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Avalon Jordan ([info]bluelantern) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-06-20 21:18:00


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Entry tags:inactive - avalon, inactive - josh casey, plot - "dream a little dream"

Somewhere in Josh's dreams....
It has been some time since Avalon had visited Katima, although he isn't sure exactly how long. Its not like he has sunrises and sunsets to tell the passage of days any more in his tiny little box. Things have gone from fairly bad to worse - Malicor was certain to take out his rage on the Naltorian after Katima followed him back to where he was being kept and the results had not been pretty. Even though Avalon knew that his physical body was unhurt, his spiritual self was battered and bruised from the ordeal.

Malicors rage still isn't enough to stop him though. He knows that he must warn his friends of the Orange Lanterns impending plans, even if that means more pain on his part. He can't let Malicor win.

Avalon decides on trying to visit Josh now, though he's much more cautious with his Dreamwalking. He waits until after Malicor has left him immediately following another "session" of pain, and wills himself to his dreaming friend. He hopes that maybe his message can get out and be understood - he has no idea if he suceeded with Katima or not.



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[info]healingbug
2010-06-21 01:00 am UTC (link)
Josh's dream is a quiet one but quite beautiful. The dreamscape is that of a lush and tropical paradise. Trees, animals, a beach, calm waves...it's a breathtaking sight.

The quiet is suddenly broken by a few disturbed birds flying into the air. Josh rushed through the trees with a grin. Branches and vines are lept and swung from as he continues his fast pace. Eventually he bursts into the open air with laugh, flipping through the air and landing on the beach. Just in swim trunks, the healer looks out at the water, just admiring the view. Nice dream.

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[info]bluelantern
2010-06-21 01:17 am UTC (link)
Not sure what to expect, Avalon let's himself be drawn into the dream quietly at first. He's always cautious when entering a dream - he doesn't have any control over them himself and they can be quite dangerous for him at times. Luckily that isn't the case with Josh's dream.

He finds himself on the beach near the water, and in some ways he is just happy to see something Earth-like. With a sigh he sits down in the sand, his fingers running nervously through his feathers as he tries to groom them into some sort of order. He doesn't have to wait long - Josh comes careening into view. For a moment, Avalon simply watches his best friend, though soon he finds his feet and moves towards him.

"Josh.. hey..." he says softly, trying to not alarm the other boy. Avalon looks a mess. He's been beaten up, though a lot of the bruises are yellowing and old. There are a few scabbed over wounds that look faintly purplish along his arms, though nothing too terribly bad.

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[info]healingbug
2010-06-21 01:36 am UTC (link)
Even in a dream, Josh's powers are sharp. The moment Avaon registers, the healer is moving to meet him. "Ava!" he yelps, already starting to apply that miraculously effective power of his. "What happened? What's going on?" he's rather clearly worried.

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[info]bluelantern
2010-06-21 01:46 am UTC (link)
Trying to gently calm Josh some, Avalon gives Josh's questing hands a squeeze, and he offers the other teen a tired smile. "Malicor has been taking out his sense of humor on me," he explains. Still, the tingling warmth of Josh's powers makes him wriggle a bit, a soft laugh coming to his lips. In all honesty, Ava is just glad to see a friendly face. He raises a hand up to Josh's chest, his eyes falling closed as he reaches out with his empathy, making the same reasuring connection that he always does when greeting Josh and Henry both. "I've missed you." he says softly. "I want to come home but I can not find the way."

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[info]healingbug
2010-06-21 02:11 am UTC (link)
Josh doesn't seem particularly calm, holding tight to Avalon as he heals him. The mention of Malicor brings a scowl to the healer. "Malicor did this? Where is he? I'll take him down!" he says, looking around quickly. He allows the connection, moving to steal a quick kiss. "What? Where are you? Maybe we can help you find the way."

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[info]bluelantern
2010-06-21 02:32 am UTC (link)
Trying to reassure the taller boy, Ava offers Josh a gentle smile as he says "Malicor can't follow me here.. not while we stay in your dreams. He has me.. somewhere. I'm not sure exactly where, but when I am not Dreamwalking, I am confined to a dark place alone. He comes to me to taunt me and at some times take out his frustration on me. I am safe, for now, here with you." He draws in a deep breath and then says softly "I am in the Dreamtime, though where I can not say. If I knew I would tell you right away."

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[info]healingbug
2010-06-21 03:18 am UTC (link)
This news gets Josh angry, the healer silently deciding he wants to personally beat Malicor up. Possibly more than once.

"Of course you're safe with me. I'll protect you," he says firmly. "That's what Katima told us...how do we get to the Dreamtime, Ava? How can we help?"

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[info]bluelantern
2010-06-21 04:10 am UTC (link)
The news of Katima brightens Avalon considerably, and he flashes a wide grin to the other boy as he says "She remembered! I was so worried that she might have forgotten.. Sometimes dreams are not as real to some as they are to others, and they do not realize that what happens in them can be very.. true."

He tilts his head to the side, blinking a few times at the wave of strong emotions from Josh before he flushes a tiny bit and gives the other boy a gentle smile. "I.. I don't know how humans can get to the Dreamtime. Even I am not really able to access it the way that Naltorians do - I can visit people in their dreams, but I can not go to the realm of my own free will. That's why I can find you but can not tell you where I am." He crinkles his nose a little, his tone frustrated as he says "I just want to go home. I'm tired of sleeping."

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[info]healingbug
2010-06-21 10:58 am UTC (link)
Josh nods. "Yeah. She told me and Henry first thing when she woke up," he says, leaving out the information about how he had to heal broken glass wounds.

Pulling Ava closer again, Josh takes a deep breath. "I want you home too...I miss you," he says. There's a long pause before Josh speaks up again. "Naltorians know how to get into the Dreamtime? They have some kind of machine or gateway?"

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[info]bluelantern
2010-06-21 12:46 pm UTC (link)
"Naltor is not like Earth, where the people live in reality." replies Avalon as he lets himself be gathered close. In all honesty it feels good to lean against someone else, and he has no problems with huddling himself up against Josh under the taller boy's chin. "They live in reality but.. it's not real to them - it's like a waking dream. They can go into the Dreamtime and that is where they live their real lives in their sleep. The precognitive nature of their minds makes everything in reality predictable.. they all know what is going to happen and when so they do not fight it. The Dreamtime is where they live and love and fight and fuck and do everything that Humans do except.. for them that is the real reality. It's part of what made me such an outsider growing up.. I wasn't part of the precog pool so I didn't know what was going to happen when it did.. and then I couldn't escape into the Dreamtime to live my real life as they saw it."

He sighs then, thinking for a moment before he stiffens a bit and pulls back to look into Josh's eyes. "You have to get 'enry to use his ring. That might be the only way - I'm not certain. But a green power ring is capable of anything that it's wielder can imagine and that they have the will to make happen. Maybe he can open a gateway and let you through.. I.. don't know any other way. Going to Naltor is not an option, without my help it will take weeks of travel to get there through deep and dangerous space. Earth is on the outskirts of the sectors."

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[info]healingbug
2010-06-21 02:35 pm UTC (link)
Josh just frowns as he listens to the information on Naltor. The whole idea of the way that planet lives just seems absurd to him. He keeps quiet about it though.

Giving Ava a confused look when he meets his eyes. "Henry can get us there?" he asks, eyes widening. "What about Katima? Can she help? Either opening the door or getting us there?" the healer goes on, having been told a little about the Indigo's power.

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[info]bluelantern
2010-06-21 05:36 pm UTC (link)
"Indigo rings do not work that way.. only green can. I also do not think that she can travel the way that I can.. only Blues are capable of the speeds that I can warp. Without my ring, you will all be consigned to normal travel speeds." Avalon tries to explain. "I'm sure she can help and go along but I do not think that she can open a portal. Even then it will be hard on 'enry, I'm sure. The Dreamtime is not a realm he is familiar and he may have trouble getting it right. Maybe I should visit him too? Although.." he sighs, "I don't know if he will remeber, but I can always try."

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[info]healingbug
2010-06-21 05:53 pm UTC (link)
Josh nods slightly, worried again. He pulls Ava close once more and closes his eyes. "I'll remember everything I can and tell him as soon as I wake up," he says.

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[info]bluelantern
2010-06-21 07:41 pm UTC (link)
"I hope you remember.. sometimes you don't have a choice in the matter." replies Avalon gently though his voice holds no judgment, it's just a simple fact. Not really sure what else to say, the Naltorian just leans in towards Josh and tries to soak up as much of his friend's presence as he can. He knows that far too soon, he will have to go back to his dark cell..

"Hey.. while I'm here we should enjoy ourselves." Avalon says then with a smile. "Do you know this place? Want to explore it?"

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[info]healingbug
2010-06-21 09:29 pm UTC (link)
"It's the island you and Henry dropped me off on the day we all played hooky," Josh replies, holding onto Ava. "We can explore if you want."

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[info]bluelantern
2010-06-22 12:44 am UTC (link)
"Oh neat!" replies Avalon with a big grin. It's actually quite nice for him to be getting a "break" from what is his reality at the moment. He lets Josh lead the way, wandering over the island with the taller boy as his guide.

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