough my brother's friend Jeff was lying there. His neck was clearly broken.
I shook my head sadly. “Come on, then.” We began walking down the road. At one point it curved steeply and disappeared underwater. We took out bubble-shaped helmets (if you've ever seen or worn one you'll know what I'm talking about) and walked down, using the railings above to guide us. As my head went under there was a moment of panic, then I realized it was working and I could breathe. Then I looked ahead of me, but all I could see was dirty brown. I pulled myself to the surface and tried to wash out the helmet. It was then that I realized that it wasn't my helmet that was dirty; it was the water.
I dove under again. A car drove by. The blond guy and I surfaced on the other side, removed our helmets and kept walking.
Eventually we came to a rope bridge spanning a huge chasm. Below us was a jungle. I looked down and thought, I can do this. I'm not afraid of heights. So I started walking. But halfway across a gust of wind shook the bridge and I clung to the sides, too terrified to move. “Okay, maybe I am afraid of heights,” I said to myself. When the wind stopped for a few seconds I couldn't move. Then I let go of the sides and ran the rest of the way.
The blond guy was gone. He had been right behind me on the bridge. I didn't want to think about what might have happened.
After a short path there was a door. I stepped through into a room. The walls were beige, on the pink side. The only thing in the room was Jerry. Don't ask me how I knew his name was Jerry. I just knew.
A fat man entered the room. The pair of them left the room.
Part Two
Jerry and the fat man walked down the corridor. “So, what can you do about it?” asked Jerry anxiously.
The fat man smiled consolingly. “Don't worry. They'll be gone by tomorrow.”
“Good,” said Jerry. “I can't stand those tiny, pink-skinned little bodies any longer. They're disgusting and I hate them.” He began to shake with fury. “All my life, ever since I was small, I've hated them. God, how I've hated them.” He turned to the fat man. “When I was small, they used to fill the house. Everywhere. They were everywhere. We couldn't get rid of them, so my father tried to get us used to them. There was a box, down in the basement, that was just full of them. He called it the Shoe Box. He would lock me in there and wouldn't let me out until I'd stopped screaming.” He shivered, then looked accusing. “Tell me honestly. Can you get rid of these spiders???”
The fat man nodded slowly. Spiders? he thought. “Yeah, I can do it.”
“Good,” said Jerry, seeming to calm down. The fat man walked away, glancing in confusion over his shoulder. Jerry sighed and turned into an alcove containing nothing but an ornate black box. He stroked its black surface and sighed again. He silently debated with himself for some time. Then, with a nod of his head, he undid the clasp and slowly lifted the lid. Darkness began to spill out of the box. Jerry closed his eyes.
Then there was cold.
All around were trees. Every one of their thin branches was completely covered by a thin layer of ice. Jerry stepped across the snow covered ground and touched the frozen needles; they came off in his hand. “Let us see the sky, that we may grow strong from the sun...” whispered the tree. There was no answer.
Further on through the trees was a girl. She was also frozen in place, her arms raised as though cowering from some unseen beast. Jerry stroked her arm, leaning close, trying to see her face under the ice. Her arm snapped off at the elbow and tumbled to the ground below. As Jerry scrambled for it the girl's eyes flicked open.
“Leave it,” she commanded. When Jerry protested she replied “Just put some ice on it. There's plenty lying around.”
Part Three
A businessman was trying to build a tiny building in the shadow of a palace. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find a place where he was allowed to put it. Eventually his friend came over and told him to build it in a much sunnier spot. So the pair found an open square and built their little building. Then they started working on a much larger building next to it. As they were working one of them noticed a building nearby. There was a billboard on it that the words had been torn off of and another one next to it with the word OTHER written on it. A fat bearded man stood between them with his hands on his hips.
One of the men saw the OTHER sign and began screaming. His friend, the fat bearded man and a burly police officer all ran over. Once they had calmed him down he explained. This is what he said:
Part Four
In the Beginning there was a flaming sword and a plate. With the sword He spun the earth. Because of this the plate broke and fell to earth, forming the world. And He was pleased.
But life began to grow on the earth, and He wanted none to live but Him. So he froze the world, save for one pale-skinned boy. He trapped him in a ring of ice in the middle of the world and stayed with him in the form of a wolf. But eventually He grew tired of this and left to roam the earth on his own. But He remembered the boy, and created a girl to keep him company.
Many years later, the boy and his descendants destroyed the ring of ice and ran out into the world. When they reached the edge of the world they found only darkness and the dark creatures that He had created. The evil beings hurled balls of dark light at the people, but the boy made a sword from the ice around him and batted the light away. These became the stars.
Then He came, clothed in purple. “Impressive,” said He, “but I have a longer sword.” Then he drew a mighty sword of black fire and, with a flick of his wrist, snapped the sword of ice to the hilt.
But the boy leaped at Him, and with the last of his strength stabbed the very end of the sword into His neck. And when the people saw this they though that both had been killed, and began to throw themselves from the edge of the world. But then they discovered that the world is round, not flat, and they looked back and saw that the world was covered in grass and trees. Then all they could do was weep with joy.
Part Five
Jerry stood amongst a crowd of people in a field, all staring at a very small lake. The lake was frozen, and enormous centipedes crawled in and out of it. People would try to grab the centipedes, but they would shrink away and be replaced by another. Then Jerry grabbed one and, using is as a handle, lifted the frozen lake out of its basin.
Then a purple-clothed demon monster rose from the spot where the lake had been and began trying to smash Jerry with its claws. Jerry used the lake as a shield and backed away. The creature attacked Jerry again and again, but each time it was blocked. They passed several houses and a wooden chest, which also attacked him as he walked past. But the longer he walked, the smaller the lake became.
Eventually the creature backed Jerry into a bog that was covered in a mysterious fog. At this point the lake was the size of an actual shield. The creature began to taunt Jerry with images of a brown-haired girl named Ginny. Enraged, Jerry used the shield to push the creature back into the bog, then used its edge to cleave the creature's head open. It flickered, then turned into a one-armed girl who glared furiously before dissolving into static.
Far, far above, three dark-skinned men with large hats sat in a gold spaceship and complained loudly about unconvincing static effects.
Sep 29, 2007
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That was quite the dream. I can't imagine at all what it could mean. Very detailed as well.
My dreams are all pictures and scenes. A song once. Nothing like that.
I don't think any book will ever tell you what that means either.
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