A Dream Of Disaster

There was a building, but the boy could see even from his distorted vantage point that it was about to topple over, as the blue-green that was the hazy world began to ripple like a mirage. The attempted to get closer, but no matter what he did his feet stayed stuck to the ground. "Please! Help!" The boy shouted, wildly looking in every direction, but no one even glanced in his direction. "The natural order will soon fall, and another one will rise," The boy heard a raspy voice intone and began wildly searching for the owner of the voice, only to find nothing. Before the boy started to believe he was going insane however, a cloaked figure walked to his side, giving the boy a warning look. "Do you know what must be done? There is ample disaster that is to come, and very few know of his existence." The boy shivered at the words, and though he thought he didn't understand, there was a part of him that knew, this would mean something important. "It may seem cruel, but you will be tested. Very few things can be changed, including fate, but the order is dissolving." The boy nodded in a furious panic, only to look up back to see the building tumble down completely. "NOOO!!!" The boy shouted, only for his eyes to fly open.

Samuel shivered at the dream he had, like others that had come and go, he had no idea what it meant, but the voice of the cloaked figure still gave the 12 year old shivers. Samuel tried not to ponder what the visions had meant, but it was hard. The figure had said Samuel had to prevent something, but he wasn't specific on what the boy had to prevent. "Samuel!" The brunette heard a voice call up the stairs. "It's time for breakfast!" At that, Samuel flinched and shot up out of his bed, running as fast as he could to his dresser where he began tearing out clothes in a rush. Trying to avoid the confused mess of emotions in his head, Samuel picked out a red t-shirt and black slacks, and quickly slipped them on before tearing out of his room and down the stairs, hoping he wouldn't be late for breakfast again! Samuel steadied himself, and then walked more normally to the dining room, where he could see his parents were already seated and had started eating. "I'm here," Samuel offered, attempting to dissauade his parents from the fact that their son was really out of it that day. "Sorry for being late." Samuel offered a small smile, though he was still mostly puzzling over the dream he had the night before. "It's totally fine son," his dad gave Samuel a playful smile. Samuel absentmindedly nodded back and sat down at the table, observing the food before giving his father a grin. "Pancakes and bacon?" He asked and his dad gave him an indulging smile. Samuel couldn't help but be excited as he stuffed his plate full of his dads cooking. As he ate though, Samuel couldn't help but think back on that strange dream he had. Samuel had had many cryptic dreams in the past, but he knew his were definitely different from most others. In order to calm down his panic, Samuel decided to see if he reconized anything in his dream. When Samuel thought back to it though, he remembered something important. The building he'd seen collapse, it was a familiar looking building. When trying to remember where he'd seen it before, that's when it hit him. The reason Samuel reconized it was because it was the place where his parents worked. Samuel knew that his mom and dad were scientists, but he'd only been to the building they worked in once or twice. Even so, Samuel didn't need some kind of super memory to know the two buildings were one and the same. But if that was true, then it meant the building that collapsed in his dream was his parents workplace! Samuel struggled to keep his heart rate down a he remembered something the cloaked figure had said.  "Very few things can be changed, including fate." Samuel reconized instantly what his dream was telling him to change, and the thought horrified him. "Augh!" The boy screamed, and it wasn't until Samuel noticed his parent's concerned looks that he realized he had done so aloud. "Samuel, are you all right?" The brunette's mother asked him, and Samuel gave a hasty nod. Due to his mothers pursed lips, Samuel could tell she didn't believe him, but she allowed the topic to drop which heavily relieved Samuel. "Well," Samuel's head perked up when he heard his dad's voice, and he tuned his attention to the explanation. "There is specific energy readings your mother and I have been tracking, and today, we'll be spending most of the day there. Our boss called us in and we'll need to be there to monitor the readings." Samuel's dad cocked his head toward his son and gave a warm smile. "Will you be okay by yourself? Usually, i'm not the biggest fan of leaving you alone, but we have no choice. I trust you to look after yourself." Samuel just sat stiffly at the table, seeing the workplace of his parents collapse again and again in his mind. He kept trying to avoid thinking of it, but with his father's premonition, all he could think about was the cloaked voice, telling him to prevent something. This must have been what they meant, Samuel thought. To fix whatever disaster was coming, Samuel had to prevent his parents deaths. Samuel gave his mother a nervous look and asked, "Are you sure you guys can't take a day off today?" Samuel had trouble looking at his parents. The brunette knew if he didn't stop them from going to their deaths, he would never forgive himself. "I'm sorry Samuel," his mother gave Samuel a kind smile that made the boy want to scream. "I understand this is hard for you, but there is an important discovery we are almost on the brink of, one that could save this family." Samuel frowned, "what do you mean save this family?" The boy had been convinced his parents knew about his dreams, even if they made no indication saying they did, but this made it clear. Why don't you just talk to me about it? Samuel thought. He loved his parents, but even he knew they'd been keeping secrets from him. How long, he didn't know. As much as he loved his parents, he hated being kept in the dark like this. Something was clearly happening to him and they knew more about it than he did. "Well," Samuel's dad admitted, "there is something we've been wanting to talk to you about. But now isn't the best time. As soon as we come home tonight, we'll explain everything. Samuel's eyes went wide, "Please don't go!" He really wished he was better at articulating this, but if he wanted to save his parents, all he knew was they COULDN'T go to work that day. Samuel's mother gave a sweet smile and ran her fingers through her son's curly hair. "I know my boy, but I promise it'll all be all right when we come back." "No it won't!" Samuel wanted to say, but the words were stuck in his throat. Samuel turned back to his food, but found his stomach was so twisted in knots that he couldn't eat. Samuel just stood up from the table and kind of stared off into space as he watched his parents get their things ready to leave. Samuel's mom walked up to him and gave the brunette a kiss on the cheek. "Be good while we're gone, okay Samuel?" Samuel gave his mother the biggest hug he could muster and fought off tears while he stared out the window at his father starting up the car. The boy couldn't help but feel like he'd failed, but he couldn't let himself cry. Samuel tried to think of anything but his dream vision as he morosely stared out the window at his parents car driving off into the distance.