Toby had just blasted the Wraith straight through the roof, the resulting shockwave somehow restoring Mr. Clover to his proper age. Now, the older man had a lot of questions for the young Dreamer.
Fred Clover: What the hell is going on?! (Fred shouted, panic flooding his expression)
Toby Robinson: Please, calm down. I can explain everything. (Toby spoke calmly)... Okay right now, we're stuck in a place called a dream domain. Your dream domain, to be exact. And I'm able to be here because I have dream powers. (He explained quickly)
Fred Clover: Wha... what are you talking about?! There's no way any of this is real! Oh my God... am l losing my mind?! Am I insane right now?! That has to be it, right?! That's why all of this is happening to me! (Fred yelled, his frustration quickly spiralling into fear)
Toby Robinson: Alright... seems like a better explanation is in order, so listen closely... (Sighs) My name's Toby Robinson, completely ordinary teenager by day, but a supernaturally awesome dream warrior by night. I've had these powers for a while now, and I honestly have no idea where they came from. All I know is that I can control my dreams, and defeat my nightmares. I know all of this has to be terrifying, but I promise I'll do everything in my power to protect you. I will destroy that Wraith. (Toby calmly explained to him, the steady glow of his blue eyes somehow made every word feel true)... You good? (He added with a harmless smile)
Fred Clover: Dream Domains... superpowers... Wraiths... Yeah. I think I'm good. (Fred said, sounding utterly defeated)
Toby Robinson: It's all true. Now you can either stay here and wait for that monster to come back... or come with me and help me kill it. (Toby said, waiting for him to decide)
Fred thought about it for a moment, but the right choice was obvious. He clenched his fist, determination hardening his expression.
Fred Clover: I'll do it. I'll come with you. (Fred said firmly)
Toby Robinson: Cool, but please remember that I'm the one with the dream powers, and you can't actually help me fight this thing. The only help I need is for you to stay calm, because your fear will literally make it stronger. (Toby explained quickly)
Fred Clover: You're the expert, so I'll follow your instructions. But if there's anything I can do to help, anything at all. Please let me know. I want some payback for everything this thing has put me through. (Fred said quietly, determination burning beneath his calm tone)
Toby Robinson: Alright then... let's end this once and for all. (Toby said as he turned and walked out of the room)
Fred Clover: Once and for all. (Fred muttered as he followed Toby out of his old room, ready to face the monster of his nightmares)
Meanwhile, outside the house, the Abusive Dad, the name of the physical form the Wraith had taken, was getting up from the ground. It had crash landed and left a massive crater behind, yet it didn't seem hurt in any way.
Not far from the house lay the beaten, broken bodies of Prince Charming, Noble, and Browny. All three dream beings already defeated by the nightmare some time earlier.
"You're gonna be sorry... you little brat." (The nightmare growled as it stalked toward the house, its appearance slowly distorting into something new)
The front door of the creepy house was suddenly blasted apart by a surge of dream energy, and moments later, Toby Robinson stepped out with a satisfied look on his face.
[-12 Dream Points]
[Dream Bank: 4812 Dream Points]
Toby Robinson: Ha! Take that, you stupid door! (Toby smiled as he walked down the short stairs, but the moment he looked ahead, the smile vanished, his eyes widening at the horrifying sight)
All of his dream beings had been defeated, their broken bodies and the chaos of battle littering the ground. Charming's sword lay snapped in two, a grim testament to how fiercely he must have fought. Noble's legs were badly shattered, their twisted state making the damage unmistakable. And Browny's body was the most devastated of all, the sheer depth and width of the crater he lay in showing just how hard it had been to keep him down.
The sight enraged Toby, his eyes burning with dream energy like never before. All he wanted now was to destroy this creature, to blast it with enough power to reduce its body to ash.
[Prince Charming Has Been Greatly Injured]
[Noble Has Been Greatly Injured]
[Browny Has Been Greatly Injured]
Fred Clover: What happened here? (Fred asked quietly, staring at the fallen dream beings)
Toby Robinson: Stay back... it's coming. (Toby said through clenched teeth, his eyes locked on the approaching figure)
"Hey, Toby." (The Wraith stepped out of the shadows, its voice unnervingly gentle as its face settled into something new)... How's it going, little man?" (Marcus Robinson's smile stared back at him, his dad's face, now worn by the nightmare)
Tears fell from Toby's eyes as he stared at his father's face, emotions he had buried for years surging back all at once. The sadness didn't last, anger consumed it, the tears quickly evaporating as dream energy ignited his eyes.
"Aaaaaargh!!!" (Toby screamed, unleashing a surge of dream energy that crossed the distance between them in an instant and slammed into the Wraith)
The Wraith lifted its corruption infused belt, the tainted material hardening as it blocked the power of the dream beam, enduring until the energy was spent.
[-11 Dream Points]
[Dream Bank: 4801 Dream Points]
Toby walked forward, his dream beings disintegrating into glowing particles that streamed back into him. He said nothing, simply drawing them in. Technique, control, none of it mattered now. He was consumed by anger.
Toby Robinson: You... you're dead! (Toby growled, dream energy erupting from his eyes and slamming into the Wraith once again)
Next: Limit To My Power.