Fallen to the Planet
Chapter 1: Fall from Grace
Stars always shine the brightest in the wilderness.
This night was a special night for the residence in Kalm. There was going to be a comet fly by the Planet. The radios buzzed and the streets murmured about the exciting event. Now the inhabitants had their worries. With multiple misfortunes with objects falling from the sky, the inhabitants had their worries, but they put on a bright face. This is a ball of dust and ice passing by. Comets passing by do not crash into other planets. A little bit of rock never hurt nobody.
So despite past events, many families had traveled to the edge of the city, bringing blankets and flashlights and radios for the occasion. It may be the only time they see something from outer space peacefully pass by their planet. The radios blared about the comet, urging people to look out their windows and turn off their lights for a little while and wait.
And they waited.
And they waited (for comets like to take their time traveling).
And then it came.
A beautiful mass of shining blue light seemed to appear from nowhere. A fiery white head slowly trekking through the sky, its glimmering tail trying to keep up. The residents of Kalm awed over the sight, whispered to their children and stared with wide eyes at such a beautiful sight. Who knew that the universe could produce something so lovely?
But before the residents knew it, she disappeared. The graceful thing had raced its way out of their sight and into the unknown. A few stayed behind in the cool night, wrapped in their blankets and talking to one another. Others gathered their little children up and into the town, convincing them it was past their bedtime and needed to sleep. The radios were turned off one by one and soon the chirps of crickets were the background music to the people.
For the few remaining at the outer rim of Kalm, they were taking in the wonderful sight of a sky full of peaceful and simple stars, but it seemed that one star was unlucky.
It started out as a tiny, bright dot in the distance. Like a new star was born. But it quickly grew to twice its size, and vapor trails could be seen behind it. It never became very big, and it even landed with a small boom in the far off distance of the city. The impact didn't even generate a fire or light. It could have gone completely unnoticed if the few who stayed behind didn't see its fall.
"It's part of the comet's tail that couldn't keep up."
"Or a star that missed its lover."
No one fussed over it.