sometime in 1995 . . .
the last unicorn
I was standing with a small group of friends in a room. the room wasn't very large, and a section in the corner was curtained off. a big guy in a t-shirt was with us, whom none of us knew very well.
he suggested we look behind the curtains, but the rest of us told him 'no,' and I realized I was trying not to think about the area behind the curtain. in fact, we were all trying hard not to let the idea enter our minds.
the floor was inclined, and the curious guy walked up toward the area. he could see over the top, and discovered that it was a small bathroom in the corner. everyone but him was very nervous.
we knew of a very powerful evil man who was trying to kill us. he was called 'the last unicorn.'
each of us in the group had a partner, and we protected each other. when together, we could do feats of magic. for example, making passages appear behind racks of clothes in a store.
as we went to school and did other things, we constantly tried not to think of him. the more we allowed his influence in our minds, the greater his power over us became.
there was a television on a high shelf in another part of the room. we were all mentally trying to keep it from turning on, but it did. the same curious guy began changing channels. we all wanted to tell him to stop, but if we were to think about it clearly enough to speak of it, _he_ would come.
the guy changed the channel to some old cartoons. there was sudden tension in the air, and he turned it back one channel.
the evil man appeared, yelling at us. he was wearing entirely black, and his eyes glowed red. he threatened to kill us. we concentrated and tried to block him from our minds, but he was too powerful.
I thought intently of a place an a familiar store, and was teleported instantly there. my partner, who was a girl, was there, and we quickly moved toward a hidden place in the back of the store. as we proceeded, curtains would appear which led to other places.
my partner was suddenly gone. _he_ was going to kill her. I realized that I couldn't fight him physically, so I suddenly let myself think clearly, I tried to concentrate and mentally control events. he appeared before me and began threatening. my head strained trying to will him away. he just grinned, and continued to talk.
I tried a different approach, and started responding to him. I talked to him casually, as if he were a friend. he seemed surprised. very nervous that he'll catch on, I brought up various topics, and he talked normally, then calmly went away.
later, I was in a store. he appeared, and gave me a handful of quarters. we started talking again. he was going to buy some gum at the store, but I recommended a different candy, and he agreed.
back at the first store, he appeared again, seeming angry, but not threatening as strongly as before. he still didn't realize what I was doing. we started talking about flowers, and i discovered that he didn't even know what a flower is. I went to a closet and found a long flower which was upside-down in a clear cylinder. I handed it to him, telling him that it's an orchid. he seemed stunned.
I returned to the closet and picked up more flowers of vaious colors. I named each one as I handed them to him, and he began to cry. he realized how evil he had been.
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