"Hey, are you all right?" a voice asked.

Laura groaned, and then realized she wasn't falling anymore. She opened her eyes and found herself in a strange forest she had never seen before.

"Good, you're awake." A strange boy Laura had also never seen before said. He had blonde hair, green eyes, and was wearing what seemed to be clothing made entirely out of leaves, grass, and vines. He was also carrying some sort of staff.

"Who are you?" Laura asked, "And where am I?"

The boy laughed, "You're not from around hear, are you? My name's Yaki, and you're in Naroom."

"Where's Naroom? I've never heard of it before."

"Why, on the Moonlands, of course!"

"Moonlands? I've never-" Laura paused for a second, and then said, "Oh, I get it. After that place was destroyed, I fell here."

"Huh?" Yaki replied confusedly, "You mean Arderial? That would be a long ways to fall."

"No, my home world, Derris."

"Your home world?"

"Yes, this must be a different world."

Yaki paused for a second, then he said, "I think I should take you to the village. Orwin should know what you are talking about."

Yaki started walking and motioned for Laura to come. Laura stood up and took a few uneasy steps before following Yaki to his village.

"Before we get there," Yaki said, "I should tell you a few things about the Moonlands. The people here are called Magi, and we Magi have special powers. For one, we can twist special material called Animite into creatures summoned from the dream realm. We also know a lot of spells."
"I see…" Laura responded, though in truth, she was a little lost. Suddenly, she spied a village ahead. All the houses seemed to be made out of vines, but the people were far from primitive. She saw a man typing on a laptop computer and a girl playing a handheld video game. One other thing she noticed in common with all of them is that they wore rings; some had many and some had few and some had only one, but they all wore some quantity of rings.

"We have arrived in Vash Naroom," Yaki stated, "Orwin's house is over that way." He pointed towards a hut much larger than any of the others.

Yaki lead Laura to the hut, and then he knocked on the door. It creaked open revealing a man that seemed to be ancient, but still had vigor.

"Orwin, sir," Yaki said humbly with his head bowed, "This girl says she is from another world. I found her unconscious outside the village."

"I see," Orwin said sagely, "And what world are you from, girl?"

"Derris, sir," Laura replied, "And my name is Laura."

"Well, Laura, you are welcome to stay here for a little while until you can get back to your own world. Now, you should see Pruitt about getting a ring."

"Umm…what are rings for?"

Orwin smiled and said, "You really aren't from this world are you? Rings contain the power of Animite for summoning Dream Creatures. Most of the time, people make rings to summon a type of creature that already exists and is running around somewhere in the Moonlands, but once in a while someone dreams up a new one. Not only are Dream Creatures helpful in doing work, but many people create lasting bonds with their creatures."

"Okay, where is Pruitt?"

"She is in the house next to mine."

"Okay, thank you."

"You are welcome."

Laura and Yaki exited Orwin's hut and walked to a hut nearby that was decorated with flowers of every type. Over the door was a sign that said "Ringsmith" and was decorated with elaborate designs of flowers. Laura knocked at the door.

"It's open!" a delicate voice from inside said. Laura opened the door to find a blonde-headed girl with hazel eyes tinkering with a ring and what looked like a piece of yellow grass. Next to her was a counter with a multitude of rings of different sizes and colors.

The girl looked up. "Hello Yaki and…um…friend of Yaki," she said pleasantly, "What can I do for you?"

"This is Laura," Yaki replied gesturing to the girl, "She lost her world and will be staying here for a while. I was wondering if you could hook her up with a Dream Creature."

"Oh, okay." Pruitt turned to Laura and said soberly, "I'm sorry that your world was destroyed. I think I have just the ring for you since you might be here for a while. It's the one I'm working on. For some reason, I can't fuse this last piece of Animite into it."

"May I see it?" Laura inquired, taking a step towards her.

"I guess so," Pruitt replied uncertainly, "But I don't see what you could-"

Pruitt stopped because she couldn't believe her eyes. Laura had simply touched the Animite and it had slid effortlessly into the ring. The ring glowed for a moment before turning a light-green color.

"Wow…" Pruitt commented, amazed at what had just happened. Suddenly, she snapped out of it and said cheerily, "Thanks, you can have that one. It contains a new kind of Dream Creature. I found the Animite after a meteor shower and I've been experimenting with it, but to no avail, so even I don't know what that ring will summon."

"Well," Laura replied, slipping the ring onto her left index finger, "Let's try it out."

Laura held her left hand up and concentrated. There was a small glow, but nothing else. Laura concentrated harder. She felt energy pulsating from her to the ring. The glow was growing larger and larger. Suddenly, there was a flash. Laura opened her eyes to find a creature that looked like a fox with eight tails made out of wood. Its ears were leaves and so were the tips of its tails. It stared at Laura a moment before walking up to her and rubbing on her ankles.

"Hey, little guy," Laura said, smiling, "What's your name?"

"I don't know." It replied, making Laura jump back.

"He's the first of his type," Pruitt said informingly, "So you should name him."

"Okay, your name shall be…Keon!"

The Keon looked up at Laura and smiled, sort of…