Hey, so if you are new to my stories, I'm PennStateGRL4eva! I've written three other Fanfics about Maximum Ride and am currently writing my fourth. Wow, I didn't know I wrote so many books. Ha-ha. And just a warning, I am a bit of a…well…ditz. Also my sister, LionetteGRL=eternity sometimes writes for me if I ever have a lot of homework or I'm cleaning. It's still me, she's just typing for me. I've got to sleep at some point people!

~PennStateGRL4eva~

Disclaimer: Lauren Kate owns everything in the realm of the Fallen series.

Luce looked around at her surroundings, sighing to herself in frustration. She was lost again. Her little vacation from the twenty-first century turned out to be less of a vacation than she had hoped. She never knew where or when she was and mostly never found anyone except Daniel and the other Luce, who she obviously couldn't march right up to and say "Hey, I was just wondering what the date is and where I am!" Sighing again, she gathered the Announcer in her arms and continued to trudge through the forest, hoping to find civilization somewhere.

It had been three days since Luce had left Daniel, Cam, Arriane…Miles. She tried not to dwell on it too much because it just brought back her confusion over Team Daniel and Team Miles. She was tired, hungry, heartbroken, and cold. After stepping through the shadow in her backyard she ended up in a desert. That was around the 1920's, and she found Daniel kneeling on a tall sand dune clutching handfuls of sand to his chest. She knew that the other Luce had already died and knew there was no point in staying. After stepping through the shadow again, she walked into the streets of Philadelphia in the 1863. There were newspaper clippings everywhere about President Lincoln and the Civil War, and one even had the date on it. But this time there was no sign of Daniel or Luce.

Since Callie was from Philadelphia, she decided to stay for a while, even if it was the Philadelphia from 150 years earlier. She hit all of the important landmarks, which back then was really just Independence Hall and it wasn't exactly a famous landmark yet. But as she searched for somewhere to eat, she realized that her Announcer was missing. Mentally cursing, she retraced her steps with no luck of finding it. By the time she got to where she started it was late at night and all of the restaurants and food stores were closed. Cursing out loud this time, she summoned a new Announcer and decided to leave.

The third time she stepped out of the shadow she landed in Athens, Greece. She had seen enough pictures from her mothers magazines to recognize it, but the similarities were only in the Acropolis and other landscapes because the people were definitely not the same. There was obviously a war going on and it must have been the one with Rome because there were chariots racing by and people running naked through the streets. All except two very beautiful angels, one with light hair and violet eyes and the other with dark hair and equally dark eyes. They both were standing inside an abandoned shop's windows, both dressed in long black cloaks with armor underneath and clutching silver bows and arrows.

Luce stepped up outside the window and peered in through the door. They were discussing something in hushed tones and Luce soon notice that both angels had their wings exposed but pulled in tight against their backs.

"She'll be back. You know that." Cam whispered.

"What if she's not? How do I know that someone taught her the proper way to travel?" Daniel said a strained tone.

So Luce had already died. She leaned in closer to hear better.

"Have a little faith my friend. Besides, her old Announcer led you here. She must be here somewhere." Cam told Daniel.

"I am not your friend." Daniel answered bitterly. "Nor will I ever be your friend."

"Oh bummers." Cam sighed. Daniel cast him a sideways glance. Luce sighed as she noticed for the first time the redness around his eyes. He'd been crying but he obviously had to leave his feelings behind when the battle started. How long had it been going on?

Daniel sighed and stepped away from the window and into the shadows. Cam looked back to see what he was doing. "Are you really checking up on her again?"

"What if she is right outside that window and we leave?" Daniel countered. "I will not take that risk." Luce knew what he was doing as he snatched a shadow and spread it out, peering into it. But before an image could appear Luce's attention snapped to a glint of silver. An Outcast was in the shop across the road, holding a silver bow and arrow that was trained on either Daniel or Cam's back.

"NO!" she shouted, diving in front of the window, knocking the arrow to the ground as she dove, landing in a cloud of dust. As she flew past the window she saw Daniel and Cam spin around and see her. Daniel raced out the door and looked at her as if he couldn't believe she was there.

"Luce!" he yelled, reaching out a hand but she had already vanished into the shadow.

Landing in the forest, Luce fell to the ground, curled into a ball and cried. The look on Daniel's face as she left would never leave her mind. His eyes were so full of relief and love and tears of joy it made her want to run to him and throw herself in his arms. His hand was reaching out to her but he seemed so shocked that he was planted into the ground and couldn't move anywhere.

And that brought her to being lost in the woods. She was tired; she could feel the repercussions of her traveling so much start to take a toll. She looked at the moss on the trees and decided to walk what she thought was North.

Something caught her attention. There was a sharp snap that sounded like a branch breaking under pressure. Her hunting knowledge told her that an animal would have avoided making such a noise while her conscience told her that nothing was there. Seconds after the snap came a snicker from close by. Luce stood up and walked over to a tree and hid behind it.

Peering around the thick moss and bark, she saw Daniel and another Luce walking through the woods. They were walking hand in hand, with Daniel leading her as she covered her eyes with one free hand. Daniel had an anticipatory look in his eyes, though the present-day Luce couldn't tell if it was dread or hope, like he knew what could possibly happen at any moment.

Then Luce noticed their outfits. Daniel was in tan riding pants with black boots rising to his knee. In his free hand he clutched the handle of a sword and Luce saw that in his pants there was a hidden pocket where he obviously kept a silver arrow hidden. His coat was a deep crimson. It was long and had buttons completely down the front, though it was only buttoned halfway due to the collar of the undershirt had all kinds of tufts of lace poking through the top of the coat.

Luce had on a dress. It was vivid burgundy the present-day Luce had ever seen. The sleeves started off her shoulders and were covered in black lace. The bodice had black rose embroidery on it and looked so tight it had to be a corset. The skirt was full and fell gracefully to the forest floor in a hoop shape. She was wearing a black velvet cloak over the dress, making her look paler than she was.

She giggled again as her foot caught a branch and it snapped, though Daniel looked annoyed as he continued to lead her through the woods. He stopped her in a clearing as Luce stood behind a tree on the edge.

"Okay," he whispered, "open your eyes."

The other Luce opened her eyes and gasped as she saw where she was. "How did you find this? Did you clear it out yourself?" she asked, eyeing his muscled arms. She didn't know why, but the present-day Luce felt a flare of jealousy as she recognized the fact that this girl had Daniel and she didn't.

Luce did nothing as Daniel stepped away from her as he saw the want in her eyes. "What is the problem?" she asked him innocently. "Have I angered you?"

"You can't kiss my Lucinda." He said, not looking at her.

"Excuse me?" she asked. She stepped forward but Daniel took another step away in the same moment.

"Something bad will happen if you kiss me, I won't let it happen again."

"Daniel, I do not understand. I was under the impression that were going to ask my father to court me." She said, a tinge of hurt coloring her voice.

"No, I will never court you. I can't."

Lucinda took a step back. Now Luce felt pity for her and how unfair Daniel was being to her.

"Please. I didn't bring you out here to get into an argument." Daniel said, sensing that she was about to walk away.

"Really? I am beginning to think that all you want to do is argue with me Daniel." She retorted.

"Just…don't touch me." He said quickly.

"No." she said, rushing forward, spinning him around and kissing him. Again jealousy flared through Luce and she wanted to race to them and rip them apart, but she knew that it would end soon. And it did; Lucinda was now on fire and soon she disappeared from sight, living a heartbroken Daniel in her place.

Just as Luce was about to gather up her Announcer to leave, there was another crack from behind her. She spun around and saw an Outcast with a raised bow looking at her. Then there was a whooshing sound and a silver bow and arrow appeared at Luce's feet. She bent down slowly to pick it up, noticing that there was a note.

Luce,

Thought this would help. I'll find you ASAP, and that is a promise. You can run but I will find you. I have your old Announcer. You lost it in Philadelphia. It will tell me where you are whenever I ask it to. When I do find you, I can either leave you alone for the rest of your life or I can be with you and you can be depressed all of the time. You make the choice. I love you. ~ Daniel

She quickly dropped the note and raised the bow and arrow with no idea how the contraption worked. She assumed that she just had to aim and shoot but something told her that it was harder than that.

"It must be nice to have a boyfriend that cares about you. But if I were you, I'd stick with him; you're much harder to find." The Outcast said in a rough tone.

"Looking for me is just so much fun though, isn't it?" Luce asked. The old Daniel rushed forward and clutched her shoulder as if he needed to know that she was definitely there. Then there was another whoosh, followed by another and another until the clearing was just about full of Outcasts. The old Daniel pulled out his silver arrow and pulled a bow literally out of nowhere. Unfortunately, he had difficulty finding a target seeing that there were about twenty arrows aimed at Luce.

Yet again, there was a whoosh, but this one was different from the others. This sound was like music; it was cleaner, but also crisp. Like wind whistling through power lines.

When the noise ended, all Luce could see was white. White wings were blocking out the view of the army of Outcasts, and when Luce looked over, Daniel was still standing at her side, in a red coat, tan pants and black boots. However, there was another Daniel standing in front of her in black jeans, motorcycle boots, and a leather jacket with thin slits in the back to allow his wings to come out.

The present-day Daniel reached behind him and grasped Luce's hand as she lowered her bow and arrow. "Luce, go. Now." He whispered to her so low she could barely hear it. "They can't see you. I'm blocking you. Just gather your Announcer and go, I'll find you later."

With her heart pounding in her ear, her hand tingling from Daniel's touch and heart aching from wanting more of Daniel's addictive touch, she stepped through her shadow and into the unknown.

This is actually longer than I usually make things, so don't assume that it will always be this long. Review please!

~PennStateGRL4eva~