Chapter 1

They had landed in a strange land…not strange like aliens and UFO's. Strange like…flying carpets and talking animals. Heero could swear that a lion was reprimanding a lion cub not even five feet from them. He shuddered. "Duo, where are we?" he asked again. No answer. "Duo!" Still no answer. Looking around, he saw no reason Duo couldn't answer him; he was standing right behind him.

It was not that Duo hadn't heard Heero. He had, but he had no possible way to answer, let alone explain why he couldn't answer. He tried, but…nothing. He couldn't speak! Frantically, he looked around…Damn! Nothing to write on or with. He had no way to communicate with Heero! Duo was not going to give up that easily, though. He shrugged, hoping to convey that he had no idea where they were, how they got there, what they were supposed to do, or how to get back to their dorm room. Heero saw the gesture and hung his head. They were stuck in a virtual DisneyLand. He watched the lion walk away with the cub, looked around some more, then grabbed Duo's wrist and pulled him off to find some way out.

There was no way out! Heero was just about ready to pull his gun and shoot the deer from earlier so that him and Duo would have something to eat, but Duo grabbed his arm and shook his head. They kept walking. Heero continued to glare around at the deer and the lions.

The flying carpet passed overhead, and the wind picked up with its flight. A voice was echoing on the breeze. Heero heard it clearly. …before the sun sets on the third day…third day…third day… The third day? What did that mean? Looking around, he got the feeling that his question wouldn't be answered any time soon. It must have something to do with how to get out of this place, though…that much was obvious. "Duo, did you hear that voice?" Heero turned to Duo, wondering how he was going to answer. Duo nodded his head violently. "Do you know what it means?" Another nod. "Can you find some way to tell me?" Duo's face fell. He had absolutely no way to tell Heero what it meant. But he thought he knew where he could find someone who could. He grabbed Heero's wrist and pulled him along, gesturing wildly toward a lake surrounded by willow trees.

"Duo, what's this all about? What do you want me to do?" Heero was lost. He was hopelessly and completely lost, and he didn't like it.

Duo tugged on the Japanese boy's arm, urging him to follow, to trust. After a few minutes, Heero reluctantly gave in. He didn't trust this place and defiantly wasn't too keen on taking any chances. Finally, he let Duo lead him to a boat that was waiting suspiciously by the bank. They got in the boat and Duo took the oars and led the craft to the center of a small clearing in the lake with weeping willow trees all around. They sat in the boat for a while, letting it turn itself in circles. They stared at each other; Heero wondering how they were going to get out of this place, and Duo wondering how to get Heero to play it out.

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