Disclaimer: I don't own Falling Skies. If I did, I would be Hal's gf.

Chapter 1: The beginning

So my name is Elizabeth Mason and I am the only daughter of Tom Mason. My older brothers are Hal and Ben and my little brother is Matt. Our mom died when the aliens came to Earth.

After we found out that mom died, we left our house and we went to go find Ben at his friend's house across the street. Hal, Matt, and I walked to the red, brick house and yelled Ben's name repeatedly,waiting for a reply. We didn't get one. Matt began to get worried. "Liz, where's Ben?" Matt asked.

"I don't know, Matt, but we'll find him and dad. I promise." I reassured him and myself. Hal saw my distress and ran over to help me comfort Matt.

We came out of the house and made our way to the university that Dad worked at. Hal went in first while Matt and I waited outside and Hal came back outside and told me to carry Matt and close his eyes. I listened to my brother and picked Matt up and told him to lower his head under my neck. He heard my firm, yet gentle, voice and did as I asked.

We walked in the building and I saw bodies of students and faculty,alike, dead on the floor. I began searching everybody to see if Dad was there with them. I didn't want to know if he was, but we had to find out. Fortunately,he wasn't there and we went up to his office and saw his secretary lying at her desk in a pool of blood from a head wound. I was so nervous and scared of what we would find in Dad's office. Hal opened the door and Dad was in the room, not moving.

Tears started running down my face but I wouldn't let the tears reach Matt. I won't let him know anything until I knew what happened. I gave Matt to Hal and once I was sure Matt couldn't see anything, I walked over to Dad. I shook him and felt his pulse. It was beating. I released a sigh of relief after feeling my father's pulse, after not feeling my mother's. I got Dad awake from the lessons I learned at medical summer camp for five years in a row.

I smirked at Hal and said, "Not so bad for someone that went to medical summer camp, huh Hal." He laughed and I helped Dad up. We all hugged and Dad asked the question I had been dreading.

He asked," Elizabeth, where is your brother and your mother?"

I replied, "Dad, mom is dead and we don't know where Ben is." Dad cried and I hugged him as he cried into my shoulder. Once he stopped he took Matt from Hal and gave Matt back to me. We left and went back to our house to pack everything we may need to find Ben and survive.

A/N: This is my first story on fanfiction and I would really love it if you left a nice little review for me.