Lost and Found

Her feet couldn't move her another step. The young girl collapsed onto her knees, throwing her head up towards the sky. She would have screamed, but her throat was so dry that it was constricted. Only a little gasp came from her lips. A single tear ran down her cheek as she forced herself back up.
Holly trudged forward, feeling like she would die any second. The Pandora sun glared down at her, causing Holly to squint. Then, she looked around her as she attempted to get an idea of where she was. Suddenly, there was a whoosh of air that pushed her forward. Stunned, she laid there on the sandy ground. A low growl then sounded behind her.
She immediately jumped back up and came face-to-face with a skag. Her lip turned up into a scowl. Before the creature could pounce again, Holly drew her only gun that was strapped onto her back. Only one shot when it opened it's ugly mouth...
The skag lifted its head and opened is mouth, which split into three flaps. Holly reacted and shot into it. The skag was forced backwards by the shot, and it slammed onto the ground. She gave it one more shot in its chest, and it twitched with a moan. Then, it moved no more.
Standing over her victory, Holly grunted. She then touched her necklace unconsciously. Her fingers traced over the worn bone, or whatever it was. The butterfly that her brother gave her.
Her brother.
With another grunt, Holly dropped her hand and turned away from the skag, expecting there to be more. She turned her head back and forth, searching the grounds. A gasp then did come from her dry lips when she saw something that she didn't expect. People.
There was four of them standing on the horizon: Three males and one female. Two of the guys were huge and muscular, although one was a bit bigger than the other, while the last one was more lankly. The only thing that Holly noticed of the woman was her pink hair. She was the one that approached Holly first, also.
Scared, strangely, Holly took a step back. The woman rolled her eyes and was suddenly right next to Holly. She gave a dry scream and almost fell back.
"Huh, fearless towards a skag, yet scared silly by a couple of people." The woman said. "You got nothing to be afraid of, hon."
The others then walked over to join the two girls. Holly quickly scanned the faces of the strangers: The lanky one had a mask on, with a ponytail jutting out from behind. The black muscular one was almost war-torn. The more muscular one, well, Holly didn't stare at him very long. Then, her eyes rested on the woman. She gulped, but no saliva was there.
"I-I...water." Holly managed to murmur.
The woman gave her a bottle. Holly took it quickly, and chugged the whole bottle. She sighed and ran a hand across her lips. She licked them, then handed the bottle back. The water seemed to make her more of herself.
"Holly Sanders." She told them.
"Hm, well I'm Lilith, and those are Mordecai, Roland, and Brick." Lilith informed.
Brick, that name suits him well, Holly thought as she looked them over again. Lilith crossed her arms.
"You got some talent there, Holly." She said. "Wanna join us?"
Holly's eyes widened. She never thought that she would meet people, let alone actually join them on a quest, or whatever it was they were doing. She nodded her head vigorously. Lilith grinned. She snapped her fingers at the men, who then handed her some stuff: armor, clothes, guns, shields, ammo, and just about everything else Holly would need.
She took the items with gratitude, thinking to herself, Oh, Shep can wait a bit longer for what's comin' to him.
As soon as she was ready, the five of them journeyed into the unknown.