The Long Lost (ch1) Chapter 1 - Lost In A Dream Ashley Elysa hopped stepping stone to stepping stone across the gently running river. This river was hers. Her very own. It was set in a landscape of valleys and abandoned fields, making it a tranquil, remote place. And that is exactly why Ashley loved. It was a place to be left alone. Somewhere where she could be left to think. Leaping onto the west bank, Ashley made extra sure not to slip on the smooth, water soaked rock beneah her. But being used the path she had just taken, Ashley did not slip, instead she crossed safely onto the bank and began to make her way across the dew covered grass. Ashley thought that dew covered grass made the whole place seem extra enchanted. She reached a large oak tree leaned up against a small on land cliff. She slumped up against it's great trunk in the shade. This was possibly her favourite place in the whole world. She sat still for a moment, trying to think about the day she had just had - but she found she was being to still and began to drift off into a dreamy sleep. When she awoke again there was a strip of glowing orange 'air' rising across the mountains in front of her. Standing up slowly, she began to become fearful. How long had she been asleep? What was the time? She looked down at her watch. It wasn't there. It should have been. She clearly remembered putting it on this morning. She scanned the horizon. Then, out of the dark, a glimmering, circular shape caught her eye. Her watch! How did it get over there? Ahsley left the shade of the tree and crossed the grass to her watch which lay in the grass. It was a good watch. With the brand of London Identity, the silvery case and black strap it made the perfect accessory. As Ashley reached her watch she felt something beneath her shake. Shake like a frightened animal. That was unusual - mother nature didn't make the ground randomly shake, did she? Suddenly the ground beneath her gave way.