AND: Hi everyone. This is A new dreamer with a new story for you. If anyone noticed, I deleted my last story. I got a major black on it that wasn't going anywhere. I'll try not to let that happen with this one. This idea came to me in a dream. I think I was watching Oban and then read a fantasy book before I went to bed. Hope you like it, because I KNOW it's going to be AU.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything that belongs to someone else.

Note #1: This is going to seem very odd at first and you are not going to understand how it fits into Oban Star Racers until the end. So please read to the end before making any judgements.

Beginnings

"Run!" she yelled at her brother, but it was too late. His back was already riddled with arrows, the brightly fletched feathers fluttering in the slight wind. She was scared, terrified, that the hunters would catch me. She could not let that happen. Her sister, goddess rest her soul, was just able to give her brother and her good enough warning to get out of the palace. She never thought that my own cousin would turn against her for the crown.

Oh, how wrong she was.

With tears running down her face and the barking of hunt dogs coming ever closer, she sprinted as hard as she could for the temple where the portal lay. Her only hope was to reach the portal and escape her home, her birthright.

Up ahead, a bastion of white stone, stood proudly among the jungle trees. Her legs were burning and her heart thrumming in her chest. She could feel the pulse of the planet, giving her strength, telling her that it would never obey a false queen, and showing her twin sister, the last member of her close family, had escaped with other loyal subjects. Now she just had a few more yards to the safety of the temple. Swiftly leaping into the air like a leopard going for the kill, she flew up the temple steps and through a large open doorway. A glaring white light surrounded the temple grounds and repelled her hunters.

"Little moon," a soft male voice said from the shadows, "you must leave here. I fear that dark times approach us all. Nature is in disarray. The Great Balance is slowly being destroyed. Your blood is our last hope, little moon."

A great male lion stepped out from the shadows and bowed slightly to the young woman. She wiped away tears and turned to view the swirling portal on the far side of the room.

"It will take you to where you are most needed," the lion spoke softly. She smiled ruefully at him and took a step toward the shiny, swirling mass.

"Arexandoro, guardian of the powers of the Eternal House of Rau, I ask of you to wait here for the day that the true Queen, either my sister or one of our descendants returns. I feel that I will never again set foot on the lands of my ancestors. Will you do this for me, not as the Queen to a subject, but as a friend to a friend?" she asked softly and turned to look the great beast in the eyes.

"I will wait for the day the true heir of the House of Rau returns to reclaim the throne from the traitors, my friend. Go in peace Queen Lunai and live your life to the fullest you can," he said and turned back to the shadows with a bow.

With tears running down her face and a heavy heart, she stepped through the vortex and fell on her rear end on solid ground. Standing up, she brushed the dirt from her pants and looked around. The sky was blue, the earth seemed to hum with powers, and the wind spoke to her, telling her the name of the land she had come to.

She was on Earth.

Years passed for the exiled queen. She was lucky. Her people had similar technology as Earth, and she was able to create a false persona without much trouble. She eventually married and had a daughter. She became a racer. She died in a race she was certain she knew would be her last. Her last moments were a prayer.

May Nature bless my little one and keep her safe. Let her be true to herself and believe in what she will be. Nature, protect my little star, my little Eva.

AND: Well, what do you people think? I had a hard time ending it the way I did, but I might go back and flesh it out later. Anyways, read and review, people. I work faster if I get more reviews. Please do not flame. Constructive criticism, yes, but no flames. Oh and if you can tell me what the lion's name is modeled after and what it means gets a supporting role. I really need a beta too. If you want to beta this fic, put your email address in a review and I'll get back to you.