Maria watched in terror as the huge spaceship continued to fizzle and crack. People were running for their lives and here she was, chained to a tree with two other unconscious boys.

It was a late winter day, and Maria had been hiking when she heard it. It sounded like a huge bee, buzzing to a strange hum. Then cam a huge crashing sound, and Maria rushed to investigate. It was a huge spaceship-thing. Maria rushed to see if people were inside, only to be grabbed from behind her sync knocked unconscious.

When Maria woke up, there were screams of terror. She looked around only to see the worst thing possible. In the snowy hills fir miles around, a war was breaking out. There were men in shiny red suits with polished silver swords, and men in riffraff clothes and yielding sticks and stones.

As Maria watched the war, she noticed to two boys on either side of her. One of them had elf ears, tan skin, and delicate thin fingers, while the older boy was alibino white and tightly bound hands. Maria glanced down at her free hands the back up at the boy, only to see what lay beyond him.