It was just another morning at Lexington High. The morning was foggy, the winter bringing its chill into the air. Mary Smith trotted along the sidewalk to get to school. Her glossy, jet-black curls framed her boyish face, but she didn't bother to move them out of the way. She sighed; she didn't like school very much. Her spirit was much more into exploring areas, going to places she never knew existed.

"MARY! MARY!"

Mary turned around and smiled as she rolled her eyes. Nicky Riley, her best friend, ran up to her as fast as she could. "Hi Mary!" she greeted cheerfully, "let's walk together!"

"Um, ok…that was sudden…" Mary pretended to look annoyed.

"Aw, Mary, you know that I don't like that!" Nicky pouted.

Mary sighed; Nicky was one of those girls that are just too adorable. Her long, black hair always looked just right. Her blue eyes matched the sky, and her tanned skin just made it even cuter.

Mary felt very guilty if she did not give in. "Ugh, what do you want?" she grumbled.

"HELLO!"

"EEP!" Mary and Nicky cried. They turned around to see Tyler Anderson, a good friend of theirs. His hazel eyes were glinting mischievously, which contrasted his dark, brown hair.

"Let's walk!" he said happily as he dragged Nicky and Mary behind him. The school bell rang once, signifying that class was about to start.

"Oops, we better hurry!" Tyler said, dragging the two girls even faster.

"Ouch! My foot hit something!" Mary cried.

Tyler stopped to investigate. "Hm, now let's see: a twig? No…maybe…a rock? No-"

"What about an old compass?" Mary said out of nowhere.

Tyler looked at her as if she was crazy. "That's about the weirdest thing I have ever heard-"

Mary shoved an antique compass into his face. "I don't know where it came from," she said slowly, her black eyes glinting enigmatically, "But I do know that it's broken."

Tyler grabbed it and studied it closely. "Hm…this compass does look some-what familiar…" he observed silently.

"Tap it or shake it; maybe then it will work." Nicky suggested. "Maybe we can keep it for fun."

Suddenly, Tyler lost his grip and dropped it, and the compass's needle started to spin around faster and faster…

The trio bent down to take a closer look, but a sudden flash of lightning caused them to jump right back up their feet. They lifted their heads toward the sky and noticed that the sky had darkened with clouds, and that a mysterious black hole was in the center of it all. Lightning flashed, and thunder roared all around the dark hole, and it was sucking everything in sight into it avariciously.

Nicky, Tyler, and Mary were no exception. The sight had caused them to go to the point of stupefaction; all they could do was stare. Mary could feel the force of the hole as it pulled her toward it, defying all gravity. The next few minutes were darkness to herself and her friends.