The Associate
Chapter 1: Crashing
It's dark. Too dark. Where am I? What's going on? There. There's a flash of light coming from the distance. I can't feel anything. Wait, am I…Falling? It's becoming hazy now. My eyes won't stay open, if they were even open. Yes, I can feel it. I am falling. But, why?
"Alert! Alert! System malfunction. Crash landing onto planet Earth." That was a system warning from my ship. I can't remember much now, but at least I know I'm crashing. I can see it, almost there now. Hold on tight…
"BOOM!" The ground hissed. What happened? Where am I now? I crawl out of my ship, which is now a pile of junk, and try standing up. I don't last long, and I fall back down. A bunch of gurgling noises comes out of my mouth. "I think I'm dying." I think to myself. "But, I can't. At least not now." I reply back to my thought. The thoughts went on and I grew weaker. I am too weak so my eyes close shut.
I think hours have past. I feel shaking. Soon my eyes open, revealing a man staring at me. He looks concerned. His mouth is moving, but I can't make out the words. I shake my head to wake up my body. There we go, I can move again. I smile at the man, and try standing up. I hold onto his shoulder for balance. "Are you alright?!" I finally hear him say. "Yeah, I just crashed, is all." I reply back. He looks at me so baffled by what I said. I realize something and I asked him, "Oh by the way, what's an Earth?"