A/N Hey! Leader S. here! Uh… I just want to say a few things before we start the prologue. First of all, I have finished this story already but it is supposed to be the first of a series that has at least two others in it but those have not been written. There is a good chance they will never be written so I'm posting this now in hopes of seeing if you want to see the rest and trying to see if this somehow motivates me. I will also consider letting someone else write the rest of the story if I think they will keep my OCs in character and finish the fic. Second of all, I am giving fair warning, which will soon be repeated, but this fic has Fan Characters in it, the main one is technically a self insert but written as well as can be, there are slight religious implications though they come mainly from one character being religious (and it's rarely ever even shown), and the prologue and last chapter are from an OCs point of view. Please do not hate me for all of this as I barely believe this won't turn most people off. Third of all, and this is more positive, I intend to have little fun facts about the story at the end of each chapter and intend to update once every week. (If I forget to update then go ahead and remind me if you want to.) Well, I suppose we should get on with this. (Also, I have a one shot story in this section that has no focus on OCs what so ever so if you don't like this you could go and read that but a character does die.)

Warnings: 1) OCs are present. 2) One is technically a self insert. 3) One character is religious and there is a slight religious theme. 4) The prologue and last chapter are mainly from an OCs P.O.V. 5) This series may never be finished even if this story in its self is.

My Faith

Prologue: Somebody Help Me

I smiled as I looked over my work. It had taken me all day but I had cleaned the entire house and put up all the decorations for my party. I went to get my clothes for the next day set up and picked out a special dress, tomorrow was my nineteenth birthday and I intended for it to be perfect. I picked out a simple blue dress with spaghetti straps, white tights, blue slip on shoes, and a white head band. I couldn't wait to wear it and went to get my sleeper on. It was a silk, lavender night gown with long sleeves and white lace on the collar, the end of the sleeves, and the bottom of the skirt. I tied my long, brown hair with a white hair tie and went to the mirror to see how it looked. I looked to see my own hazel eyes staring back at me. I frowned and shook my head as I checked to make sure I had gotten all my hair tied back. After I confirmed that my hair looked alright I smiled and quickly completed my nightly routine then climbed into bed. I was soon swept up in an odd dream.

I was standing in what looked like a waste land; the ground looked black but was slightly obscured by the fog, the sky was a mix of black and purple with wisps of clouds barely visible, I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be day or night but I didn't have the time to try and figure it out as two mysterious figures appeared before me. They were both wearing black hooded robes with their faces hidden by the shadows of their hoods. One was very tall and the other was almost half my height. The Short one seemed to be examining me as I sat there on the cold ground and shook his head. "This is the one we seek? She is nothing but a child!" I growled and jumped to my feet. "Hey, I'm nineteen, jerk, I'm just short for my age!" The stranger said nothing as he stared at me. I was just about to start yelling when he spoke up again. "Your height issue is of no importance to me, girl!" I growled at the stranger and took a step forward in a threatening manner. "Oh, you're one to talk, Shorty!" He growled but before either of us could speak another voice cut in. "That's enough! We have accomplished our goal."

The short one nodded at the taller ones words and they both turned and started to walk away. However the short one stopped and turned back to me. "This is not over, girl, I shall return for you soon..." And with that he turned and disappeared into the fog. I frowned as I wondered who the two strange men were and looked around. I sighed, sat back down, and closed my eyes. Suddenly I felt something wet on my cheek and tried to push it away but then I felt something scratch my face and my eyes snapped open to see that I was back in my own bed. I looked to my left to see Magic, my white, blue eyed cat, was standing on the bed next to me with what I was sure was a worried look. I sat up and picked up the cat carefully petting it. It was quiet for a moment as I looked around, my eyes soon fell on the window and I saw a stranger standing outside watching me. He looked almost half my height and was wearing a black hooded robe. It was the same stranger from my dream.

My eyes went wide as he stared at my window but soon he walked away, I knew he was heading towards the front door of my small apartment. I looked around my room in concern, wondering if he could get inside when I heard Magic meow and looked down at the worried cat. That was when it hit me and I set the cat down on my bed, getting up, I quickly grabbed some clothes and packed them, my black 10.1" Toshiba net book, and my Sonic plushy in my emergency bag. I pushed my small green television stand in front of the door and then put on some socks and my dark navy blue running shoes. I put on my back pack and picked up Magic but froze when I heard footsteps outside my door. Someone then started trying to force the door open, I knew who it was and quickly opened up my window and climbed out. I closed the window behind me and then ran to the side walk where I turned left and started running towards the police station. I was terrified as I ran, soon finding myself surrounded by forest. I knew once I reached the end of the forest I would only have to go a bit further before I reached the station. I breathed heavily as I forced myself to run as fast as I could.

I heard footsteps behind me and forced myself to go faster but the footsteps kept getting closer until they stopped and a shadow passed over my head. The stranger landed in front of me and for a moment I wondered how he caught up with me but I didn't have time to think about it as the stranger slowly advanced on me, I backed away from him and he stopped. "If you surrender now I promise no harm shall come to you." I said nothing as I stared at the stranger in pure terror and shook my head. He growled and took a step closer; I responded the same way I did before. "If you do not surrender then I will have no choice but to use force and I doubt you want that, girl!" I glared at him, even though I was still scared, and shook my head. "I have a name you know!" He said nothing and started advancing on me again but this time Magic jumped out of my arms and raced at the stranger. She slashed at his face and he screamed out in pain, clutching at his face. I went wide eyed as my cat tried to fight off the stranger, when he kicked her into a tree and she didn't move I knew what I had to do. I grabbed a large heavy stick about as long as my arm and held it like it was a sword.

"Hey, jerk!" He turned to look at me in an instant and I quickly bolted forward, whacking him with the stick. He was knocked back and I glared down at him as I pushed the terror I felt to the back of my mind. "You leave her alone!" I growled when he started laughing and slowly got back to his feet. "You think you can beat me? Ha, I am far stronger then you'll ever be, girl!" He launched himself at me and I just barely evaded the attack. I turned to look at him and growled at the jerk. "Stop calling me that! I already told you, I have a name!" He laughed at me and turned to face me as well. "Oh, and what would that be?" I glared at the stranger and raised the stick a little higher. "My name is Lilly Westella and you, sir, are going to pay!" I dashed forward and whacked him again; he was knocked into a tree but quickly stood back up and jumped at me, I tried to dodge but he scratched my cheek. I growled at him and tried to stab at him with the stick but he evaded with unnatural speed and scratched at my stomach. I stumbled back but whacked him again and he was forced away from me.

He recovered far too quickly and scratched my leg causing me to fall backwards. I looked down at my bleeding wounds and then glared back up at him. I stood up and he raced at me again, I whacked him again and he was forced back. He was knocked into a tree and seemed to be unconscious. After a few moments of heavy breathing I dropped the stick and ran over to check on Magic. She seemed slightly beat up but looked fine otherwise so I pulled off my backpack, undid the buckle, flipped the cover back, and undid the draw string. I carefully placed her inside and put the cover on over her so she wouldn't fall out. I put my bag back on and turned to continue my run to the police station, however I was stopped when something sharp cut deep into my leg and I collapsed on the sidewalk. I felt someone grab my wrist and tie some rope around it tying the other end around my other wrist, effectively creating some makeshift handcuffs. "I told you I was far stronger then you, girl!" I growled at the voice of the stranger but before I could say anything he quickly gagged me and tied my legs together.

He then stood up and after a moment started speaking. "I have the girl captured and restrained; I am ready for pick up." I had no clue who he was talking to but I took the opportunity to try and inch away. However, a bright light appeared behind me and a few seconds later I was picked up as the voice of the taller stranger spoke up. "Perhaps you should keep a closer eye on the prisoner." I tried to turn around so I could see the stranger but failed. "Yes, master." I frowned as I realized that these voices sounded kind of familiar but I couldn't quite place them. The only voices I had ever known that well were my mom's, my dad's, my sister's and Sonic's voice actor from Sonic X. My thoughts were then interrupted by the taller stranger's voice. "We must leave before day light comes." The taller stranger then turned around and I could see a large multi-colored, portal like oval floating in the air in front of me. The jerk walked into the portal first and then the one holding me did. It was strange, it felt like I was spinning and it felt like I wasn't moving at all, both at the same time. My feet then started to feel tingly, the feeling slowly spreading throughout my body, and the colored lights surrounding us seemed to start moving in random directions.

I felt incredibly dizzy and sick but tried not to barf; I didn't know what would happen if I threw up with a gag on but I didn't want to find out. I soon started to see spots as darkness slowly started to consume my vision. I wasn't sure what was happening anymore and soon I was out like a light. I began to dream that I was in a black void, a small white light a distance away from me. I stared at the light in fascination as it bobbed up and down. I slowly walked towards it but it didn't get any closer. I soon sighed as nothing changed and sat down on the 'ground' staring sadly at the light. "I know it seems hard now but giving up will lead you nowhere." I gasped at the voice and looked around but saw no one. "Who's there?" The voice seemed to ignore my question and continued. "If you keep trying you may be able to gain the answers you seek." I stood up and looked around but all that was there were me and the light. "It may be difficult but you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, never forget that, Lilly."

I stared at the light as the voice disappeared. It was strange, normally I wouldn't care but I found myself missing the voice. He sounded like a truly trustworthy person, like someone I could tell anything. It was rare I ever felt that way about someone and I had never felt that way about a complete stranger that may well not exist at all. "Wait, come back..." I sounded pathetic but I didn't want this person to leave. However nothing changed and my head fell. I sighed but soon noticed that the light had started pulsing and looked back up. It started growing until I was forced to cover my eyes and yet I could still see the flash. My eyes snapped open as I found myself sitting in a strange place leaning against a wall. I gasped as I realized that everything looked cartoony, it was as if I had been sucked into a T.V. but that definitely wasn't what had happened. I looked down to see that I looked cartoony as well. "Oh my goodness!" I gasped again as I stared at my legs. It took me several minutes to calm down and when I did I started examining the room I was in. To my left was a small cot; to my right was a sink and toilet. Across from me was a large iron door and I realized I was in some sort of cell.

I sighed but soon noticed that I was still wearing my backpack. I wondered why they hadn't taken it from me but wasn't about to start complaining. With a bit of difficulty I moved my still tied up hands underneath myself and was soon able to hold them in front of my face. I frowned at the rope as I wondered how I would get it off. After a minute of thinking I decided to try and loosen the knot with my teeth so I could pull my right hand free. I smiled when it worked and used my now free hand to untie the other and then untied my legs. I stood up but stopped when I felt something pushing against my back and heard muffled sounds coming from behind me. Pulling off my backpack I opened it and Magic's head popped out, she meowed looking happy and I pulled her out of the bag. I hugged her a second but heard her meow in a worried manner. I frowned as I sat down and placed her on the floor, I looked down to see the blood stain on my nightgown and the wounds on my stomach and leg. Realizing why she was worried I pulled a small medical kit out of my bag and cleaned my wounds and bandaged them.

I didn't bandage the one on my face but I did clean it, I was a little worried that I might end up with scars but there was nothing else I could do. I then pulled out a small blanket and draped it over the side of the cot, effectively hiding whatever would be underneath it. I crawled under with a change of clothes and when I came back out I was wearing something else entirely. I had on some black sweat pants, a dark purple long sleeved shirt, and a black ski cap. My hair was tied back in a low ponytail and I was wearing the same shoes I had on before. I smirked as Magic seemed to give me an impressed look I then put my blanket back and stuck my dirty clothes in a small cloth bag inside my backpack. I put my bag back on and picked up Magic but suddenly I could hear footsteps and hid under the cot telling Magic to be quiet. The door then opened and the jerk from before came in the room. He was holding a tray of food and I guessed he was going to feed me. He looked confused when he didn't see me and set the tray down on the floor, he started looking around trying to find me. As he looked around the opposite side of the room I quietly crawled out from under the cot and snuck over towards him.

I took off my back pack and swung it at him with as much force as I could muster. He screeched and was slammed against the wall, hard. He fell to the ground and this time it seemed he was really unconscious. I hesitated for a second before putting my backpack back on, adjusting Magic in my arms, and leaving the cell. I closed the door behind me and heard a click signaling that the door was locked. I then looked around a bit before turning to my right and running down the hall, I reached the corner and carefully checked to see if anyone was there. I smiled when I found it empty and darted down the hall; I kept doing this as I made my way through the surprisingly large building. I hid whenever I heard footsteps and waited until they were gone then kept going, I soon reached the entry way to the building and, after confirming no one was there, dashed out the door but I was forced to stop as soon as I was outside. I looked over the edge of the large cliff like platform I was standing on and gulped. I was incredibly high up and felt a little nervous. I looked out at all the tall spike like structures and wondered how I was going to get back down. I gasped when I heard footsteps behind me and quickly placed Magic in my backpack as I started to climb down the edge of the cliff like platform.

Using the stalactites I made my way down to ground level. I nearly fell off several times but luckily I didn't. Once on the ground I pulled Magic back out of my bag and cuddled her a little before turning and running for my life. I didn't look back as I weaved my way through the tall spike like structures until I reached clear ground and dashed away, running as fast as I possibly could. No matter how many times I tripped or stumbled I kept going determined to get somewhere safe. I ran and ran as my legs started getting sore and I started getting tired but I kept pushing, I refused to slow down. After what felt like hours I finally saw what looked like a super high tech city, I mentally cheered for my good fortune and forced myself to go faster. As I got closer I could see that the city appeared to be on an island in the middle of a large lake. I smiled as I reached the bridge that led to the city but didn't slow down until I was on the other side. I smiled excitedly as I looked around the city but soon noticed that no matter how far into the city I was there was no one, well, anywhere. It seemed like everyone had left in a hurry and stuff was left lying around as if they didn't have the time to pick it back up.

I soon collapsed on a nearby bench and sat there taking deep breaths and placing my hand over my heart to feel my heart beat. I knew it would slow down after I got some rest so I sat there for a while; Magic started squirming so I set her down on the ground. She looked up at me waiting for my typical words and I smiled. "Don't go too far away now." Magic seemed to nod and walked across the street to examine some of the junk that was lying around. I smiled and looked over at a nearby clothing store, I noted the retro feel the clothes had and how I would probably have to either wear boy's clothes or alter some girl's clothes. After recovering from my run and doing a bit of stretching, while looking around me, I got up and started picking up some random clothes, since I couldn't bring myself to take any from the store. I started walking down the street as Magic followed along. My first goal would be to set up a place to stay, the second would be to find some people, and the third would be to find out where I was.

Fun Fact: The title for this story comes from the line "If we believe and we have faith, we're gonna change the world someday." From the song "Me Against The World" by Superchick.