Here's a little fantasy thing for ya'll. This story was inspired by the Avatar(James Cameron) soundtrack. Please enjoy!

Bushes and flora flew past him as Roach ran through the luminescent forest, finding himself quick on his feet. Over a log, dodging a branch and under a large leaf. Glow in the dark mushrooms and fungi grew to the huge trees that towered overhead. The grass and plants were soft underfoot, and of course he was barefoot.

Roach didn't know what he was running from-but it felt good to run. The faster he ran, the freer he felt. His clothes hung loosely on him, making the wind ruffle through them.

His feet brought himself to a sudden stop as he almost fell off an unexpected cliff edge. A great waterfall was on the other side of a huge canyon, making the place echo with roaring. Abruptly, the ground started shaking and splitting open. An earthquake?

The ground shook more and more, until Roach fell to the ground, unable to stand from how much the earth was moving.

"You'll be late…" he heard a distant voice cry. "Get up!" the voice cried again. The waterfall roared louder, making the voice harder to hear.

Roach snapped his eyes open and saw a large shadow leaning over him.

"Roach!" they growled. "Get up! Now!" it was Ghost trying to wake him.

He pulled the sheets aside of himself and got up as Ghost oved back, towards his own bed. Yes, he shared a room with Ghost-unfortunately. As higher rank, Ghost always woke up earlier than everyone else did, which meant Roach had to wake up with him.

As he got dressed, he watched Ghost comb his smooth blonde hair. His arctic blue eyes watched himself in the mirror, completely oblivious to Roach watching him. Roach pulled on a plain black shirt that was tight fitted, so every muscle could be seen on his front through his shirt. Next, he slipped on khaki track suit pants-suitable for running, hiking, you name it.

After breakfast, they all went for their morning jog. Near the finish line, it was a tradition to race everyone to the end. Of course, Roach never won. He was always either last or second last if someone else was tired.

But not today.

He felt as if there was air under his feet, making him run faster than all the others. He suddenly felt freer, his tight fitting shirt felt looser, and he felt as if he could almost fly through the air. With the finish line coming up, he saw himself running past all the others to get first place. Past Worm, then Meat, passing Scarecrow-that was a surprise. He was always first place.

But not today. The end was a little over 20 metres away and Roach was the fastest runner. This wasn't normal. He was always last, why first today?

He flew past the finish line and slowed down to a jog, finding himself barely out of breath from his huge print. The others were well behind him, just finishing now.

"How the hell did you run so fast?" Scarecrow asked once he had caught his breath. "I mean, no offense, but you're always at the back, how'd you come first today?"

Roach himself was shocked. "I dunno…I just felt like today was…different." Scarecrow just nodded and they all started the walk back to base to shower.

During his cold shower, Roach thought about his dream. When he was running the course, he had felt the same feeling in the dream-free. Fast. Weightless. Maybe it was just motivation that caused him to come first today. Maybe the dream had given him some sort of magical adrenaline rush.

Throughout the day, Roach couldn't stop thinking about the fact that he had come first. For once in his life, he wasn't an underdog.

When the day had ended and there was free time before lights out, Roach lay on his bed wondering if it was the dream that had made him run faster. It certainly did link together. As everyone started to go to bed, Roach slipped under his covers just as Ghost walked in, clearly in a foul mood. Best to stay out of his way when he was in a mood like that.

He closed his eyes, and waited for sleep to come.

First chapter is done! It is a bit small, but the next one will be longer :) Please review saying anything I need to fix or add, questions or criticism anything like that. :D

~Stay Fierce!