Heh… this is my first Tortall fic… ^-^;;; I haven't read PoTS yet, so no reference in this story. This is just a short intro… please r&r!

Set after ROTG, the Immortals Quartet.

CHAPTER ONE:Huh??

Lila kicked the dirt. She walked on a quiet dirt path. The only sound that could be heard was Lila walking, and birds chirping from their hiding spots in the trees. Forest surrounded the path, with leaves gently falling in the autumn breeze. She gripped a gun in her pocket, which she took everywhere. People in this town could never be trusted. Anyone who didn't carry a gun around here wasn't from here. It only looked like a nice quiet little town. Lila knew better. "You know, Jack," she told her pet squirrel, who sat on her left shoulder, "I REALLY feel like someone is following me…" The 16-year-old turned around, whipped the gun out, and froze. A boy stood in front of her, bearing a childish grin. "Mike!" she scolded the handsome 18 year-old standing in front of her. "That was rude. Why were you following me?" Mike run his hand through his strawberry-blonde hair, which was tied into a very short horsetail. "Making sure you wouldn't do that to any one else." He said, matter-of-factly. "Anyway, aren't you s'posed to be in school?" Lila's mid-back red hair gleamed in the sun as she turned her back to Mike. "I hate school. Too many preps…" she replied, and walked away. That wasn't the truth, and Mike new it. "Really, Lila…" Lila ignored him. "Where you goin'?" he asked. "Er… no where, really. I guess taking Jack for a walk. Also, I want to find a nice, quiet place to read and use my laptop."  That was only part of the truth. The real reason she was out here was, well, to leave this place for good. She was basically running away. "Wait, to read those Tamora Pierce books for the millionth time?" Mike asked. "I guess." Lila said, with a shrug.  She loved the Tamora Pierce books, and the Immortals Quartet was her favorite. She had, though, never read the PoTS books, which she regretted greatly.  Mike walked up next to Lila. "Well, what about reading anything else? Like those books you bought last week?" he asked. "I read them all already. None of them were any good." She replied. She actually hadn't read any of them, but if she told Mike that he would have bugged her until she read them. He hated the fact that Lila only read Tamora Pierce's works. Mike stopped. "What is it Mike?" Lila asked curiously. "Look at those carvings in that boulder…" he said in awe. The boulder captivated him. Lila walked over to it. An almost perfectly circular boulder stood to the side of the path in a small clearing of the forest. Carved in it were writings that appeared to be in another language- like some kind of spell in books. "Wow… how interesting. You never see anything like that here…" Lila touched the stone's surprisingly smooth surface gently, barely touching it. A bright lime green glow poured into the carvings, giving off a great light engulfing their surroundings. The brilliant light blinded Mike and Lila. When the light faded away, the two were standing in the middle of a crowded, medieval city.  People wearing old-fashioned clothes rushed passed them. Though, some stopped and looked at the er- unfitting two. Buildings were built out of stone, and the street was unpaved, made out of dirt. Kids stood in the shadows, and only came out to steal someone's wallet. The air had a wonderful, pure smell not poisoned by pollution. There were no telephone polls, cars, or people busily talking on cell phones. There was no trace of electricity or modern technology. "That's it. I'm insane, Mike."  "Well, if you are, I am too." He replied. Despite them, the city seemed to not notice them at all. Lila guessed that people didn't really pay attention at all. She shrugged. Well, she thought to herself, You did want to run away… get as far away from your home as possible. I think you achieved that…Mike rested a gentle, reassuring hand on her shoulder. "It's OK. This all is probably just a fair that we walked into. The rock was also probably just a prop." Mike gently stopped a man. "Is this a fair, sir?" he asked him. The man just looked at him with a scared look, and hurried away. Mike sighed. "OR maybe not. We'll get to the bottom of this, don't you worry, Lila." He told her. "At least, I hope so."

Well, there ya go! Good? Bad? Horrible?! TELL ME!!! So, please just review!! Yeah, I know I'm using an OC… *sigh* Well, let's just say it's practice, K? Anyway, she's NOT going to fall in love with any of TP's characters, have any magic, be a prophecy, blah di blah. She's just going to er… show them the new technology… *wink* Just PLEASE read on! Oh, and don't correct me on grammar or spelling… my beta reader hasn't read this yet… v.v;;; How could she abandon me?!! WHY!!! (Jack: Get used to this…)  And no flames or else I'll sick Jack's brother, Hack, the rabid squirrel AND his army of rabid squirrels on you!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!