It was halfway through the school day and I was as bored as anyone could be. I looked up at the clock and it said 10:59. Almost time for lunch! I started to pack my things in a frenzy. I was known for being the first to pack my stuff up because I always looked at the clock. Then the bell rang. Everyone packed up their stuff, but I had already packed so I raced outside. I sprinted to the bench I always sat down at with my few friends. Then I saw my friends come. I didn't have many friends. There was Zach, Syrenity, and Connor. "Hey guys!" I said.

They said nothing but hurried faster to "our" bench. After we sat down in our usual spots, I noticed something. Connor looked rather guilty of something. I said, "Connor, why do you look so guilty?"

He looked extremely nervous, but then he said," Well, yesterday, I found something. More like someone."

"What did you find?" Zach asked.

"None of you will believe me, but I found a talking cat. And not just any talking cat. She says that she comes from a galaxy where all animals talk!" Connor said.

" I believe you!" Syrenity said.

"I'm not finished," Connor said. "She says that she has to get back to her home, but in order to do that, she must have four people come with her. And she even said what kind of people! The descriptions fit all of us, except for the last one."

There was an awkward silence as we all comprehended the information Connor told us. I broke the silence and asked, "What's the fourth description?"

Connor said, "'She has hair of gold and aqua eyes, sister to the leader. Rude on the outside, but sweet like nectar on the inside.' Anyone fit that description?"

"That," I said, "Would be my sister."

"I've met her before." Zach said. "She's like that."

"Okay. The cat, whose name is Smoke, by the way, says that we need to come and help find her way back to the portal to her home. She says we must come in too, or she can't go back," Connor said.

"I'm being honest Connor, you're very lucky we believe you," Syrenity said.

"So we have to come to your house?" I asked.

"I guess, if you want to see Smoke," Connor said.

"We'll stop by after school," I said.

"Great! Remember to bring your sister!" Connor said.

"I will," I promised.

End of Chapter One.