A/N: WELL READERS HERE'S THE FIRST CHAPTER! I know,t he first thing was like "whaa?" but that was a preview/prologue thingy-ma-bob. Here's the real first chapter! (and my chapter titles will be onomatopoeias, lulz!) And here we go!

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"MIRACLE!!!" A screeching voice called my name. I swung my legs down and felt cold metal touching my feet. I pushed a lock of my hair out of my face. I really needed to get a haircut. It was amazing how long it was. And how warm it was already…black hair absorbs a lot of heat…

"You snuck out again last night, didn't you?!" Margaret Linden, our "headmistress" yelled at me. "No ma'am. I was asleep the entire time." I replied. Everyone pulled the "I didn't do anything, why come to me?" look every morning, regardless if we did something or not. Of course, usually this look for me was a lie, but today, for once it was true.

"Do not lie to me! We have security cameras up, and we saw someone leaving YOUR window." Linden yelled. A lot of the other kids were awake at this point, all looking into my solitary room. I scratched my head. "I swear ma'am, it wasn't me." I said dully. "Don't lie to my face!" Linden cried. I put a finger in my ear to lower the decibels my eardrums were picking up. This was defiantly not the wake up I had in mind. "I didn't ma'am! Honest!" I exclaimed, standing up. I was then promptly hit and I fell backward onto the bed. She had a hard hand, perfect for a good slap to the face. Which she did. And it hurt. A lot.

"Ma'am, what are you talking about?! I didn't go out last night! It was RAINING last night!" I explained. I motioned quickly to the window, and I guess she thought I had given her a rude hand sign, because next thing I know, I'm kneeling on the ground with the breath knocked outta me. "Son of a bitch…" I groaned. I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I quickly flinched, to find that it was Jenny. She was a year older than me, and the evil headmistress liked her. It was basically a win/win for me there. "Ma'am, she didn't sneak out last night. I was here the whole night." she said. I sighed in relief. Linden backed off; I guess she was upset that her favorite prey was weaseled from her grasp. "Very well. But if I find out you were out last night, be prepared for the worst punishment imaginable." Linden said, then walked away. All of the kids that had huddled around the door quickly scattered as she left.

"Thanks for the save Jenny." I sighed, sitting back up on my bed. I impatiently pushed a lock of hair out of my face again. "No problem. But I did hear something outside your window last night…" she said. "Wait, you heard that noise too?" I asked. I thought it was in a dream of mine, but I guess it was real. "Yeah. It was like garbled English, and then some regular English after that…" Jenny nodded. "Any ideas?" "I think it was saurian…" I replied, crossing my legs. "Really? I doubt a lot of people know it…" Jenny stated, sitting on the end of the bed. "I don't know, I'm just guessing." I replied. "Well, even so…" Jenny sighed. "Hey, you want to go sneak out with me tonight? It's a full moon, and there isn't going to be any showers tonight…" I asked. "Miracle, didn't we just get over a fiasco with Linden?" Jenny asked. "So? If I'm getting into trouble, I want to actually be doing something for it, not just for no reason. So?" I asked again. "I can't. Sorry." she replied. "Drat. Oh well, I can go out alone tonight." I said loftily, falling back onto my bed and sighing with relief. "Please, please don't do anything stupid tonight." Jenny said after a few minutes. I sat up quickly. "What? You think I'm that naïve?" I asked, feigning innocence. "No, just…I have a bad feeling that something's going to happen tonight…and usually I'm right…remember the incident with Eric?" Jenny questioned. I shivered.

Eric was driving and got in a car crash…and didn't make it. Jenny was so depressed because she didn't warn him.

"Yeah yeah. Don't worry, I won't be stupid." I said, making a funny face. Jenny laughed, then put her "I'm f*cking serious, don't screw with me" look on. "Man, I hate that look." I stated, quickly diverting my gaze. "Well, if you were a bit more serious and people didn't assume you were high off of something, maybe you would get it less." Jenny shot at me. We stared each other down, then busted up laughing. I stood up and stretched. "Alright, we got anything big to do today before Linden lets us relax?" I asked. "Uhm, mop all of the floors…all of them, remake all of the beds, make dinner, and…I think that's it." Jenny listed off. "Ouch, we're not freakin' slaves here. She does realize this, right?" I whined. "Well, she does technically own us." Jenny commented. "Actually, the government does…" I muttered.

"Under her care."

"I don't care."

"Really?"

"Yeah, really."

I sighed. "Let's get to work."

After a long amount of time that I couldn't keep track of, all 50 of us orphans finished the load of work. Judging by the light coming in from the window, or lack there of, it was around 8.

I was heading back to my room after the usual thin dinner of cabbage soup, which is gross, and some bread. I stretched as I headed to my room, thinking about what Jenny's weird feeling was. "Hey Miracle!" someone called my name.

I would think with a reputation of sneaking out and occasionally starting fight…that's a different story… that I would be marked as unapproachable.

I turned around and saw some boy I never saw before came up. "Yeah? Wait, who are you?" I asked, confused. "Name's Mark." he offered his hand. "Erm, Miracle." I replied hesitantly. "I already knew that. Anyway, Headmistress would like a word with you." he said to me. I gave him a confused look. "What for?" I asked hesitantly. No one was never really asked to go up to her office before. Mark shrugged. "Dunno, but you better hurry." he said. I set off in a sprint, quickly turning a corner and avoiding a collision. I reached double doors, and slowed down, taking a deep breath. I reached for the doors, afraid they would shock me or something. I wouldn't put it past out "beloved" headmistress. After cautiously opening the door, I took a timid step inside. I hate showing that I'm weak, but man, Linden scared the shit outta me.

"Come in Miracle." Linden's voice said. I swear it was a whisper of death or something. I took a deep breath and went in. It looked very frilly, but that was just a ruse for any prospecting adopters. "Yes ma'am, you called for me?" I asked. "Yes, please, come sit down." Linden pointed at the chair across from her desk. I took another deep breath.

"Do you know why you are here?" she asked.

"No ma'am."

"Are you aware of the security cameras around the premises?"

Who isn't? They aren't exactly hidden…

"Yez-Yes ma'am." I replied. She hates slang with a passion. "Then you do know I have proof that you snuck out last night, correct?" she asked me. I stared her down. Man her eyes are dark…calculating…eternal hell…I shivered slightly. A small smile appeared on her lips. She motioned to a TV that I hadn't noticed.

The picture was black and white, and the view showed my bedroom window. I gulped, and looked between her and the screen. It wasn't raining, it was different footage. I saw myself leave my room and jump from the window, then stroll off-screen. A bigger smile reached her lips. I cringed. I never knew that camera was there. The screen went blue, and then you saw rain falling. Only this time, instead of me going out, something went into my room. I distinctly saw a something trailing behind whatever came into my room that also had something protruding from the top of the head. I looked back and forth between her and the screen again. "You don't think that's me, do you?" I asked. "I'm positive that's you." Linden said with a smug look on her face. I pondered silently, looking at the self-rerunning tape. "But, ma'am, those are different nights. You had caught me that night on that tape that shows I snuck out." I pointed out. "Are you sure about that?" she asked, her face still showing that smug look. "Yes ma'am. Because right before the screen turns to the film of someone going into my room, the lights in there turn on. And then, the next thing it shows is someone going into my room. And that night it was raining, versus the first part." I replied, copying her smile. Her smile faltered, while mine grew. "Now, if you'll excuse me ma'am, I have to go to bed. Curfew and all that." I grinned, then stood up and left. I closed the door behind me, and sprinted off to my room.

I reached my room to hear one of my songs, "You're Gonna Go Far Kid" playing with some muted speakers. "Get your butt in here Miracle!" I heard Jenny call. "Hey." I greeted her. "So, what'd she say?" Jenny asked. "She's trying to frame me for leaving last night…" I sighed. "So, are you sneaking out tonight?" she asked me. "Yeah, but I'm using your window tonight. She has my window pegged." I complained. "Alright. Just, be careful tonight." Jenny said. We walked to her room, and I crept up to her window. "See ya later tonight." I smiled, then jumped from her window.

It was so relaxing sitting up in my favorite tree. It was a little far off from the orphanage, and had the perfect view of the stars and plains. The orphanage was out in the middle of nowhere really, maybe in view of the city. But still, far out from anywhere. Tonight was perfect, no clouds or moon to hide the stars. I sat up there for a good 3 hours before I noticed anything strange. It looked like shooting stars, so I watched calmly, enjoying natural beauty. However, after a few minutes, the stars were going in different directions, not just one. I jumped down from my tree to get a better view. "Well, that's new. Never saw that before…" I jumped as I heard an explosion. I watched in fascination as the "shooting stars" started to get closer and closer. They looked as if they were dancing.

I cried out as one of the particular "shooting stars" came close. It looked like a fighter, but not just any fighter.

An Arwing

I don't know if I fell onto my knees from shock, or whether it was from I don't know what. But either way, down on the ground on my knees gaping like an idiot. After repeatedly rubbing my eyes, I made sure I didn't go insane by slapping my self. It hurt, so I was pretty sure I was fine. I heard someone calling my name, and I whipped around to find Jenny, followed by a very angry-faced Linden. "Oh…shiiiiiiit." I muttered. "What are you doing out hear young lady?!" she yelled. "Sorry…she saw it." Jenny muttered as she stood next to me. "But, ma'am, there were some shooting stars, but they aren't really shooting stars, they were ARWINGS! And and…" I said it all pretty fast, so I expected their faces to look at me blankly. "You are coming with me young lady, solitary time." Linden finally said. "Let go of me!" I yelled. She had the tightest grip in history. Jenny followed silently while I was dragged back.

After a few minutes, when we were halfway back, I finally got my arm away. "There's no way in hell I'm going back in there!" I yelled angrily. "What?!" Linden cried out. "You heard me! Lizards would fly before I went back into that place we all call hell." I argued. Man, if she ever caught me again, I would be in deep shit. "Listen to me young lady, you are coming back right this instant!" she yelled. "HA! Like I would go willingly! You would have to drag my dead corpse back!" I yelled. Jenny backed up behind me, nodding her head. "You two will…have…the…" I waited for her to finish, but she gaped at the space behind me. I looked at her quizzically, then turned around myself. A low flying Arwing was being chased by a Wolfen, with a rose on the side, shooting a fury of lasers, all headed right towards us. Jenny and I dove to the sides, covering our heads. I heard Linden scream, and looked up slowly.

She was gone.

I had conflicted feelings, one being glad she was dead, the other being that it wasn't my timing for it. I planned a lot during my spare time, alright?

"What the heck was that?!" Jenny cried. "…I…I…" I couldn't articulate my words. She smacked my upside the head and I blurted out "Arwing!" "Say what?" she asked. "My favorite video game! Arwings! And…the other one! Wolfen! Panther's Wolfen!" I shook her excitedly. "Are you sure?" Jenny asked, looking at me like I was insane. "POSITIVE!" I yelled, taking her hand and running back to where I first saw them. "I can't believe it! My favorite video game is real!" I said in between breaths. "Are you sure?" Jenny asked. "Positive!" I replied. We reached the tree where I usually sat, and I spotted all seven ships blasting away at each other still. "See?!" I cried, pointing. A solitary Arwing spotted us and quickly came and landed next nearby. I almost fainted when I saw who came out. "S-S-S-Slippy Toad?!" I cried out, stumbling backwards onto Jenny. "Oh my god…" Jenny gaped. He came over to us, completely calm, until he noticed that we were not anthromorphic in any way. "Erm…" he said. I immediately, no matter how freaked out I was, started to crack up laughing. "Oh my gosh! Haha, His VOICE! HAHA!" I laughed. It sounded like a mix between the Assault and Nintendo 64 version. "Is…uhm…there something wrong?" he asked. I cracked up again. "W-wait one sec…sorry Slippy." I said. "How…do you know my name?" Slippy asked. "Um…kinda hard to explain…" I replied. Jenny pushed me off of her and held something up. "Why do you have my video game?!" I cried, grabbing it. "This'll help explain." she offered. I stopped. "Oh…yeah!" I cried. Slippy shrank back quickly. "But…shouldn't you help the others first?" I asked him. "Uh…they told me to come here to get you guys away from here…" he replied. "Or did Falco tell you to get you out of the way, and go be useful and get us out of the way?" I questioned. Slippy stared at me wide eyed, and I started to laugh. "I knew it!" I cried in triumph. "How'd you know that?!" he asked. "I know you guys too well…" I laughed. Jenny jumped as a voice seemingly came from nowhere. "Hey Slip, you get those civilians out of the way yet?" I squealed with delight. "Oh my gosh, Falco Lombardi!!" "Who the hell was that Slippy?!" he yelled. Jenny poked my arm. "Yeah?" I asked. "You sure we can trust them?" she asked. I gave her the "I can't believe you just asked that" look. "Of course!"

Slippy was talking in his comm link, trying to be quiet and failing. "I know! But they…yeah, but…you want me to WHAT?!" he cried. "I can hear you Slippy, we aren't deaf." I called. "Oops…" he cringed. "Man, such a pansy…" I muttered. "Alright Fox…" Slippy said, undoing his wrist communicator. "Here, he wants to talk to you." Slippy said, holding it out. "Me?" I asked, stupefied. "Yes, you." He said, tossing it. I caught it, and held it delicately. "Um…hello?" I asked. "What's your name?" I heard Fox McCloud's voice come up. I almost dropped the thing in shock and squealed. "OMK FOX MCCLOUD!" I yelled excitedly. "Hey hey! Lower the shriek lady!" Falco called out. I looked up and saw the Arwings and Wolfens still chasing each other. "How…you guys are so skilled, and you don't have the slightest hint that you guys are in complete concentration or anything. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!" I cried, emitting a fan-girl shriek. "Erm, thanks? But you still didn't answer my question…" Fox said. "Oh! My name is Miracle, and my friend is Jenny. I'm your number one fan!" I stated, saying it fast. "Erm, alright. Miracle? I think it's safer that you go back indoors…" he started. "are you kidding me?! There's no way I'm going back! I now have nowhere to go, thanks to Panther there." I nodded. I said it happily, really, and that confused him. "Um, what?" he asked. "Looong story. Anyway, Mr. McCloud…Wolf's on your 6!" I cried. "Oh, crap…" I heard him mutter. "Try summersaults, then follow by banking left." I advised. "Do what?" he asked. "Do it!" I cried. "I know what I'm saying!" I watched as he performed the move flawlessly. The Wolfen flew away speeding. "Nice move Foxie." Falco commented. "I agree." I heard Krystal's voice come up. "We'll take care of these guys and come in for a landing. Slippy, takes them away from here." Fox ordered. "Got it Fox!" Slippy cheered. "C'mon, let's go!" he said. "…We're not little kids Slippy, we're teenagers. We can go on our own." I muttered. Jenny was silent the entire time. "Jen, if you want, you can go back. I don't mind, I'll be fine." I said. She nodded and left. I went up my tree and sat patiently. "Wait! That's not safe!" Slippy cried. "I will be fine Slippy! Jeeze!" I muttered. I was having so much fun. To meet my favorite merc team from a video game nonetheless. That's truly epic.

After a few minutes, I saw a Wolfen crawling away, and saw a rose on the side. "Bye-bye Panther!" I called. A second later it was Leon's Wolfen following. I smiled with glee. Wolf would be following soon after. Well, that's usually how it goes, right?

It was apparent after five minutes that it was going to be longer than I expected. I mean, it doesn't take that long to get any ship damaged enough for a retreat. I listened in on Slippy's conversation with Fox and the others, including Wolf. He's much more intimidating when you hear him for yourself.

"Damn it Wolf, go away already!" Falco yelled. "You gotta shoot me down first bird." Wolf replied. "That'll be cake then." "Then what's taking you so long?" Wolf asked coolly. "Ouch…Falco will be pissed…" I muttered. And he was. I watched as lasers flew to the lone Wolfen. "You think that'll stop me?" Wolf laughed. "Stay still Wolf!" Falco exclaimed. Fox and Krystal flew next to Falco in a triangle. "Nova bombs!" Fox yelled. Three simultaneous nova bombs flew from the Arwings, exploding in a bright light right above the Wolfen.

I watched wide-eyed. Did they just kill him?

Apparently not.

A battered Wolfen flew out of the smoke, flying towards my tree. "Well, I see an interesting target." I heard Wolf say from Slippy's communicator. The Arwing was right below me, and Slippy was standing here the nose. "Uhm, Slippy?" I asked. "Yeah?" Slippy asked, looking back up at me. "I think we should…RUN!" I jumped down quickly, landing on the balls of my feet and rolling forward to absorb the shock. Slippy ran towards the Wolfen, which seemed pretty stupid. I ran to the right, trying to get away from the Wolfen aimed at Slippy's Arwing. I turned backwards and watched as I saw a bomb leave Wolf's Wolfen. Time seemed to slow down as I waited for the inevitable explosion.

It didn't come.

Instead, I felt a sharp pain like being electrocuted as the thing I thought was a bomb hit the ground. I fell forward onto my face, smelling burnt grass. Before I knew it, blackness engulfed me and I felt no more.

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