DREAM BOY.
A game in the making by StereoPixel.
Plot Prototype.
Scene 1: Intro.
Location: Unknown.
The game starts with the main character in a open field like enviroment. it is night time and the scenery and background is very wacky and dream like. There is hills in the background with mishaped and angled buildings on them. As light walks through the field encountering many enemies on which he must jump on to eliminate. These enemies shall be basic critters or small simple circular creatures, They shall be the basic enemies of the games, Kind of like goombas from Mario or the critters from Cave Story.
As you progress through the landscape the surrounds begin to become stranger. Tree's and inanimate objects begin to have eyes and human like features. As you venture forward you come to a river where a shadow figure of a girl is on the other side. A converstation sparks..
Mysterious Girl: Hey its you again, the shadow figure
Light: Shadow Figure? You're the shadow figure... Where am I and who are you?
Mysterious Girl: I could ask you the same questions..
The screen begins to shake..
Mysterious Girl: It seems its time for us to depart... Cya!
She runs off into the distance off screen
Light: Wait! Come back here!...
The screen fades to black.
Scene 2: Good things start with supper.
Location: Light's home.
The scene changes to Light's bedroom. He's laid in bed and wakes up from what the player now understands was a dream.
Light: Another dream? That one felt real for sure.. Just who is that girl?
From another room he hears
Mum: Light! Supper is ready!...
Light: Coming mum!
You take control of your character once again and navigate the house until you make your way into the dining room.
Mum: Having one of your afternoon naps again Light? You sure are sleeping a whole lot recently, Are you okay?
Light: Yeah, I'm fine mum just tired a lot I guess. Whats for supper?
Mum: I made homemade beef stew, Your favorite!, I was planning on making a cake but I forgot the flour sadly. Would you mind going to the local shop before it closes to get me some supplies? You can get some sweets and some juice too if you'd like?
Light: Sure mum!
After eating your dinner you head outside your house into the first real level/enviroment. The setting is your local town, Buildings and different sorts of shops scroll through in the background, Enemies on this stage will just be rats/mice, birds swooping down, foxes and other real life animals. Also cats what pounce on you from walls. You will go from being on the main street to back alleys, a tunnel, and a final grassy hill up to shop.
Once at the shop you will be able to enter it. Doors what are able to be entered will be a black frame like Cave Story.
In the shop dialouge will happen as soon as you enter.
Light: I've only ever been in here for sweets and stuff for mywe. I wonder where the flour and butter is? Hmm... Maybe I should ask the shop keeper?
You walk past the isles and see multiple cans and products off food, also you see a sweet isle whilst walking by.
You make your way to the Shop Keeper standing behind the Counter.
Shop Keeper: Hey Light! Here for sweets again?
Light: Yeah. But my mum needs some flour and butter for a cake she's making. Where are they?
Shop Keeper: Wer'e really not that busy so I'm sure I could get them you, I know which ones your mother likes to use. Why don't you go and pick some sweets while I get them? I'll be here when you've finished just come and speak to me
Light: Okay, Thanks!
You walk over to the sweet isle you passed earlier, but this time theres a girl stood there browsing.
As you walk over she turns and talks to you.
Girl: Sorry, Am I In the way?
Light: No, it's okay I just want to look for some sweets too.
Girl: You can go first, I'm sorry.
Light: Hey, you was here first its okay. Why dont we both look?
Girl: hehehe okay!
Light: I havn't seen you here before, are you new in town?
Girl: Kind of, I don't come out a whole lot though
Light: Why not?
The girl evades the question and changes the subject.
Girl: Hey look, White chocolate cookies! My favorite
Light: You didnt awnser...
The girl runs off the the till
Light: My question.. Is this run away from Light day or something? I must be REALLY bad at talking to girls. *Sigh*.. I guess I'll try these cookies she just bought and get some of this orange soda too.
You make your way over to the shop keeper and you see the girl there too
Shop Keeper: That will be $1.50 please young lady.
Girl: Here you go, Thank you mister!
Shop keeper: Your quite welcome. Hey have you met Light, I see you must be new around here, Maybe you two can be friends?
Girl: Erm... I don't really have time for that.. Sorry..
She runs off outside..
Shop keeper: What a MYSTERIOUS girl eh? Thats $2.50 too Light, plus $3.00 for the baking stuff. Tell your mum I said hi wont you?
Light: Sure. Thank you.
You head out of the shop.
Scene 3: Cats and Cookies.
Location: Local Town.
Back at the entrance to the shop you see the girl walking away, When a cat on a wall pounces down on her and lands on her face. she starts running from side to side, arms waving in the air.
Girl: Hey! No fair I cant see! Get off me you stupid mongrel.
She rips the cat off her and boots it flying..
Girl: Whew.. Oh no! My cookies I dropped them.
Suddenly multiple cats run past her knocking her over and steal her cookies. They see you and a mini boss battle begins. Defeat all the cats to win.
After defeating them. One last kitty runs off with the cookies.
You go over to the girl and help her up.
Girl: Thanks. I guess I owe you one. I can't believe they took my cookies though.. *Sigh*
Light: It';s fine, and here you can have some of mine.
Girl: Hey thanks! That's very I kind of you, I guess I owe you even more now *sigh*.
Light: Cheer up it's okay!
I tell you what why don't we go to the local park and play for a while? I'd love a new friend..
Girl: I don't really have time though.. and anyway I bet I couldn't be as cool as your other friends.
Light: Well... I don't really have any other friends.. I understand you have no time.. It's okay.. See you then :/
Light walks off with his head down..
Girl whispers to her self: Awww.. Now I feel really bad..
Girl: Hey wait!
Light turns to face her
Girl: Okay then! Lets go! But I can't be long I need to get home soon or else I'll fall a...
Light: Fall what?
Girl: Never mind. I've got to home soon so we will have to be quick. Let's go! I'll race you there!
The girl runs off screen and you follow
Scene 4: Swings and Roundabouts.
Location: Path to the Park.
This level you will be in a field grassy enviroment and will meet forest/wood like enemies, real animals like before so Rabbits. Birds. Dogs and Cats.
The level will have park benches, trash cans, lamposts and other park like objects on which there be platforming puzzles. There is no swings/rides just yet though
As you get close to the end of the level you see the park and the girl there waitng
Girl: You finnaly made it slow poke!
Light: Hey! I had to carry flour and pop too! No fair.
Girl: I'm just kidding. I'm Lucy by the way... Your light right? I heard the shop keeper call you it. Look swings! Let's see who can go the highest!
Light: Well nice to meet you then Lucy! and yeah thats right. Okay lets go then.
You both go on the swings and there will be a mini game where you have to press the jump button each time light gets to the peak of each stride forward and backwards.. Depending on who stays high on there swing for longest the converstation will change after the mini game but only the first couple of lines.
If you win.
Lucy: Hey your good at this! You must come here a lot.
Light: Yeah I always come to this place when I'm bored or want to relax.
If you lose
Lucy: That was real fun slow poke!
Light: Real funny Lucy... But yeah that was pretty fun with someone else to play with.
The converstation carries on normal now no matter if you won or lost.
Light: I love coming here late afternoon, There's never anyone else here.
Lucy: I guess you find it hard fitting in then?... Yeah I know the feeling people always make fun of me, I hated it in my old town.
Light: Why is that? You seem fine to me.
Lucy: Because... because.. oh whats the point... *Sniff*
Light: Hey whats up?
Lucy: Nothing, it's just your a nice person but we can't be friends.. It just CANT work! *Sniff Sniff* I HATE being like this, I hate being broken!
Light: Broken? Your not broken..
Lucy: I AM!
Light: Why are you shouting at ME? I'm just trying to help.. See I mess everything up.. I'm the one who's broken..
Lucy: *Sigh* look what I've done now.. You're not broken Light. I'm sorry. Today has been amazing and I've really enjoyed it. I just wished we could be friends.
Light: We can be if you'd like?
Lucy: But.. but.. I may not be around a whole lot.
Light: it's okay I can wait. I'll be here when you need me, I'm alone most of the time anyway so..
Lucy: Really... You'd do that just for me?...
Lucy runs over and hugs Light, His arms are stretched out straight not knowing wether to hug her back or not.
Light: Ermm.. this hasnt happened before.. errr..
Lucy: Thank you so much! *Sniff Sniff*
She stops hugging you and presents you with a bracelet.
Lucy: Here, You can have this for the cookies, I've got one on each arm but I'd like you to have one. One's pink and this one is blue so meh, It will suit you better anyway. This way we will always have something that connects us and reminds us of our friendship even when we're all alone
Light: Thank you Lucy. That means a lot, It's awesome!
She resumes hugging Light and this time he puts his arms around Lucy
Lucy: Light.. I've got to go soon but.. I don't want to go.. Not just yet.. Just.. A.. Little.. longer...
Light: You sure? you don't want to be late... Lucy.. LUCY?
Light: Hey! Wake up!.. What the, she fell asleep on me.. I should probably take her home if she wont wake up.. but where does she live?.. Hmm. Well I guess I should head back to the shop with her and see if the Shop Keeper saw which way she came.
You put lucy on your back and travel with her on you.
You had back through the level again to the shop.
Scene 4: Lucid Lucy.
Location: Local Shop.
As you approach the shop yet again, You hear a ringing sound coming from Lucy's pocket, You go inside and take it out.
Light: Hey a phone! It's her Mum ringing... This isn't going to go well..
Light picks up the phone
Lucy's mum: Lucy? Lucy?! where are you, you know you'll fall asleep soon, come home!
Light: Erm.. She already fell asleep..
Lucy's mum: Who's this? Is she okay? What are you doing with lucy!?
Light: I'm sorry.. My names Light. I'm sorry! I'm sorry! She dropped her cookies so and got attacked by cats so I helped her and have her my cookies and asked her to come to the park and.. and...
Lucy's mum: Calm down.. Thank you for helping her. Is she okay?
Light: I think so, She isn't hurt she's just asleep I think.
Lucy's mum: Yeah.. She does that.. Where are you I can come pick her up.
Light: The local shops at the moment..
Lucy's mum: Okay I'm on my way, Wait there *click*..
Light: Guess I best wait here then..
The screen fades to black and a message appears. "Moments Later.."
The screen fades back in to the same scene as Lucy's mum pulls over in a car.
Lucy's mum: Hey you must be light.. Let's get her strapped in then..
Light puts Lucy in the car.
Lucy's mum: Would you like a lift home? it's getting pretty late for a young boy like you.
Light: Please, that would be great!
The scene changes to a car driving down the road, The scenery loops and loops, Lightposts and other cars going past.
Lucy's mum: Sorry about this. Lucy Isn't well you see.
Light: Ahh that's what she was talking about then. She got pretty upset and started saying she was broken, I felt really sorry for her.
Lucy's mum: I see. She's got it tough you know. She has a condition where she only stays awake for an hour or so.. I tell her not to go out but she still does *sigh*. The doctor's can't work out what is up with her, they say all there research has hit a dead end and there is no medical explanation. I really don't know what to do.. Sorry I appear to be rambling. You probably wont see Lucy again until she gets better.. Unless you'd like to come over sometime when she's awake?
Light: I'm sorry to hear that, That's really sad :/ I'd like that, but how will I know when she is awake?.. here I'll write my number into Lucy's phone if that's okay?
Lucy's mum: Yes. Thats fine. Almost here, You ready Light?
The cars pulls over next to a house
Light: Yeah. Thank you again for the lift!
Lucy's mum: It's okay, Maybe see you soon?
Light: Yeah, Bye!
Light walks into the house and the screen fades.
The screen fades into Lights bedroom. His mum is sitting on the edge of his bed.
Light's mum: So and eventfull night then from what you've told me. I was worried. I guess cake will have to wait until tommorow now it's gotten pretty late.
I hope your new friend will be okay. Get some rest Light.
Light: Me too mum... Night...
Light: Here we go again..
Scene 5: Reality to Revelation.
Location: Unknown.
The screen distorts as Light falls asleep and you are back in the world/area you was in the first time you was dreaming.
You explore the same level again until you make it to the end of the level and see the girl across the river.
Light: You again.. This dream is wierd.. The same thing over and over evey night for the last week.
Mysterious Girl: Hey its you again, the shadow figure...
Light: Shadow Figure? You're the shadow fig.. this is pointless you'r just going to run off and I'm going to wake up..
Suddenly a pink light comes from the girls arm...
Girl: That.. that bracelet...
The light from your bracelet and hers shoot rays out and creates a bridge of light across the river. Light walks across and the shadow figure holds her hand out, Light puts his hand against hers and.. A flash of light happens! The girl is revealed to be Lucy
Lucy: I knew it was you as soon as I saw the bracelet! After all this time it was you... This is strange..
Light: Wait. Lucy? This is just a dream though.. You're not real.
Lucy: hehehe.. sorry about earlier.. I guess you got one thing right though it is a dream. I can't believe it any more than you, I'm not alone in here after all I guess.
Light: This is confusing :/... How can this be real but a dream too?
Lucy: My mum told you about me being broken didnt she... Well this is where I go too when I'm asleep, Don't have much of a choice, I don't know why I'm here at all.
Light: But why don't you wake up and stay awake?...
Lucy: I don't know yet... I seem to stay awake shorter and shorter each time.. I hope I dont stay asleep foever :/...
Suddenly a black liquid/smoke like substance rushes past you and knocks you to over, He levitates Lucy in the air.
Lucy: Not you again!! Let go of me!
Black Figure: Why are you here child? This is no land for you! This young soul is mine!!
Light: Hey! Give her back!
Black Figure: Begone!
He strikes you again with his smoke and sends you back to the floor.
Lucy: Leave him alone!, Light take this!
She throws something to the ground, Take this to the Angel in the forest and you wont have to wake...
Black figure: SILENCE CHILD! Soon you will wake young boy and it will all be OVER! Hahahaha..
He flies off into the distance.
Light: Lucy... I must get her back dream or not.
Light walks over and picks the object up, It appears to be some sort a pendant of sorts..
Light: I guess I best head over to the forest then and quick!...
