In Theodore’s Mind, Theodore found himself in the Impure City. He looked around to notice everything being as it was. Unlike what he had seen from a distance in the Impure Fortress, he got to see it up close. Like before, the city was empty of its citizens.
Suddenly, he felt the sensation of his body traveling through the city. He was moving through each street in such great speed. Many buildings of dark designs moved pass him in every second.
He soon stopped at a group of buildings. Looking at their features, they were three dark blue pyramids with a smooth surface. The left one was the shortest that went 20 feet high to the sky. The right one was 30 feet high. The one in the middle was the largest which was 40 feet high. Around their perimeter were palm trees with dark grey needle-like leaves. Impure Buildings of various designs surrounded the pyramids.
Soon, he left the pyramid buildings to zoom through the city again. He eventually stopped to see the next building. The white building had two red lines that wrapped around it. One vertical while the other horizontal. The building appeared like a 3-D shape of the number ‘8’. Like the pyramids, the building was surrounded by various Impure Buildings.
He then moved through the city once more until he stopped at the next building. That building had the shape of a Snow Globe. Instead of a glass dome, the entire thing was made of light brown stone. It looked like an Egyptian Pyramid in the shape of a Snow Globe. Around it, there was the beach. The beach was grey in appearance with oceans embodying dark vibes.
Theodore left that area to move through the dark buildings. Eventually, he was at the Impure Fortress area. A place Martin visited before. He zoomed through there until he was inside of the Impure Fortress. At the front entrance, he found himself in a hallway intersection. A hallway went from right to left to unknown designations. Pass that hallway was a dead end. Looking at it more carefully, he felt that an entrance was meant to be there.
He felt the sensation of moving to the dead-end wall. Once he moved through the wall, he discovered a concealed hallway. The hallway looked fancier in design than the rest of the fortress. There appeared to be statues of Mansan in different poses. Each pose gave off coldness and fear.
He continued to move down the hallway until he was outside. There, he saw stairs that went 30 feet upwards into a palace. He flew up the stairs until he was face to face with the doors. Once he went through the doors, he saw Mansan facing him. Darkness soon emerged out of Mansan and completely consumed Theodore’s sights.
Soon, a flash of light awakened him from his mind. Once he opened his eyes, he was now aware of himself in his bedroom. He got up in sitting position to face the windows. Looking at the windows, he reflected on what he had experienced.
Theodore: “Oh great, that means there are three more operations that we don’t know about… To make things more worse is that palace I’ve seen in the Fortress… Mansan is there… It must be his royal place or something…”
Later at Theodore’s house in the living room, Mally and Penelope were updated with what Theodore had to share to them. They had worried expressions on their faces.
Mally: “This means we have a lot of work to do before we could stop the Impure Order. I will contact Martin so I can inform him on this situation.”
Theodore: “I will go to the first building. You two can choose between the other two.”
Mally: “No, I need you to go to the Impure Fortress so you can destroy the Conversion Device. I figured out how to destroy the technology but I have to go somewhere else. It is the Dream World Building. It is there where I need to gather more technology parts to aid the technologists. That’s why I need you for this objective. If it is destroyed, the Impure Order won’t have the means to create more Impure Members.”
Theodore: “Sure thing!”
Mally: “I’ll download the blueprints for the Conversion Device into your book...”
Theodore: “Alright but make it simple. I’m not much of a technologist...”
Mally: “Awakening Book, transfer the information I've learned from the Conversion Device into his book.”
Her book glowed white before emitting out a beam. It travelled into his book. After a while, he saw the blueprints for the Conversion Device in his book.
Theodore: “Great! I got it Mally! I could see the blueprints to it.”
Mally: “Once you are there, I'll direct you on how to destroy this machine.”
Theodore: “Right on it!!”
Penelope: “What should I do then?”
Mally: “I need you to continue to train the Earthbound Soldiers. They are necessary to ward off the Impure Members in the Impure City.”
Penelope: “If you two are going to the Impure City, then I have to go there too. The Battle Forest near the city could help me. By learning from it, I will be able to find ways to toughen up the soldiers.”
Mally: “It is too much of a risk. Besides, the Impure Order might still be training their Impure Members there.”
Penelope: “This is why I have to learn from that. If we don’t learn from our enemies, how can we know their weaknesses?”
Mally: “You have a point… Just don’t be too recklessly out there… There is no need for you to fight them. Just learn what you can learn off of that forest.”
Penelope: “It will be done.”
Mally: “Since we are going to be busy with our objectives in the Impure City, we have to rely on our friends to journey to these places.”
Penelope: “Have they awakened their powers? If they have, Mansan might attack them.”
Theodore: “I am confident that our friends will handle the Impure Order somehow.”
Mally: “I will contact Martin now.”
Mally summoned out her Awakening Book.
Mally: “Awakening Book, can you help me to reach Martin.”
Her Awakening Book started to glow white for a moment before returning back to normal. In a few seconds, Martin started to reappear into their sights.
Theodore: He looked on with surprise. “That was fast…”
Martin: “Hello again. I got your message in time.”
Mally: “We have summoned you because we have to share to you something important. Apparently, the Impure Order has three more operations besides the ones we currently know. We will be going to the Impure City in different locations. This is to commit to our objectives. We need you, Kathleen and Shawn to investigate the locations Theodore had discovered. Theodore will transfer the information into your book.”
Theodore: “Awakening Book, transfer the information on the three buildings I’ve seen in my vision into Martin’s Book.”
Theodore’s Awakening Book glowed green for a moment before a beam of light emerged out of his book. It hit Martin’s Book. Once the beam of light was gone, Martin saw the information that was in Theodore’s book.
Martin: “I have the images of the three buildings in my book.
Mally: “One more thing. Have you awakened your powers?”
Martin: “Sadly no… We have seen you summon out your powers but we don’t know how to summon them.”
Theodore: “When I had an experience of being in the Deserts of Existence, that helped me to unlock my powers. It came out of remembering…”
Penelope: “It is the same for me when I was at the Forest of Wildlife…”
Mally: “I went to the Mountains of Intelligence to experience the same thing. Given that there are three attractions of nature left, I suspect that you three will explore them to awaken your powers.”
Penelope: “Since you don’t have powers, remember you can still summon out your weapon. They are in the form of an arrow and a sword. It might help you.”
Martin: “Good tip and farewell.”
Mally: “Good luck to the three of you. We will hopefully meet again.”
Martin started to fade away from their sights.
Back in the Grand Hall, the Dream Club Members were socializing to Derry. They explained to him about what Theodore had experienced in his visions. Derry was shown what Theodore had to reveal to him. He learned how the three dream experiences Mally, Penelope and Theodore had were connected. He learned about the three buildings that Theodore discovered. Judging by the look on Derry’s face, he appeared concerned.
Derry: “So, this is their Impure Plan this entire time… It would make sense why they attacked our city… Are you sure that this is really true? That there are three more operations that the Impure Order is committing to?”
Theodore: “I hate to break it to you but all of it is true…”
Mally: “We have planned out as a group to journey to the Impure City. I will gather the technological resources that the technologists need to complete their technologies. Penelope will go to the Battle Forest to discover any means to strengthen your army. Theodore will work under my guidance in destroying the Conversion Device.”
Derry: “Go out and do what you need to do. We will be able to manage in your absence. Just be sure not to get yourself in any danger. You are our only hope.”
Mally: “Noted and good luck.”
At another part in the Earthbound City, at the northward edges of the city was a shipping bay. Inside the shipping bay, it appeared like a garage where ships were stored. There were many ships parked on the walls. Those ships resembled the ships the Earthbound Soldiers used against the Impure Members’ invasion into the city.
There were a few pilots around. Some were happily socializing to themselves. They appeared to be having a break. Others were checking their own ships to see if their ships functioned properly.
Inside one of the larger ships, the Dream Club Members could be seen in their seats. Mally was in front operating the main controls of the ship. Penelope and Theodore sat on both sides of Mally but a few meters behind her.
Mally turned to face her friends.
Mally: “Are we ready for this?”
Theodore and Penelope agreed with her. Mally started the ship causing it to lift off the ground. The doors of the garage began to open. Their ship started to fly out of the shipping bay and into the sky. They flew for some time until they saw the Battle Forest below them.
Mally: “This is your stop Penelope. Good luck and remember, don’t act recklessly, alright?”
Penelope: “Fine…” She gave off a smile.
This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.
Penelope pressed a button on the arm rest of her seat. Soon, a pod emerged from the bottom to consume her. She gave a thumbs up to Theodore before pressing the same button again. Her seat went out of the ship from the bottom. She flew until she landed on the ground in the dark forest.
Penelope got out of her pod to observe the dark environment around her. She was located in an area full of dense sharp bushes. She carefully studied the trees and the corrupted forms of life there.
Penelope: “If I could recreate this environment in the Earth City, it could serious push the soldiers to a whole new level... I’ll first work on the environment before testing the creatures’ strength here.”
Back to where the ship was flying in the sky, Mally and Theodore soon made it into the Impure City. They could see the dark city below them. Like what Mally witnessed before, there weren’t anyone around.
Mally: “I wonder where the citizens of this city are located… We better tread carefully…”
They soon saw the Impure Fortress below them. The Impure Troops that were patrolling the area soon noticed their ship. With angry expressions on their faces, they summoned their weapons before starting firing at the ship. Mally looked at Theodore.
Mally: “You’re up next Theodore. Be careful out there. Contact me Theodore when you made it to the Conversion Device.
Theodore: “Sure thing.”
Theodore pressed a button on his seat rest for a pod to emerge from the bottom to consume him. He waved his hands as if to say bye to her. With an eager smile, he pressed the button again. His pod left the ship from the bottom to land to the Impure Grounds. She could see Theodore getting out of his pod. He summoned his powers before unleashing a green rush of energy that blew the Impure Troops away.
Theodore: “Now, my visions, don’t fail me now.”
Back in the sky, Mally flew the ship somewhere in the Impure City. She searched around her environment until she discovered the Dream World Building. She landed the ship on top of the building. She got out of the ship to glance around the environment.
She then ran to where the entrance into the building was located. Due to it being locked, she had to blast the door apart. She then cautiously ran down the stairs to where she first encountered the room of impure technologies.
During her way through the hallways, she saw many rooms similar to the Hallway of Dreams. As she looked at one of the rooms where the door was widely opened, she discovered that it was a storage room. Inside the storage room, she saw different forms of technological parts in racks of 20 and were neatly organized. She observed a pyramid-shaped object, wires and computer parts. She looked on with a satisfying look on her face.
Mally: “This room is like a storage room for all the technologies they possess. These technologies could serve the technologists.”
Mally summoned out her weapon. She then summoned out from her powers a cubic creation from the floor. It reformed into a type of wagon.
Mally: “This wagon will help me to gather the resources I need here. Better get to gathering creations here… It’s just too quiet for my liking…”
In the Conversion Room, Theodore ran inside to notice that there were no people in cells. There were a few troops around providing maintenance to the machine. They eventually noticed him making them react by summoning out their weapons. With Theodore's simple attack, they were easily defeated.
Theodore ran to be face to face with the Conversion Device. He summoned his Awakening Book to read off the information Mally gave him.
Theodore: “It’s a great thing she made this easy for me to understand. Now how to contact her back...?”
Theodore: “Uh... Mally? I'm here. In the Conversion Room.”
Mally: “Okay. Now enter inside of the Conversion Device.”
Theodore: “Really?”
Mally: “It’s the only way to destroy the machine.”
Theodore walked cautiously into the machine. Once he did, the doors closed to seal him in.
Theodore: “Mally, I’m in the machine and it locked me up.”
Mally: “Don’t mind that. Do you see a disk above you? It is yellow in color in your blueprints.”
Theodore looked at it carefully then checked his blueprints.
Theodore: “I think so. It’s full of holes, right?”
Mally: “Correct. Do you see a tube inside of that disk that leads to a steel ball? That is a semi-circle in shape?”
Theodore observed it carefully.
Theodore: “I see it.”
Mally: “Inside of that steel ball contains a lot of dark energy. That is used to convert people into Impure Members. The steel ball is what keeping that energy in place. What I want you to do is to break that object. The dark energy should burst out like high pressurized water. Make sure the door chambers are closed. With that energy sealed, it will add pressure into the device. This will lead to its end. Just make sure to stay clear of the blast radius.”
Theodore: “Ah… Right on it!”
Theodore started to think to himself for a moment.
Theodore: “Man… This is all too complicated for me… I hope I know what I’m doing or this might get ugly…”
Theodore charged his powers up. Once he was charged up in power, he unleashed it in the form of a beam. He directed it to hit the disk of the machine above him. Some of his energies made it through the disk's open holes. His energies traveled through a tube to hit the steel ball. He pushed some more for that object to crack and break. Dark energies started to move out crazily.
Having seconds to react, Theodore used his powers to blast the chamber doors apart. He ran outside then he summoned transparent metal walls. The walls formed together around the machine to keep the dark energies contained in the machine. From the destroyed disk of the machine, a rush of dark energies poured into the chamber. Eventually, the dark energies filled up to the top making the chamber pressurized.
The device started to shake as it was building up pressure from within. Sparks and bolts flew out. Without any time to think, he ran out of the Conversion Room before the device exploded. He slid to the ground on his stomach for cover as smoke rushed out.
When the smoke cleared up, he picked himself back up to dust himself off. He then looked at what was left of the Conversion Room. The cell bars were bent inward. Impure energies that were once within the machine had blackened the walls, ceiling and flooring. With happiness, he saw the Conversion Device as a pile of dust.
Theodore: He jumped up and down. “Alright!! That machine is cooked!! While I’m here, I will explore more on this palace my visions showed me…”
Theodore started to run down the hallways. Using his visions as his guide, he started to go to where he needed to be.
In the physical world, at the same park where they had their last Dream Club Meeting; Martin, Kathleen, Shawn and Bellamy were having another Dream Club Meeting. Martin, Kathleen and Shawn had their Awakening Books out. Martin was done revealing what Theodore in the Dream Existence had to show them. He also showed what Mally wanted for them to do. They looked on with concern on their faces.
Shawn: “Three more operations…? I thought there was only supposed to be three…”
Martin: “I thought so too… I just don’t know why this is happening… It was already worst as it is now... I’m worried about what the other three operations could do…”
Kathleen: “We have to go to each building and learn what they are doing there. I think that we should go to the Impure City together. We will be safer that way.”
Shawn: “I like that plan. We can work together to stop their operations at each place.”
Martin: “Fine, we should sleep at 11:00 pm today. We can wake up in the Dream Existence at the same time.”
Bellamy: “I will stay here since I feel that my place is in the physical world. I will try to warn as many people as I can during your absence.”
Kathleen: “Will you and the ITH be fine without us?”
Bellamy: “The ITH can manage. Do what you have to do to stop what the Impure Order is doing. Although Humanity might not appreciate or care about this, Humanity relies on you to save this world and themselves.”
Kathleen: “We promise not to fail.”
Bellamy: She gave off a smile. “I know you won’t.”
In the Impure Fortress, an Impure Meeting was taking place in a dark room. It was the same room they held their previous meeting in. There, Mansan was sitting with three remaining Impure Lieutenants. One female Lieutenant was sitting on the left while two male Lieutenants were sitting on the right. The chairs for Bastructour, Hosjoster and Latorfix were left vacant.
Mansan: “I summoned you today for important business... It seems the Destined Guardians had destroyed two of our six operations but it doesn't matter... It was all part of the plan including the defeat of Bastructour and Latorfix...”
Dark Being 6: “I just can’t believe Bastructour got defeated by a Human. It’s kinda funny actually... I wished I could see her have final moments...”
Brian: “Grr... Our peers failed to survive against them. I won't be making that same mistake...”
Dark Being 6: “Sure you won’t...” She started laughing.
Mansan: “Tell me? How are your operations going?”
Dark Being 4: “I am able to bring out all the darkness from Earth... Soon, the Earth will become a dark place… Humanity will soon fight against each other because of that... It will be very entertaining...”
Dark Being 6: “For my operations involving Humanity’s potential, our version of the Human Potential is in the process of being developed. In no time, it will be our source of power...”
Dark Being 5: “As for me, I am working to help Humanity embrace Impurity... Soon, everyone will be their own demons... The world will finally be in your image… I suggest that we should make the Destined Guardians undergo such an experience... I want to see how the effects of such darkness could do to a Destined Guardian. Maybe, it could convert them permanently…”
Dark Being 6: “I feel that submerging them into Humanity’s darkness would be better and quicker… They will be instantly converted into how we want them to be… We might even become the bestest of friends!! I would love that...”
Mansan: “If those attempts fail, I have one more ace on my sleeve... I’ll reveal this later... You three are the remaining Lieutenants left... I am counting on you to make sure that the Impure Plan is a success. Soon, the Destined Guardians will realize the truth that has so blinded them so far... Remember, when the time is right, you all know what to do...”
Collectively: “Yes my lord.”
In Shawn’s bedroom, Shawn was in his bed. He was reflecting on what he was about to experience in the Dream Existence. In his bedroom, it was filled with books ranging from near death experience topics to spiritual growth topics. Paper notes of spiritual research material lay in a disorganized way on the table. Some pages were on the floor. His room was similar to a disorganized library.
Shawn: “I just hope what I’ve discovered in my dream is enough... I hope Mally’s plan will work... I would hate for something to go wrong... The last time I was in the Impure City, I had to witness Mansan harming Theodore… What if this happens to me if I return there…?
He rubbed his head with his hand.
Shawn: “The only knowledge I could rely on is what I’ve gained in my dreams. If only I could understand what the symbols mean. I hope nothing goes wrong when I'm there... Please let nothing go wrong...”
He took a deep breath before closing his eyes to fall asleep. Once he woke up, he found himself back in the Impure City. He was located at a street intersection. Random dark buildings were around him making him feel uncomfortable. Like what Mally and Penelope experienced before, the whole city appeared abandoned and empty of people.
Shawn: “Where are Kathleen and Martin…? Please let them be close…”
He looked around for his friends for moment to find no sign of them.
Shawn: “I hope my friends aren’t in any danger… Maybe I will meet them at the buildings that are shaped like pyramids.”
Shawn summoned his Awakening Book.
Shawn: “Kathleen, Martin, if you get this, I will be going to the buildings that are shaped like pyramids. Hopefully we will meet there.”
Shawn started to journey off to where the pyramids were. He was carrying his Awakening Book with him as his map to get there. During his run, he saw intimidating-looking buildings along with parks. The looks from them were enough to scare him. Maintaining his calmness, he focused on the task at hand.
When he made it to where he was supposed to be, he expressed confusion. What he found was a park with needle-looking trees and 5 feet red grass. There were also picnic areas that were isolated in many spots. What was strange was that the pyramids were nowhere to be found.
He then looked at the buildings surrounding the park. What he took note of was a grey building with a dark flat roof. It was located on the right side of the park. On the left side of the park, there was a red building that was shaped like a DNA strain.
When he checked his book, he saw those two exact buildings. In between them, he saw the pyramid buildings he was meant to go into. Taking his eyes off his book, all he saw was the park.
Shawn: “I don’t understand... The buildings are supposed to be here... Has the Impure Order concealed them with this park?”
A yell snapped him out of his thinking. He quickly turned to a direction where the source of the yelling was coming from. His eyes expressed fear when he recognized the voice.
Shawn: “Could that be... Martin…?”
Quickly, he ran off to where Martin's yells were coming from. As he got closer, Martin's yells became louder. Martin's yells had led Shawn to a street. Buildings were similar in looks than the rest in the Impure City.
To a distance, he saw Martin running down a street. With the look on his face, he was trying to control his level of panic. Shawn expressed happiness out of seeing him but that turned into fear. Pursuing Martin was an Impure Lieutenant that fought against Penelope back in the Earth City. Realizing that it was Impure Lieutenant he was seeing, it made Shawn express great fear.
The Impure Lieutenant was firing to random areas near where Martin was. Martin was trying his best to dodge the guy's arrow shots. Shawn backed away in fear not wanting to get involved. He watched helplessly as the lieutenant eventually was able to catch up to Martin.
The Lieutenant punched Martin on the back. Martin fell rubbing his stomach on the road before coming to a complete stop. The Lieutenant grinned evilly to a frightened Shawn before turning his sights back to Martin.
Martin slowly got up to sitting position to express a bit of fear. The Lieutenant came to direct his arrow at a defenseless Martin.
Dark Being 4: “It looks like your plan to stop my operations failed... You shouldn't have come here...”
Martin glanced to Shawn worried. With the look on his face, it was like he silently was asking Shawn for help. The guy shot Martin away in yellow smoke. Shawn appeared paralyzed in disbelief.
Shawn: “It... It can’t be… Martin!!!”
He placed his hands on his head as the Lieutenant went to him laughing. To Shawn's sight, that person gave off a crooked smile as if he was crazed.
Dark Being 4: “Welcome back to the Impure City Ginny Pig... Have you come to become a prisoner again? Or to witness the death of your friend?”
Shawn: “Why...? Why destroy him...?” He begins crying.
Dark Being 4: “Because I can... Now to talk about what you will face here...”
Shawn: “Please... Anything than that! I promise! I come in peace! Please!”
Shawn went down on his knees pleading.
Dark Being 4: “Hahaha!!! Such a crybaby... You are so amusing that I don't feel like destroying you...”
Shawn glanced at the Lieutenant for a moment to instantly move back in fear. What he saw was Egrig's face being distorted and twisted. He had five misshapen eyes, eight nose holes and fangs instead of a mouth. His hair was covering one side of his face horizontally leaving half his head bald. On the bald side of his head on the top, there were three extra ears.
Shawn began screaming constantly while closing his eyes. When he looked at Egrig again, his face was normal again. The Lieutenant started to laugh out of amusement that he was holding his stomach. Shawn appeared paranoid with his body trembling.
Penelope: Penelope’s angry voice got to the attention of Shawn and the Impure Lieutenant. “Hey! Get away from him!!”
Shawn quickly turned around to express happiness and relief. He saw Penelope, Theodore and Mally to a distance. The Lieutenant grinned crazily to them with his head tilted.