27 Allegra’s dream slowly took form around me. I floated in a world of hazy fog. A million jumbled up images swirled around me. A cacophony of sounds filled the dream, a melt of voices, horns, footsteps, wind, screams, and other sounds that I couldn't figure out. It was like being at the loudest rock concert of all time. I reached out and felt dream ether buzzing just beyond my fingertips. It felt so good to have it in my hands again! I needed this. I needed a dream jump to calm my nerves. Taking a string of ether, I pulled it as hard as I could, sending the jumbled images flying through the dreamscape. I swung the ether under me, creating an invisible floor. I stomped, silencing the sounds one by one. Pulling more dream ether around me, I threw it into the dream, imagining it suc

