Lu: This is my new fic! Here's a prologue, just a snippet of what is yet to come. Make sure you review, because otherwise, it won't be updated for a while. Anyway, the whole thing is set around about the end of Battle City, when Mai wakes up. And... well, you'll see what happens. Enjoy!

The One Forgotten

Prologue

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All she could see was darkness. It swallowed her, enveloped her, drowned her. She didn't know where she was. She didn't even remember who she was. When she held her hands in front of her face, nothing was there. She couldn't remember ever seeing anything. Was there such a thing a sight? When she called out, nothing could be heard. She couldn't remember ever hearing. Was there such a thing as sound?

Finally, after eternity had long since past, she saw a dot of light in the center of her vision. It turned into a slit, and then expanded across her whole vision. It was blinding after being in complete darkness for so long. Now when she held her hands in front of her face, she could see the brilliant colours of her white cut-off elbow-length gloves and her lightly tanned skin.

It wasn't too long after her transition into the blinding light that it faded out, and she could finally see. She was lying on an uncomfortable bed. Sitting up, she shook her head to clear her mind. She found long, pale blonde hair flooding over her shoulders. She swung her legs over the side of the bed, finding herself wearing a tight white vest and a purple micro-mini skirt.

Suddenly, she heard fast footsteps approaching. A group of teenagers came bursting through the door, lead by a goofy-looking boy with golden-blonde hair. He froze immediately when he saw her. The other teens skidded to a halt behind him. The blonde-haired guy stared at her in disbelief. Then, as suddenly as he had stopped, he ran towards her and wrapped his arms around her in a tight embrace.

"Mai... I thought I'd lost you..." he whispered. She became frightened. Who was this boy? And what did he call her? She pushed him away and he stepped back, looking confused and hurt. She could even see his eyes filling up with tears. But she didn't take any notice of that. She didn't even know the guy. Instead, she felt her mind swelling up with questions. So she voiced the most important:

"Who are you? Where am I? Wait... who am I?"

Lu: Short prologue, I know. But I hope you guys like it. I won't update it for some time if you guys don't like it, but if you do, I'll put it on my 'to update' list. Anyway, review!