NiGHTS into Dreams: Destinies Come to Light

(Note: NiGHTS, Reala and place, character or thing from either of the two NiGHTS games, NiGHTS into Dreams and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, belongs to Sega and the Sonic Team. Illusia and any places, characters or things that you don’t recognize belong to me.)

Prologue – NiGHTS Trapped! : Through the dark blue night skies a strange jester dressed in red and black streaks through the sky. His bright blue eyes taking in everything that was below while a worried look was plastered on his gray face as he flew around the area of Splash Garden, its bright colors only darkened in the night’s sky.
“He’s got to be here somewhere; those goons couldn’t have taken him all the way to Nightmare yet.” The jester muttered to himself scanning the night darkened land that stretched out below him. Finally his search was rewarded, when he spotted a gold light glimmering down below him surrounded by several black shadows. Slipping silently down from the sky the black and red dressed jester slipped down and in between the dark foreboding figures that slept on towards the glittering figure. The being had a purple and dark purple colored jester hat and was dressed in a pink, white, gold, and purple outfit like the purple with peach colored skin, no wrists and no neck trapped in a weighted net that pulsated and glittered golden with power. The other jester looked as if he was fast asleep lying face up among the strands of the gold mesh net and weights that bound him probably exhausted from trying to free himself.
Checking to make sure none of the shadowy guards were awake or even aware of his presents, the white faced jester figure began trying to wake the trapped figure without waking the guards that surrounded him and the prisoner they were supposed to be guarding.
“NiGHTS, NiGHTS! Come on NiGHTS wake up. It’s me. We’ve got to get you out of here.”
At first the white faced jester wasn’t sure that his whispers were making any progress then he noticed that the purple figure’s eyes were beginning to open. Instantly the captive’s blue eyes met the whisperer’s blue eyes as the jester trapped in the glowing net awoke completely at the sight of his ally and brother.
“Reala, how did you get here? How did you even know that I got caught?” The purple being questioned sitting up the best he could with his body wrapped tightly in the net in order to get a better look at his “visitor”.
“I’m your twin brother; I have my ways.” Reala remarked jokingly before sounding serious. “But that’s not important; I’ve got to get you out of here before they get you back to Nightmare.”
Taking hold of part of the net Reala began to try and get it untangled from around the body of his twin but with little success before a sudden snuffle from one of the guards startled him causing him to drop the net.
“I’m afraid Wizeman thought of everything, this Dreamcatcher net has been enchanted so that it’ll only get tighter and stick to the captive inside unless it’s neutralized and I don’t know how to do that yet. One of those goons told me that much as I tried to free myself after they dropped the net on me. I’m like a fly in Queen Bella’s web.” NiGHTS commented showing his twin just how tight the net was wrapped about him with his arms pinned to his sides and legs bound together by the tight net mesh.
“What can I do?! The fight against Wizeman might end without you…with him being the victor. And if I know him, he’ll want you back at Nightmare Castle before anything else happens.” Reala whispered, his voice hinting at the worry that was consuming him. NiGHTS looked over Reala’s shoulder at his kidnappers and then back to his brother.
“I’ve heard the guards talking about something as we’ve been traveling. Remember the prophecy that the Elder told us about? Well it turns out that we’re definitely part of it the ‘Nighmaren Jesters that fight for the light’ and that’s why we’re on Wizeman’s most wanted list. There was one other mentioned in the prophecy that we don’t know about, ‘the Visitor who isn’t a Visitor’. You and the others have got to find this Visitor before he does or else it won’t matter what happens to me, Wizeman will still win.”
NiGHTS looked imploringly up at his brother, Reala knew that NiGHTS wanted to be free again, it was just his freedom loving spirit, but the net prevented any escape or rescue at that present time. NiGHTS was right, he and those he left behind would have to find this mysterious Visitor if he even stood a chance at rescuing NiGHTS and fulfilling the Prophecy that had been for told for Nightopia of the Protectors of Dreams.
“Where should we look?” Reala sighed in slight frustration, his tone still worried about his captive brother.
“I’d try going back to the Elder. If there is a ‘Visitor that isn’t a Visitor’ out there he’ll be able to find them and bring them here to help. He’s the only one with the power to do such a feat. And if I don’t miss my guess Staran and the others will be there too.” NiGHTS replied as both he and Reala heard sounds of one of the snoring guards beginning to wake up.
“What do we do after that?” Reala asked as he began to float higher in preparations for a quick take-off.
“I think you already know the answer to that question. After all didn’t you just track me all the way here? Just try and be careful when you do come looking me, they’ll be expecting all of you next time.” NiGHTS commented quietly.
Reala nodded before speaking again his voice still filled with emotion and frustration. “Let them expect me, I’ll knock them for a paraloop. I’ll be back NiGHTS. That Ideya snatching sneak will not keep us separated for long, not again. Remember if you need to contact me do it through our magic link, they can’t prevent that from coming through. I promise Lighana that I would rescue you no matter how long it takes or the dangers and I personally don’t want to break my word to her.”
NiGHTS nodded. “Just hurry, I don’t know how far along any of Wizeman’s plans are at this time but they could knock us for a loop without this precise ‘Visitor’.”
Suddenly the movement from the slowly waking guard caught their attention as his eyes began to slowly open in order to check on the prisoner.
“Guess I’ve worn out my welcome.” Reala slightly joked before turning seriously to his captive brother. “I’ll be back NiGHTS with help and that Visitor, I promise. No prison in Nightopia or the Realm of Nightmares will keep me from rescuing you!”
Reala zipped off into the star studded sky blending almost immediately in with his surroundings as the guard came fully awake and looked at the captive NiGHTS. NiGHTS helplessly watched as his now almost identical twin brother flew away into the night.
“I know you will.” He whispered to the figure disappearing into the distance as a single tear escaped from his blue eyes while he continued to stare up at the stars above him.