Dreamscape

Taking a break from Fall from the Zenith series, this topic cannot wait to get out of my mind. Dreams. Last weekend I saw a superb movie called Inception directed by Christopher Nolan and who doesn't know him. To be honest, if had to make a film, it would be on dreams. Dreams are most powerful creations of human mind. They redefine your thinking in so many ways, take you to another world of your own. The power of dreams is so much that they can decide your destiny or make you invincible.

Although, I am not in the mood to discuss serious things now.

Here are few dreams that I have had and never forgotten. Most of them are nightmares but, the thing is, only bad dreams are interesting.

Ghosts of the Caribbean

Now, this dream was the first that I remember and that too because it won me an award in the school for writing competition. The theme was nightmares. I will tell you exactly what I wrote in that competition.

This day, my grandmother was in a mischievous mood. She was trying to scare us, the kids. She told us a story in which a man died in his dream and never woke up. She compelled everyone of us that it was true. That if you die in a dream, you really die. So, never die in a dream.

The following night, well it was bound to happen, I had a dream. I was on a ship. This ship could be ancient, very old indeed. I was on the main deck. There was fog everywhere. Not even a single thing was visible. I started to walk, in search of an exit. The mist was so thick that I could have bumped into many things but, I didn't. After walking some distance, I saw something moving beyond the thick veil of mist. Actually, there were a lot of things. White wispy creatures, swaying all over, from ground to sky. The very presence of them seemed to take out the very warmth of my breath. The chill was unnerving. Then my foot hit something, it made a loud noise.

It was like a commotion. The white ghosts saw me. There was fire in their eyes. All of them headed for me. I was so scared that I ran away from them. It was like an invisible brick on the ground and I tripped. All the ghosts were surrounding me. The chill was driving me mad. I got up and ran through them. The feeling of running through them was like being trapped in sheets. I toppled and before I knew, I was flying. The flight was very short and it ended in a splash. There were sharks in the water. Maybe around hundred or maybe a thousand. All surrounded me. They faced up, all hungry, as if they were smiling.

I woke up, all sweaty, as if I was really in the water. But I was still alive. I did die in my dream. Most often grandmothers are right but, not this time.

My Worst Nightmare

The above dream was a fantasy. Considering, the age I had that dream, it was bound to be. Now, the dream I am going to describe you now is very real. It may or may not sound scary to you but, when I had it, it was.

I am at home. My mental condition is unfit. Truthfully saying, I am totally mad. I need a mental asylum but, I don't know why they have kept me at home. I am lying on my bed, mouth open. Everything is dark. Its still not night but still everything is gloomy, even the lights are switched off. Suddenly, the door bell rings. I get up and run towards the door. The thing is, I don't run normally. I run like an animal, on both my hands and legs, much like Gollum from Lord of the Rings movies. I open the wooded door. What I see through the metal door with metal net, scares the shiver out of me.

At first glance, it seemed like a monster. It was a big dog, almost the size of a tiger. It had big teeth. Although, the dog was standing still. It did nothing but stared at me. I got mad. I started beating the metal door with my big hands in order to shoo it away but, it wont move, not even twitch. The feeling I was experiencing at that time is unexplainable. I was so scared that I would have died. I started barking like a dog. Somehow, the door opened and the animal jumped at me.

After that I don't know what happened but, I must have died. My sister told me that I was making a barking noise in my sleep which was not like a normal bark. It was more of a crass. I was really scared that day.

Mars Attacks

This dream falls in the category of weird and funny dreams. Apparently, I was playing cricket with my friends in the field. There is an attack there. Big machines come out of nowhere, much like the ones in War of the Worlds movie, or maybe Crysis. They start throwing huge red balls of lava at us. We run.

We are in the mountains, so the backdrop is drop dead beautiful. I am a savior in this dream so, I am pretty much indestructible. On the run, I save my friends from the big red lava balls. They land just in front of me, at my back, some of them even hit me. Finally, we reach a safe house. This is an abandoned hotel. The windows provide us the view of the war scene. The humans are getting wiped out by these big machines. There is trauma everywhere. Everyone in the room is scared.

After few long minutes, there is boredom in the room. So, my friends plan to continue the game. We start playing cricket in the hotel room with big windows. After few hours, we get tired and go to sleep as though nothing has happened.

Next morning we see that the machines are lying vacant in the ground and people are dancing. We go to the ground, climb up the machines, and examine their structure. I listen a few jokes from a sardarji too. The dream ends here.

See, the dreams can be as weird as that.

Fall from the Zenith : Episode 3 - In God's own Backyard

At a place unknown to any human being, where the lord of the world resides, there was a commotion. The messenger had arrived from the dead universe, he had brought some grave news from planet earth of the events that had happened and were going to happen. Council of Gods were called upon.

"I had abandoned that planet because of a grave mistake I had done, that is, the creation of the creature called Human. Now if they want to destroy themselves, why should I care?" said Glauentraun, the lord of gods.

"But there are still many who believe in you. The fact that your name is being dragged into this conspiracy will destroy that belief. And we all know here that in your heart you still care for mankind. End of this belief will lead to end of the mankind. Well, I think it is time, my lord, to go back to your home and save it from utter destruction. Save the one thing we all cherish, life." said Damachronus, the chief councilor to Glauentraun.

There was a consensus in council to the words of Damachronus.

"What you don't understand is that it is not easy to manage billions of lives. I would need help." said Lord Glauentraun.

"Then appoint a guardian." said Damachronus with straight face.

The look on the face of Glauentraun was so chilling that a million suns could have frozen from it. He had decided what he had to do.

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The FBI's investigation clearance was extended to the maximum. The investigation was now an international one. G20 was the core group of primary investigations. The fact was established that there was an global terrorist group involved.

"The gun was fitted in the White House just a month ago during the renovation work, however the builder is clueless and I suppose he should be. This must be done by an impostor. This is pretty high tech technology here. So you shouldn't rule out the inside help case." said Agent Reese Walker to Larry Cox.

"I am not ruling out anything just yet. Our investigation is going too slow." said Cox.. Apparently his interrogation with the Mayan leader was a dampener. He could not hold him further since, he had delegate's privileges. Nothing got out of that meet but scrutiny from White House. "Have you contacted all Hindu groups in the city?"

"The interrogation is going on as we speak but, sir to tell you the truth, we are not much hopeful of them. What do you think? Priests and uneducated followers can create something this massive and sophisticated. Considering the bullet diagnostics from India, its military grade nanotechnology only available with some experimental facilities." said Walker.

"You checked with these facilities then?" said Cox

"There is a problem with this. These are private facilities and with no access at all to govt. Namely two facilities stand out. These are Rellac Enterprises owned by Jonas Victor and Pombos Chemicals owned by Robert Chiavo" said Walker.

"We need an undercover operation. We will strike them like the way they did!" threw Cox.

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The Ishi Dior concert was not canceled inspite of the incidents of the morning. This was done to prevent panic from spreading in. The security was air tight. Additional forces were deployed at the outer ring. All other layers were handled by private security.

The concert was attended by at least 20,000 strong crowd. The blockbuster song from the album "Craters in My Heart" was playing. There was a wave of shouting fans all over. In midst of all the noise there was another wave, a silent one. The one that brought 25,000 people down to death within 5 seconds.