The story revolves around a group of friends trying to wake up their friend who is stuck in a deep sleep. They try various methods but keep getting pulled into her dreams and nightmares. As they navigate through the subconscious world, they encounter multiple challenges, obstacles, and creatures. They jump from one dream to another, trying to find a way to wake their friend up. Along the way, they discover that they have the ability to manipulate the dream world by thinking about what they want to happen. In the end, they successfully wake up their friend using fire, and everything returns to normal.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A person is stuck in a dream and can't wake up.
2. Her friends try to wake her up, but their attempts cause them to get teleported into her nightmares.
3. The friends try to find a way to escape the dream world.
4. The sandman is mentioned as a threat to the dream world.
5. A rare item, possibly a jar, is found and may hold the key to escaping the dream world.
6. The friends encounter various obstacles and creatures in the dream world.
7. They enter different people's dreams, including Casey's nightmare and Zayn's dream.
8. A library with stacks of gold is discovered in one of the dreams.
9. A crown is found on a pedestal in another dream.
10. Robots, possibly invented by Zayn, attack the friends in one of the dreams.
11. A door is found that leads to a new location in the dream world.
12. A character named Pierce is mentioned as being able to navigate dreams and nightmares.
13. The friends encounter a butterfly in one of the dreams.
14. A character named Michael is mentioned as standing on a skull in one of the dreams.
15. Fire is used to wake up the person who is stuck in the dream world.
16. The person is finally awakened and returns to the real world.