Elenast was getting ready to walk home from school as always. She reflected on the day. Wake up, eat, walk to school, put stuff in locker, go to math, get insulted by Class president goody i-am-the-most-beatiful-wonderful-awesome-person-in-the-world-so-bow-down-to-me Wanda, insult her back and that was pretty much her life, not including subjects. She sighed. If she was right it was insult time. Which she probably was. After all, this had only been her schedule for 4 years.

Sure enough, Wanda came up to her. "Hey, Elly Nelly, what's up with your hair? It looks like a bird nest, loser."

"Shut up Panda Wanda, at least mine doesn't look like it got run over by a truck, made into a pancake, had syrup poured all over it, then had it rinsed off and put powdered sugar in it." Hey, she was hungry okay? The last part was from Wanda's snow-white highlights streaked around her otherwise black hair.

"Whatever. Your just jealous. Later, loser." Wanda strut away from her, obviously thinking Elenast would be crushed. Actually, she had spent a total of 87 seconds on her hair, so she really didn't care.

Sighing, she turned back to her locker. Looking inside, she saw a note. In curled, swirling letter, it read: be ready.

How odd, she thought. Ready for what? I wonder who put this there… Wait. Maybe this is some stupid prank. I didn't think of that. Well before I didn't. Now I did. But... It doesn't feel like one, really. Oh well, I hope I'll find out tonight.

Back in the real world, and having finished packing, Elenast went to go walk home. As she did, she got a text from her mom: Can you pick up some groceries from the store, Elenast?

Okay, she texted back, c u soon.

The store was about 15 minutes from her house, so she started racing to it. After getting the groceries, it was already 4:00, so she jogged back to the house, gave her mom the food, and said, "I'm going to get my homework done, mom. I'll be in my room."

After finishing her homework and having dinner, she thought about playing a video game. Star fox, Portal, Mario, or something else.

Deciding on Portal, she began to play until 9:45, where she decided to go to sleep. She felt a little tense; however she relaxed as soon as she was in bed. When she relaxed, her mind turned to the day. She thought about the cryptic words. Be ready, be ready, be ready. She mentally chanted them until she fell asleep, worrying.

(this is a line. I cant get mine to work. DEAL!)

Elenast "woke" up in a dream, with an orb of light… Well not so much an orb, but a pink zebra. Green giraffe. Purple turtle. It finally settled on an elegant, orange, (HUGE) butterfly, and it said: Did you get my note? Its voice sounded like nothing, yet everything, and as light as grass whistling in the wind.

That was yours? Elenast "talked." It was more thinking… but still talking. Elenast thought this over until she thought of another question. Oh, and whats your name?

Yes, and you may call me Larissa. Here, take this. She extended a leg that was holding a shining, silver heart necklace. Use it to summon me. But be warned, it can only be used so many times before it needs to be recharged with shining sunsmoke.

Sunsmoke? Whats that? Elenast thought at her.

The shimmering dust you see all around you. The dust that was changing color.

Oh.. Ok… Elenast thought quietly. Why am I here?

We-

Wait. We? Who else is in on this!?

The council.

Oh… Ok… That makes sense!

The spirit sighed. Anyway, we are taking you and another girl- oh and before you ask, you'll meet her later- into the gaming universe. You must solve the games, and beat back the Darkness. A black hole has formed because of it, and the closest game planets are getting sucked in. You two must save them. But you could die. And that would be bad. So be careful.

Gee, thanks.

You'll wake up soon, in the Portal universe, in the wheat field. There will be a tube there. Go into it. You'll soon find Chell, Wheatley, and later, GLaDOS.

YAY! Got it! Elenast was super excited about this.

The spirit, thoroughly annoyed, emotionlessly said: Good Luck.

Authors Note: So guys, what did you think of this chapter? I got it out kinda late… I blame school… Anyways, hope you likes it! Cya next chapter! J This chapter is partly dedicated to kittycatpaws!