AUTHOR'S NOTE:

HELLO ALL. RICK HERE. THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT FAN FICTION.

I WROTE THIS IN THE STYLE OF A SCREENPLAY. THIS STORY WOULD BE BEST ENJOYED IF READ AS A PILOT FOR A TELEVISION SERIES. AS YOU READ, TRY AND IMAGINE IF YOU WOULD WANT TO TUNE BACK IN NEXT WEEK FOR THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JOHN AND AURIEL. THINK OF THE SERIES AS A "MOONLIGHTING" MEETS... WELL, "HELLBLAZER."

ALSO, AS I'M NOT BRITISH, I DIDN'T TRY AND "BRITIFY" THE DIALOGUE. I TRIED, BUT EVERY TIME HE SAID "MATE" JOHN SOUNDED LIKE A SODDING PIRATE. (HMM. SODDING WORKS. I CAN USE SODDING IN A REVISION.) THIS STORY HAS NO LORRIES, ONLY TRUCKS, AND NO TORS, ONLY HILLS. I DON'T THINK IT REALLY DETRACTS, AND I THINK ADDING BRITISH THINGS WILL DO MORE HARM THEN GOOD, SINCE I AM FAR FROM AN EXPERT ON BRITIANIA. I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN ETHNOCENTRICITIES THAT DONT MAKE SENSE IN A BRITISH FRAME, LIKE THE IDEA OF HMOS AND THE LIKE. SO PLEASE, SUSPEND YOUR DISBELIEF, AND READ.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

-RICK.