Even though it was fairly chilly outdoors, the garden was still full of vibrant shades of green and red. Thea could not fathom how they had accomplished what they had set out to achieve. Probably some really advanced technology.

Grandpa suddenly started to speak when a tropical tree took Thea’s attention away.

“Thea, would you like to hear a story?”

Thea blinked, nodding confusingly, “Yeah, sure, Grandpa.”

Grandpa smiled and started the story with the disappearance of a girl named ...