Chapter 1

Ariadne (or Ari for her friends) is a quite normal girl in a normal town. She is an eighteen year old girl (although she looked a lot younger) and was about to start college. She lives in a medium-sized European town, with her little sister and her parents. She has nice red long hair. Her boobs and ass weren't as big as her classmate's and due to them making fun of it she had became quite shy over the years. All in all everything's normal.

But that changed during summer holiday. She was at home during holidays. It didn't bother her much that her family didn't like travelling, now she could go to concerts with her friends. After one concert she arrived home late. Her parents already went to bed and because Ari was bored she decided to turn on the tv. What she saw first was the news. The anchor told her audience that something exciting was going to happen: the Lennon-McCartney comet would pass Earth at a short distance. It would be a spectacular sight that same night. Ari didn't bother. All she knew is: she was tired as hell. So she decided to go to bed. After some minutes tossing she doze off to a good regular sleeping.

What happened the following hours will always be a mystery. If Ari would be awake that night and looked out of the window, she would notice a bright red flash of light that lit up the whole sky. It was just three seconds, but it changed the world forever. After that no car was heard parking. No tv could be heard in any living room. Overflying aircraft would never be seen again.

Ari woke up at 10 o'clock in the morning. She noticed the house was very silent. Too silent. When she went to the living room she didn't see her parents. No note was left. Confused she decided to make breakfast. After eating she called her mom on her phone, but no-one answered. Now really worried she went out to the police station. During her walk she noticed that nobody seemed to be in town except her. The police station off course, was also empty. She started to wonder if she was the last girl on earth now. When she was almost heard she heard a familiar noise: a dog barking. Inside a house she saw a big black Rottweiler. It was trapped in the house of his former owners and had no food and water. Ari thought it must been starving, so she ran around the house to see if she could get in somehow. All doors were locked so she picked up a brick and smashed it through the window. She went inside the house and the dog walked to her, happy to see someone again. Ari found its bowl and gave him some water. The dog gratefully drank it and while Ari sat on the bench wondering what to do next, the dog came up to her and gave her a thankful lick on her face. She thought 'If he likes me now, he can keep me company so I'm not alone' and took him home. As her now owner, she decided to name him Romulus. That afternoon she and Romulus formed a bond while playing and walking through the deserted town. He was a playful dog, and very friendly and calm too. After that they ate their dinner. Ari was lucky, because the shops were still full so she could take all the food she needed to survive. She didn't know where everyone else went to but she hoped everyone was ok. In the evening she and Romulus cuddled on the bench. What else could they do? When they both were getting tired Romulus lay down in the corner of the living room and fell asleep. Ari herself went up to her bedroom, took her clothes of and fell asleep too.

Again that night a second red flash could be seen, if there was somebody to see it. This one reshaped the earth. In five seconds, where once large acres were, were now forests. Overfished oceans were full of life again. New strange species were created, like God decided to run Genesis 2.0. And it changed Ari and Romulus too.

When Ari woke up she was a bit dizzy. She felt ... different. Somehow she didn't worry about her former family, instead she was eager to explore the earth now she was limited of her former boundaries: family, school, expectations... 'How strange, ' she thought, the clothes she wore yesterday weren't there anymore. Ow well, I just take a look in the closet then. But no clothes there either. Feeling a bit ashamed she went downstairs. There was no-one to look at her, so what the heck. She immediately saw the interior of the room had changed. TV and radio, and all electronics, were gone. Romulus greeted her with a bark. Not feeling hungry at all, like she would never be again, she sat down on the bench in the living room. What would she dow now, in this strange world? Ari decided that she would do what she always wanted: to travel around the world! So she and Romulus left the house. Without packing (there was nothing to pack), nude, and just the two of them.