Redemption

by Ellanore Rising

Barafin died a long time ago. But then he gets a visit from everyone's favorite meddler, and gets a second shot at life. He's sent to another time. Another place. Another world. In a galaxy far from his own. There, he's faced with the people who caused his father's shame, and his death. And he also finds her... a human girl... M for language and theme. May be lemons/limes!

1. Chapter 1

It was black. Everything had been black for a while now. I floated in and out of consciousness. The last real memory I had was a flash of light and incredible pain. I heard my mother and father screaming in pain... my sister's anguished howl when she came upon us... And then everything was silent. Oh so terribly silent. I think I would have gone mad had I stayed in that black silence for much longer. I would have gone mad already had I not been able to float into something resembling unconsciousness. I could dream there.

So when I was approached, I was so sure it was another dream. My starving mind coming up with a strange light that spoke to me.

But when... It?... spoke my name, I knew it was no dream. I was no fool. I knew what had happened. I knew I was... dead. And I knew what had killed me. I also knew that it was those damn aliens who were to blame. I knew my sister had just barely escaped with her life.

Have you figured it out yet? Who I am? Do you know what happened?

I am the son, the firstborn, of the most shamed person in my people's history. His name, even before our death, would live on in infamy. I spent so much time trying to protect myself from his stigma, that I even neglected my own sister, who was suffering as much, if not more, than I was.

Yes. I am the son of Prince Seerow. Barafin.

The... entity (I dared not even think of what he was. It was too... Something. I was beyond the childish fantasies that my sister and I had once entertained.) offered me the chance to live again.

Was it even a choice? I accepted. Instantly. Anything to get out of my prison. Anything...

It nodded. The next thing I knew, I was in a forest, similar to the one of the Hork-Bajir home world. But the trees were smaller... Actually similar to our Andalite trees. The grass was green. The sun was yellow and bright. It was peaceful. Until I heard the cry.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" It was high in pitch, and though I was obviously no expert in mouth-sounds, there was no denying that the voice was laced with fear. Judging from the pitch and tone, the voice almost had to belong to some female or another. "GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!"

I didn't think. I took off running towards what I hoped was a female in distress.

A/N: Yes, I've been dead on FF for a long, long time now... Apologies! This is my first M fiction, and my first fic in a long, long time, so please be gentle! I know this chapter was painfully short... But rest assured! I am working on the next one, and it shall be a lot longer!