"The Dolphins Made Me Do It" by Jay Swackhamer I have to retell a series of events I recently went through. I was sleeping cozily in my bed Sunday. However, it didn't stay like that. Suddenly, lights started flickering on and off. Being slightly concious, I awoke. This disturbance was rather curious. There was a strange blue glow outside my window. I wearily got out of my bed, and clumsily walked to the window. Opening the blind, I saw blue. All blue. It looked like everything was under-water. I got dressed, and ran downstairs. I think I am the only one that noticed this, because I did not hear any stirring by anyone else in the house. The strange blue glow was seeping through the frame of the front-door. I could not see anything but a bright-blue world through the windows. Curiosity got the best of me, and I decided to open the door. Blue light flooded in through the door, shot out at me, blinding me. I was definately unconcious, because I am not sure what happened immediately after that. * * * I awoke lying down, facing a ceiling. There were rippling reflections on the ceiling... there must have been water around me. The air felt cool and wet, though I was dry. Leaning forward, I saw that the whole room was blue... quite a large room. I was on a platform nearly the size of my body, floating in the middle of a round water pool, which was about 30 or 40 meters in diameter. I didn't think of standing, incase I'd lose my balance. The water looked deep. I couldn't really tell how deep it was, though, but the water was still a light-clear-blue. It couldn't have been very deep, else the water would've been darker. On one side of the room, I noticed four pillars stretching towards the ceiling -- judging by the size of the pillars, I'd say the ceiling was some 10 meters above me. The pillars stood on a platform which stretched across that side of the room. Between these pillars, were what looked like soapboxes... I counted three in total. I wasn't scared, just curious. So curious in fact, that I hadn't noticed I was naked. It didn't seem to matter to me, anyway, as this felt like such a natural setting. There were splashing sounds. I couldn't tell where they were coming from; it sounded like they were coming from all around me. Looking down into the water, I saw white foam... this was the result of a LOT of splashing. But I still couldn't see who, or what, was causing this. Four figures shot straight-up out of the water! I was taken aback. Still, no feelings of fright -- it felt like I *couldn't* be scared. Everything puzzlingly seemed natural. My eyes, their vision slightly blurred for some reason, fixated onto these figures... they were dolphins. I glanced around, now noticing flippers, which were splashing the water. I was amidst a large pod of dolphins. I stared back toward the four figures, still bobbing above the water, in front of the pillars. I was taken aback once more when three large bodies surfaced and jumped from behind and onto the soapboxes. They were, again, three dolphins. They seemed to be the leaders, from what I could tell. Faces of dolphins around me surfaced, facing the three leaders. The splashing ceased, and all was quiet. I felt at ease, kneeling, looking around the room of dolphins. "YOU," I heard. I looked around to see where the voice was coming from. I didn't see any other humans. I heard it again, with a little more emphasis this time. Slowly turning my head toward the leaders, I saw the middle one grinning... All dolphins seem to grin. In fact, most animals seem to have a natural grin. But this grin was a lot more pronounced. An almost sly-ish grin, specifically directed at me. "ME?" I shouted. "You." The middle dolphin was actually speaking. Dolphins don't speak English. At this time, I noticed there was something in my ears... I reached for my ear, and felt a gadget... it felt like it was simply placed there. I removed it, and took a look at it. It was ceramic, bright-white, and the part that was placed into the ear was cone-shaped. It looked almost like a small seashell. Loud muttering and clicking filled my ears. All the dolphins around me were staring at me, gesticulating wildly, and 'screaming'. I immediately placed the device back into my ear. "Put it back in!" they were chanting. The device was a translator. I resumed my gaze toward the three leaders. "You have been brought here," shouted the middle dolphin. This must've been *the* leader. His two companions must have merely been assistants. They were probably waiting for a reply. "Why?" I asked. "We have interest in you. You have shown to us that you belong," the leader beamed. I don't like confusing phrases. Belong? Belong to them? Belong here? Me? "Why?" was again all I could think of saying. "You are special. You have substance, of which we are looking for." They were out to confuse me. Substance, special... un-huh. I'm just an Amiga system operator from Nepean, Ontario. I'm no one special. I've never done anything special in my life. I've lived a rather boring life. My expressions of confusion seemed to have alarmed them. "Do not doubt yourself! Trust the words we speak," the leader snapped at me. His two companions turned to him, and they whispered amongst themselves. Moments later, the companions turned to face their forward gaze, and the leader resumed. "We trust you recognize what we are." "Dolphins," I swallowed. "Yes, you are correct. We, however, are more than just that. We are The Council." Expressions of surprise and recognition swarmed my face. I looked downward, and tried to sort-out my thoughts. 'Council... this is what Flipper has been mentioning every once in a while... Flipper!' I gasped, quickly looked up, resuming my gaze at the leader. "You have heard." He glanced at his companions, who both nodded in agreement. "B-b-b-but... I..." I started, but was interrupted. "For hundreds of years, we have been searching for a link to the Human World. We have found few individuals who were worthy enough to join us, for our cause. Those who we have found, serve us, and they are compensated for their efforts. Now, we have found you." I lower my head, waving it slowly, staring blankly at the dolphins around me. "What... why?" I raise my head again, "I don't understand?" "We do not expect you to," he paused, looking downward, then continued, "yet." He raised his head, and glanced at both of his companions, then at me, and resumed, "However, you will." I did not bother trying to say anything more, although they seemed to be waiting, again, for a response. I was expecting them to explain this for me, because I really couldn't figure any of this out for myself. I did not want to try and make assumptions. It seemed like they would wait indefinately for a response. I tried to break the silence, "How did you know about me?" "We found you. Our scouts search the land for humans that can serve us, to aid us in our Plan." "I've never seen a dolphin 'scouting the land'." There was a faint touch of sarcasm in my voice; well, I thought it was funny. "We use disguises. You would not have seen us." "But... you have to be kept wet... and you aren't being kept wet now..." I was interupted again. This time, one of his companions spoke. "Because," he started off almost yelling, then calmed down, "this cavern is cooled, and the air is moist enough to not dry our skin. Perhaps you have noticed?" They weren't expecting a reply. The other companion spoke, "Our human-disguises use a similar system. However, we cannot stay in this type of environment for an extended period of time. We must return to the water." Alright, so some answers were cleared up. I needed more. "How did your scouts find me?" The leader spoke this time. "Our scouts find people through common mediums. You were found electronically, through your computer networks. We have found that it is a very good medium to discover what we need, because humans are apparently more truthful and more open through this medium, as opposed to actual physical encounterings." 'Yes, this is true,' I thought. 'People are more relaxed this way... it's only you, the keyboard, and a screen. You only concentrate on the other persons' words, and you don't care about what they think of you.' "Yes, exactly." The leader nodded in agreement with ME. I didn't say anything. 'Wha..? How..?' "Oh, sorry. Your thoughts can be detected by us. It is difficult for humans to hide their intentions from us, because humans are usually quite open-minded. You might have heard of our complex communication abilities. It is much more complicated than you think it is." Alright, I can see that now. Feelings of understanding breeze through my body, giving me a slight chill down my spine. I feel more relaxed than I've ever been. Relaxation is so strong, that I feel like falling into the water, and float there, not having to speak anymore. The leader beams, "And so you shall. And so you shall." My thought becomes reality. Voluntary impulses drive through my body; my muscles release me from my fixed position, and I fall backward. I close my eyes as my back hits the cool water. I feel a smile form, as all my other bodily muscles enter a total relaxed state. I feel complete. Happiness rushes through me. Laying there for several moments, obscure thoughts cross my mind. I feel a strong sexual drive, a lot stronger than I've ever felt before, complimented with extreme attraction to the dolphins. It overcomes me. For several minutes, which seem almost like an eternity, fantasies fade-in, blurring all other thoughts. I fall unconcious. * * * My eyes open slowly. I still feel relaxed, but my eyes feel as though they've been shut for quite a long time -- several hours, at least. I'm again lying down, and facing the ceiling. But, I'm not lying down on the same platform, as I was before, nor am I floating in the water. I'm on a dolphins' back, my feet dangling in the water. I feel very refreshed. I look around; all the dolphins seem to be surfaced, showing their dorsal features, but their heads level with the water. I want to climb back to the platform for some reason, but I feel too relaxed to bother. After several more minutes, the dolphin below me seems to awaken, and I get slid onto the platform. Startled, I sit-up, and look around... the four 'guards' shoot up through the water again, and the three leaders return onto their soapboxes. "You were initiated into our pod. You have been united with our body. This is what you experienced. You are now part of us." Wow. That's all I could think of. I feel great reverence towards him. I'm not sure why I was feeling this, but it felt right, so I couldn't be bothered with questioning it. "Your existance has been taken into our care. You will accomplish tasks for us. In return, you will experience relaxation. Reality will appear to cease, and your mind will be flooded with feeling. It will feel stronger each time. You experienced a sample of this as you were entering the initiation process." He wasn't speaking. At least, I couldn't see him speaking, like he was before. I was feeling his words in my mind. He didn't need to give any detailed explanation. His words were enough. "Continue with your life. Now, however, you will have a greater purpose. You will be on land, serving us." "But... what will I do to serve you?" I wasn't entirely sure. Parts of me felt as though they knew, but I couldn't be entirely certain about them. "You will discover this eventually." Weariness set-in. I couldn't hold my eyes open any longer. I fell unconcious. * * * I awoke. The ceiling was black. Blackness was all around me. My eyes focused. I was in my room, lying on my back in my bed. I turned to my alarm clock on the right, to see what time it was... noon. But, what day? I grabbed my watch... Monday. What was it I felt? Was it all a dream? Did it really happen? If it was all a dream, then I've been asleep a whole day. I don't remember anything that happened Sunday. All I remember, is waking up sometime around 4am Sunday morning, falling unconcious, and then experiencing everything I've just finished typing. Logic setting-in... it wasn't a dream. If it was, I would've remembered Sunday. Also, I remember everything that happened rather vividly. As if it was real. It must have been. I came downstairs, my parents were watching television. They were congratulating me on sleeping-in a whole day. I asked them if they actually came into my room to see me -- they said they hadn't; they didn't want to disturb me. So, they wouldn't have known if I was actually gone or not. I didn't even bother explaining what happened to them. They wouldn't have believed me. I ate. For not having eaten in some 30 or so hours, I wasn't really all that hungry. I later came downstairs, attempted to put all my thoughts in order, and began typing this. Again, I'm not sure WHY I typed it. I felt it was necessary, and had to be done. The 'importance' to finish writing my story, has dissipated only now. Nine hours later, this is what I've come-up with. Actually typing-out all my thoughts wasn't difficult. I spent most of that time lying down, trying to believe in my experience. There is nothing to disbelieve. I can't seem to doubt it. It's like trying to doubt the sky is blue. It means something very important -- I'm not entirely sure what its importance is, but I know it exists. Something tells me I have to find someone. Most likely that 'scout' the Leader was referring to. The scout that discovered me. I'm sure that after I find him, I'll learn more about this important purpose I have. I'm sure I know who it is, too. * * * =================================================== harmlesslion.com - Not for Commercial Use