Chapter 1~ Starting Off

The sound of laughter of children filled the air as the village of Skies Dale was once again, in the state of peace. A 15-year-old girl named Mimi headed out her home and was getting ready to start off on her first adventure. "No more fake quests," she said to herself, smiling. "No more pretend treasure. I'm finally old enough to go beyond the gates of this peaceful village that held me back so many years." She walked towards the stone gates that were blocked by two huge men.

"Good morning Mimi," said one of the men. "You're finally leaving, eh?" She grinned and nodded. "I'm able to venture out by myself now." The man nodded. "Yep. I can remember when you were just a little girl. Always playing treasure hunt and exploring the village." She decided to stop him before he kept blabbing. "I better go now."

The two men opened the iron door. A light came to Mimi's eyes. The light was so bright that she had to cover her eyes with her hand. She knew what the light was. Freedom.

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The village was a on a floating island, which meant that she had to find a way off. "I wonder where are all the village's ships."

"Hey you!" shouted what sounded like a male's voice from afar. "Can you bring me that stick you are stepping on. Mimi looked down to see a strange blue and white stick underneath her feet. She bent down to pick it up, and walked over to the figure that was near a small ship. The figure came to view once she was close. It was a young man. She guessed 17 years old. He was tall with spiked blue and white hair, and red eyes that looked evil yet harmless.

"Thanks," he said. "I forgot I had dropped that until I saw someone appear out of the village." She smiled. "You're welcome. Umm, are you passing by or staying?"

"A little bit of both."

"I don't understand."

"My ship."

"What about it?"

"It's busted. If I can`t get it fixed then I might be here for a while."

"Oh, I see." Mimi walked closer to the huge ship. She placed her hands on it and began scanning. "What are you doing?" he asked. "I'm looking for the problem to what's wrong with it." The boy laughed. "Look here little girl., I spent at least two hours on trying to find out what was wrong with my ship. I doubt some kid like you can just come out of nowhere and find the problem within seconds." Mimi took her eyes off the ship to meet him. "First of all, I'm not a kid. I'm 15 years old." He chuckled. "Well whoop de goddamn do. I'm just turned 17." She frowned. "Secondly, don't interrupt me. Last but not least, I found out the problem." Mimi looked back at the ship. "The tank is running out of fuel. You just need some gas."

The young man stood up and looked that the tank to find out that it was on `E'. "You're right." He looked at her and smiled. "Thanks." She smiled also. "It's no big deal. I grew up watching my father work on ships such as this, and I know a lot about them." He nodded. "Impressive. Say, where were you headed? I don't think you walked out here for fresh air." She giggled. "No I didn't. I'm getting ready to go on an adventure."

"That's cool," he replied. "Where are you going?"

"I don't know exactly."

"How can you go on an adventure if you don't know where to go?"

She shrugged. "It's my first time going beyond the gates of my village." He nodded. "Would you like to come with me? I mean I don't have an exact place to go, but I do travel a lot." Mimi beamed. "That'd be great! I'll help you in anyway I can." She took his hand and jumped up and down. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" He laughed. "It's no biggie, really. I never caught your name either."

"My name is Mimi."

"My friends call me Jet" They both shook hands and exchanged smiles. This was the start of a new friendship and an adventure as well.