"Dreams"

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**"Dreams"** is the twenty-second episode of KOllOK 1991: Bleach

## Plot

**3:30am, Aug 27**

Tibby sleeps and his Ego is drawn into the Black Rock leaving his body, but his mind still dreams. He drifts within the Black Rock and then stands, finding himself within a forest. He starts to walk and out of the corner of his eye, he notices another version of himself keeping pace with him but recognizes it as the Doctor from before. He tries to run but hears Mickey’s voice and he fights through the fear and sinks deeper.

**Nightmare 1: Daddy**

A 10-year-old Tibby wakes to his little sister, Mickey, calling him to get up so they can go outside to the woods to play (Together) . Tibby’s mom enters the living room but he sees her as both Laura and his mom. She says the deities have stopped crying but they should be careful of going into the woods, for their followers are in there. Mickey runs off ahead as Tibby follows entering the field he recognizes as Kollok and watches her running through the reeds. They start to race and they exchange quips but Mickey lets him catch up and they look through the woods together for sticks to sword fight, but they stop when they hear chanting. Mickey sneaks forward and sees white robed people praying between trees, overhearing them praise Daddy Devin as cultists lift their leader up. Tibby catches up with Mickey to see the goings on and mentions that the cult praises a false god and to show her he chucks a rock toward the group. The rock hits one of the cult, Billy Baker, who turning around can see them hiding. Billy approaches the siblings and invites them to come out and calls out to Daddy Devin who comes over to them with Embeth Pegg and gets them to introduce themselves.

Tibby confronts Daddy Devin saying that he is a lie, but Daddy Devin says he is a god and grows angry with the two siblings when they refuse him. Tibby asks Em if she really believes in Daddy Devin, who explains that he has the light and can heal everyone. To show them Billy asks Daddy Devin to heal the small scar he got from the rock, but when Daddy Devin places his hand on the scar a black light emits from it and the scar grows peeling away the flesh from Billy’s body showing all the muscle beneath. Mickey and Tibby run back to the field and escape the cult and check in that each other are okay and discuss what they saw. Tibby tries to cheer Mickey up and they head back inside their home. Their mom, who was waiting for them, makes them tea. Tibby asks if it has caffeine and she says it does. As she makes tea, she comments on that they just missed Daddy to the siblings shock. Tibby tells her what Daddy Devin did but she doesn’t believe him. The garbage disposal turns on and his mom warns him that he has to go back into the woods and apologize or reach into the garbage disposal for the knife. He refuses and Laura rushes to hug him telling him he has no choice, but he avoids her and runs out the house, deep into the woods. He stops and looks up into a deep blue storm cloud and sleeps.

**Nightmare 2: The Mickey Orchard**

Tibby finds himself in the woods behind crater lake, the trees around him dead. Walking aimlessly he hears a low rumbling through the ground. He touches one of the trees to check and it crumbles to ash, but out of that ash a Mickey stands up who calls to him. He touches another tree and another Mickey appears, accusing him of something. He repeats until 5 Mickey’s stand around him from the ash. They begin to accuse him for failing Mickey, (Our) for letting her die and ask him why? Another voice starts to heckle him as the Mickeys say that if he wishes to regain their trust he must help Mickey. He says that he wants to help as the Mickeys discuss him but Tibby begins to break down realizing he failed. The Mickeys hold hands and form a circle around him and say that they will give him a chance. Mickey A tries to reach through the Black Rock, to reach Tibby but instead the Doctor from before speaks through a Mickey instead. The other Mickeys say that he has failed as one of them crumples for a moment before standing again and gives a too wide smile. Doctor Mickey starts walking behind the circle and threatens Tibby as the Mickeys tell Tibby to save them. Doctor Mickey snaps one of their necks and Tibby urges the other Mickeys to leave but they don’t. Using a scalpel Doctor Mickey goes after another in the circle but the Mickey is too fast and instead takes the scalpel and takes their own life as the Doctor mocks Tibby more, saying that the Mickeys don’t want to be saved by him. The Mickeys keep asking Tibby to do something but as the Doctor goes toward another, Tibby shouts out and sleeps.

**Nightmare 3: The Lake**

This time Tibby is in the lake with his friends seeing the group gently swimming, laughing and having fun. They tease Mallory and Laura dunks him in the water as Billy jokes about Tibby’s mom. Tibby calls Billy out as Laura was his mom, to laughs and Em notices a thing between Laura and Billy. In the horizon Tibby sees a giant red tidal wave coming toward them along the river and a lone figure on the riverbank who is in danger of being caught in it. Tibby tries to get the others' attention as Laura has an arm around Billy commenting on their (bond), and though the others see the wave, they don’t seem worried. Realizing Tibby doesn’t know how to swim he sinks deep into the lake as the wave passes over and he is pulled back up to the surface as the group are scattered. He feels someone take his hand and drag him out of the water. He then finds himself on his bed, floating on the endless lake with Laura, who saved him. He asks about the others but she says it's just the two of them. The real Laura tries to reach though the Black Rock to give Tibby a message but can’t and the Doctor returns possessing the Laura next to him. She starts to laugh manically and recognizing the change he demands to know where they are but she doesn’t answer, but mentions that he should be afraid.

Tibby puts on a brave face and confronts the Doctor, realizing that it doesn’t know where they are and states that he is dead, to the Doctor’s glee. But Tibby makes them realize that it means they are both dead and the Doctor’s smile drops. Tibby goads the Doctor to try and leave if it can, being responsible for the wave and killing the Mickeys. The Doctor grabs Tibby by throat and cries, each tear drying up the lake until they rest on the lake bed. It mocks Tibby, but he points out the Doctor still didn’t leave. Billy tries reaching Tibby into the Black Rock but is unable to. Tibby is let go and the Doctor continues to mock him until he reaches back for the bed post, breaks it off and plunges it into the Doctor Laura’s chest until it leaves her body. Billy Baker arrives and the world around Tibby changes into a Doctor’s office. Tibby asks that the Doctor let his friends go as Doctor Billy takes notes and changes the world around Tibby into darkness before Tibby sleeps.

**Nightmare: 4 The Tunnel**

Beginning again, Tibby stands outside along dark tunnel with no end. He walks toward it as Billy steps out and walks toward him. Tibby calls out but Billy doesn’t answer and instead tries repeatedly to hit him, eventually forcing Tibby to the ground. Billy pummels him as Tibby screams for him to stop. Tibby agrees to run into the tunnel and Billy stops, letting him up to do so. In the tunnel Tibby calls out, unable to see anything except for a small flame. When he gets close to it he recognizes Michael Hunt, sitting alone next to the fire. Mike calls him out for being late as Tibby joins him and hesitantly tells him that he’s dead. Mike is skeptical but Tibby explains what he did to him and how he died. Mike opens up to Tibby about not doing anything with his life, believing he had time and asks to know what the group did to try and help him. Tibby tells him that they couldn’t help, apologies and calls him a good friend. Mike reveals his fear of being alone again, after meeting the group and feeling good about it. He confronts Tibby about real life not having the closure that the worlds of books and comics gave and he never has the chance for it. (Break) Tibby admits to Mike that he too is dead but Mike argues that Tibby arrived there, where he already was, but neither of them are sure. Mike asks Tibby not to forget him from time to time and they say goodbye. Tibby turns back to the light and towards Billy, who lowers him to the ground and starts to punch him again, but this time Tibby accepts it. The real Billy tries once again to reach him but the Doctor possesses the Billy instead. Before it can start hurting him Tibby sleeps.

**Nightmare 5: Mothers**

Deep underground Kollok, Tibby walks around Mother's lab, and stops before three tubes with clones of Mallory, Laura and Billy looking out. He then sees Mother but sees her as Em, who offers to let him look around. He remarks on how happy the others look and Mother says that he brought them happiness and he is her student. Tibby asks if the clones are as good as the original but she replies that they are better, that they are beautiful because they are alive. She tells him that (Through) everything being taught is a good thing. He asks if he can talk to clones and Mother agrees and releases them. They cheerfully greet Tibby and he asks them if they remember anything from before. They do and comment on that they are better now. Although the real Mallory feels someone trying to stop him, he is able to push through and possess the Mallory clone. He tells Tibby that he didn’t have to face this alone and admits that he used to think like that, that it was cool, but learned that he had to ask for help. That it wasn’t about being the perfect person. It was about letting someone guide him to the point that he could love himself.

Tibby takes on Mallory’s advice and turns to Mother and ask to be guided, and Mother agrees. Tibby thanks Mallory as Mallory is pulled out of the moment. Tibby goes into the pod to be transformed into his better self. Dreaming, Em finds herself possessing Mother not knowing what is going on, but sees Tibby. She pleads to Tibby to let them help him. She urges to guide them to him and tells him that the best version of himself is the one that is with them, who lets them in when things get bad. Tibby tells her she is right but isn’t sure what to do now. Em tells him to ask them for help when he wakes up but he tells her that he won’t, though she tries to tell him that he will. He apologizes for letting her down, and she says that everyone does at some point and won’t hold it against him because they are friends. Tibby tells her that even if he won’t be there, he will make sure to bring them with him to prepare them for what’s to come and won’t do it alone. He closes the tube behind him and steam rises inside and light flicker. The pod opens and Em slips from the moment as Mickey steps outside the pod. Mother greets Mickey and Mickey B pushes through into the moment and recognizes she is in a Tibby’s dream. She asks Tibby why he did this and tells him that everything he needs to be the best version of himself was inside him. That he was always enough for her, for the others and for himself. Her words begin to break the dream and reach Tibby, and he is able to respond, joyfully recognizing his Mickey. She tells him that she never blamed him for what happened that he always tried his best, and he thanks her, for now he knows where he is and that he is not alone.

**Nightmare 6: Kollok in Red**

Tibby’s home burns in front of him as the smoke from the burning town blocks out the sun. He turns to the road to see his friends walking toward the bridge and heading into the fire, knowing they have accepted their deaths. He joins them and he tells them that they don’t have to walk into (The) flames. That they stopped the town’s destruction before. But the others are don’t believe him. Tibby tells them they can do this together as the real Laura tries again to reach Tibby, but the Doctor returns and takes over the Laura. The Doctor cackles at being back, urging the group into the burning town. Tibby tries to tell them that if he is back, they must be dreaming. The real Billy again tries to reach Tibby but finds himself blocked, allowing the Doctor to take over Billy as well. Doctor Laura turns to Mallory convincing him to walk faster, and silences Tibby when he tries to help him. Mallory begins to walk but Tibby runs and pushes him off the bridge into the river below, saving him.

The two possessed friends applaud his efforts mockingly, as Em makes it back into Tibby’s dream. He tells her they are still dreaming and Em tells him to wake up so they can help him but he can’t. The Doctors laugh but Tibby reminds them that if he can’t wake up neither can they. Em asks how she can help him, recognizing that the Doctors are the same figure from the Psych Hospital. The Doctor takes Mickey’s knife from her and begins to cut Laura’s face, but when Em tries to knock them out she only makes it worse. Em confronts the Doctor, asking what it did to Jay and what it is doing to Tibby. She asks Tibby to get them out but he tells her if he does then the Doctor will escape as well. He shares with Em that he could leave this moment but wants to ensure Mickey is safe first, as she has begun to turn back to the fire. Doctor Laura caresses Mickey’s face and whispers into her ear to walk into the burning town. Meanwhile, the Doctor in Billy makes it seem like Tibby is stuck in cement. Em offers to help move them forward as Mickey starts to walk faster toward the flames. Tibby agrees and Em opens two portals, taking Tibby, Mickey and Doctor Laura away.

**Nightmare 7: The Weeping Demon**

Tibby is alone in the ash remains of Kollok. Lifting his head he sees a demon walking toward him, dragging along Mallory like a puppy by a leash. He recognizes the demon as Laura. They greet him and Tibby asks Laura what the end was like. They reply that it was on fire, which is no surprise to the two of them. Laura tells him that she has something to show him. He agrees and they start walking. She asks him how he is and he tells her not well and she begins to cry. He says he should have listened to them, and that’s why he’s here. But Laura tells him to enjoy it before all he sees is (Black) as nothing is left after this moment. She brings him before a pit and tells him to look. He is hesitant at first, but she is insistent that he needs to look past he edge. Tibby realizes that the pit is the same one that he saw Clarity Prime fall into, and leans over the side as Laura takes his hand. He sees all his friends he’s ever had, burning. Tibby remarks on it and Laura has him voice that the thing they have in common is their connection to Phobos. Laura asks if he wants to throw rocks at and Tibby replies that he wants to defeat it. The real Laura tries to reach Tibby, this time managing it. She starts to cry and hugs him, apologizing for using the sleeping pills. She apologizes for thinking she was helping him, saying she did not mean for this to happen. He hugs her back and tells her its okay, that he would have fallen asleep at some point anyway. She tearfully says that the group will find and save him, but he tells her that doing so will let something out instead. Tibby asks her to look after Mallory and Billy, and to tell them that they became the people they were, not because of him, but because they always had it in them. He thanks her for reminding him that this is his dream. He sleeps.

**Dream: Stone Valley**

Surrounded by nature, Tibby knows that he is in Kollok. But he's unsure if it’s the past or the future. Looking around he knows that it is the future, that somehow it has returned to as it should be. Hearing his friends, he walks down the hill to them and he introduces himself. They are happy and they welcome him to Stone Valley and remark on how nice it is. Tibby tells them of a place called Synchroneity that once made the valley so loud, but they don’t recognize the name, saying that they have only known peace and quiet. Turning to each of them he feels like he knows them and guesses their names right. Laura offers for him to stay. They could always have another friend and Tibby likes that idea. They tell Tibby about how easy it is to pass the time among the trees and (Rock)’s of the valley. Billy throws a rock through the branches and offers another to Tibby. Tibby tells them that he feels good here, lighter. They tell him about a parade in town, a celebration for their friend. Tibby walks down the hill with the group as the sound of music reaches them and he feels that he is home. He looks at the parade and sees the marchers, their faces hidden behind black veils. The group tells him that the parade is for him, celebrating his life - his funeral after all the good things he did in his life. Tibby is excited at the prospect and they tell him that he deserves it. He turns to look at each of them and tells them of his friends from before.

He says that he saw Em as both strong and soft, with such a large heart. That he envied Mallory for getting help. He recognized Laura’s selflessness after all she had been through, and that she was like another mom to him. Of Billy he speaks about their friendship, watching him grow and making the world work for him without sacrificing who he was. Thinking about Mickey he talks of losing her, with so much left to say. The Mickey in front of him asks if he’d like to say them to her instead. Mickey B pushes through the dream, having been forced to watch Tibby from the outside. She inhabits the Mickey in front of him. Em, trying to return one last time, is unable to and allows the Doctor to possess her. The Laura sees something wrong with “Em” and takes her hand to help, and both her and Tibby feel the darkness inside. The Doctor mocks Tibby’s growth and him being able to accept his death when the real Mallory pushes through into the dream. He and Tibby at the same time recognize that Mickey B is with them and the Doctor continues to mock them. Tibby asks Mallory for help and he tackles Doctor Em to the ground and chokes her, forcing the Doctor out of Em. Tibby thanks Mallory as he leaves and Mickey B takes Tibby’s hand. She worries that she only has a little time with him but assures Tibby that they will be together again. He smiles at that, repeating that they are together, as he sleeps. The Black Rock spins in the void as its avatar watches on.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Aabria Iynegar as Laura Bennett
* Lucas Eubank as Billy Baker
* Matt Sohinki as Mallory Jenkins
* Mika Midgett as Embeth Pegg
* Shelby "Shubble" Grace as Mickey Jones
* Zac Lim Eubank as The Driver

## Notes

Some interesting things about this episode, or the making of this episode...

**Footnotes**

1. ↑ In each nightmare a specific word was echoed by the cast, forming the Phrase; Together our bond breaks through the Black Rock