Midgar…a very interesting place to live, yes. A nice and beautiful place live…no. Why? Well, lets just say Midgar's been through a lot in the past few years. I remember when it was actually nicer looking from my view than the way it looks now. Now, how does it look? Well, it looks like someone came through with a giant bulldozer and knocked everything to the ground. Heh, here I am, some stranger you don't know, going on about my crappy looking city, when you don't even know my name. Well, allow me to introduce myself to you. My name's Skyler Matthews, Sky for short. Im 21 years old, and I've lived in Midgar ever since I was born. Im from the sector 7 slums, or, 'used to be' from the slums, but not anymore. Why? Well, the slums is gone. How? Shin-Ra dropped the plate on it about 2 years ago. Destroyed pretty much everything by crushing all of it. My home was squished like a bug. I don't have any family now. My mother was killed when the plate was dropped. My father served in SOLDIER, and died in the war in Wutai when I was younger. Basically, im an orphan. You're probably wondering how I survived when the plate dropped. Well, I was at the park, and when it began to fall, I ran inside this toy thing that was like a playhouse, and stayed in there. I don't exactly remember how long I was in there, until someone came and pulled me out. Everything after that is just a big blank. Before I go into what's happening in present day events, maybe I should start from the beginning of my story, two years ago.

Two years ago in the slums park:

I can never really understand how come our park is never clean. I mean, there's like metal crap for building and dangerous lumber lying all over the place that could be used to help fix up the park, yet it just sits there. Why? I guess it's clean enough for anyone, excluding me. But, I digress.

I walked over to the play house thing that had the slide on it, and climbed up and sat on top. It was eerily quiet and…empty today. Im not sure, but I cant help but get the feeling that something is wrong. My mother has been acting very…nervous and worried lately. Today, she gave me an early birthday present. My dads sword. She said that when he died and his body was brought back for a burial service, they gave her the sword, and told her that my dad had said that he wanted me to have it when I got older. It was a pretty big sword, but not to big. I called it angels wing, because it sorta looks like one in my view. I closed my eyes and began to think about things when outta nowhere there was a big 'BOOOOOOOOOOM!' I threw my eyes opened as I heard the explosion. I looked up and saw things begin to fall. I heard screaming and people shouting and running. I looked around for somewhere to run, but I decided against it and jumped down and ran inside the playhouse thing. I watched as the entire plate that covered the slums fell down, and blocked the entrance to sector 7. I don't know what exactly happened. I didn't do anything. I just sat there, staring at the gateway that had been covered in rubble. Im not exactly sure how long I sat there, just staring, but I didn't stop until I heard someone crawl inside the playhouse and start talking to me.

"Hey, kid, you ok?" I ignored his question, keeping my eyes on the blocked gateway. He got in front of my face, and blocked my view. "Listen, im here to help you." I looked at him and just stared. He was a Turk. I could tell from the suit. He had red hair that was messy and in a long ponytail. He had blue eyes, and goggles against his forehead. He was pretty cute, and strangely familiar.

"The…plate…it….fell from the sky." I mumbled out. I didn't move, and I didn't stop staring at him, and his face turned into one of concern.

"You're in shock, ok? Listen, im gonna help you, alright?" I nodded. He gently grabbed my hand and carefully pulled me up and out of the playhouse. It was much worse outside then from what I could see inside the play house thing. The entire park was pretty much gone, except for the playhouse. There was rubble everywhere. I felt my breath hitch in my throat as I looked all around me.

"It's all…gone." I fell to the ground on my knees, causing the Turk to panic a little. "Everything…is gone." I whispered.

"Hey." I looked up to glance at the Turk who had helped me. "You're in no condition to walk. Im gonna carry you, ok?" I nodded my head, and I felt him gently scoop me up in his arms, bridal style. I wrapped my arms securely and gently around his neck as he walked off.

It wasn't then, until I looked behind at where I had been, that everything finally sinked in. I felt my grip tighten on the man, and I hoped that I wasn't chocking him.

"My names Reno. If you can, could tell me yours?" I nodded simply before muttering out what he asked.

"Sky." I laid my head against his chest as he carried me.

"Nice to meet you, Sky."

I didn't say anything else. I didn't really even remember his name after he said it. And I felt myself drift off into darkness, for a sad and painful sleep.

A/N: Thought I'd try this out while I take a break from the untold story, which is still in progress, and im out on break from it due to writers block. Hopefully the next chapter will be done soon. Hope you guys enjoyed this new story that I'll be working on some! Reviews are welcome!