A/N- Hey guys! This update is your Christmas present! Yeah… OKAY, WELL SUE ME FOR NOT UPDATING! I had exams to do and study for…all while I had the flu! I'm back on track now, though! This chapter is gonna be super boring and stuff… I have to use the next 2-3 chapters doing job tryouts…etc. Thanks to everyone who reads this story! You all rock! I STILL NEED SUBMISSIONS FOR SLICERS, SLOPPERS, AND BRICK-NICKS!

May A Chance- Thank you for my two new characters! I'm excited to put such complex characters in... You don't mind if one of them (or both!) become the bad guys, do you?

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theevilsquiddancer- Thanks! Uh…I guess you can eat my soul for not updating. It's called exams. And, was that French? I'm flunking French so I don't really know :o/ Also, I made Dorothy a little happier this chapter, I kinda just wanted her to be even stranger when she becomes all distant or whatever...

ultrablackman147- Yeah. Jesse is a…complicated person to write in, so just stick with me! I'm trying!

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Dorothy and Lizzy lead me in the direction of most of the buildings. It seems poorly made, but then again, they're just a bunch of kids. I've pretty much gathered on my own that there is only kids trapped here. Trapped. I shake away the mental image and glance towards the big openings in the walls.

"This is pretty much where we live. The Fielders just call it Home. It's where we eat, sleep, have the Hospital, and hold parties." Lizzy explains, gesturing towards the area. Parties? They're stuck here and they throw PARTIES? Sure, I'm sure parties seem fun, but isn't there better things to focus on? Like getting back our memories? Or trying to fight our way outside of the walls? Or even making a house to sleep in? Cuz when it rains, well, I don't want to be sleeping outside.

"They take everyone's minds off of the situation we're in. Makes em' forget all about the Grievers, the Ma-" Dorothy starts to explain, walking backwards to talk to me. Lizzy spins around.

"Dorothy! You shuck danker!" She exclaims angrily, nodding in my direction. I watch them, puzzled. Dorothy puts her hand over her mouth and manages a sheepish grin.

"Oops, sorry. Right, let's just keep join' then…" Dorothy stutters under Lizzy's glare. They turn around and keep walking. My mind spins. A Griever? That other kid, Jesse mentioned them. And what was she going to say? Ma-? We walk in awkward silence to the Home. We reach the outskirts where Lizzy abruptly stops and spins around, a grin on her face.

"I know exactly who we should pair you up with!" She exclaims with a crafty smile. I make a face.

"Pair me up with?"

"Yeah. Lizzy's like, the ultimate matchmaker of the Field. She got these two kids Therin and David together." Dorothy explains with a grin, pointing towards two kids sitting on one of the benches together. They're young. No older than 12. I watch as they hug each other. I've gotta admit, it's kinda cute.

"Therin! Get cha' lovesick butt over here! Alex dropped a hammer on his foot and the dank kid won't let me touch it!" A girl brown shoulder length hair calls out. I notice that there's actually a small group of people repairing the tiny house. I watch as the little girl hugs the boy and jumps up, running over to the three sided house which I am left to assume is their version of a hospital. The boy gets up and wanders over to a fire pit where a chicken is being roasted. I cringe.

"So, what do you think? I'm leaning towards Art or Alex. What do ya think?" Lizzy asks happily. I awkwardly scratch my neck and bite my lip.

"Errr…well, I dunno who they are exactly. And well…" I glance towards Dorothy. She shoots me a sympathetic look and grabs my hand, starting to pull me towards the Hospital.

"Yeah, well, go check on Cat and Rams in the gardens, yeah? I'm gonna go give the Newbie to Therin and Ellie, yeah?" She calls to the now pouting Lizzy. We speed walk at first. I glance at her and she grins.

"Race ya!" She challenges me. WIth that, she's off running. We race towards the Hospital, running an jumping over sleeping bags. We laugh as we run. For a second, I forget where I am. I can imagine that I'm just a normal kid racing a friend. I charge past Dorothy and do a cartwheel as we clear the sleeping bags. I fall onto the grass, out of breath.

"I win! HA!" I say triumphantly. I lay on my back, looking up at the sky. Something seems out of place. I sit up and see Dorothy standing a little ways away, catching her breath. I walk over.

"Where's the sun?" I ask worriedly. Light comes from the sky, but there is no sun. Which is impossible. Where the h*ll am I? What messed up place doesn't have a freaking SUN? But, where does light come from. It's utterly confusing. Dorothy put her hands on her hips and looks up.

"I dunno, Newbie. Wish I knew, but I don't. You gotta stop askin' so many questions. You can ask Therin and Ellie in just a second, kay?" She asks, straightening up. She wipes the sweat off her head and starts walking the short distance to the Hospital. I trail behind her glancing up at the sky every now and then.

We approach the Hospital and I see a single wooden bed and a stool. A single cabinet hangs off the wall. A few crates line edges of the room. A boy with black hair that ends above his shoulders and green eyes sits on the edge of the bed. I think I remember them calling him Alex. This is who Lizzy wanted me to be with? As if. So not my type, i decide. A young girl who can't be older than 11 with brown wavy hair and blue eyes, who must be Therin, stands in front of him, a scowl on her face, and hands on her hips. The girl who called Therin back over stands to the side, wearing a displeased look. Freckles dot her face, accenting her hazel eyes. She must be Ellie.

"Let me look at it!" Therin demands in a British accent, bending down to look at Alex's foot. She reaches forewords to take off his shoe and he jerks his foot away.

"I told you I'm fine!" Alex protests. Dorothy walks into the small shed like building. She clears her throat. Everyone turns towards her, all frowning. I stand off to the side, fidgeting.

"Alex. Just…no. Ellie and Therin, you have the joy of taking care of the Newbie. Good that?" Dorothy asks. Alex crosses his arms over his chest and huffs. Therin jumps up and runs over to me, excitement in her eyes.

"Hi! I'm Therin! I'm a Med-Jack! Cool to meet ya, I've never given anyone a Tour before! And, I'm not even new! Which is strange. I guess because I'm the youngest. Lizzy thinks I'm ten, but everyone else agrees I've gotta be eleven or twelve. Nobody knows their real age except Em, and that's only cuz she got Pricked by a dank Griever. (A/N- Pricked is the same thing as getting Stung) But even now she's just strange. Glad I wasn't there to see her go through the Changing. So, anyways, I think you seem about 17 or 18. That's what most people ask. I think. I've never had to show anyone around before. Oops. I already told you that. Sorry." The little girl finishes, a taking in a big breath. She beams at me. I stare at her. Oh gods. I am not that optimistic. I glance at Dorothy, Alex and Ellie. They're all grinning madly.

"Uh…alrighty then?" I squeak out. Therin beams and turns to the others.

"See, I've got this!" She smiles and turns back to look at me. I glance one last time at the kids grinning at me before Therin pulls me out of the hut and towards some more buildings. This is going to be a very long day.