It was a sunny morning in Bane World, and I had just woken up in my wonderful penthouse. Today was a huge day, the top two male and female adults from training will be accompanying me to Earth. We are going under cover, the two top trainers will act as my parents, but have to follow under my command as I am their leader. I am the leader of Project Extend, we have targeted planet Earth to extend to. We almost completed stage one a couple of years ago but failed due to technical difficulties. I arrived at the awards center where they would congratulate all the trainees of the year and announce the two that will go to Earth. There was a red carpet for the VIPs; Mrs. Wormwood, Mayor Zanshuki and me. As I walked towards the entrance there were hoards of people asking for my autograph. I signed their papers and took me seat at the VIPs lounge.
The presentations started and went in alphabetical order. I recognized a few of the trainees; Mozondika Mozon, Tevkill Judop and Selvia Potkin. Everyone had received their awards and the time came for them to announce my "parents". "Your trainees have all done their best to serve their planet and work in Project Extend, but only the top two will have the privilege to travel to Earth with the mission leader, Zelda Harp" everyone applauded me as I walked up to the stage to read out the lucky two. "Thanks you all for coming on this fine morning. I will now announce the top two of this year's trainee class. The male who will act as my father is… Kadfro Kagh. And the female who will act as my mother is… Nikito Jankinns" Kadfro and Nikito came up and I handed them their information packs on what is the required information for them to travel to Earth.
Today when I think back over on it seems like a blur. When the awards ceremony finished the press wanted to interview my "family" and take pictures for the paper. We then all went of an invitation only celebration party. I got a bit tipsy, as I had a few too many drinks. Zanshuki thought I would get myself into trouble if I stayed at the party any longer, so he had his son take me home. Apparently ever since I was born I have been a trouble maker, I don't think I have been, but it's hard to know. I am sixteen years old now and tomorrow I will be leaving my planet for the first time and travelling to Earth to gather useful information for our planet and to make sure no one tries to interrupt the invasion.
9:00 am, my alarm just went off. I got up and put my night gown on and went to open the curtains to reveal a rainy overcast day. I hope the ship can still take off. Knock, knock, knock. "Yes?" I answered. "Mistress, would you like me to help you prepare for today?" I went over to the door and let my maid Mattarina in. She went straight to my bed and tucked the sheets in nice and neatly, she then went and chose an outfit for me. I was wearing a white strapless cocktail dress that was big and frilly at the bottom, it also had a silk hot pink sash across the waist line. Mattarina finished tidying my house and making me look stunning as always, she phoned the reception to come and collect my bags. When they arrived to get my luggage the limo pulled up outside. Mattarina was to accompany me to the ship and help me settle in, then she is to immediately leave the premises.
When I arrived on the ground level of my building there were guards lining a red carpet keeping the citizens of the city; my people, in line so they don't interrupt. When the lift doors opened the sound of trumpets echoed around the stone walls, like when you are in the presence of a royal. To the Bane I am royalty. I paced slowly around the corner, right foot in front of the left and so on. When I came into the view of everyone's eyes they all bowed, on my planet bowing is a sign of courage and bravery, then they clapped and cheered.
I was ushered into the limo to take the short drive South to the Karatha base where my spaceship is that will take me and Kadfro and Nikita to the far away planet Earth. As we drive along the streets of Akvo (the capital of Bane world) I think to myself; I wonder what Earth looks like, who I will meet, will I be able to make friends or are humans to different to the Bane?
"Miss Zelda, we have arrived at the Karath base," my maid announces. As I step out of the vehicle the cold winter air nips at my heated face. My 'parents' drove in a different car to me. All of our luggage was placed on a trolley and rolled inside the base probably to our ship. "It is a pleasure to meet you Zelda! I am Captain Zox, I will guide you and the others to Earth so that you can carry out the mission that you were destined for. This is after all why you were created…" The captain suddenly stopped talking like he said something that wasn't meant to be said. The I remembered his last sentence; This is after all why you were created. Why would he say that I was created? I was born like every other Bane. My parents were in a car crash when I was 10, I was apparently in the back and from the force from the impact of the car I lost all my memory. Mrs. Wormwood found me and took me in, she told me that my parents signed me up to be the project leader before I was even born. So how could I possibly have been created? Right.
I forgot about what the captain had said, no one seemed to have noticed so maybe I just imagined he had said it. We came into a large metal room with a small spaceship.I could hear a voice in the back of my head saying 'This ship is smaller than the one you came to this planet on. Don't you remember Zelda? You have been to Earth before. Do not trust these people Zelda! They cannot be trusted!' This isn't the first time I have heard the voice say I can't trust the Bane. It has become more constant lately.
I got on the ship and went straight to the bridge for takeoff. The captain didn't wait long to takeoff. Screeching notified us that the hinges of the roof were rusty. The roof disappeared and our ship rumbled to life. I saw told I had to buckle myself into one of the seats for safety, so I did as I was told.
A bright light pieced through the windows on the ship. I now knew that we were out of the base and in the sky. It was safe for me to stand now, so I went over to the window to take one last glance at my planet before I would be leaving. I didn't know how long I will be away for or if I would ever come back.
We had been in space for a little over 5 hours now. I was still on the bridge talking to some of the flight attendants. The all of a sudden the little voice in the back of my head came back, it was screaming. "Zelda! Do not trust these people! When you land, just run, run for your life! Find me, I will protect you, as your brother I will protect you and keep you safe from them! I let them take you once and hurt you! I will not let them do it again!" That was the end of the screaming, my head was pounding. The voice said that he was my brother, was this true? No one ever told me I had a brother. I could hear people saying my name with concern in their voices. Then…everything went black.