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CHAPTER 1

Four drifters on horseback moved slowly through the wasteland. Their leader Virginia Maxwell riding her white mare out in front of the others. All four friends rode at a steady pace slightly slumped over on their mounts looking as a flower does after being in the sun to long without enough water. They were heading for the nearest town in hopes of sleeping in a real bed and maybe a half-decent meal.

"Arghhh...it's so hot."

"Calm down Gallows we should be their soon," stated Virginia.

"I suspect we all need a good rest." commented Clive.

"Some Baskar you are can't even stand a little heat." Jet sneered.

"What did you say punk?"

"Please don't start boy's." said Virginia trying to reason with them. "Were all tired and hot, fighting won't solve anything."

"You heard me you priest runaway, you can't even take a little heat your nothin' but a wuss." Spat Jet.

"Clive please do something, make them stop." Virginia said aiming pleading eyes at him.

"Gallows, Jet stop now were almost to town no more fighting." Clive said sternly as if he was talking to children. Jet and Gallows shot glares at each other and Virginia shot Clive a look of gratitude. They were silent for a few minutes until Virginia and Clive started discussing their priorities for what they should do once they got to town.

They were passing underneath a cliff when they heard a scream and looked up just in time to see a falling girl slam into Clive knocking him straight from his horse and onto the ground. The girl pushed herself up off Clive who was laying flat on his back with a sort of dazed look on his face left from the force of impact she hastily apologized.

"I'm so sorry are you all right?" "I'm fine are you hurt?" Clive asked. The others just sort of stared to surprised to say anything at all. Clive being the smartest and least fazed of the group recovered his wits quickly.

"AHHhhh... where's my amp is it okay? Where is it? Oh I hope its not broken?!" she panicked and she proceeded by locating her things and sat on the ground to check all of it. Spot crawled out from behind the case that held her amp where he had fallen to after the initial impact. Spot padded over to her and she picked the grey cat up and hugged him tightly.

"Spot are you alright I'm so sorry?!" asked the girl.

Spots tail waved in the air. A clear sighed that he was agitated. The others regained there voices but Clive spoke first.

"What's your name and how did you find yourself falling off that cliff?" he asked.

"Well my name is Astrid and I don't rightfully know how I got on top of that cliff." she replied as she began checking her amp for damage, as she sat cross-legged on the ground with Spot on her lap.

"Why didn't you die how did you survive that fall?" a new voice said this causing her to look up from unzipping the case that held her bass guitar, to find Jets Airget-lamh pointing at her face. She smiled "you wouldn't believe me if I told you." she responded.

Virginia yelled at him"Jet put your gun away now!!" Astrid went back to her chore checking her guitar. Gallows curiosity overcame his better judgement over the strange girl named Astrid. He asked her what her strange instrument was.

"Wh-what! What do you mean? It's a bass guitar of course." she informed him. *where the hell am I? They don't even know what a bass guitar is! Wait What's that? This iINT the way the earth usually feels it feels different.* *~yes I feel it to we are not on the same world as before~* she made an involuntary gasp.

"Quick tell me where are we?" she asked trying to keep her emotions in check.

"Well were near the town of Claiborne." Virginia said.

"No what is this world called?" Astrid asked, the feeling of panic rising.

"Is this supposed to be a stupid joke or somethin' 'cause im not amused."Jet replied.

She growled. "JUST TELL ME!" she yelled.

"Your on Filgaia. Why What's wrong are you ok? Why do you ask?" Virginia told her. She was overcome with concern for this girl sh didn't even know.

*filgaia* "I've never heard of a filgaia before."

"Heh what a moron doesn't even know her world." Jet scoffed. Astrid didn't even hear him. She had a confused and dazed look on her face. Guitar momentarily forgotten.

This comment caused Spot to leap up out of Astrid's lap and hiss angrily at Jet. "LEAVE HER ALONE SHE'S NOT FROM THIS WORLD!" Spot spat at him.

All of them were seized by surprise upon hearing the cat speak. Jet recovered and swiftly and without warning. The Airget-lamh was once again pointed at them both.

"Their both demons they must be killed." Jet demanded.

Astrid didn't hear any of this nor was she even aware of her surroundings until she discovered a gun pointed both she and Spot. This is what snapped her back to reality. She grabbed Spot and hugged him to her chest trying to shield him with her arms.

"You're a fool of course we are not demon's and even so I wont allow you to hurt Spot you can shoot me if you want but I will not permit you to so much as touch Spot." she all but yelled at Jet.

"Put your arm away Jet a demon would not protect her friend so defensively ." Clive told him. Jet's arm slowly found its way back to his side. Clive turned to her and spoke kindly to the emerald eyed girl. "Who are you?" Clive asked her.

"I told you I'm Astrid, I suppose you mean what am I and your just trying to be subtle about it." She sighed "I'm exactly as I appear to be I'm human and Spot's a real cat were jussst....slightly different." she told him.

"Hmm... well were not going to leave you here. Okay your coming into town with us and when we get there and after we've all rested you can tell us your story. How does that sound?" Virginia said. Astrid smiled and started to laugh "okay I'll come with you its not like I have anything better to do." she replied

"Alright you can ride with me. Lets go to town." Virginia told her.

"Okay"

Astrid collected all of her things and Spot perched on her shoulder. She climbed onto Virginia's mare and the four horse's started off again towards claiborne except now with one more passenger.

OK THATS ALL FOR THIS CHAPTER PLEASE REVEIW AND 2 THOSE WHO DID THANK YOU SO MUCH I FEAL SO SPECIAL ^_^