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Note: This is my very first take on a fanfic, but don't go easy on it. Please send comments, criticism, and trash to z_lancer@hotmail.com . I really want to make this a good story. Oh, and don't pass judgment until after you read the second entry, 'cause this first one is sort of.crap.
~your pal and wannabe writer
z_lancer
In an empty point in space, a pair of eyes open. They look around. Left and right, up and down, all that is seen are stars in every direction, hundreds of bright dots in the silence, the emptiness of space. The sleeper feels a sense of peace, a sense of harmony. The being tries to move forward, and soon finds that this is not possible. There is no body to command: no arms, no legs, nor physical form. A deep sense of panic and fear wells up inside the sleeper. Suddenly, the image of suspended space shifts. A lone meteor suddenly comes into view, its rocky, broken surface dimly lit by a nearby star. The vision moves back to reveal that it is not alone. It is only one of more than a hundred others. Their motion breaks the static aura of the once still picture. The sleeper watches in awe as the rocks hurtle through the blackness, not sure of their destination, but knowing the destruction that they bring in their wake.
The sleeper's sight changes again, this time onto a small planet. Its surface of blue and brown reflects the rays of a single yellow sun. It is a hurt, damaged world, only slowly recovering. But, nonetheless, it is still beautiful. An overwhelming sense of longing fills the sleeper: a need so strong, so powerful. Knows this place, the sleeper knows this place, but can't fully remember.
The thoughts are interrupted when the meteors come into view again. They glow a malevolent red in the sun's presence. The sleeper tries to reach out, tries to shout, but could muster no movement, no sound. The meteors are converging onto the wounded planet from all directions. They speed at it with such velocity, meaning to destroy it. Closer and closer they get. The sleeper watches helplessly as it all happens. The head of one makes first contact with the planet's atmosphere, but the world is far from defenseless. Searing heat assaults the rock, burning it away, chipping at it, until nothing is left. The rest follow and bombard the planet. The atmosphere turns bright red as it repels the attack, destroying the rocks before they even get a chance to pass. Few make it through, and even fewer pass with even a shadow of their former greatness. Only a key ten however remain wholly intact, the ones that hold a secret. The living all over the planet watch as it happens. The skies turn crimson as the meteors strike the planet over and over.
In a defenseless town out near the sea, its people are unaware of the chaos in the sky. In one house, an old man sits in a chair and reads a story to his excited grandchildren. In another, a woman tends to her sick husband. A newly wed couple spends their first night together. And, a family spends their last night. The sleeper tries to warn them all, but is helpless to watch as the flaming rock casts it all into oblivion.
In a small village, in the cold north of the planet, a girl stares intently at the night sky, now a furry of red. She is the only one in the village still outside now. Everyone else had taken refuge inside their homes. Fear wells up inside her throat, but she cannot bring herself to look away. The sleeper tries to tell her to seek shelter, tries to warn her of the danger she's in. The girl doesn't hear the warnings however, and continues to stand and watch the sky. Suddenly, a streak of red trails down and strikes the snowy mountainside above the girl. She screams and covers her face as the ridge explodes and showers her with searing rock and ash. The stones under her feet give way, and she slips. She cries out in pain as her body hits the ground. Stones pelt her and rock slides on all sides. The girl opens her eyes and looks up to the place where the meteor had struck. She can see a small crater a little bit above where she had stood. The snow around it was gone. Despite the bruises on her body and the burns on her face and arms, she crawls upward toward the smoking hole. The heated air stings her face and the smell of sulfur enters her nostrils. She covers her nose and draws nearer. The girl reaches her hand out and touches the ground near the crater. She cries out and quickly withdraws it. It's still extremely hot despite the cool northern wind. She stands up with difficulty, bringing her knee up to her chest first, and then pushing away from the ground. The girl walks to the very edge of the crater and peers in.
Its interior is blackened with ash, and parts of the ground seem to be bubbling. But, what catches her eye is the object in the center of the crater. She bends down to get a better look at the glowing circle. It is white sphere, not much larger than a marble. She reaches down to pick it up, knowing that it would probably burn her. But, for some reason, she grasps it in her hand anyway. To her surprise, it is quite cool. She holds it between her thumb and forefinger then turns her head toward the sky again.
The sleeper follows her gaze to another falling meteor. There is a sudden flash, and the vision shifts. The sleeper is now right beside the meteor, following it as it makes its way down. A mountain, miles away from the snowy village comes into view. A crater makes up its peak. It is a giant wound in planet. Perhaps caused by a previous impact? The sleeper cannot remember. The meteor is dropping straight down now. It appears to be heading into the crater itself. Surely enough, the sleeper is correct. The rock passes through the rim of the opening. But, instead of crashing, instead of stopping, the meteor keeps falling. The rocky tunnel is a blur around it, yet it shows no sign of ending. The sleeper wonders how deep into the planet it really leads.
The question is answered when the meteor enters a giant chamber deep within the planet's crust. The sleeper has no time to react, as ground is only visible for a second before the rock impacts with it. A brilliant white light fills the chamber. An explosion follows soon after and shakes the very earth. Cracks form on the surface of the planet as well as huge upheavals of land. People hundreds of miles away feel the effects. A boy can only watch as the ground swallows his mother. A rockslide decimates a whole village. The sea washes a coastline of all life.
The sleeper sees through the dust and rock and observes the razed earth. The underground chamber is gone; it is all but collapsed on itself. The crater that marks the meteor's impact is hundreds of feet deep. The soil in it still cracks and boils. Voices fill the sleeper's head. Hundreds of thousands of voices scream in agony. The planet is crying out in pain. The sleeper tries to lock the voices out, tries to calm the planet, and tries to heal it, but the screams do not stop. Just as the shrieks seem to become too much to bear, they stop. The sleeper looks down at the wounded earth and watches. Tendrils of some green, glowing substance begin to leak out of the cracks of the crater. At first, there are only a few, but more appear, and they begin to grow longer, and larger as they come. Soon the lower part of the crater is filled, giving the green substance a liquid appearance. But, it does not stop there. It keeps rising. The rim of the impact crater is now overflowed. It keeps going, climbing up the tunnel from which the meteor had come in. The sleeper watches closely as the substance begins to heal the earth. It finally stops its ascent one hundred feet from peak of the mountain. The sleeper wonders why, but the thoughts are quickly interrupted by a strong force. A dormant force has just awakened.
Deep within the very center of the planet, something begins to stir.
Note: This is my very first take on a fanfic, but don't go easy on it. Please send comments, criticism, and trash to z_lancer@hotmail.com . I really want to make this a good story. Oh, and don't pass judgment until after you read the second entry, 'cause this first one is sort of.crap.
~your pal and wannabe writer
z_lancer
In an empty point in space, a pair of eyes open. They look around. Left and right, up and down, all that is seen are stars in every direction, hundreds of bright dots in the silence, the emptiness of space. The sleeper feels a sense of peace, a sense of harmony. The being tries to move forward, and soon finds that this is not possible. There is no body to command: no arms, no legs, nor physical form. A deep sense of panic and fear wells up inside the sleeper. Suddenly, the image of suspended space shifts. A lone meteor suddenly comes into view, its rocky, broken surface dimly lit by a nearby star. The vision moves back to reveal that it is not alone. It is only one of more than a hundred others. Their motion breaks the static aura of the once still picture. The sleeper watches in awe as the rocks hurtle through the blackness, not sure of their destination, but knowing the destruction that they bring in their wake.
The sleeper's sight changes again, this time onto a small planet. Its surface of blue and brown reflects the rays of a single yellow sun. It is a hurt, damaged world, only slowly recovering. But, nonetheless, it is still beautiful. An overwhelming sense of longing fills the sleeper: a need so strong, so powerful. Knows this place, the sleeper knows this place, but can't fully remember.
The thoughts are interrupted when the meteors come into view again. They glow a malevolent red in the sun's presence. The sleeper tries to reach out, tries to shout, but could muster no movement, no sound. The meteors are converging onto the wounded planet from all directions. They speed at it with such velocity, meaning to destroy it. Closer and closer they get. The sleeper watches helplessly as it all happens. The head of one makes first contact with the planet's atmosphere, but the world is far from defenseless. Searing heat assaults the rock, burning it away, chipping at it, until nothing is left. The rest follow and bombard the planet. The atmosphere turns bright red as it repels the attack, destroying the rocks before they even get a chance to pass. Few make it through, and even fewer pass with even a shadow of their former greatness. Only a key ten however remain wholly intact, the ones that hold a secret. The living all over the planet watch as it happens. The skies turn crimson as the meteors strike the planet over and over.
In a defenseless town out near the sea, its people are unaware of the chaos in the sky. In one house, an old man sits in a chair and reads a story to his excited grandchildren. In another, a woman tends to her sick husband. A newly wed couple spends their first night together. And, a family spends their last night. The sleeper tries to warn them all, but is helpless to watch as the flaming rock casts it all into oblivion.
In a small village, in the cold north of the planet, a girl stares intently at the night sky, now a furry of red. She is the only one in the village still outside now. Everyone else had taken refuge inside their homes. Fear wells up inside her throat, but she cannot bring herself to look away. The sleeper tries to tell her to seek shelter, tries to warn her of the danger she's in. The girl doesn't hear the warnings however, and continues to stand and watch the sky. Suddenly, a streak of red trails down and strikes the snowy mountainside above the girl. She screams and covers her face as the ridge explodes and showers her with searing rock and ash. The stones under her feet give way, and she slips. She cries out in pain as her body hits the ground. Stones pelt her and rock slides on all sides. The girl opens her eyes and looks up to the place where the meteor had struck. She can see a small crater a little bit above where she had stood. The snow around it was gone. Despite the bruises on her body and the burns on her face and arms, she crawls upward toward the smoking hole. The heated air stings her face and the smell of sulfur enters her nostrils. She covers her nose and draws nearer. The girl reaches her hand out and touches the ground near the crater. She cries out and quickly withdraws it. It's still extremely hot despite the cool northern wind. She stands up with difficulty, bringing her knee up to her chest first, and then pushing away from the ground. The girl walks to the very edge of the crater and peers in.
Its interior is blackened with ash, and parts of the ground seem to be bubbling. But, what catches her eye is the object in the center of the crater. She bends down to get a better look at the glowing circle. It is white sphere, not much larger than a marble. She reaches down to pick it up, knowing that it would probably burn her. But, for some reason, she grasps it in her hand anyway. To her surprise, it is quite cool. She holds it between her thumb and forefinger then turns her head toward the sky again.
The sleeper follows her gaze to another falling meteor. There is a sudden flash, and the vision shifts. The sleeper is now right beside the meteor, following it as it makes its way down. A mountain, miles away from the snowy village comes into view. A crater makes up its peak. It is a giant wound in planet. Perhaps caused by a previous impact? The sleeper cannot remember. The meteor is dropping straight down now. It appears to be heading into the crater itself. Surely enough, the sleeper is correct. The rock passes through the rim of the opening. But, instead of crashing, instead of stopping, the meteor keeps falling. The rocky tunnel is a blur around it, yet it shows no sign of ending. The sleeper wonders how deep into the planet it really leads.
The question is answered when the meteor enters a giant chamber deep within the planet's crust. The sleeper has no time to react, as ground is only visible for a second before the rock impacts with it. A brilliant white light fills the chamber. An explosion follows soon after and shakes the very earth. Cracks form on the surface of the planet as well as huge upheavals of land. People hundreds of miles away feel the effects. A boy can only watch as the ground swallows his mother. A rockslide decimates a whole village. The sea washes a coastline of all life.
The sleeper sees through the dust and rock and observes the razed earth. The underground chamber is gone; it is all but collapsed on itself. The crater that marks the meteor's impact is hundreds of feet deep. The soil in it still cracks and boils. Voices fill the sleeper's head. Hundreds of thousands of voices scream in agony. The planet is crying out in pain. The sleeper tries to lock the voices out, tries to calm the planet, and tries to heal it, but the screams do not stop. Just as the shrieks seem to become too much to bear, they stop. The sleeper looks down at the wounded earth and watches. Tendrils of some green, glowing substance begin to leak out of the cracks of the crater. At first, there are only a few, but more appear, and they begin to grow longer, and larger as they come. Soon the lower part of the crater is filled, giving the green substance a liquid appearance. But, it does not stop there. It keeps rising. The rim of the impact crater is now overflowed. It keeps going, climbing up the tunnel from which the meteor had come in. The sleeper watches closely as the substance begins to heal the earth. It finally stops its ascent one hundred feet from peak of the mountain. The sleeper wonders why, but the thoughts are quickly interrupted by a strong force. A dormant force has just awakened.
Deep within the very center of the planet, something begins to stir.