Chapter 1: finding the wanderers
Cilly hated deserts. It was always so hot, and hot, and, did she mention hot. It always had no water whatsoever. It sucked! "Cilly, go on without me! Save yourself!" shouted her overly-dramatic younger brother Maxen. Cilly kicked his shins and stared off into the horizon. She could barely make out a very small red dot in the burning sea of sand.
It seemed to be coming closer and closer until she could make out a figure. "Maxen get your lazy but up! I think I see someone." "It's too hot Cilly. Just leave me here to rot in the sand." "Maxen If you don't get up I'll kick you in the face! Now get up" Maxen continued to lie face-down in the sand and Cilly huffed. She grabbed Maxen's ankle and dragged him towards the red figure. "Hey, red dude, HELP! We're lost!" she said, waving her free hand frantically. "Hey brother, I think I see someone." Cilly heard a boy's voice say. "Really?! Where AL?" Another boy's voice ask.
"Over there brother, don't you see them?" "Oh now I see them. What do you think they are doing out here? And why one of them is being dragged?" "I don't know brother lets go check it out." As the two of them got closer to the boy and girl. They yell out "Hey are you guys lost?" The brothers asked in unison. "Nooo we're just playing in this wasteland thinking it's a beach." Cilly yelled back.
"I was only asking! Sheesh, you didn't have to bite my head off. "Ed shouted. Cilly finally could see him clearly and nearly fell to the sand. "If I even try to bite your head I would get impaled with that thing on your head!" she shouted back. "midget." She whispered furiously under her breath. "Who are you calling so short you can't see under a microscope?!" he demanded. "I'm calling your dad that." Cilly said, sarcasm dripping from her words. Ed felt a tick grow on his head. "You should be grateful that we're even helping you." Cilly felt a tick grow on her head. "How are you even helping us?"
"By not letting you guy's die out here you ungrateful little twerp." "Well who said that we needed your help" "Cilly don't say that." The now more reasonable Maxen said. "I'm sorry for my sister's arrogance. I'm Maxen and she is Cilly. We were lost out here trying to find our parents. And well we got lost." "Ok then why don't you tell them my weight while. As long as you're telling complete strangers everything." "Well I'm sorry Cilly."
"Sorry my butt!" Cilly shouted. Maxen laughed sheepishly. "Do you two know how to get back to civilization?" Maxen asked AL hopefully. Al nodded. "Yeah, we're headed to liore." Ed said. Cilly growled angrily. "Are you gonna ignore me now?!" she asked. Maxen looked at her pleadingly. Cilly groaned in frustration. "Fine! Can we come with you two?" she asked. "sure you can come with us." Ed said a little frustrated. "Just don't get in my way" "Same with you midget." Cilly said sarcastically.
End of chapter 1