Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, the wonderful Stephenie Meyer owns it all (good for her). Athough this original sci fi story is my baby :)

Authors Note: Hi this is a love story between Bella and Edward all the usual suspects are here, I still have vampires, wolves and maybe some tentacles lol, ha ha. (cannon couples B&E, etc)

Let me know what you think ;)

Chapter 1

The pool that she had awakened next to glistened with blackness, it had barely any reflection like a soulless empty window leading to some other dark unworldly place. Bella looked skyward at the painfully bright sapphire and green lights; they were receding quickly, turning into tiny points of light in the dark endless void of space far above her. She must have done something seriously bad to deserve a fate like this, but what? She sat down on the lush wet grass, tears running down her cheeks only to drop silently to the ground. The intense fatigue that she had felt in the centre of her body slowly crept into her mind, turning not only into despair but also into intense anger .

"So tired ...so very tired... Breathe!" she told herself. Get up... can't stay here..." she had to find shelter and rest.

The night was black as pitch. She looked up at the alien sky and saw three pink moons, almost like three malevolent spiteful eyes staring down at her, nothing like the soft butterscotch moon she was so used to seeing.

As she made her way through the night she was acutely aware of the strange new smells and sounds of this place. Bella wondered how these new sensations were created, and whether they presented danger or a wonderful sustenance that she badly felt she needed right now.

Tired, alone and helpless was not a feeling Bella was used to. Climbing higher up the grassy hill she would be able to see further in the morning, wherever she was, she would work this out. She found an ancient twisted gnarled tree, climbing up the limbs till she could wedge herself between two of them; she closed her eyes and slept.

The morning came sooner that she had expected. It wasn't a peaceful dream that had woke with her screaming, sweat covering her body, she was exhausted. Her eyes still ached from last night's tears as she squinted to take in her surroundings.

An unfamiliar landscape greeted her vision; this is definitely the stuff that dreams are made of am I still asleep? She thought. Bella had never seen such greenery in all her life.

To the left of the ledge she sat in she saw turquoise green meadows rolling out in all directions, to her right a forest of gigantic deciduous trees growing up to caress the blue crystal clear sky. Behind them a blue mountain range tipped with white sparkling snow. The pool she had seen last night was a huge crescent shaped lake with mercury like silver water lapping gently onto the lilac pebbled shore which stretched into the distance.

A young bright yellow sun beat down on her, not the tired old red giant sun she was used to seeing.

She climb down from her make shift shelter. What had happened to her? The last thing she remembered was at the Forks Clinic. What had the specialist said? She tried to remember, through her cloudy cotton wool mind, it wasn't like her to forget.

A whistle! She heard it travelling in the wind. Jumping up rapidly she gazed around trying to pinpoint the direction of the sound; wishing she had her distance lenses with her. There it was again, only farther away to the left. Excitement and apprehension crept into her; Bella decided that she would stay here, it was a superior vantage point; enabling her to see who - or what - it was.

In the distance, walking out of the forest was a tall handsome man; "Well..." she thought, "That's lucky - two arms and two legs, quite athletic and muscular to, a human by the looks of it." A sense of cautious optimism emanated through her.

He walked purposefully towards the crescent lake scrutinising the ground he walked on.

"What was he looking for? "She thought. He was closer now, from that distance he looked about six feet tall with shoulder length light golden copper brown hair, He had pale sparkly skin, his face was heart shaped ; a very masculine face with a strong chin and perfectly straight nose.; he had stunning penetrating golden eyes and a striking smile. He wore black - brown trousers and a dark green tunic top. He looked up to her vantage point; shouting and waving in her direction. She couldn't comprehend what he was shouting, the words faded in the wind; he was still too far away.

"To hell with it" she thought "I need to find out what's happened to me. Maybe he can tell me something?" she stood up, brushed the grass from her silver universal jump suit and began to walk slowly back down the hill towards the crescent lake.

To her astonishment the stranger was not at all surprised to see her.

"Hi my name's Cullen, Edward Cullen" extending his hand in a friendly gesture.

"Oh! You speak Earth Standard! My names Bella, Bella Swan, Pleased to meet you." surprise edging her response.

'How do you feel? He asked. His left eyebrow arched slightly.

'Tired, hungry, and confused I think?' she whispered through clenched teeth

"You must be hungry; especially after your long journey here" he said remorsefully

"What do you know about that? Did you have something to do with this?" she demanded pointing directly in to his chest.

"No Bella, I didn't have anything to do with what's happened to you" his hands held both palms out; a sign for peace.

"Calm down." she told herself, she sat down on the purple pebbled beach as he handed her some bread and soft cheese from his own rations in the backpack he carried.

"I'm sorry, thank you Edward." she said, deflated, taking the food

"Well..." he said "Where to start? I can only tell you what happened to me. You won't recall what's happened to you; not just yet anyway... That's normal so don't fret, your memory should return in a couple of days. That's when I started to get near total recall of my memory." he sighed.

She was getting stuck into the cheese and bread like a ravenous starving lion "She must have been out for a while. How many years in stasis had this woman endured?" he though gloomily

"To continue" he said with apprehension" About five years ago I was unceremoniously dumped on this planet; It seems like I'd upset a few Government officials. I tried to inform the people that we didn't have as long on our plant as we hoped. In fact time had run out for us. The sun would go supernova in the very near future. I tried to warn the government. What I didn't realise was that they already knew full well what was about to happen."

"I was naive and blind; I didn't realise how corrupt they all were. So to stop me instigating worldwide panic and alarm, they thought it best that I, and all of my research, was instantly removed. I was convicted of a fictitious crime the penalty and punishment; abandonment on this desolate empty planet. I waited for two years all alone on this rock before some other poor unfortunate sole was dumped here to. "He said, sadness emanating from him.

She had stopped eating and was looking him up and down suspiciously.

"So "he said, "What's your crime Bella Swan?"

"What do you mean?"

"I can't remember any crime" She was trying to get her brain to react; it felt like someone had closed a huge black metal door in her mind and she just couldn't move or unlock it.

"Don't worry," he said smiling gently

"It's the drugs they give you before you're transported here in stasis; it takes a while for the chemicals to leave your system"

Wondering what crime she had committed, Edward felt extremely sorry for her, this was an exceedingly hard place to live and survive. Although he thought, it would be nice to have some company and someone new to talk to.

"Well" he said "I have a shelter in the forest if you would like to come with me?"

Homeless and hungry on a deserted planet - what else could she do,"Hmmm, let me think – a strange planet, possibly hostile with innumerable unknown dangers or food, warmth, shelter and some human company?" After a very brief pause she said "Yeah, I think I'll take you up on your offer Edward, thank you" Bella smiled.

They walked silently for the next hour .Bella absorbed all of the strange and wonderful sights and sounds that challenged her senses. She had never seen giant insects as big as her fist before (although they did seem familiar). The magnificent boughs of the ancient oak trees stretched up to the heavens, the tall viridian grass swaying in the breeze as they walked by. This was an alien world, all she knew was the familiar white flexi -cement walkways ;the flexi-plastic building in there grotesque bright garish colours The spectrum electrostatic domes stretching into the distance, always protecting them from the radiation of the dying sun. However there was only so much information her overloaded brain could handle; and her mind was at breaking point .This was going to take time and patience.

Her family must be anxious and distressed wondering where she was; at least she hadn't forgotten her mother, father and her older brother Rocky and younger sister Sasha too. Why would anyone do this to her?

A lump formed in her throat she was going to cry again" I want to go home" she moaned to herself.

His shelter, as he had called it, was a large wooden house. Huge logs had been lashed and fixed in place. It stood on one level it had three windows at the front; two on the right and one to the left of the main door. There was a bench situated under the left window. The roof was covered in moss and earth there was also a chimney. Water barrels stool at each end of the cabin .She had seen picture of cabins in the history disks. Never in her life had she expected to see one.

All the buildings on earth were made of flexi glass and heavy plastic; significantly stronger than ancient steel. The buildings stood packed together and stretched up almost to the top of the dome hundreds of feet skyward.

Bella had never seen trees before; they only grew in special secret locations on her world .So she had never seen wood used for construction, although she had read about it in her Media Viewer at home. Before the World Act to protect trees, people had used them for fuel, furniture and even housing but that had been at least two millennia before she had been born.

As if sensing her thoughts and trying to relax her fears, Edward announced "There's no World Act to save trees on this planet, with such a huge forest we won't miss a few, they outnumber the people here by billions to one so I guess it's OK." He gave her a stunning smile. "And they'll have to capture us again and take us back for a very expensive and very public trial – ain't gonna fly, is it?" he grinned.

"Did he know he oozed charisma and charm?" she thought surprised

'He must come from the same planet as me' she thought," he does look very human with the exception of his pale skin."

Where do you come from?" she questioned

"Earth" he said sadly

'I'll take you to see the others, after you have a chance to freshen up "he said "They're all very nice." She seemed to relax,

He explained the fundamentals and basic survival guides to life here and she listened intently.

"Only drink the water from the barrels outside the cabin or there's a waterfall half a mile south of here the water there is also safe. You can bathe there too, although you shouldn't go alone." He warned.

"Keep to the tracks and paths on the ground; don't wander into the forest alone. There are too many wild animals; Bear, lion and wolf tracks have all been found near here" he said with authority .Bella shuddered. She had never seen a wild animal, ever.

"Don't eat anything unless you know it's edible. I'll take you out and show you what you can and can't touch or eat. I know it's a lot to take in Bella but it's essential if you want to stay safe." He said reading her fear.

He held the door open "Let me show you around the cabin" He said smiling gently again

It was enormous inside. There were five windows and another door at the back of the cabin. Beams hung low across the high roof. There were hand crafted benches and a table near the middle of the cabin. A big hearth with a fire stood at the far right wall. There was a kitchen to the left and a larder; a water barrel stood beside a trough which was used to clean the food they would eat. Cupboards lined the wall they contained bowls; dishes and cutlery. A hammock was fixed to two wooden pillars; there were animal pelts all over the floor and stacked up in a pile in the corner.

"Where do you go to the toilet?" she quizzed

"Oh; outside there's a ditch, once it's full, I fill it in then dig another" her smiled not sure what her reaction would be.

"Right ..." she said in shock

"Do you have any idea when I'll wake up from this nightmare?"

"Sorry you're not asleep Bella. I'll build a shelter over the hole...with a door for you. Will that make it better?" he said smiling.

"Well it won't make it any worse "she said

I use to be a Girl Guide. I'm sure I can handle this" she smiled back laughing.