Mushroom Monster Apocalypse

Date: 1/20/2021

I don't remember much from this dream, compared to my usual memory of dreams, but what I do remember feels worth writing down -- if only for myself. I know that there was some kind of apocalypse event. I think it had to do with some kind of super fungus? It had started attacking humanity, like in a monster movie. I also know that some fantasy things started existing after the apocalypse, like elves & dwarves & pegasi. There was a group of 5 survivors that included 4 adults & 1 child who was in the 11-13 age range. The preteen girl was either human or half-elf, her father was an elf, there was a dwarf man, there was a human woman, & there was a 3rd human adult whose gender/sex I don't remember clearly. The adults ended up falling for each other shortly after gathering together, all 4 of them mutually in love. It was interesting when they reflected on their relationship. After all, they were fully aware that if the apocalypse had never happened then they never would've become a polycule. They probably would've fallen in love, but ended up pairing off in sets of 2 rather than all being together at the same time. This way was better, they thought, especially since they could all look after the child together. She'd be one of the safest children in the world, having 4 parents to protect her. Sadly, I also remember the dwarf of the group being eaten by one of the giant super fungus creatures. It dissolved him in acid inside its body or something. When the others were trying to figure out what happened to him, they ended up trapped by... cultist humans helping the super fungi, I think? Also, super fungi. They told the adults exactly what had happened to their dwarf lover, & revealed that all of them would be getting an even higher honor. They'd be fed to a fungus that wasn't just the size of a human like the ones they'd seen, but the size of the entire office building they were trapped in (full size before it had been half-destroyed in the apocalypse, of course). The see-through fungus creature draped itself over the edge of the office building's roof, acid visibly sloshing around inside. The cultists started eagerly throwing in other hostages & fungi alike, working their way to the trapped polycule. Meanwhile, the child was in the woods by herself. I'm not sure if she was looking for her parents or for a place to hide, but she didn't yet know that her dwarf father was dead. She was good at hiding from threats & wary of others she met. She wasn't too reckless or gullible. Whatever she was trying to do, she would do it carefully. That's all I know. That's all I remember. Until next I wander.