Alexis sighed as the wind blew back her long, golden blonde hair. Her blue eyes strained to see her new "home" Mineral Town. Or, at least, that's what her parents called it. So did her grandfather… in his letter… Alexis felt tears welling up in her eyes, and didn't brush them away. Her grandfather… his last will and testament was the letter he sent her. The letter declared her the new owner of his farm. He said that the people of Mineral Town were very friendly, and would help her out. She had to take his word for it, because the last time she had been there she was only ten. The only other things she remembered were getting lost, having her grandfather find her, and she then playing with the animals for a few days before leaving. The only "villager" she really remembered was her own grandfather.

"Land 'ho!" The captain shouted, interrupting her thoughts. "All passengers on deck!"

"I'm the ONLY passenger, idiot!" Alexis screamed at him. He gave her a dirty look, than climbed down the ladder. Alexis returned the look.

"Well then, passenger, we're nearing land."

"No, really? I thought that island was a whale!"

The captain didn't answer, but instead grinned and looked her over. "You're a pretty little fox."

"Don't get any ideas into your head, old man." She shot back.

"Are you seeing someone? Maybe we could-"

Alexis was loosing her patience. "Look, you dick, stop looking me over! I am NOT on special offer! Just get me to that damn island already!"

The captain nodded, but looked at her longingly. Alexis, unfortunately for him, caught the look.

"OK, I'm really getting pissed off! Stop staring at my body and get me to that island!" she screamed, ready to punch him. He gave her a withering look and trudged off.

Half an hour later, Alexis stomped off the "Crunchy Pickle" (the boat) onto Mineral Village. Her breath caught when she looked around her. The beach was so pretty! The sand she walked on was pure and clean, whiter than she'd ever seen sand.

"This is such a gorgeous beach," she breathed, taking a moment to sniff the sea air. As she did, she turned. The boat was gone, along with that creepy captain. So, taking up the few possessions she brought, Alexis walked into Mineral Town.

After another half an hour, she was standing outside the farm, staring at the land. There were weeds everywhere, stumps and branches littered the place, and a few boulders and rocks covered the land.

"This… I'm supposed to farm on THIS?" Alexis mumbled, kicking up a cloud of dry dirt.

"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" a voice screamed, making her jump about 5 feet into the air.

"The owner of this farm died a while ago, you can't just come waltzing right up here!" The voice belonged to a small, fat little man that looked like he escaped from the circus.

"Well, excuse me, but the owner of this farm is my GRANDFATHER!" Alexis screamed back. The little man looked confused for a moment, then gave her a sick smile.

"Oh, so you're Alexis, are you? I'm Thomas the mayor of this town, and-"

"Yeah, yeah, that's all fine and dandy, but, as you can see, I need to-"

"I was taking care of the farm before you came." He continued.

"And I can see you did a great job." She mumbled sarcastically, putting emphasis on "great". Mayor Thomas didn't hear her, for he was still blabbering away.

"…How about I take you on a tour? It'll be very helpful."

Alexis sighed. She could start work the next day. "Ok. I'll go on the tour."

The Mayor gave her another one of those annoying smiles. "Okie-dokie artechokie! Lets go!" Not waiting for her to follow, he skipped ahead of her, giggling hysterically.

"Why the heck did they elect him mayor?" Alexis mumbled, slowly following. "He should be in a mental house!"