First things first: They speak the Moon Language. YOU read English 'cause that's all they're speaking.
Second: I own most of the characters mentioned here, except Sugawara and one other...
Third: Feel free to point out any mistakes and give your opinions. I also posted this on my devaintART account: NovemberWishes
The moon. A dark, suspended celestial body. Most wouldn't think there was life on it. But they're wrong. There are living, breathing people who live on the moon. They call themselves the Moon Tribe...
A small woman was perched on a spinny chair, typing away at a very fancy computer. She had work to do, and a lot of it, with no time to waste. She was somewhat small; her chair was propped up a tad bit more than the usual person. She wore the usual Priestess clothing, with a hat and veil that covered her long, yellow hair. Her blue eyes squinted at her computer screen while she concentrated.
The door behind her creaked open behind her, but she took no notice. A nervous-looking man peered in the door.
"Priestess Yuka." It was Rei, the captain of the Tao Troopers.
"Hmm? Come in. What do you want?" Yuka turned around. She had expected them anxiously, and couldn't wait to hear the good news they'd bring. Well, she hoped it would be good.
"We have... the Test results." Rei shifted his feet uncomfortably. Something was wrong. But Yuka wouldn't let it get to her. Why would she? Today was one of her nice days.
"Ah, perfect. And?" It was exactly what she wanted. Rei gulped nervously. He didn't want to give Yuka the results, in fear that she'd lash out at him like she always did. But a soldier's got to do what a soldier's got to do.
"Kani has 72% of the gene."
Yuka straightened up, surprised. "That could be a problem..." She paced around the room. Uzi, Kani's husband, must have 27% or less of the gene, or else... Yuka shook her head to clear the thoughts out of her mind.
"Uhh, my lady, are you ready for me to continue?"
Yuka snapped out of her thoughts. What was she thinking; walking around like that? "Yes, Rei. Sorry. Go on."
Rei was surprised. Yuka had never apologized to anyone in a situation like this before. "Well... Uzi has..." Rei gulped again. Get ready..."...94%"
Yuka was stunned. Shocked. Bewildered. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, my lady. Do the math. That would mean..." Rei shrunk back into the mass of Troopers, his eyes pleading for mercy.
"That's impossible!" Yuka's rage started to build. Why hadn't she tested them before? She started to shake.
Rei was scared. Yuka's nice day had turned into a not-so-nice day. And it will be like that until evening. "W-What should we-" Rei didn't finish his sentence.
"Kill them. We don't want them to have a child."
A gasp echoed from the group of Troopers. Yuka glanced at Vol, one of the senior Troopers, who was also the one who had gasped. Vol quickly regained his composter, but it was too late. "Do you have a problem with that?" Yuka asked suspiciously.
"No, madam, I just-"
"Are you deifying me?"
"No, madam. Can I go gather up more Troopers?"
Yuka sighed. It was typical of Vol to do that. Maybe the gasp was an I-have-an-idea-gasp. "Yes." Vol bowed and quickly, maybe too quickly, slipped out of the room.
Once outside, Vol pressed himself onto the wall, his breathe coming fierce and ragged. He slowly pulled off his hat, revealing tuffs of hair on top of his head that seemed to curve inward. His brown eyes darted in fear and shock.
Footsteps. Vol shrank into the shadows. He couldn't risk being caught.
But Vol breathed a sigh of relief as he realized who this was. It was Tano; his long, flowing Prophet robes were proof of that.
"Psst, Tano." Tano jumped and looked around nervously. "Ha! You are so easy to scare." Vol stepped out of the shadows.
"Oh, it's you, Uzi. What happened? You look horrified."
Uzi, his cover now blown, ushered Tano down the hall. He looked Tano straight in the eye, a sign of seriousness. "Yuka... is going to kill me. And Kani..."
Tano stepped back. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. "No. Way. Uzi, what are you going to do?"
"Tano, you are a prophet, right? Tell me what my future holds. I can then come up with a plan."
Tano shrank back at Uzi's tone of voice. He's never sounded so desperate before. But a request was a request and a prophet could never deny one. Tano took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and relaxed his muscles.
24 hours from now; Uzi, Kani, Tano thought.
The darkness did not change.
Tano opened his eyes. "I'm sorry, Uzi, but..."
Uzi knew this would happen. "I must hurry, then."
Yelling. Uh oh, Uzi thought. Someone figured out who "Vol" really was.
"You better go."
"Right." With that, Uzi quietly slipped out the door, just as five Troopers burst through another.
"Hello, Tano-dono." Rei bowed respectfully. "Have you seen Uzi?"
Tano shook his head. "No. Not recently. Kani's been pretty sick lately."
"Thank you, Tano." Rei bowed again, then gathered his men together and marched outside.
"Are we sure we can trust him?"
"You can't!"
"I must."
"I'm not letting you."
Uzi turned, an impatient look on his face. He knew what he had to do, but Kani was blocking his way. Even though she was still weak, she stood firm. "It is our only hope..."
"You're going to lose!" Kani wailed. There was no point in arguing with Uzi, though. Kani knew she'd already lost this fight. She moved from her position and sat down on the couch, her energy spent.
Uzi shrugged. "At least we will die doing something and not just standing around." He yanked a medium-sized box shoebox from a cabinet and lined it with cloth.
"We?"
"The Rebellion."
Kani sighed. "What about us who are left behind?"
"If I am killed, then everyone else will surely be killed, too." Uzi picked up a small bundle and gently placed it in the box. "I must take him to the alleys. Sugawara walks there frequently."
"So... You're doing this... To save him?"
"Yes. After I drop off the box, I am going to meet up with Tano to begin the battle." Uzi went up to Kani and wrapped his arms around her. "I might never see you again."
Kani smiled. "Don't think that." She gently kissed Uzi on his cheek. "Come home safe, OK?"
"I will try." Uzi let go of Kani, carefully picked up his box, flung on his cloak, and slipped outside.
"Oh-ho-ho! That sure was a good fight! Too bad we had to leave early." Three Tao Troopers made their way through the twisting alleyways. They were looking for Rebellion runaways. "How can Sugawara stand this place?"
"No clue."
They treaded on in silence, the rows of alleys going on and on. One of the Troopers suddenly stopped and cupped his ear. "Guys... Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"You're just imaging thing, Rubu. You know how the alleys are."
Rubu looked around for any sign of what made that sound.
Shuffle.
"I heard it, too!"
Sniffle.
"Over here! Quickly!"
Rubu peered across a corner. There, on the ground, was a box. And something in it was moving. Rubu rushed over. Whatever was moving around inside of it was covered by several pieces of cloth. Rubu unwrapped the cloth and stared in shock. "Chanzi, Oshima... It's a child."
The two other Tao Troopers huddled around the box. "What are we going to do, Rubu? He'll die out here."
Rubu cradled the baby. "We have no choice... We have to take him to Yuka."
"A child? Peculiar."
Yuka sat in her usual spinny chair. She had just finished a good lunch, and her day was back to normal.
"Yes, m'lady."
Yuka took the baby from Rubu. The baby's eyes blinked open. The brilliant brown had a striking resemblance to someone. But who? "Where did you find him?"
"In the alleys, m'lady."
"Hmm..."
Silence. Yuka closed her eyes in frustration. The baby clearly had no parents. Rubu and the others had Tao Trooper duties. Yuka was already busy enough. She didn't want to do this- she has a soft side for children- but she had to.
"Chanzi, take him to the orph-"
"Wait." The voice came from the shadows.
"Sugawara? What are you doing here?"
Sugawara slowly strolled into the light. His green eyes had a serious glow to them. Sugawara meant business. "I'll take him."
"What?" Yuka had never seen such hospitality come from Sugawara.
"You heard me, Yuka." The tone in Sugawara's voice was threatening. And only Sugawara could threaten Yuka and get away from it. Yuka looked down at the now-wailing baby. "He needs food. I can supply it."
Yuka looked at the baby again. Then, slowly, she handed him to Sugawara. The baby stopped crying and looked at Sugawara curiously. A sudden realization hit Sugawara, and he then knew exactly who the child's parents were. Chills went down Sugawara's spine.
"What are you going to do with him?"
Sugawara thought about it for a bit. He knew a Tao Trooper was out of the question; the baby's father would've gone berserk if he heard that. Sugawara could imagine the angry spirit haunting him forever. Very scary.
"I'll train him to be a scholar."
Yuka smiled, but not as wide as it would've been if Sugawara had chosen Tao Trooper. "Well, he has potential. Can't wait to see how far he's progressed in twenty years. Let me get the adoption papers." Yuka strolled out of the room.
Sugawara glanced down at the child again. There was something... special about the boy. But Sugawara shrugged it off. Like Yuka said, he had potential.
But what Sugawara didn't realize is that the child was more special than he'd ever imagine.
EDIT: Added a description of Yuka and several little, unimportant things.