Warning: This is what happens when I dream. I'm not too sure of it, either. You have been warned. Oh, yeah, none of these character belong to me, except for Kutlass, and since I haven't yet written about him, it looks like you're all going to be left in the dark. He, he.

An Odd Story Based on a Dream I Once Had

Jose marched down the bridge, six fixed ideas trailing behind him.

"Ah," commented Jose. "There's nothing quite like walking across a not so sturdy bridge with a really deep lake under you." Then, to the fixed ideas, said, "Fan out!". The fixed ideas complied and fanned out across the water, walking on the surface. Jose smiled to himself as he neared the end of the bridge. Suddenly there was a muffled cry and the fixed ideas started falling through the water.

"What the...?"inquired Jose as he reached the shore. A bedraggled fixed idea swam to shore and looked inquiringly at its master. Jose stepped out on the water, and it held his wait for a few seconds, until he fell through with a resounding SPLASH!. A thoroughly drenched Jose swam to the surface when laughter erupted from nearby.

"I know that laughter anywhere," growled Jose. "It's you, isn't it, Kutlass?"

"Of course, who else would it be?" inquired Kutlass as he stepped out from behind a tree.

"Why don't you just get lost?" growled Jose. Kutlass gave a sly smile and melted into the shadows. "I hate him," spat Jose, who was still in the water. Then he noticed a fixed idea point at the water. He followed the fixed ideas finger and found himself looking at his reflection. Only it wasn't his reflection, it was that of his father's.

"Okay, now that's just plain creepy," said Jose as he crawled out of the water. He motioned to the fixed ideas and they continued on down the path.

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Von Reichter was contentedly lounging on a chair, reading the newspaper.

"Large explosion kills top ranking scientists," he muttered as he read the headline. "Serves them right...always poking fun at me. Well you can't poke fun at me now, can you, Finster! Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Suddenly the door burst open and Jose marched in, followed by his six fixed ideas. Von Reichter groaned.

"Just when I thought I'd have the castle to myself," he mumbled to himself, as he carefully folded the paper and set it down on the table beside him. "What is it, Jose?" Jose scratched his head.

"I knew when I decided to come here ..." he trailed off.

"Just what I need," commented Von Reichter. "A clone who doesn't know what he came here for." He scowled when he couldn't think of a discreet way to make Jose go away, but smiled when he thought of something else.

"Well, now that you're here," started Von Reichter as he got up. "I might as well show you something." Von Reichter walked away and Jose decided to follow. He was led to a large open chamber with a small indent in the middle. Off to one side of the indent was a raised chair, and in the middle of the indent was a swivel chair with a stiff rod attached to it. A thin sheet of water covered the floor of the indent. Confused, Jose gave his father a what-the-hell-is-it look.

"It's the ultimate device," said Von Reichter. "I call it the Hamsterwheeltodestroycybersix Machine!" With that he started to laugh maniacly. That's it, thought Jose, he's finally snapped. Suddenly there was the sound of shattering glass followed by a scream! And who other than Cybersix fell through the skylight and landed in the Hamsterwheeltodestroycybersix Machine.

"You'll never catch me alive!" yelled Cybersix. "For I am Cybersix! Ace reporter!" She pulled out a camera and took a picture of Von Reichter. He didn't notice, he was too busy mourning over his lost skylight.

"Nooooo!" he cried. "I still have three payments left on that!" He fell to his knees crying. Then Jose remembered what he came there for.

"Now I remember!" he said. "I came to tell father that Cybersix quit her job as a teacher and became a reporter!" In response, Cybersix snapped a picture of Jose. He blinked twice and glared at her.

"No one takes a picture of me and lives to tell the tale!" Von Reichter, who had gotten over the loss of his skylight, whipped out a camera and also took a picture of Jose. Jose scowled. "You're lucky you're my father," he muttered. Then, a thought struck him. No seriously, a large, heavy wood carving depicting the word 'THOUGHT' fell through the now broken skylight and konked him on the head. Jose fell flat on his face, and the Fixed Ideas, for some strange reason, started freaking out. And, amid all the confusion, Von Reicther managed to activate the Hamsterwheeltodestroycybersix Machine.

This is where it gets strange. Attached to the stiff rod that was attached to the chair was an empty see-through ball, and in that ball was a hamster. When Von Reichter activated the machine it did two things: It shocked the hamster, causing it to run like mad, and it strapped Cybersix to the chair. Von Reichter laughed maniacly as the chair Cybersix was in started to spin thanks to the hamster. And it spun faster, and faster, until it finally broke off and flew through the air, Cybersix still attached.

"Woohoo!" she yelled, her one arm over her head rodeo style. "Ride 'em hamster wheel!" Von Reichter screamed like a little school girl; the chair was, after all, headed straight for him, and made a hasty retreat stage right. The chair and Cybersix crashed into the control panel. Cybersix instantly fell asleep, dreaming dreams of cheese.

Outside, Von Reichter stopped to catch his breath and look around. He was instantly surrounded by the police.

"Hands in the air!" shouted one of the police, his gun trained on the scientist. Von Reichter complied as the police chief walked forward.

"Mr. Von Reichter," he started. "You are being arrested for drunk driving."

"Drunk driving?!"

Flashback

Von Reichter was zig-zagging down the road, a half empty bottle of liquor held high above his head. In the seat beside him were three other bottles, all empty. There was a scream as a pedestrian leapt out of harms way at the last second. He gave a wild laugh and narrowly missed a senior, then floored it and sped off, seven police cars in hot pursuit.

End Flashback

"Oh yeah," he said slowly. The police chief slapped a pair of handcuffs on him and proceeded to drag him away. "Wait!" yelled von Reichter. "What about the illegal experiments? The acts of terrorism? What about the crimes against humanity?!" The police chief stopped and gave him a look.

"What about those crimes against humanity?" Von Reichter was silent for a moment.

"Nothing. Nothing at all," he said quickly. "You didn't hear anything." and as he was being dragged away, Cybersix awoke from her dreams of cheese in time to see him off.

"Bye, Von Reichter!" she shouted, the joy evident in her voice. "And before you go, say hi to the camera!" She snapped a picture and ran off.

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three days later...

The Meridiana Times

Breaking news! New reporter Cybersix aka Adrien Seidleman was there to witness the arrest of notorious scientist Von Reichter, who was finally caught after a night of drunk driving. Pedestrians reported seeing a dark blue viper cruising the streets at high speed, the police hot on its tail. After knocking down three street lights, demolishing a park, and nearly running over who knows how many senior citizens, he was finally cornered in an alley way. Unfortunately he got away when a strange little boy with a big head and orange glasses appeared seemingly out of nowhere and started yabbering about how he was going to rule Meridiana with an iron fist. He was shocked with a tazer and shoved into a dog cage. The next morning, the strange little boy escaped, but was followed to Von Reichter's stronghold. It was there that Von Reichter was finally arrested. He had this to say:

VR: "It's not fair! It's just one little misdemeanour, it'll never happen again!"
Police: "Sir, you almost killed the entire populace of Meridiana."
VR: ". . . It was Jose! He put me up to it, it's all his fault! You hear me Jose! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!"

This arrest could not have been possible without Cybersix, who fearlessly entered Von Reichter's castle and put herself in danger, all for the sake of the camera. This is what she had to say:

C6: "It was nothing, really. And I had to do it anyway. With Von Reichter driving around like a mad man, there was no telling what would have happened!"

So there you have it, straight from the cyber's mouth. Thanks, Cybersix!

In other news, local student Lori has been sent to counselling. She went into severe shock when she found out that her literature teacher was a man and is sure to suffer deep emotional scarring.

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And there you have it, my story. The only hitch I had was in this line:

"Von Reichter screamed like a little school girl; the chair was, after all, headed straight for him, and made a hasty retreat stage right."

Is that proper use of semi colon? If not, enlighten me, please!