It's amazing how much time passes by, you're very tired, and you're in the first few miles of the black mountains. There's no way you can make it to the next town without your knees buckling in and/or you falling over in weakness. You want to rest, but you know you won't be able to get back up. It's the aching in your heart that causes you to keep moving.

Eventually when you can't take it any more, you find hope! There's a house about fifteen yards of where you're standing. As you shuffle along, you find that it's a log cabin. The lights are on inside, and there's smoke in the chimney, so there must be a family in there. You'd be heart broken if there wasn't.

You climb up the steps that lead to the porch, the smell of ham, eggs, toast, and chocolate come to mind. It makes your stomach growl with antisipation as you long to eat what they're having.

You knock on the door, hopefully they will except an unexpected stranger at this time of day. Morning apparently, you haven't seen the sun peak over the mountains yet.

The door opens to reveal a young boy. He had light brown hair with grayish eyes. He stares at your oddly as you do the same.

"Who is it Rocky?" Someone asks from the house.

"Some stranger mom, she isn't Magill though," he shook his head.

Rocky's mother walked over to the door. She brushed Rocky back into the house.

"Good morning," she says softly.

"Hi," you say.

"Is there something you need?"

Your stomach answers before you do. You blush furiously, but the mother just smiles.

"So you're hungry, are you?" she asks.

You nod shyly.

"Well I don't blame you, you look quite tired too. Have you been traveling all night?"

"Yes ma'am," you say.

She steps aside to let you in. "I'll fix you up some breakfast, you can go rest on the couch."

You walk in the cozy little cabin, taking your time to the couch. As you lay down, you take a blanket and curl up. You're not used to sleeping without your stuffed animal and Beatles pillow.

You sit up to get greeted by a plate of scrambled eggs, a glass of milk and some chocolate. The food is rich and you get filled up quickly. When your stomach can no longer contain food and milk, you put your dishes away, and curl up on the couch to take a cat nap.

You awake and sit up with the house lit from the outside. From the window you could tell that it was afternoon.

"Oh you're awake."

You turn around to find Rocky. "Yes I am."

"I heard what happened to you, would you like me to help?" he asks.

"Well, the boy I met said that you'd take me town.." You trail off.

After a few mintues he nods, "I can take you to town, I need to go there anyway tonight."

You spring up, putting the blanket away by scrunching it up and shoving it in the corner of the couch. After you and Rocky get ready you to head out into town.

After a few miles of the black mountains, you two arrive at the town.

"I'll have to book a room now since the saloon can be easily crowded," Rocky said leading you into the building.

All you see is a bar when you first walk in, but you find a staircase and from what you can see are probably hotel rooms. The bar was pretty busy, almost every table was filled with chatty customers.

But the uttered words were soon left in shrieks and gunshots. Then out in the corner of the saloon, there lied Rocky, dead on the spot with a bullet hole at point balnk.

You're disappointed, the young boy didn't even know what was coming. Yet again you don't even know what happened, so how could you feel guilty for him? You leave the saloon not wanting attention crawled down to you.

Outside it had gotten to sunset. The pink-ish orange sky is a wonder to see. It calms you down and makes you forget about life for a while...

But all things have to end, you need directions on the way out of this town to go home. You clarify the nicest person on the street a boy about your age. You walk up to him cautiously, not so sure any more if you've chosen the right person..

"Excuse me?" You ask.

He glances up at you with a friendly look in his brown eyes.

"Do you know the way out to the city?"

"I do."

"Can you tell me?"

"Well I might as well lead you the way out. I can tell you've never been to Pepperland before," he says.

You blush and nod. "Can you?"

He gives you a friendly smile. "Sure thing, I need to get into the city anyway. Why not make it today?" he asks. "Follow me, we're leaving now."

You start to trust him as he takes you along, soon you're both out a town in a matter of seconds. By the way he's confident and with his knowledge of this world, you have a strong feeling that you'll be there in no time!