Hey, I just had this idea and couldn't get it out of my head. Anywho, in this story, Murtagh betrayed Galbatorix and ran off with the 3d dragon egg. Well, one with the story. Murtagh is 20 in this fic.

Kyoto woke up to someone shaking her. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she saw her best friend's, Yuri's, ocean blue eyes above her. Yawning, she got up when Yuri moved her head. Looking around, she saw that Mai, Eve, Takara and Ami were still asleep. They all lived in the orphanage so six girls had to share a room. Yuri was by far the closest person to her. Kyoto's parents had been killed in a shooting when she was five. For some reason, she was spared though her parents were not. The memories still flashed clearly in her mind. The screams and cries of little children were the most memorable.

Yuri's parents had been teenagers so they had no choice but to leave her there. Yuri had long stopped hoping that they'd come and get her now that they could take care of her. They never came.

Yuri grinned. "You haven't forgotten what today is, have you?" How could she forget? They'd been planning this day for months. Escape day. That meant it was about six in the morning. She quickly got out of bed. She had slept in her cloths. She just had to use the bathroom.

Walking in, she grabbed a brush and started brushing her waist-length light blond hair. Once she was satisfied, she tied it back into a braid that reached her stomach and her bangs that stayed out of the braid reached her cheekbones. She was wearing her best cloths and her favorite hair tie so she didn't stick out in the crowd. Her and Yuri barely had anything. They had two pairs of clothes and very little or no money and Kyoto had a picture of her and her family.

The only skills they had were reading, writing and math. Quickly grabbing her small pack, they snuck out of the room. In the hallway, Yuri tucked a piece of her shoulder-length black hair behind her ear while Kyoto's gold eyes looked around to see if anyone was out of bed. It looked safe.

Just as they started sprinting again, hey heard a voice next to them. "Where do you think you guys are going? You can't go out there, you'll never survive." Looks like they had woken Eve up.

"We gave you a chance to join us but you didn't want to. You're just going to end up as nothing when you grow up. We're taking a chance because it's the only shot we get at a happy future. You wont tell will you?" Kyoto said, looking at her other friend worriedly. Eve sighed. She said she wouldn't and left. She had come out to try and convince them to stay but that was impossible. She'd let them try to get the future they hoped for.

Walking out quickly to avoid anymore people, they made their way down the street looking for a place that was looking for employs but most already had some.

They went by stores with clothes, some with books, make-up, body lotions, salons, restaurants, candy, movies, toys etc. When they were ready to give up and head back, they saw a dusty looking store with thick, large and old books out on display. It had the help wanted sign.

Walking in, they saw a women reading a book at a desk that was covered in papers. The brunette and blond cautiously walked into the shop.

"Hello ma'am. We saw your work wanted sign and were wondering if you would hire us. We really need the jobs." The women looked up and closed her book, getting up she never took her eyes off the two girls.

"I'll need to ask Solembum. If he likes you, I'll hire you." As she spoke, a cat came out and jumped onto her desk. He looked at them. Kyoto shifted around uncomfortably. It was as if the cat could see into your mind just by looking at you. Then, out of nowhere, he started purring. As the lady smiled, Kyoto took that as a good sign.

"He approves of you" Yuri and Kyoto looked at the woman strangely. This woman took the opinion of a cat and understood it. But they didn't say anything that might lower their chances of getting hired.

The woman stuck out her hand. "Hello. My name is Angela. Now, if you'll please tell me why you ran away from the orphanage I'll hire you right away." Seeing their bewildered expressions, she quickly explained how she knew. "You girls are much to thin, you have small packs and a normal teenager wouldn't normally come here for work unless they desperately needed money. Am I right or am I getting old and coming to conclusions too fast?"

Yuri sighed heavily, "No. You're right. We ran away because we wanted a chance at having happy futures. Everyone knows that if you're above six years old that your chances of getting adopted are zip. Is that all? " Angela observed them carefully. "No. Why were you girls out in the orphanage in the first place? You don't look harmed or like bad kids."

Now it was Kyoto's turn to explain. "My parents were killed during a shooting and Yuri's parents were teenagers but even when they could get her back, they never came."

Angela nodded her face looking grave for a moment. Then suddenly, it lite up with a 100 watt smile. Her eyes brightened and she looked at the girls fondly. "Then you could come back home with me! I was going to go there in a week. I've always wanted daughters. The orphanage would be looking for you anyway so it would be a smart decision. I'll give you a week to decide. The help wanted is for you to become my assistants back home but enough about that. You're staying at the top of the shop whether you like it or not."

The next thing Yuri and Kyoto knew, they were on the floor in a room at the top of the shop. They heard Angela yell that they could come down when they wanted. Getting up, they observed the room. It had a wine red rug and red curtains and had a bookshelf and two bunk beds.

"I CALL TOP!!" Kyoto yelled, jumping onto it with her stuff. Yuri pouted, "But I wanted the top." Kyoto grinned, "Too bad. Anyway, what do you think about leaving town. I mean, sure we grew up in the orphanage but this is still home. But if we go, we have a shot at new reputations, new lives and new futures."

"Um, Kyoto, the future can't be new because it hasn't happened yet. And I think we should leave the past and go. I mean we took the chance running away and we're not going to throw it all away. This is the perfect opportunity and I plan on taking it."

"Fine, but I still get the top." Yuri crossed her arms and pouted. After a bit of random babbling, they went down stairs and found Angela. She smiled.

"We've decided to come along with you. And is there anything we can do around here?"

Angela smiled even brighter. "Great. I'm glad you've decided to come. As for what you could do, if you enjoy reading, there's tons of books here but there is one specific one I'd like you to read." She handed them a thick book. The title said: Domia abr Wyrda. Flipping it open, they saw that it was written in English. They spend all day reading about Alagaesia for the rest of the week. They also started looking at Angela as a mother figure. Once they finished the book, they gave it back to Angela.

"How did you like it?"

"We loved it. And when are we leaving?"

Angela smiled mysteriously. "We leave now. Follow me to the back room with your things." Confused, they did what Angela told them. When they arrived in the back room, Angela was leaning over a mirror. She looked at them. "How would you like to go to Alagaesia? That's my home. If you want to leave, you may." Yuri and Kyoto looked at her with amazed and non believing faces.

"But that dosen't exist. It was just a story wasn't it? I mean, there are no real dragons right?" Yuri asked, desperate for an explanation.

Kyoto also said something, "If you take us there, then we'll believe you but if not, we'll just think you're crazy.' Angela smiled and led them to the mirror. The girls gasped. It was now swirling with many different colors. "Now stick your hands in and the next thing you know, you'll be there."

Cautiously, they stuck their hands in with Angela. The next thing they knew, they were sucked in and were spinning and just when Kyoto thought she would throw up, they were thrown to the floor. Looking up, she saw that they were in the Varden. 'Oh my god' was her last thought before darkness over took her and she fell to the floor.