It is the year 220X. . .

It was the Golden Age of technological advances, and mankind had finally achieved their dreams. But like pioneers, there's always something new to discover. Humanity had passed the limiting boundaries that they had never thought to surpass, and now, they had to expand their horizons. Curious on solving the mysteries of the deep, vast pockets of darkness that is beyond the blue barriers of the skies: Space.

Mankind had always wondered, if there was life on a planet just like theirs. To think that there's another striving civilization that is also searching for something out there. Space is a wide sea of exploding stars and swirling comets, even though it's full of light, lifeforms are spread far apart and are very few.

However, as by some miracle had happened that day. . .

Extraterrestrial life has been discovered.

It was shocking indeed, the news spread like wildfire, it really was a brand new age. News channels and stations spewed out the words regarding this topic, people from all over the world went crazy, from jaw-dropping theories to teeth-clattering rumors. Movies about aliens were brought back to life and people gossiped non-stop about them. Stories and tales of extraterrestrial beings were being retold.

"Mom! Mom! I wanna know what you did today! Did you get to see aliens like in the movies?!"

"Haha! No dear, we're going to make a space station to meet them."

"Woah! Can I come? Can I? Pleaaase?! I promise to go to school! And do all my homework!"

"Hehe. Dear, I'm sorry, but you can't go... I'm not even sure if I am able to..."

"Awww..."

"Oh dear, you have to go to school some day also. Now, now, don't cry Lil' Lily... I promise, I'll bring a space rock so you can add it to your collection on your shelf there!"

"R-Really?! Yay! You're the best mom and rechurcher in the whole entire worrrrrrrrrrrld!"

"Hehe, I promise I'll come back with one, okay? Fun fact, it's re-SEARCHER, silly!"

Upon that ambitious proclamation, the news channels exploded. Humanity was about to make the next great step, and it was going to be their very first big step: making the first contact.

(NEWS : "We bring you breaking news, the new space exploration agency, NAZA, has declared to make contact with these aliens that had been recently discovered, this morning, they launched a space station in order to do so. They called it 'Peace' in an effort to enter into a friendly relationship. . ." )

Man's dream to find other intelligent life among the stars had finally been realized. To think that they were never going to do the impossible, they had released the space station - attempting to make the very first contact - humanity and an extraterrestrial being together. However, when there is a Golden Age, there must also be a Dark Age. A sad piece of news came to be after that. . .

(NEWS : "We bring you shocking news, this morning after the launch of the space station, the hope of man, Peace... According to NAZA and other various sources, has met with a mysterious accident, and it disappeared to whereabouts unknown. Continuing this dreadful, breaking news, during the very same morning, it has been confirmed that NAZA's most renown and incredible female scientist. . . . . . has died and passed away... The reports on cause of her death has not been given yet.")

". . . .Mom?. . . ."

Many people worked hard to find it, but the space station could not be found, and was forever lost in the deep pockets of space. All radio broadcasts, signals, or any forms of communication has been completely severed off. This devastated many, and when people thought it was never going down into a corkscrew of despair. . .

(NEWS : "We bring you an update from the space agency, NAZA, regarding the Peace incident a few months ago. NAZA say that a section of Peace was found deep in the sea. Our sources state that the cause was most likely an explosion that has demolished mankind's dreams. . ." )

All hope was lost after that. . .

Many took it hard, and it was perhaps a sign that it really was the impossible. Humanity attempted to make first contact, making a friendly bond, which one famous astronomer named it "BrotherBands", but unfortunately, even one of men's greatest astronomers and his crew included were gone. NAZA took it the hardest, and the following news reports had stated it. . .

(NEWS : "We have breaking news, NAZA has made a final decision and stopped in search for Peace, they had proclaimed to put the project on hold permanently. . ." )

Three years to this day has passed since. . .

"To be lost in a void that deep... that vast... It must've been hard..." A girl wondered as she laid in bed lazily. "It doesn't really make sense though... How could technology today, or 3 years before fail us? How could this result it in exploding?... It's been far too long since NAZA had a report like that... Surely our tech wouldn't have failed us then..." She spoke to herself.

She thought solemnly to herself. 'At least she wasn't there...' She got out of her messy bed and yawned quite loudly, 'What am I doing? I really need to get away from this stuff...' The girl sighed through her nose, moving her tangled bangs out from her face. Which revealed only a face of sadness and loneliness, when the girl took a longing look at her belongings, her heart ached. One of which were shelves filled with colorful rocks.

She was going to head to the restroom. 'I have to wash up and try to clear it. . .'

*thud.*

"Hm?" She heard something fall to her wooden floor. "Oh..." She picked up a green object. "My Transer... It isn't even on..." She set it on the bed and continued doing the morning stuff. 'She would've yelled at me and emphasized the importance of Brothers. . .' After all, if your device is off, people and her Brothers wouldn't be able to connect to her. Not that it changes much.

When she finished, she equipped the peculiar-looking device called a Transer on her wrist. The Transer hummed and screen flickered to life as she turned it on. . .

-TRANSER SYSTEM-

[PERSONAL:]

Val Ayaka

Bro. 0

[FAVORITE:]

Cannon, Air Spread, Plasma Gun, Heat Ball 1, Recover 10, Barrier.

Six favorite battlecards were shown on her screen, her name was displayed, and the number of brothers. "Zero brothers..." She sounded out, disappointed at herself as he gazed at her screen showing her personal page.

The profile picture stared back at her, which was her, Valerie Ayaka. She had pale-skin, a few freckles, and had these crimson, ruby irises. Her natural hair color was magenta. Not many people had this magenta hair, but it was mainly the eye color that people seem to find uncommon and interesting, she could barely find anyone who has that.

Her "Brothers", which is interestingly not called "Sisters" when having a female friend, was something that she didn't find very intriguing. She had no complete interests in making any, which were meant for registering her closest friends.

Instead, she actually severed a few. . .

Battlecards were meant to be inserted into a slot on the Transer for getting rid of nasty viruses that infects electronics, other than that, they didn't have any other use really. They just appear to look cool to her. Viruses, or EM (Electromagnetic) Viruses can't be seen by a naked eye, obviously they couldn't, the device can detect them that are interfering with things however.

She yawned again, sighing out of boredom. Valerie can't just stare at the screen of her Transer all day, which she once did.

*BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.*

She heard her Transer ring with some notification. "A mail..." She said tiredly. She ignored it.

*ding! dong!*

Her lips dropped to a frown. "A visitor?..." She came downstairs, almost tripping over due to her leg being asleep.

She was clumsy, yes, but in truth, Valerie just stopped caring after some shocking events. Val feels everyday that there's some unseeing force that's crushing her, making her feel much more miserable. She felt as if the world hated her for some, terrible reason. Perhaps it does, perhaps it just despises her, and the force she's feeling on her shoulders or her entire body was the planet's doing; wanting to smash her flat by using the forces and laws of gravity.

*ding! dong!*

'Ugh... impatient visitors...' She thought annoyingly, having visitors was one thing, but having patience? She has no patience at all, maybe some, but very thin. Val doesn't even want to do anything, she has herself isolated in this very house. In fact, she feels as if she's an alien. Val Ayaka barely does anything outside of those walls in which she resides in, except going out at night and watching the stars. If there was anyone out there, she'd just choose to hang out in the roof. 'Maybe if I wait...' She waited for something to happen, for the unknown visitors to go away.

*ding! dong!*

After a few more rings that banged her ears and echoed in her home, she resisted the urge to scowl. "They're not gonna go are they...?" She said aloud, a bit vexed with the fact that she has to deal with them., but not too audible that those people were to actually catch what she's saying. Valerie still has her standards and respect that she holds in. She opened the door, now a bit timid. "M-may I help you?..." She stuttered a little.

She cursed at her shyness, her social awkwardness was the results of her isolating herself from the outside world. Outside, there was a girl with blonde hair tied into pigtails, wearing a blue outfit. The girl stood with a sense of pride, and it didn't give Valerie any good signs.

"As you already know, I'm Luna Platz of Echo Elementary, class 5-A, also your Class President!" She announced proudly.

Valerie thought in a not-so-kindly tone. 'I've heard of her...' Val knew Luna Platz from the school that she used to go to. Val stopped going to school quite a long time ago, so she never actually met this girl before, but her pompous-like personality was sure to reach her ears. Especially when she's her neighbor in her hometown, Echo Ridge, and Luna basically treated herself and thought herself as a Mary-Sue. Luna was proud of bragging about her family and their riches.

But, it wasn't the wealth that irritated Valerie immensely. . .
It was that one, single word: Family.

Luna had a perfect family, and that's what got to Val, that's what made her have this burning feeling within her; a burning feeling of envy.

Two boys then moved to the side, "Um... hi, Luna." Her voice tiny and her brow raised in confusion. Though, inside, Val was being unpleasant. She's wondering if she should just slam the door shut right about now.

"This short one on my left is Zack Temple, and the big guy next to me is Bud Bison!" Luna's voice was loud with pride.

"Um...hello..." Val responded shyly.

Bud Bison and Zack Temple didn't really bother her much, what made her confused was the fact that they're following Luna around. Do they really need to follow her? Zack was clearly the smartest out of the group, much more clever than Luna, that's for sure. Val has heard that his problem solving skills on mathematics in school are unrivaled!

Bud Bison on the other hand, she can take one look at him and she'd already know that Val wouldn't want to mess with him. Maybe Valerie "could" take him, but in a battle of pure strength? She'd be crushed within seconds!

"You are Valerie Ayaka, aren't you?" Platz replied as she put her hands on her hips, a sense of this superior attitude sent negative signals to Val's way.

Zack adjusted his glasses, looking at her, she thought of him as an observant type. Perhaps it was his glasses that not only made him look smarter but... "So this Valerie Ayaka?" He asked.

"Yes... but I prefer Val... thank you very much..." Her hand on the doorknob, wanting to just slam the door shut. She was hiding behind the door like some frightened child.

At the glance of Bud's, erm, physique and his yellow t-shirt that had pictures of eating utensils, or forks, Valerie has a slight inference that he may be the food-loving type of guy... He didn't really say anything, but whispered a few words over to Zack Temple. Which Val couldn't help but be curious as to what they were saying.

"You never came to school, so it is my job as Class President to bring you to school! I want everyone to come to school, I absolutely hate it when things aren't perfect." She scoffed. "One person missing is already unforgivable, but TWO? I'm not gonna let this one slide!"

'Oh no...' Val thought in panic, she knew what was coming next as Bud came closer and Luna went out of the way. 'Oh no! That ain't happening!' She had herself prepared, ready to bash the door at his face. She was NEVER going to school!

"Hey, where are your parents anyways?" Luna said from outside, Bud stopped.

That angered her, that had struck a match in her. Luna had just sparked a flame inside of her, Val gritted her teeth and her mouth became a firm line. 'Parents? Parents!?' Just listening to her say those words and hear them come out of her mouth with this attitude made Val furious. 'One more step... And I swear, I'm gonna kick his butt!' She stared at Bud seeming to be timid and kind, but in truth, she was a silent war raging within.

Val didn't say anything. "Hey! The Prez wants a response from you!" The big guy said. She almost chose to close the door forcefully as he took a step.

"Probably at work." Zack adjusted his glasses. If Luna wasn't here to annoy her, she'd be much more courteous, she also wasn't entirely angry at the guys, it was directed towards Luna Platz, who still stood with this sense of pompousness as Luna stared at her nails.

As Bison crept closer, 'NO!' She slammed the door on his face!

*BAM!*

"UGH!" She heard from the other side.

'Oh God...oh god...ohgodohgodwhatdoIdowhatdoIdo?!' She took a peek at the door to see if Bud Bison was alright, panicking.

"That HURTS!" She heard him shout out.

'Oh, Bud! I- I didn't mean to! I'm so sorry!' She was filled with guilt and pity, saying all the cheesy words in her head. 'It was in accident!' Val facepalmed at her rudeness.

Zack looked at the door and at the spot she was peeking out from, "How dare you slam the door impolitely at us and our Prez!" Valerie had just wished the door slammed into the "Prez" instead.

"We're going to expect to see you tomorrow!" They walked to school and out of her sight, leaving her be, this time. "Something tell's me Valerie isn't gonna show up..." The voices faded. "Let's get going!"

*pit, pat, pit, pat...*

They walked away, far enough that Val couldn't distinctly hear what they were saying. . .

Bud rubbed his nose, which ached and throbbed in pain from Val. "Ow... Hey, um, Prez?"

Luna replied. "Yes?"

Bud still continued to rub his nose, hopefully thinking that it could help make the pain go away. He groaned and winced slightly. "Isn't that girl nicknamed 'Something Girl' in our school?..."

Zack responded for Luna, since she was busy doing something on her Transer. "That's correct, every student called her names for something that she claimed back then. It apparently gained her a reputation in Echo Ridge Elementary."

"Why's that?" Bud asked again.

Luna answered this time, "because that rude, lazy student's a weirdo! That nerve that she has... I'm gonna do everything to have the perfect class attendance as the class president!"

"Yeah! No one should be like that to you, Prez! What are you doing on your Transer anyway?..." Secretly, he was wondering when was his next meal coming, he wasn't completely focused on food though.

"I'm going to give her another chance. She's also got some homework to do too! She can't do EVERYTHING at home, even if there's a function called TeacherMan that enables her to do so!"

Zack grinned and praised her, "brilliant idea Prez!"

The footsteps became more and more quieter. "Aw, man..." Val slid down the door. "Why?" She complained as she craned her neck back. "That's the best first impression on others...good job Val..." Val Ayaka scolded herself. "You'll get plenty of friends like that! Just wonderful!" She thought to herself, 'have I turned this bitter? She taught me to be a better person, not...this.' She frowned, sadness claiming her.

*BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.*

"Huh? Another mail?...Ugh..." She looked at the menu on her Transer and went to 'E-mail'. "It's from her... Greeeeeaaaaat..." She groaned. 'How persistent could she possibly be?'

She opened the mail and read it anyways, feeling a bit sorry. Only a tiny bit.

[Mail: Luna Platz]

"Hi, Val! It's your Class President, Luna Platz."

'She LOVES pointing that out, doesn't she?...'

"I didn't like your first impression earlier, but I can forgive you, IF you come to school!"

'Ugh... Like that's ever going to happen.'

"We have some BrotherBand homework today! I've attached a new version of the BrotherBand we use in class, so make sure you do your homework!"

'When was the last time my mom yelled at me about homework?'

"One more thing. . . COME TO SCHOOL!"

[NOW INITIALIZING PERSONAL PAGE EDITOR. . .]

"Might as well see this..." She went outside.

The screen changed, revealing a completely different screen. 'How's this going to work? I don't really have any Brothers, so maybe I should skip this homework...it wouldn't make a dent in my grade would it?' Her grades were all C's, she could be an over-achiever and get high grades. But what's the point? She had no one to make proud of.

Not anymore. . .

"OK, looks like we're all set. Now, we're going to use this program, and do your homework! So pay close attention!" This is the Brother Screen on your Transer. It shows info about your Brothers."

'Like I have any...'

"You can access this screen by selecting an option that says, "BROTHR" on the Menu Screen."Luna noticed, she didn't have any... ". . . Oh, you don't have a single Brother!"

'Thanks for pointing it out. . .' She thought miserably.

"I can't explain anything like this! Alright, just for now, I'll be your Brother. And you'd better be THANKFUL!"

'I'm still wondering why it isn't called "Sisters". . . ' She strolled around seeing the tutorial on BrotherBands, Luna's image appeared on her screen, a yellow line connecting the two pics.

"Now we're Brothers! For now."

She skipped the whole thing. 'I've lost all interest.'

"I'm done with that..." She muttered under her breath. There was now another tutorial on Personal Pages.

She explained about the page, Face Icon, and her level; which was already done.

It moved onto "MES." (messages) on the right corner of the screen on her Transer. She put the message saying, "Blah. Don't have a message."

The bottom was "SECR", "Secrets, huh?" She hummed in thought as she was required to put something in. "I have many secrets."

'That isn't vague at all.'

"Your homework is now done! All you need now is to go "On Air" section, a place to share info, which changes day by day. Make some "Brothers", go trade information. Go to school. . .Oh, one last thing. . . "

'Lemme guess. . .'

The letters were all on caps."COME TO SCHOOL!" It showed. . .

"UGH..." She huffed, wishing that she has some kind of punching bag right now. . .

She was exploring the park, and sat on the grassy floor. The sky was staring to grow black, the stars started to glow dimly on the darkening sky. "Can this day get any worse?!" The stars began to twinkle as she fell on the grass, the blades of grass tickling her skin, the leaves bouncing up in the air, and the wind whistled among the silent atmosphere. . . "Just me and you, mom. . . Like old times."

Her eyes were fixed on the nightly veil sky, sprinkled with glitters. Valerie's eyes burned, 'you promised.' When that day happened, she remembered it like it was yesterday. . .

Valerie waited at the door, staring at the doorknob since today, her mother sent a text on her Transer about a special thing she was going to bring home. But her mother wasn't allowed to be on Peace. Val was eating her favorite meal too, everything was nice.

Until the channel that was left on, came with a shocking news.
News that changed her life forever.
It was followed by a sound of a glass bowl shattering.

Valerie closed her eyelids shut, her face strained with grief. 'Stop...thinking about that!...' She inwardly yelled at herself, taking a sad look on a golden bracelet that clung around her wrist. It shone brightly in a beautiful color, apparently, her mother believed that it contains something special.

Suddenly, Valerie felt something odd. She clutched her chest, standing up, and looking at the sky. Her bracelet glowed, much to her obliviousness. "Wh-what's this strange feeling?..." She heard a train's horn suddenly go off in the distance, "Vista Point?"

Vista Point was a popular lookout spot at the end of her hometown. Its popularity was due to being the best spot of stargazing, which Valor loved. But since it was a tourist attraction, she figured there would be people there. So, she chose the park or the roof.

Out of nowhere, there was a shot of bright blue light that engulfed her!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH ! ! !" Her body flared up as if she was being set on fire, she screamed at the abrupt feeling and pain.

The odd light slowly dissipated. . .

Darkness has claimed her, and she fell.

"Earth. . ." An unknown voice was barely heard.

Never did she knew, that this was truly going to be a life-changing moment. This, was the start of a tale of two heroes, destined to save the world. . .

A/N : Hiya! Jane Valentine, here! Okay, I know this isn't very much different...in fact it's a lot like the main character's start or beginning. Not so much for creativity... And, I do apologize for my lack of ideas on how to start this. But, I promise! It'll be better! This is also the rewritten version of my Chapter 1.

Oh, and just feel free to read this and enjoy, that's all that matters!

JaneValentine007, pulsing out!