Chapter 1

Ailish slammed the door shut, looking at her best friend, Alejandra Cortez, and her two cousins; Saul Hernandez, and Alejandro Rios, in horror. Thousands of Uruk-hai's and Orcs were coming down their street, screaming women and children tangling with the battle cries the ugly creatures were making into the winter night.

"There's too many of them!" Saul whispered, looking at Ailish.

"How did the Uruk-hai's and Orcs get so strong AND bring in reinforcements!!" Alejandro looked at Ailish also.

"What do we do now?" Alejandra asked her best friend, her honey eyes showing worry.

Ailish looked at every one of them, she saw that they all have given up on hope and faith. Ailish closed her eyes for a couple of minutes, than reopened them.

Her emerald eyes showing a plan. "We have to leave, now!"

"Are we coming back?" Saul asked hopefully, as they all started running up the stairs near the front door.

Ailish stopped running and turned around slowly, sympathy on her face.

"I'm afraid not. This time, we have to leave for good." Everyone looked at each other, than nodded at Ailish. Ailish started running again, "we only take what's needed, leave everything else behind." Ailish stopped in front of the second door to the right. "Only take a few priceless things, leave everything else." and with that, she walked in.

The room was small but big enough for her to have some room. There was a bed to the right side, a chest and desk on the left. A closet was near the door on the right.

Ailish immediately ran to her closet and started to strip off her original black clothing. She put on what was much like a tunic and breeches, except the breeches flare out at the bottom and the dark blue tunic's sleeves flare out as well, giving it a more feminine look.

Her father made her wear it for some reason, but she never questioned him. Ailish gave Alejandra a similar one, but it was a forest green color. And for Saul and Alejandro too but theirs were more masculine, the colors matching Ailish's and Alejandra's.

Grabbing her black winter coat, she walked out of the closet, not bothering to turn off the light, and walked over to the chest, throwing the coat onto the bed.

She opened it to reveal daggers, swords, arrows, quiver, bow, throwing knives, scimitars, and long knives. Quickly, she strapped her quiver to her back and her long knives as well, in a diagonal way, crisscross so she can easily unsheathe them to fight. She then hooked her daggers and sword to her belt, some twin daggers into the inside of her boot, and the throwing knives in a secret passage at the bottom of her boots. She picked up her bow, walking to the bed.

She kneeled next to her bed, taking out her pack from underneath and walked over to the desk. She put in a brown notebook, than another green notebook with a butterfly on the cover, than some extra clothing, and over two thousand dollars.

Ailish walked over to her dresser in the corner that held her television on top, and took a picture of her father and an older brother she never had the chance to meet, for he disappeared a year after she was born.

--Flashback--

"Daddy, who is this boy next to you?" A 6 year old Ailish asked, her emerald eyes looking curiosity at the boy about six years old.

"That is your older brother, Damon. He disappeared a year after you were born."

"Were did he disappeared too, daddy?"

"I don't know."

--End of flashback--

Ailish put the picture in her pack. She quickly pulled back her light brown hair into a half a braid, only some strands framing her face. When she walked out, putting on her winter coat that reached her ankles, and saw everyone dressed in their training gear, and black winter coats, waiting for her instructions.

As Ailish saw her friends standing there, another memory of the past flashed through her mind.

--Flashback--

An 18-year-old Ailish was crouching down in the shadows of an alley way between two houses. She carefully peered out to see at least over 300 Orcs and Uruk-hai's walking down the street, half of them killing those who dare to stop them. The other half breaking into homes doing what ever to please themselves.

"There's too many. I wouldn't be able to kill them all." Ailish whispered, closing her eyes.

When she reopened them, she started digging through her pack and took out an earpiece and a small radio. Ailish put the earpiece on her left ear and turned on the radio, putting it in her pocket.

"It is confirmed. These creatures have surprised the armies around the world and destroyed each one of the soldiers, leaving only some alive to torture. The government has vanished from sight, as the president left one last comment to the people of the United States."

"People of the United States of America, these... monsters has defeated our armies in a surprised attack, as well as armies in other countries. Some of them are even using our weapons against us. Nothing would be able to stop these creatures. But we have found out that the creatures only come out during the night. So I suggest you try to find a safe place to hide at night."

The Orcs and Uruk-hai's were coming closer to where Ailish was, so she stood up and walked the opposite of the street, going further into the darkness of the alleyway.

"Seeing as this is my last time to speak out, I wish you the people of the United States of America, good luck. These creatures cannot be stopped. May God bless you all."

Than there was static, making Ailish stop in her tracks. Than an annoying sound came on.

"The original broadcast is having some technical difficulties. Please stand by."

Ailish yanked out the earpiece in frustration, putting it in her pack.

"Great, looks like these damn creatures got to the news cast."

"Mama!" A girl's voice screamed.

Ailish looked around and through the windows of the houses nearby, trying to see who screamed.

"¡Date prisa! ¡Necesitamos irnos!" a boy said, as he burst out through the back of a house, pulling a girl with him. (Hurry up! We need to leave!)

Another boy was than thrown out of a window.

"Saul!"

The girl screamed, running towards the guy whose face and body was all cut up and bruised. The other guy ran to the girl.

"¡Necesitamos irnos ya!" He started tugging her. (We need to leave now!)

"¡No me iré sin Saul, Alejandro!" The girl yelled, tugging her hand out of the guy's grasp. (I won't go without Saul, Alejandro.)

"But Alejandra the-"

"Duck!" Alejandro fell to the floor, as Alejandra covered her head.

Ailish threw two small knives at an Orc who was running out of the house and towards the trio. The knives ended up in the neck and in the middle of the Orc's forehead. It fell down dead. Alejandra and Alejandro looked up to see Ailish standing in front of the m, her left hand were three knives between her fingers and her right hand slowly going down to her side.

"Por favor ¿Nos puedes ayundar? Mi primo esta seriamente herido." (Please, can you help us? My cousin is hurt badly.)

Ailish turned but stopped halfway, as she saw the tears in the girl's eyes.

'I may not be able to fight these Orcs or Uruk-hai's by myself anymore. I'm gonna need help soon.'

Ailish continued to think it over. "Esta bien. Sigueme." (Fine. Follow me.)

Alejandro and Alejandra nodded, and went to either side of Saul. They each draped an arm over their shoulders and followed Ailish.

--End of flashback--

Ailish smiled, than said, "Alejandro and me will get some food. Alejandra and Saul, saddle the horses."

"We're not taking the motorcycles?!"

"No Saul! We would have to go through the woods out back to escape." Alejandra said, shaking her head.

"Exactly. Now get to it before those damn creatures come busting in our door."

Everyone nodded and walked down the stairs. Saul and Alejandra went to the left, as Ailish and Alejandro went to the right. Alejandro started putting in some Honey Nut Cheerios into some plastic bags, and any other food that wouldn't rot.

Ailish was putting some fruit into her bag, when screaming was heard from across the street. Both Ailish and Alejandro stood up quickly, shouldering there packs and ran out of the house and to the stables.

"We have to leave now!" Ailish yelled, as she got to Saul and Alejandra.

They all mounted their horses, and without say their commands, the horses went into a gallop. Arrows whistling by made the four look back to see more than three dozen Uruk-hai's and Orcs behind them, shooting arrows.

The group turned back around, and saw the gate that surrounded the farm.

"Shit, we forgot to open the gate!" Saul yelled, an arrow barely missing him.

"We're going to have to jump!"

Alejandro and Alejandra yelled at Ailish, "are you CRAZY!?"

"Only sometimes." Ailish grinned back at them, than looked forward, "we came make it, just get enough speed!!" as in cue, all the horses started running faster.

Ailish got in front of Saul, who got in front of Alejandro, who got in front of Alejandra, each having a distance apart from each other. As soon as they were close enough, the horses jumped over the white fences and running over into the woods. Once they were a long distance ahead, they slowed their pace, as the horses needed rest.

"I can't believe we made it." Alejandro said, chuckling.

Everyone else just smiled. "All you need is faith and a good horse." Ailish said, watching the snowfall. "The snow will cover our tracks, so we won't be followed."

Everyone looked behind them, the snow covering their tracks. "That's a good relief." Saul said, as everyone nodded and turned back around, only to see that they were no longer in the woods but a forest.

The spring season giving it away, for it was winter when they were escaping, now it was spring. The trees also gave it away, for the trees behind the farmhouse were pine and oak trees, with no leaves whatsoever, and snow covering all over the place. These, these leaves were lush green, and green grass all around. And it was night when they left now the sun had just risen there, wherever they are. And when they looked behind them, they saw the snow.

Saul got of his horse and walked near the two seasons. When he tried to grab the snow, there was some kind of invisible wall holding him back.

"What the hell is this?"

Alejandra also got off her horse, standing next to Saul, she tried to go through, but couldn't.

"We can't get through."

"Oh, shit!" Alejandro's voice echoed through the silences that fell upon the four of them.

A/N: How was it? Good I hoped. Please review!!!