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Desert. That was the last thing I would see on God's green earth, as I fell to the ground next to my friends. Dehydration, starvation, heat, the invasion...death was inevitable. As I finally closed my dry, aching eyes, I thought to myself how merciful death is.

My eyes opened, only to find more blackness. I couldn't find my voice, so I settled for looking around, my eyes adjusting. In the minimal light, I could see that I was in some kind of infirmary, in some kind of cot. Feels a lot better than the ground...

Then I realized that I was tied up. Automatically, and without thinking through the consequences, I started screaming.

A tall, skinny man with dark blonde hair came rushing to my side. "Shhh, shhh!! Calm down! Its okay, look! I'm human!"

He grabbed a mini flashlight out of his coat pocket and shined it in his eyes. No glimmer of silver, but I continued shaking a bit.

"Where the frick am I?! Where are my friends?! Why am I tied up?!" I gave him no time to answer. He ran to a large opening in the farthest wall over from where I was.

"Jeb!!" he yelled, a hand cupped around his mouth. "One of the girls are awake!" I could hear a crapload of footsteps running down towards this little room.

"And? Is she okay, Doc?" A man with a weapon asked. The tall man nodded. A bunch of new people stood around him, which I ignored. The weapon guy, who had a white beard and wrinkled skin, walked over to me, a slightly amused expression on his face. "He didn't scare ya, did he, little lady?"

"..." I thought staring suited the comment. Scared? Duh!! I am in a dark cave/room with strange men everywhere, one with a gun, and I didn't know where my frinds were. Yes, I was scared.

"If your wondering where your buddies are, they're in the cots around you." He smiled. "Can we trust you enough to untie you?"

I nodded slowly. The tall man (Doc, I assumed) immediately jogged over and untied me.

"I apologize for tying you up. I didn't want to but...with everything going on, we couldn't be sure." He looked at me sheepishly, and I continued to stare.

"Where am I...exactly?" I asked more calmly.

"This is the resistance of some of the last humans remaining." Jeb said, almost proudly. He hitched his gun up his shoulder. "This was what you were out here looking for, right?

"Yeah, thats right!" I said, happy. "We...we made it!" I laughed and stood up. "I'm Owen, by the way." I waved. I don't know why I waved, but...I was high on happiness. I could wave if I wanted to!

"Is everyone...okay?" I asked nervously. Doc nodded, and looked happy for the first time I saw him.

"They should be waking up any minute now." He informed me.

I walked over to the closest bed. "Rosalie..." I whispered, taking her hand. He dark black hair lay in a mess of loose curls around her round, pale face. Her bright blue eyes didn't open. I sighed. Maybe later...

I walked over to the next cot. "Stella." I said, and I shook her shoulder a bit. Her short, straight blonde hair fell across her face, the three blue streaks covering her eyes. She stirred and blinked, black eyes showing through her lashes.

"Owen...?"

"Yes, yes!! Stella, your alive!!" I yelled kind of randomly, embracing her in a bear-hug as soon as I untied her.

"We made it to the resistance!" I yell/whispered. Her eyes widened.

"Really? Yes!!!" With her short, stocky, and rather tough build, she was able to shrug off my bone-crushing hug and stretch. Stella then proceeded to jump up and down excitedly with me, then reach her fist out to mine.

I pounded it with my own.

"Wait, where's Tilla and Rose...?" She aked, looking beside me.

"Umm...unconscious, I guess. Rosalie is out cold...I didn't look at Tilla yet." I looked over my shoulder and Doc pointed to the cot behind mine.

"Over here."

We walked over and I shook her, the same way as Stella. Her pixie cut, naturally red hair shook with her head. She didn't move either. And then...

"Achoo!"

"Bless you." I giggled and looked down at her deep blue eyes. She looked frightened, and so darn cute and vunurable, considering the fact her head just cleared my shoulder. She was like a little kid.

"O-Owen...where are we? Are captured?! Is everyone okay?!" Stella untied her and Tilla hugged me; Stella and I hugged back.

"It's all good!" Stellea reassured. "We made it!!"

Tilla pulled back and looked around.

"Really...?"

"Yup!!" I said. "We're here!! And alive!!...which is always reassuring." They both laughed at my comment, and Stella started to hum to a hard-rock death song she knew, as a sarcastic contradictory statement. I rolled my eyes.

"Rose isn't up yet, though." I said.

Tilla looked up at me, and her puppy face turned mischevious.

"She will be."

Tilla turned and wlked up to Rosalie's bed, then crouched, ready to pounce. Doc scrambled to stop her.

"Wait, that's-!"

Tilla jumped, and landed right on top of Rose, who sat right up and gasped for air.

"What the heck, Till?!" she said, startled.

"Moooorning!" Tilla smiled, untying her, and I ran over to my best friend and gave her a hug.

"We're all okay!!"

"Omigosh!! We're here, aren't we? Like, here here!" I smiled and nodded. All of us gathered in a circle, at an immediate loss for words.

We heard someone clear their throat from behind.

"Now that everyone's up and well, I think its time for an introduction." Jeb said. "You are?"

"I'm Owen. 'Ello."

"I'm Rosalie! Nice to meet ya."

"My name is Tilla."

"Stella. Yo."

We waited patiently for their introductions.

"I'm Jeb," he started. "And I run this place. Now over here is Ian," he gestured to a black-haired, blue-eyed man who was holding a petite girl in his arms. She looked like a flower, and the Ian guy looked a lot like Rose. "And his brother, Kyle." He gestured to a guy that looked like Ian, except broader, and with a more crooked nose. "And right there is Wanda," he pointed to the flower-girl, "and Sunny." He pointed to a girl I hadn't noticed before. She was hiding behind Kyle. Her curly black hair hid her tiny face. "And there's Lacey, Burns, Nate, Jamie, Jared, and Melanie." Lacey looked a lot like Sunny, except her hair was straighter and shorter. Burns (What a wierd name, I thought to myself) was very tall, with wild orange hair and a mischevious glint in his eyes. Nate was rather old, with bushy hair and a gun slung over his . Jamie was probably the youngest there. He had black hair and sun-tanned skin, just like Melanie. Jared had his arm around Melanie's waist, his brown/blonde hair in contrast to her black.

"Okay, before anyone does anything, we need to explain some things-"

"Ian!! Kyle!! Omigosh!!" Rosalie interrupted, running into Kyle's arms, then Ian's. They both looked at her strangely, before recognition took its place.

"Rosie...?" They asked simultaneously.

"Yea!! It's me!" She began to cry softly, her hands wiping her eyes furiously.

"What...?" Wanda asked, immediately beginning to comfort her. "Whats wrong, Rosalie? I-Ian?" She looked to him for help.

"Our sister..." Everyone's heads snapped to the scenario.

"We thought she was dead..." Kyle said slowly, before a big grin split across his face. "Rosie!!" He picked her up and gave her a bear-hug, and I could see her laughing. Ian joined in.

"That was...unexpected." Burns said, smirking. All Till, Stella and I could do was look on happily. We had all heard the story of how they were seperated, and each of us had witnessed the depressed, devastated form of Rose in the 1st year of the invasion. She was lifeless. This was like a dream, to see what our friend had thought was hopless appear before her.

"Okay, well, before we go celebratin', I think we still have some important things to say." Jeb said. Ian and Kyle suddenly stopped what they were doing, leaving Rosalie alone, to stand beside and/or in front of Wanda and Sunny.

"What? Is it that bad?" Stella asked, curious.

"Uh, well, just don't freak, okay?" Jamie asked, walking over to Wanda.

"We won't..." Tilla said nervously. Nate glanced at Burns, and his hand tightened on his rifle.

"Okay, well, we're just gonna spit it out." Jeb said. "Wanda, Burns, and Sunny are souls."

I stared.

Tilla cringed and ran behind me.

Stella growled, her hands balling into fists.

Rose backed away, looking scaredly at her brothers.

"What?" I asked disbelievingly.

"They're good people!!" Jamie piped up. "Burns has helped out a whole lot, and Wanda and Sunny couldn't hurt a fly!!"

Jeb raised his hands. "Now now, calm down. Trust us. You'll get to know 'em. " Ian and Kyle looked at us tensely.

"...Okay. I'll try." I nodded. It weirded me out, but if they were here...they couldn't be that bad.

"Ian? Kyle...? Are they okay?" Rose looked to her brothers. They both nodded vigorously.

"Wanda's great! You'll love her, Rosie!" Wanda blushed. Kyle just nodded, and Sunny peeked out and waved.

Rose gasped. "Isn't that...?!"

"Yeah, it's Josie. But...she's not there anymore." Rosalie nodded, looking solemn.

"How can you agree with them?!" Stella asked angrily. "They killed our family! Our freinds!!"

"Well, I figure that if they're here...they're alright."

She thought it over. "...Oh. Yeah, that makes sense...I guess..." She still looked wary.

Tilla still hadn't said anything.

"Is there something wrong? With the girl behind you?" Jared asked rudely, earning a smack to the arm from Melanie.

"Umm..." I looked behind me to see Tilla shaking. "Till? What's wrong?" Stella put a hand on her shoulder.

"Are you okay, Till?"

Tilla shook her head, and pointed to the girl named Lacey.

"No! Thats the seeker who took my brother!! Who killed him!" Tears spilled out over her eyes. I remembered that. I saw it happen. The seeker got him, and because he put up such a fight, (injuring three and killing one seeker along the way), they 'discarded' him. I remember that face now. And the blood that covered her hands. My face hardened. The room went silent, and everyone's stares were turned onto Lacey.

"What? Hey, I didn't do it!!"

"Yes y-you did!!" Tilla spluttered.

"Did not!!" Lacey said, sticking out her tongue immaturely. Silence once again filled the room.

"Well, now, here's a pickle."

Hello! HogoshaOtaku reporting. Umm...if any of you were reading my Host Club fic...I'm very deeply sorry!! I had projects to finish, and then 9th grade started...so much homework...! I'm sorry for taking so long!! Then I randomly typed this...I'm going to continue that fic though! Its not discontinued! Just give me a bit more time..sorry! I'm really excited about writing this one, too, though. I hope you enjoyed it! This isn't as cracky as my last one. I'm kinda winging it...I have no idea where this is going. :-) But i like it. Give me your opinion, please!! I very much appreciate reviews. Thank you!!

Until later,

HogoshaOtaku (*.*)