" Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves."
                                -Henry David Thoreau

Your eyes shot open, your chest heaved, and your body ached. Your mind was fuzzy as your body shook from an unknown force that was pulsing through your blood. Your head was throbbing in pain and confusion, and on reaction, your hand made its way up to rub your forehead, trying to get any relief from the terrible headache.

"What happened?" Your voice was hoarse as it scratched It's way out of your throat. Your eyes began to take in your different surroundings, widening in surprise at the change of environment.

A Forest.

You were in a Forest.

The trees were taller than any skyscraper you'd ever seen, and they all had white bark, each tree with different colored leaves. Blue, pink, purple, ect. The air  was  filled with the scent of honey and you brought your hand down from your head, the once powerful pounding was now a dull ache. The grass you sat upon was emerald green and soft as silk. Your fingers ran through it with ease and you almost forgot that you didn't belong here.

Almost.

How did you even get here? The last thing you remember was falling. Endless falling, and then a hard, painful landing. You weren't from this place, that much you knew for sure. You were from a small town in Wyoming, and the last time you checked the year was 2018.

Was someone playing a prank on you? Did you sleepwalk out to the middle of nowhere?

You let out a confused sigh as you pushed yourself onto your feet, and ran a hand through your (h/l), (h/c) hair, dusting off dirt from your ripped skinny jeans.

"Where am I?" You wondered out loud, taking in your surroundings once again, still a little dazed.

Suddenly the peace of the forrest was interrupted by a loud rustling, coming from somewhere close to you.

Your head whipped to the side as you tried to follow the increasing noise, body now on full alert.

"Hello?" Your soft voice cried out. "Is anyone there?"

The rustling continued to grow louder, and that's when the panic set in.

You ran.

You ran as fast as your legs would carry you. You didn't know why exactly you ran, the feeling of dread that had so suddenly set upon you when you heard that noise was enough to keep your feet moving at a fast rate.

You pushed your way through the tree's colorful branches, but the noise began to grow louder with every step you took.

So many thought were running through your mind, at that moment. What was chasing you? Why was it chasing you? Where were you? How did you get here?

Your body was suddenly dragged to the ground and a scream ripped out of your throat as your ankle was dragged backwards and you lost your balance. While you fell, the thing holding you ankle, turned you. You landed on your back with a loud thud.

A groan of pain escaped your chapped lips and your head was spinning.

A loud roar echoed through your ears and your eyes shot up to the snarling creature above you.
It's body was like that of a man, except two times bigger, and it had only one eye, right in the center of it's head. A grotesque smile was rested on its face as it licked its lips. It's teeth were rotted and drool was pouring out of its mouth and dripping onto your blue tee shirt. It's brutish hands were holding onto your thighs with a crushing grip as it pulled you closer to its unhinging jaws.

Another scream sounded from you as you began kicking and punching, not looking where  or what you were hitting, only knowing that you were not going to be eating without a freaking fight.

It's weight was crushing you and it's grip only grew tighter on your thighs, causing you to groan in pain while it's dirty nails dig into your skin, breaking flesh and drawing blood.

Tears began rolling down your cheeks, and you began slowing your fists and feet's motions. You were going to die. You were going to get eating by this ugly beast and die in a place you've never been before.

You squeezed your eyes shut and waited for its teeth to start tearing at your flesh.

But they never came.

The weight was suddenly lifted off of you and the sound of clinging metal, and whisking air was filling your ears.

Your eyes opened slowly.

The creature was no longer on top of you, although you could still feel where his nails had dug into you. Your vision trailed to the two men fighting the beast.

One using a sword and the other a bow and arrow.

Each of them moved with more precision and speed than you had ever seen in your life. Jumping over, sliding under an stabbing the creature. Their movements never once stopping.

They both wore armor of silver, that glistened in the sunlight, it had swirling, magical patterns with a few blue jewels embedded in the breast plate, their hair was long and more neatly styled than yours had ever been and will ever be.

They were both beautiful, almost unreal. You found your mouth hanging open in awe as you watched the two men finish off the creature by slicing its throat.

It's dead body fell to the ground with a heavy thud, and both men looked directly at you.

You gulped.

You had just watched these two men kill something three times your weight and size, and now they were staring you down.

You cleared your throat nervously.

"Um- i- thank you, for ,uh, saving my life. It was trying to kill me and you-"

"Silence!" The man with the sword yelled.

Your eyes widened, you wanted to snap back with a sarcastic remark, but after seeing what you just witnessed, you figured it would be best to shut your mouth.

"State your name, rank and kingdom."

Your eyebrows raised in curiosity.

"My name is (Y/N), my rank is a student, and my kingdom is Casper Wyoming."

The two men looked at each other, clearly annoyed with your answer. The man with the bow and arrow, approached you suddenly and pulled you to your feet by your forearm. The man with the sword placed the blade at your neck.

Your frowned and tilted your head back, closing your eyes tightly, and swallowing.

"You speak nonsense, maiden. We have little time for nonsense." The pressure of the blade increase upon your neck. "Speak truth," he started. "Or die."

Your eyes shot open and you looked directly into the eyes of the male holding the sword.

Purple.

His eyes were purple. There were darker, magenta colors swimming in the pools of lavender as they stared back at you.

You were so entranced in the color of his eyes that you didn't notice the shock that covered his handsome face.

The man removed his sword from your neck and grabbed your jaw harshly, forcing you to face the other male behind you.

"Dragon fire." He spoke.

The other males eyes widened as well and he turned to his companion.

"What do we do?" He asked.

The man with the sword released your face and grabbed you by your forearm.

"We will bring her to the king."

Your eyebrows raised at that. King? Last time you checked America didn't have a king and nobody dressed like the two men before you did. Whoever was pranking you really went to full lengths.

"I actually just want to go home to-"

"Silence, maiden. You are requested and obligated to be presented before the king."

You shook your head.

"I don't want to."

The male seemed confused at your statement.

"This is not up for debate, young one, you will see the king."

You frowned.

"Why do I have to?"

The other man spoke.

"Your eyes have seen dragon fire," He paused as he looked to his companion, you could see a flash of fear cover his face for a split second. "And you're still alive."

A/N,
Whew! I have been working on this idea for a long time! I've had this story saved in my drafts for so long, I just had to work out the details! I'm super excited that I can finally post it! Please comment and tell me what you think!
-Max