(To those of you who are about to read this, feel free to do so, but this is an old story of mine. I am moving it from my original account to this new account, which is mainly for old stories that I do not wish to keep on my main account, which is named Dylexa. I won't have anything good up there for a while, sadly. I am working on it though!)

Prologue

(Dylexa: Well, I think I've found a solution that will hopefully make everyone happy. Hopefully. Well, as you guys know, I had no idea what to do with my original plan, so I have decided to re-write the beginning, do some flashbacks of the TSS eps in some chapters, and write out my other ideas. Like it? If you don't, too bad. (Sorry) I think you guys will be satisfied with this version of my story. I will put a lot of the chapters in the deleted scenes story, so I will NOT delete them. I hope you guys like my plan, and if not, that's not going to do anything but make me feel guilty. So, anyway, hope ya guys like this New version...and let's hope I like it too so I don't have to change it around again. Oh yes, and for this first chapter, since all the character's names will not exactly be known until about the end of the first or maybe even second chapter, I will not name the POVs when there are any...but...actually, the characters from TSS wont be in this first chapter. But I will be sure you guys know which one's which in the POVs, and I will make sure that the TSS characters show up in the second chapter. Trust me. ;) Oh yes, and also, I will be changing Damon's name, and Verde's name. I just think a nice name change will do good. ;D

Oh yeah, I just edited this chap. Just for fun. Nothing got changed too much, but Dr. Alanes never murdered Marissa's parents, and she is NOT the first experiment.)

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My older brother Gratis Sunshine and I ran as fast as we could from the men chasing us.

The men chasing us pulled out their guns, and started shooting.

"Run faster!" Gratis calls out.

"I'm trying!"

I hear Gratis shriek. I stop running and turn to see that Gratis has collapsed for some reason. When I look closer I realize that blood is spilling out his leg the same way water in a cup does after a toddler knocks it over.

Gratis looks up at me in fear. "Marissa, you need to go without me!"

"But...w-what about you?" I stammered.

"I'll be okay!"

"There they are!" One of the men shouts.

"Please go." Tears streak down his cheeks. "Sissy…remember, I'll always love you…now go!"

I don't move.

"GO!"

I hesitated before running away from the last person that was part of my family.

"Whoa!"

I tripped, got up quickly, and looked back; the men were now upon Gratis, and I saw that his hands had been handcuffed behind him.

"RUN!" He shouts again before one of the men leaves with him. The other man just stares at me in horror. He knew what I could do...he knew that if I wanted, I could burn him.

But I didn't want to burn him. I didn't want to do anything but get my brother back.

But that wasn't possible.

With tears streaming down my face, I turn my back to the man, and my last opportunity to rescue Gratis and ran, never looking back again.

...

What do I do now god?

I sighed solemnly. I was lonely already.

If only Gratis was here.

Brushing my tears away, I keep going off to wherever fate will place me.

My name is Marissa Sunshine. I am only eight years old. I am homeless. I have no parents. I don't know what happened to my brother, but he's as good as dead as far as I know. I am a freak, and I'm alone.

Alone.

I have nobody left to love. Mom and Dad...gone. My grandparents died long before I was born. I don't know what happened to my cousin, aunt and uncle. The last time I saw them was when I was six...and now...now my brother was gone...

"WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?!?" I shouted angrily to the heavens...to my parents. "WHY DID YOU LEAVE US WHEN WE NEEDED YOU?!?"

Boom!

I winced as the small, cold, unforgiving tears of the earth poured down on me.

The worst part was, when I started crying, nobody on earth could care. God was the only one, and even then it seemed like he didn't care.

Is this a punishment for leaving Gratis behind?

I didn't know. All I knew was that at the moment, I was starting to prefer letting scientists like the two men who took Gratis away cut me open, or being stuck in the same cage as some crazy cannibal in a strait-jacket that kept biting deep gashes into my arm.

At least Gratis would be only a few cages away from us, threatening the cannibal that if he didn't stop gnawing on my arm, he would end up with a knife in his back the next time Gratis was let out.

Now Gratis was probably the one stuck in the cage with the cannibal.

"Why did you leave us?" I repeated, softer this time. "We need you guys."

I knew it wasn't their fault though.

They died in a car crash.

And since there was nobody else left to protect us…Dr. Alanes took Gratis and I about a year ago.

Dr. Alanes. He's the one that kidnapped Gratis and I. He's the one that locked me in a cage with the cannibal. He's the one that figured out how to implant the ability to make fire into me...the reason why I can burn...

Ever since he's been kicked out of some scientist club...I don't know, maybe a group? Anyway, ever since he's been kicked out of wherever that is, he's been doing crazy experiments on people...

"I think I heard her over here!"

I gasped.

More scientists.

The men must have brought back up.

I quickly climbed up a tree, ignoring the fresh cuts I got from the bark on my hands.

Me and my big fat mouth. I had to ruin my cover. Just great. Yeah, nice Marissa. Screaming.

Grasping tightly to a slippery branch, I watched below as they came. About twenty men came.

All of them in fire proof suites.

"Where could she be?" One of them asked.

"How am I supposed to know?!?" The leader snapped. "It's so small that it can hide just about anywhere!"

I winced. It. That's how cruel these people are. Calling me an "it", as if I were just some lab rat...I probably was justa lab rat to them.

I thought about climbing higher, but it was too wet and slippery to climb without either falling, or making a noise.

Please God, don't let them find me.

I hoped I wasn't asking for too much, especially after doubting God just a few minutes before...

I flinched as I felt the branch underneath me start to break.

No...please...don't break...please!

But it was too late anyway. They had heard the branch break, and now they knew where I was.

"It's up there!"

I shrieked as I fell out of the tree, and landed on the ground head first.

"Leave...m-me al-lone..."

The last thing I saw before I went out was a pair of hands scoops me up. The hands felt cold and unforgiving...

(Well, that's the new and improved chapter one. Hope you guys like!)