Roleplay:Dreamspace

General Information:
Some citizens in Station Square find that they have been unable to get enough sleep lately, a factor visible by the many tired people seen throughout the day and the general lack of energy in the city. However, not many people think to highly of it, and shrug it off as a minor problem. Simultaneously, there have been sightings, although few and far between, of strange...phenomenon...within the city. Unusual shadows, distorted buildings, streets that lead to nowhere, and even claims of windows and mirrors that don't show reflections! While many of these reports are shrugged off as being the halucinations of late-night party go-ers, some believe that there is something bigger afoot.

This RP is full of mystery, suspense and twists, and, in order to keep that feeling, nothing more shall be revealed at the moment.

This is an OPEN RP. However, I can refuse/kick out people depending on their RP history or their behaviour.

Rules:
Standard RP rules:
 * Absitively, posilutely NO GOD-MODDING!!!! perpetrators shall be warned and if it isn't stopped, they will be removed from the RP.
 * Don't change the plot or drastically affect it without my permission.
 * Stay on track. This RP has a beginning, middle and an end, which will be followed in order.
 * No random fights please, and by random, I mean completely random.
 * During fights please be rational. Of course nobody likes to have their character hurt/lose, but, for the sake of image, and to prevent fights that last eternity, be realistic. IMO fights actually look better when both sides deal and take hits.
 * If you want to introduce a character, do not just randomly have them pop up e.g. they fall out of a tree. Actually take the time to introduce and integrate them into the plot. I will provide instances where people can introduce characters, however you are free to do so at any time as long as it is reasonable.

Characters:
Please add your characters to the appropriate sections, except the "Major Characters" section. I'll select characters from the other sections to place within there, with the user's consent of course.

Good Guys:
Thetis - Banzai123

Banzai - Banzai123

Soshiro - Banzai123

Ilmarinen Frostcloud (Ryu)

Savant the Goetian (Ryu)

Gabriel Aungel - Xi

Shot the Echidna (Scrounder)

Smash The Echidna (STE)

Splice The Hedgehog (STE)

Jessie Garnet The Fox (STE)

Crystal The Fox (STE)

James Hunter The Fox (STE)

Zap The Hedgehog (STE)

Bad Guys:
The Corrupted Miasma

Anti-Heroes (Not good, but not bad either):
Dark Ichiro (Prone to villainy despite his neutrallity) - Xi

The Incubi
Iragem - Banzai123

Edram - Banzai123

 Isoullin - Banzai123

Part 1: Life's just a dream...
It was early morning in Station Square, and people were off going about their daily activities. Some were off to work, others were already working. Many people were off running errands, while others were just moving about. However, some could tell that today just felt...weird. A few people, within the masses, were moving much slower than others. They had bags under their eyes, some had them larger than others, and moved quite sluggishly, as if every step was an effort. Some people were plain exhausted, and their presence created a sort of empty feeling within the city.

Thetis sat down ona park bench, hands deep in his jacket pockets, hoping to rest his aching legs. He was one of the people who had barely gotten any sleep the other night. Heck, he didn't even remember falling asleep. All he knew was that, right now, every step he took required every ounce of his willpower. He put his head back, resting along the edge of the seat, and closed his eyes, hoping to catch a little shut-eye.

Shouldn't you be doing something?

Thetis' eyes opened. He could've sworn he heard someone say something to him, right over his head. Yet, when he opened his eyes, no one was there. "Geez...I'm so tired I must be hearing things."

A Black echidna with blue eyes was just walking in Station Square, shopping. A man passed by him, accidentally bumping into him. At first, the man didn't notice, but after a moment, he quickly turned around and said, "Whoops. Sorry man." However, as he looked at the echidna, a strange look came over his face, like confusion. He seemed to be looking at something behind the echidna.

"What are you looking at?" Asked the echidna.

The man blinked, and a look of surprise came over him. "Huh, I guess...nothing. Sorry, again." The man then walked away, the confusion still present on his face.

"Strange.." The echidna said. He was curious about this, and walked away.

Behind the echidna, a man sat on a bench not too far from him. A man who looked very much like the man that bumped into the echidna, only this man's eyes were pure white and glowing. He had observed the little interaction, and chuckled. Instantaneously, he vanished from the spot, and no one seemed to notice.

As the echidna walked, he saw a strange creature. He rubbed his eyes, and saw nothing.

Banzai the monkey lay down utop the roof of a building. He needed a place where he could get away from the hustle and bustle of the city, a place where he could nap for a little while. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not fall asleep. His red eyes were proof of that. "Aw! I don't understand!" He rubbed his eyes with his fingers. "I drank milk, I conted sheep up to a thousand, so why can't I fall asleep?"

"Why sould you want to?" Another monkey said, who had somehow arrived next to Banzai without him knowing. The monkey didn't wear any clothes aside from dull grey pants and some sunglasses.

"Where'd you come from?" Banzai asked.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"Oh, I was around. Anyways, why would you wanna got to sleep now? It's the middle of the day."

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"Yeah, but I didn't sleep at all last night."

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"You and half the city." The monkey looked down to the streets below, observing everyone going about their day to day activities. Something seemed to catch his eye, as his brow rose in curiousity. "Anyways, it's a good idea to rest now. That way you'll be up for the activities tonight," the monkey said.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"What activities?" Banzai asked. He had dozed off momentarily and opened his eyes to face the stranger, but he had suddenly disappeared. Banzai was thoroughly confused. "Where'd he go off to?"

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">Shot, or the echidna, looked up and saw Banzai. "So that happened to you too, eh?" He said.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"Huh?" Banzai turned to look over the edge of the roof. "Just tryin' to catch some sleep," he replied.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">Shot frowned. "Well, sorry bout' that. Name's Shot the Echidna."

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"Name's Banzai," he replied. "Hey, you haven't seen another monkey around here, have you? Wearing sunglasses?"

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"Nope" Shot replied.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"Oh. Okay then." Banzai rolled off the roof and landed on the street. "Where could he have gone?" he said to himself. Suddenly, a firehydrant near the two of them exploded, sending a jet of water into the sky. Almost simultaneously, several windows in the are shattered for seemingly no reason.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"What the-" Banzai stuttered.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"Welp, i'd be going, kid. See ya!" Shot said as he got in his car.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;">"Wait...what?" Banzai said as he watched Shot prepare to leave. "You don't wanna stay and see what's going on?"

Past the city outskirts, in the forest, Savant had also been subjected to the insomnia that was plaguing most of the residents of Station Square. The lack of sleep had made him irritable and somewhat paranoid. He tried sleeping during the day, but not even that seemed to help.

"You okay there?" A man spoke to Savant. "You look like you're about to fall asleep on yourself." The man wore a large jacket and baggy pants, and a distinctive pair of sunglasses over his eyes.

The Goetian's head jerked up and he looked over at the man.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"You know, it's not good to sleep during the middle of the day," the man said, ignoring Savant's question.

He raised an eyebrow.

"And why not, pray tell?"

"Hmm," the man pondered for a moment. "It just isn't, I guess." He offered a clumsy smile, that seemed to be hiding something secret. "Well, I need to be off. Try not to fall asleep," he said. He pushed his glasses into place, and for a moment his eyes seemed to glow, and turned to walk away.

Savant snorted in disdain.

"Hmph...why is he so uneasy about me trying to sleep during the day?"

You'll see...

His ears perked up, and he looked around. "Who...?? No...that was in my head..."

A scratching noise is heard, very softly at first but grew louder as it continued. After a few seconds, it suddenly stopped, only to start back again, louder this time. Suddenly, large scratches began appearing on the trees in the forest, right before Savant's droopy eyes, as if some invisible creature were marking them.

<p style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal;"> ((Now you get to introduce your character. They can be 'tired' or not. Either way, I'll make something happen to catch their attention. Possibilities are Endless - Banzai123 01:18, February 28, 2012 (UTC)))

Green Flower City was facing the same problems. The whole day seemed to go in slow motion, as everyone was either moving around as fast as a speeding snail or not moving at all. Most people had stopped to rest, and a lot of people stayed home. Even the flowers seemed to droop lazily.

The widespread insomnia caused a lot of problems for the people at the Blitz Pit, the famous fighting arena located in the city. The fighters were struggling to even stay awake during their matches, eventually they'd have to call a time out to let them rest; something that had never happened there before. Smash, a blue echidna and one of the many fighters in the building, watched the matches from the door to the ring. "This is ridiculous..." He muttered. "Why the heck is everyone so dang groggy today..?"

"Beats me." Another fighter said, standing beside him. "I just couldn't get to sleep last night.." His voice trailed off with a big yawn. "Supposed to be seein' the doctor today."

"What for?" Smash asked, looking at the man at the corner of his eye.

"Been seeing some weird things lately. I think I'm hallucinating or something." The guy rubbed his left eye, lazily.

Smash's eyebrows shot up. "You serious? What kinda things?"

"Can't really say for sure." He shrugged again. "Saw some guys appear out of nowhere and then vanish when I blink. I mean, like a random guy on the street, just walking. Next thing I know, Psh! Gone."

"That's disconcerting..." Smash looked down, stroking his chin. "Well...I know something's going on around here. I mean, how can everyone be losing sleep at the same time? And with your seeing things, that just makes me suspicious.."

The man frowned, thinking about what he said. "I dunno...It IS kinda weird, when you put it that way.."

"Don't matter which way you put it. It's weird."

Another fighter passed in front of the two of them, an otter. He moved as sluggishly and lazily as everyone else, and had large bags under his eyes. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he tripped and faceplanted the floor. If one was looking, one would see that he fell quite oddly, as if something suddenly pulled on his feet.

Smash's eyebrows shot up. "What the-..." As the other fighter he was talking to rushed to help him up, Smash stared at the two. The heck was that..? He wondered. ''How did he manage to pull that off? Wait...Something's screwy here...''

The otter managed to stand back up with the others' help. "Thanks. I'm a lil' clumsy today," he said, letting out a false chuckle. He picked up his things and walked towards teh exit, passing by an echinda wearing distinctive sunglasses, inside.

"In here too?" the echidna whispered to himself, almost entirely silently, with a shocked expression on his face.

Smash watched as the otter left, and noticed the other echidna almost immediately. It was no one he recognized. He wasn't a fighter, as far as he knew. And this area in particular was pretty much restricted to fighters only. "..Who are you?" He asked.

The echidna obviously noticed Smash, but pretended he didn't hear him anyways and turned to walk out the exit, hurriedly.

Smash gave a suspicious stare, noticing the quick pace in his steps. He began to follow him quietly, feeling that he was onto something.

As the echidna reached the exit, he turned back to look at Smash. Then, without warning, he vanished into thin air.

Farther up in the city, a small group began to gather inside of a tree house, located in someone's back yard. "Alright, everyone! Team Garnet has assembled once again!" The leader of the group, a purple fox with messy hair, stood at the back of the tree house. She looked around at the other people in her team; A silver fox with long hair, a chao of the same color, A lavender fox with blue hair, and a dark gold hedgehog. And they all were too sleepy to even look at her straight. This discouraged her. "Oh c'mon, guys! This is our first meeting in 5 months and you can't even stay awake!?" She complained. "Wake up!"

"Ugh, sorry Jess." The lavender fox groaned, wiping some drool off of his lip. "I had trouble sleeping.."

"Me too..I stayed awake all night long.." The silver colored girl said.

"Chaoo..." Even the chao was affected.

"Ugh! I guess it can't be helped.." Jessie grumbled, folding her arms. "Come to think of it, I couldn't sleep very well myself." She rose her eyebrow, remembering the night before. "I got plenty of rest, but couldn't actually fall asleep until real late."

"M-maybe there's a reason for this..?" The hedgehog suggested. "I couldn't help but notice..it's not just us..." His voice trailed off as he glanceded outside.

"Yeah, it seems like everyone's pretty tired today." The girl glanced outside as well, noticing some people on the street moving slowly.

"Hmm.." Jessie stroked her chin. "In that case, I think this calls for an investigation!"

Suddenly, a loud crash is heard outside, like the sound of two cars smashing together. This got everyone to wake up. "What was that!?"

"That's the sound of the call to adventure!" Jessie exclaimed. "Crystal, James, Zap! Follow me! Our investigation starts now!"

James shook his head, facepalming at her outburst. "I think it was just a car accident, but we should look anyway." He muttered. Jessie lead the group down the tree and they raced out to the front yard to see what had happened.

It was indeed a car crash, the two drivers fortunately unharmed. They were both inspecting the damages, which were quite severe, and scratching their heads, for they could offer no explanation as to how the accident happened.

"What happened here?" James asked, when the team arrived.

"Is everyone alright?" Crystal added to the question.

"We're okay," A middle-aged hedgehog replied.

"Although, neither of us knows what happened," said a young, female fox. "It's like the cars suddenly got a mind of their own and ran right into eachother!"

"What the heck?" Jessie scratched her ear. "That can't be right..."

"I...don't understand.." Zap said quietly, trying to make sense of it all.

Not too far down the street, a silvery-white hedgehog walked in the direction of the crash, shaking his head in dismay. "I just don't understand it, uncle," the boy began, speaking to an ethereal being that only he could see, "None of this makes any sense, and now accidents are starting to happen. If someone doesn't figure this out soon, people could get hurt." His ghostly companion, another like-coloured hedgehog, hesitated in thought and then replied, "I'm sure there's an answer to all this." Moments later the spirit disappeared, leaving behind a shadowy figure with a deeper voice, "But the answer is one you will never find." The hedgehog jumped in fright, and turned to notice that both his companion and the other shadow were gone. He looked around for a moment before deciding that there was nothing to be done, and he kept on walking down the street.

Suddenly, a red and blue multicolored hedgehog rushed past him, heading for the scene of the accident.

Back at the scene of the accident, people were still trying to make sense of what was happening. Suddenly, one of the cars spontaneously flew into the air, crashing into a nearby store and terrifying the shoppers.

The silvery-white hedgehog quickly took in the uprise in commotion around him, and rushed forward to help. Nearing the store, he thrust his arms forward, engulfing the car in a mysterious blue light that was shared by his own gloves. He moves his arms to the side, lifting the car away from the store, making incident easier to tend to.

The hedgehog could feel something like hands grasping onto his shoulders, however nothing could be seen actually touching him. Suddenly, the invisible force pulled him backwards with mighty force, like someone pulling him away.

"Woah!" the hedgehog cried out. Not expecting the strange force, he stumbled backwards, but quickly regained his footing. He looked around, expecting to see the cause of it, but there were no possible suspects around.

However, what he did see was a massive, hunched over creature with large, long arms and the head of a boar. The top of it's face was covered in a mask that looked like the top half of a skull, with swirling holes of blackness forming its eyes. From the looks of how the others were reacting, it didn't look like they could see the creature.

The hedgehog lurched backwards upon seeing the massive creature. Instinctively he threw a fireball from his hand at the beast, hoping to ward it off.

The fireball scorched part of it's arm. It growled in anger and turned to see where the attack came from. It's black gaze stopped on the hedgehog, and it turned it's body to face him. It's beaver-like tail hit the other car, knocking it a few feet to the side and startling the other bystanders, who probably had know idea what was going on.

((By the way only the hedgehog can see the monster right now Possibilities are Endless - Banzai123 00:10, February 29, 2012 (UTC)))

"Great, look what you did." said a voice from behind the hedgehog. It came from a hedgehog who looked exactly like himself, only faded blue in colour and had glowing white eyes.

"What the--?" the hedgehog said in shock. He looked back and forth between the monster and the image of himself, trying to figure out what was going on. ''This... this isn't right. Uncle, please come back and help'', he frantically thought.