Once upon a time there twin sisters, Victoria and Joy. They were princesses of the land of Lothal. Victoria was older. She was brave and confident. Her favorite animals were whales, eagles, and lions. All three gave her rides on their backs from time to time. Joy was more quiet and shy. She loved painting. Her favorite color was pink.

   However, on their twelfth birthday, an evil witch named Pasiphae broke into the castle and conquered Lothal. Victoria and Joy's mother, the beautiful queen Athena, hid them. Now, they were forced to hide for a large portion of their lives. They never heard from their mother again, until their 24th birthday. Twelve years after they were forced into hiding, the twins decided to find their way out of the woods (which was where they were hiding).

   They knew that they could not be recognized, or they risk being imprisoned - or worse. They each threw a black cloak over their shoulders and threw their hoods over their heads. They each packed a bag with rations, medical care, and a map. They also threw in a few spare parts they found in their little cottage amongst the towering trees that shaded them from the outside world - and the evil witch. They were going to conquer the evil witch. At least, that was their goal. According to the odds (for Joy had already calculated them using math, statistics, and success of others who had failed), their goal was not a SMART goal. It was not specific, it was not measureable, it was not actionable, it was not realistic, and it was most certainly not time-bound.

   The woods were like a maze; you couldn't just tell which direction you were going without the sun, and you were more likely to find a dead end than to continue down a path. At last they followed a slightly curving path and saw sunlight. As they bounded out of the maze-like forest, a gray-colored creature came springing forward onto Joy. "Hey!" shouted Joy as she and the creature hit the ground with a thud. It was attacking her! No, it was nestling its nose into her face. "Aw," Victoria cooed. "She likes you."

   Joy opened her piercing gray eyes, having closed them when the gray and furry creature 'attacked' her. "It's a puppy?" she asked incredulously. "How did you get way out here?" she quietly asked the puppy, wondering if it was a stray. It couldn't have been, for he had around his neck a navy blue collar, and appeared to be a German Shepard, though gray and black rather than tan and black. She slowly lifted the puppy from her lap and stood up gracefully. The puppy had electric blue eyes, and they looked as though they were formed from a lightning bolt. In fact, her eyes looked like lightning bolts dancing across a cloud-filled sky.