Chapter 1-A Whole New World
The sun shone through the trees, creating a pattern on the ground below. A slight breeze blew by and the girl inhaled the nature's aroma. The other girl reached her hands to the sky, stretching and then rested her arms behind her head. The tow girls walked through the woods until they came to a crossing. There were two ways to get across the creek, a bridge, or stepping-stones. They looked at each other before taking off in a mad rush. The girl that had short brown hair with a white streak in the front took the stepping stone path while the other girl with shoulder blade long, black hair ran across the bridge. The brunette jumped from stone to stone, landing gracefully on each one. The other ran across the arched stone bridge with great speed. They reached the other side at the exact same time. They looked at each other and burst into fits of laughter. They continued to walk through the woods enjoying the scenery.

"I'm glad you could come today, Ronnie." said the brunette.

"I finally convinced my mom to let me come, since I had a violin recital this weekend too." Veronica stated, "..Besides, you always plan the best outings, Trin."

"This is supposed to help us relax remember? After those SAT's I'm slammed." Trinity sighed. She notices Veronica was looking at something in the sky. Trinity looked up to see a sparkle in the sky. I got bigger and appeared to be a white light. They were surprised that they were able to see it in broad daylight, making them wonder how bright it really was.

"Whoa, what's that?" Trinity asked, hoping her friend knew the answer.

"I have no clue...it's pretty though."

"Yeah, it is." She agreed with Veronica. Suddenly the light beamed down on them. They screamed as it lifted them off the ground and into the air.

"Trin!"

"Ronnie!" They outreached their hands trying to get a hold of the other. They stretched out their arms and clamped onto each other's forearm. They went into a mid-air spin and all their surroundings disappeared in a blinding light.

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The air was filled with peace as the animals went about their daily routines. Suddenly a clap of thunder was heard, even though there wasn't a cloud in the sky, followed by a yell. The squirrel below looked up to see two girls fall out of what looked like a marble blue hole in the sky. It scampered away as the girls landed on the ground; hard. Trinity lifted herself up on her forearm and rubbed her head. Veronica propped herself up on her elbows, wincing at her pounding headache. They got up and took in the sight of their surroundings. They were in a place that didn't look like the woods they were just in. Suddenly the ground started to shake violently, causing them to fall back to the ground.

"What's that? An earthquake?" Veronica asked. They looked far ahead and saw some trees being knocked down. Suddenly a dinosaur, a T-rex to be exact, burst through the trees in front of them and roared.

"RUN!!" They screamed as they ran for their short, teenage lives. Somehow they outran it and hid behind a large rock.

"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."

"This is no time to be joking around!!" Veronica yelled out of breath.

"Hey, look over there!" Trinity pointed behind Veronica, changing the subject. She didn't want to face her best friend's wrath. Veronica looked in the direction she had pointed and saw a city.

"Come on!" Trinity pulled her friend towards it.

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They had been walking around for hours. And there were a lot of scary people there. The guys were staring at them and smiling in creepy ways. They quickly ran out of that area and kept looking for some kind of information place. So far they had been running from creepy guys, walking around a strange town, and avoiding being run over by speeding cars. Veronica stopped walking and dropped to her knees in exhaustion.

"Come on, we can't stop now. We have to find some sort of information booth, or something." Trinity pulled her friend to her feet and they continued to walk.

They entered a store to buy some new clothes. Once they had picked out an outfit or two, they walked up to the cashier.

"That'll be 30.75, please." The cashier had rung up the price. Trinity pulled out her money and handed in to the cashier. The salesperson looked at the money strangely.

"What is this?" He asked.

"Dude, It'd the money you asked for." Trinity explained.

"This isn't money. What do you take me for? A fool?" The man said in a French accent.

"Dude, its money? What planet are you from?" Veronica lifted an eyebrow at him.

"No, no, no. This is not money. What do you think this is?" he asked again.

"Yo, it's cash, mula, dollars." Trinity tried once again. This time the cashier just laughed.

"Young lady, we don't take this fake money. Now get out of this store." He pushed them out and they turned around and looked at the door that had just closed behind him.

"What's his deal?" Veronica asked. Trinity simply shrugged and they continued to walk the city streets.

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Marron had just finished her shopping spree and was on her way home when she spotted two girls she immediately found something wrong with them. She started to panic but decided to follow them instead. Once she heard their conversations and saw the looks on their faces she knew they weren't an enemy.

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They found an info corner and walked up to it.

"Excuse me, miss. We seem to be lost, could you tell us where we are?" Trinity asked politely.

"Why, you're in Satan City, of course." She said cheerily. The girls paled, recognizing the name.

"Is something wrong?" The woman asked.

"No, thank you." Veronica replied. They walked a few feet away and started to whisper.

"Did I hear right?" Trinity asked, more to herself that Veronica.

"Satan City? It's not possible. What are we going to do? We don't have a place to stay and they won't accept our money!! We won't have any food!! We're gonna die." Veronica started to panic. Suddenly someone tapped their shoulders, making them jump. They turned around and sunk into fighting stances. When they saw who it was they quickly composed themselves.

"Gomen, but did you say you have no place to stay?" She asked.

"Yeah." They said in unison.

"Why don't you come live with me? I have room in my house." She offered.

"Really?" Trinity perked up.

"Yeah, come on." She led them to her house.

"By the way, my name's..."

"Marron." They finished for her.

"How'd you know?"

"Uh...lucky guess. You just look like a Marron." Veronica started to laugh nervously.

"My name's Ver..." Veronica started but was interrupted by Trinity.

"Miyako. She's Miyako. And I'm Hotiku. Friends call me Hotti-chan. I call her Mi-chan." Veronica looked at her as if she was crazy.

"Those are nice names. Well, here we are." They walked into the large Victorian.

"Tousan! I'm home; I've got some friends with me who'll be staying with us. Is that okay?"

"Sure, we'll be right out." Her father's voice sounded familiar to them. Krillin stiffened immediately when he walked in.

"Hello. Nice to meet you." Hotiku bowed, as did Miyako. Krillin was surprised at their manners.

"Marron why don't you show them to your room."

"Ok Tousan. Come on." They all walked up to her room and walked in.

"Dinner'll be in a while so why don't I get you guys some new clothes. Miyako you are about my size. I don't think I have any clothes that'd fit you Hotiku. But do you mind wearing a fighter's clothing?" Marron asked.

"Knowing Hotti-chan. She'll probably wear that clothes to bed. For some strange reason I can't figure out, she loves to fight." Miyako teased. It was true, Hotiku always got into trouble for fighting, and most of the guys in her school were afraid of her.

"Well, there's a shower over there. And I'll go get your clothes." Marron walked out leaving them behind. After they had showered and gotten dressed. Marron went downstairs to help with dinner.

"So now that we're alone. Mind if I ask you some questions?" Miyako asked.

"Shoot." Hotiku said calmly.

"Ok, first. Why did you lie to her and say that our names are Miyako and Hotiku?" She asked.

"You don't want them to know who we really are, do you? Besides, how are we going to explain how we got here? And don't they sound familiar to you anyway? They like just popped into my head." Hotiku explained. Miyako sighed and went on with her questions.

"Ok, second. Who's got the shower first?" Miyako and Hotiku looked at each other before racing towards the bathroom door. They were both struggling to get through the door. Suddenly they both fell in and crashed to the floor. Hotiku rubbed her head again and Miyako cursed for getting another headache. They both stood up and sighed.

"You go first. I can wait." Hotiku offered.

"Are you sure?" Miyako asked.

"Yeah, besides I don't want to get hit in the head a third time." Hotiku walked out rubbing her head while Miyako started to laugh but quickly stopped as her headache became worse. Hotiku was searching through her bag to see if anything was missing. When she decided that everything was fine, she flipped the tip over the bag and closing it. Marron walked in the door with two sets of clothes in her hand.

"Here, this one's for you and this one's for Mi-chan." Marron showed her the outfits. Miyako's was a pink tank top, blue jeans and a sweater. Hotiku's outfit was Juuhachigou's old fighting clothes, with a patch that read 'R&R' on the back.

"If you want you can put a patch over the symbol on the back. Mom doesn't support that army any more." Marron explained.

"I know." Hotiku said absentmindedly Marron gave her a weird look and she just smiled innocently.

"I mean, I know I can, thanks." She covered up. Marron believed her and walked out of the room. Just then Miyako walked out in a towel and Hotiku threw the clothes at her, just to have some fun. Miyako caught them in a bundle, nearly dropping them while she was trying to keep her towel up. Hotiku laughed and ran into the shower. About twenty minutes went by and Hotiku walked out of the shower. She changed into her clothes and walked out. She found Miyako at the mirror curling her eyelashes. She rolled her eyes and walked next to her and was about to blow dry her hair when she noticed something out of the ordinary.

"Since when do we have golden highlights?" Hotiku asked.

"What are you...Oh my gawd! What happened?" She stared at her reflection.

"Hey, I like my hair. This isn't so bad. I always wanted straight hair and these highlights are cool." Hotiku said.

"But I don't want people to get us confused. We look exactly alike." Miyako whined.

"Don't worry, we'll fix that. Marron!!" Hotiku called through the door. Marron came bounding down the hallway and walked into the room.

"What is it?" Marron asked. Hotiku whispered something into her ear. Marron nodded and walked into the bathroom. Hotiku dragged Miyako into the bathroom and sat her in a chair in front of the sink. Marron pulled out a box from the cabinet and handed it to Hotiku. Hotiku tilted Miyako's head back into the running water.

"What are you doing?!?" Miyako yelled.

"You always did want brown highlights in your black hair, didn't you?" She smiled that smile of hers and opened the box. After a few minutes Hotiku lifted her friend's head and applied the dye.

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Miyako asked.

"Trust me, I'm good with this kind of stuff." She finished highlighting her hair and pulled out a blow dryer after the dye had set.

"I never see you wearing any make-up." Miyako muttered.

"That's cuz I hate that stuff. But that doesn't mean I don't know the tricks." Hotiku blow dried her hair and pushed her in front of a mirror. Miyako looked at her reflection, before yelling.

"Sugoi!! I look so kawaii!!" She exclaimed. Miyako looked so much older and mature. That is she would have if she hadn't been grinning from ear to ear, as did Hotiku.

"Come on, dinner's ready." Marron led the way downstairs to the dining room. They sat and ate dinner. But before they did, Hotiku and Miyako closed their eyes for about a minute. When they opened them, they were all staring at them. Hotiku and Miyako sweat dropped.

"Sorry, an old custom." Hotiku said.

"We pray before each meal." Miyako explained. They nodded and continued to eat. After dinner, the girls went up to their room and got ready for bed. Krillin and Juuhachi waited until they were upstairs to start talking.

"They seem nice enough. Usually enemies just start their killing spree." Krillin said.

"And Marron wouldn't have brought them home, if she didn't think they were okay." Juuhachi added. They agreed to let them stay and went for bed.

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"Hey you guys, tomorrow I want you guys to meet some of my friends. We're going to meet them at a club." Marron said.

"Sure." Said Hotiku.

"Okay." Said Miyako. They started getting ready for bed and changed into some nightclothes. Marron was wearing a light green nightgown and the same color on her pigtails, making them into buns, with dark green ribbons holding the cloth in place. Miyako was wearing a baby blue nightgown and pulled her hair up into a ponytail. Hotiku was wearing silk red pajama pants and a turquoise tank top that was decorated with a water lily pattern. They each went to sleep in their own beds and went to sleep. Hotiku, however, couldn't get to sleep. She had tried at least fifteen different positions, but couldn't fall asleep. She let her thoughts wander about the day's events and finally got to sleep.