Struck from the sky, I saw something fall. I didn't know what the heck it was, but I knew it was... something. It flew across sky and glided around me in excitement. I assumed it was a bird of some kind because it was engulfed in flames and it had feathered wings. It said it was the sun's flame, but I didn't understand what that meant back then. I decided to call him Eribrus and he agreed. The 'bird' sat beside me as we watched the cars move across the highway. My name is Opal and, yes, I'm homeless. I live on a hill in a little tiny hut I made for myself out of branches and leaves. The bird was my friend since I was 7. That means he's been my friend for 7 years. I was looking around, trying to find berries around the forest. Then, my friend said that he heard something suspicious back at the hill and I should come check it out to make sure. I panicked in a quick hurry, out of the forest, sprinting up the hill. There ,right in in front of my face was... Parlieons.