This is the first chapter of a story rudegrrl and I are writing.
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CHAPTER ONE
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Fa... Falling.
That's my f-f-first memory.

It was really cold; I felt like I was about to freeze to death.

I was assigned this mission.
They said I had "Potential" and that the boy was to be granted a wish so he could change the world.

So I've come all this way... for Cress.

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Marcy came running up to me; it was almost quitting time.

"Cress!!" she screeched; out of breath
"Did you heeeeear?????"
She has an awful habit of yelling.
"NOOOO, I DIDN'T, WHY ARE YOU YELLING? I'M RIGHT HERE!"

She took a moment to recover her breath and then began.

"Everyone is saying that a star fell onto the Island last night, Old Man River is the one who saw it!" Her eyes widened, awaiting my response.
"A star? Hmm. That's rare. Can we talk about this later, It's almost time for me to get off work anyway. You know that right now this is the only income we get. With Mom sick and Dad... Missing... I'm the only one that works because your too young!"

Her eyes returned to normal size. She looked disappointed.

"Cress." She put her hands on her hips, "ARE YOU STUPID OR SOMETHING?!?!? You know that stars grant wishes!!"
"...And?"
She slapped her forehead, I really couldn't see her point.
"If you find it, we can wish for Dad..."

Marcy is Nine. She still believes in those old village legends.
Me? Well, I lost all faith in "wishes" three years ago, When our dad went missing. Most everyone in the village believes he is dead, but he's out there...
I know he is.

"Marcy, you know that is just a legend. You don't really believe in that stuff... Do you?"
She just looked at me.
Uh-oh. I upset her.
Tears rolled down her face and she started screaming again.
"IF DAD WERE HERE, HE WOULD FIND IT FOR MOM!"
She began to run for the docks'
"I'LL FIND IT!!"

I couldn't let her out on the open sea like that, I've learned enough in my time as a fisherman's apprentice that I know she would end up drowning.

"MARCY!! Wait, I'll find it!"

She turned around and ran back, with a smile on her face.
"On one condition."
"Awww." she sighed "What is it?"
"Promise you won't tell anyone.
"Oh. Okay. I thought it might require physical labor. That's fine!"

Lazy ass...

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Marcy went home.
So I guess it's just me and the ocean.
I set out for the island right after work, but I didn't tell Agua, my boss, that I borrowed his boat. The island isn't that far out only about a mile. If I'm lucky, I can get there and back before sundown.

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The island... It's become overgrown since I was last here. Of course, that was years ago.
" I really wish I would have asked Old Man River where the star was at..."

On the East beach.

Hmm. I wonder why I thought that.
I'm pretty much there, so I take a look around.

Nothing.

I take a few steps forward.

CH-CHUNK!

What was that? I look down.
At my feet there is a shiny grey stone; could this be the star? It's so... shiny... I want to touch it.

The stone began to glow with a radiance like nothing I had ever seen; I was blinded.
That's when everything went black.

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