Chapter 1

I wake to the sound of a door closing. I'm freezing. Why does it have to be so cold down here in the basement? I see two notes on the table.

My sweet Crescent, I have left snacks on your desk. I will be back in time for dinner. Remember don't make too much noise, the neighbors are already suspicious. Don't let anyone in and don't answer the phone. If you really want to know who it is just track them on your port screen.

Love you,

Mommy

I love her handwriting. I am so glad they'll be back for dinner they know I wait all day to talk to them at dinner. Of course I am a few feet away in the shadows but at least I get to talk to them. The second note was from Daddy.

My shining Crescent Moon, I feel so sad to leave you home alone. But I trust that you are a smart young girl. I have put a code in your computer and port, I want to see if you can figure it out. I might not be home in time for dinner, sorry.

With all my heart,

Daddy

I feel so happy that I get to defeat another one of his codes. It is kind of like a game. He makes a code and I break it. But wait. He is not going to be home for dinner? He is always home for dinner. I look forward to his stories! He knows that! I know this has to something with Evil Levena. I hate her. She hates all shells. Even a cute 8 year old shell like me! That's why I live in my parent's basement. She's the reason I have never seen the outside here on Luna. Always hidden in the shadows. With No one to talk to. All day.

I wish she would just…. Just die! I can't glamour anything, nor be glamoured, but I don't care about that. I want to have friends. I want to be like the other lunar kids. I wish Princess Selene would come out and stand up against Evil Levena. I am so close to finding Princess Selene, I just know it. What I do know is that she didn't die in that fire. She escaped.

Right then I hear someone bust through the front door.

"CRESS RUN, HIDE!"