Another World Part 3! The elves were whispering among themselves as our emergency council consulted with the duchess. I looked at the three aliens. The shortest was female and had delicate features. She would have been extremely pretty but the scowl plastered to her face was a major turn off. She was sitting apart from the males on a boulder. The younger male looked my age and was very good looking. The way he acted was good natured and I immediately liked him. As I inspected the older man I noticed that he had kind eyes. The council talked for hours. I couldn't believe that they could just ignore the creatures in the corner. Before anyone could notice what I was doing I crept towards them. They all looked at me. Now that I was closer I could see the the younger man had the best eyes. He stood and said, " You seem troubled." At that moment I knew I was. My #life didn't make sense. It was like he could sense my feelings. As I peered deeper into his eyes I could see my reflection peering back at me. My long brown hair hung in untamable curls down my back. Unfortunately when they stocked this place they didn't think of hair straighteners. My hazel eyes were bright with curiosity. My full lips and tan skin were overshadowed by them. My mother had always said my eyes were my best feature. I thought of my mother. Had she survived? The chances were slim but I would give anything to be held close by her again. This isn't the only sanctuary, but it is the only one near. My parents were on their way back from a business trip when the end hit. My brother, being to young to be left alone, was with them. If they had found a sanctuary near them they could have survived. I snapped my head away from the man and ran to the duchess.

Another World Part 2! The dark cave was instantly filled with light. Strange singsong voices that could not possibly be human drifted in to the small space. I stared in wonder as three strange creatures walked in the cave. They had blue tinged skin and their eyes seemed to be a blue-green mixture with tiny flecks of gold. All three had deep blue hair. Except for their coloring they appeared to be human. Well..... almost. They had pointed ears, like the elves in the fairy tales. And they gave off light. I wasn't sure if it was a reflection of light or they were just plain glowing. The tallest one, he appeared to be the oldest, spoke. He appeared to be carefully choosing his words. "My name is Waun. We come from the planet Mawla. We have been monitoring Earth from millions of miles away. We saw the end through our... Shall we say machines." Murmurs rippled thought the crowd. Suddenly, as if a chain reaction, everyone looked to the duchess. "What...what are you?" She stuttered. "Why, my lady, we are the elves. We are aware that when you picture an elf you see a tiny man with pointed ears and a pointed hat," He explained, " You are right about the ears, of course, but the rest is really kind of offensive." I was completely speechless. Were these people really what they said they were?

Love To love is one thing. To be loved is another. But to be loved by the one you love, that is everything.

Another World Part 1! The bombs exploded. The whole world was alight with the burning flames that engulfed it all. Anything I had ever cared for; gone. I stood in the cave with the only other people who survived. There were maybe a hundred of us of the millions of people who had lived on the planet we called home. I can't tell you how long we stayed there. It could have been a few hours or several years. I never got hungry, for we had been prepared. There was enough food to feed thousands, but no where near a thousand even heard the warning signal. The duchess had survived. She was at loss for words. Everyone had looked to her for direction. "Look everyone, this is a terrible thing and we are all lucky to have survived. But I'm sadly not fit to lead you all. I was married in to the royal family and I'm not a natural leader," she had tried to reason with us. As she got tired of repeating the same thing, she finally gave in. At some point the decision to send someone to the top was issued. The bravest were sent. The stone that blocked the door way way moved a fraction. And all at once, the blue light flooded in.