The great ocean of stars enveloped the young
planet, pulling it along it predestined course through the heavens. The
spherical globe held great knowledge and was a place of wonder, and yet,
against its heavenly backdrop, it seemed an out of place prop, or a hindrance
to the natural beauty of the galaxy.
But, unknown to this small
sphere, someone was trying to alter its destiny. Someone would willingly pull
it out of its predefined course, altering the fate of the other worlds forever.
Chapter 1:And so it begins________________________________________________
Keon looked out into the vast
space, wondering at all the twinkling points of light surrounding his home. He
turned to gaze upon the beauty of his planet, and then headed to the bridge of
his ship.
"All hands, report!"
"Sir, it seems we have
been unable to locate the source of the disturbance. However, we have located a
strange meteor headed toward the thought unoccupied Green Planet."
"I shall look into it. In
the mean time, head back to Zera."
"Yes, Sir!"
Keon stepped up to the
navigation unit, locking in their best course and turning back to his quarters.
The ship they rode in turned
towards the captain's home planet of Zera, without so much as a slight
disturbance of his balance. The ship's compensators were perfect, and his ship
was no normal one. Built for science, it had labs in which you could study the
very stars themselves, accounting for much of the Zeran's knowledge of space.
Keon sat on his bed, looking at
the picture right next to it. His little sister, Nare, smiled back at him. 'If
only she was still so cute and innocent. If only I hadn't changed her into a
soldier.'
He stood and walked over to his
mini-lab, tired of his soldier's giving up in their attempts at finding out
what had caused the disturbance. He turned on his receiver, pulling on the
headphones that were attached to them and moved the cursor on his screen to the
Green Planet, having it focus on it. His ears were met with a slight crackling
sound, as if someone were trying to send a message. 'A message! From there?!
But there hasn't been any type of communication from there for.'
His thoughts were interrupted
by a crystal clear voice.
"This is Ensign Claude C.
Kenni, come in. This is Ensign Claude C. Kenni, do you read me?"
Before he could respond,
however, the signal was terminated, but not before a scream was heard.
'So there are intelligent
beings on the planet. But why have they never tried to contact us?'
He turned again to the Green
Planet, and this time searched for any type of radio or magnetic waves on or
near the planet. His sensor, however, overloaded just before he could see the
results.
'What?! But that would mean
that there are magnetic waves in excess! And, apparently, all of the ships and
such on this planet are causing a disturbance in our heavenly course.'
"All hands, brace for
landing. I repeat, brace for landing."
Keon could barely grab the desk
before the ship landing, throwing his sensor equipment off of his desk.
"Damn. Now I won't be able
to show these results to anyone. But I will find the reason for these sudden
happenings. I will."
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Nare stepped off the shuttle
into the bustling city, moving aside as a vendor pushed his cart past her,
almost pushing a man behind her into the ship. She looked behind, noticing
something strange with this man. He seemed alright enough, but he couldn't have
been a soldier, and only merchants and soldiers were allowed in this city.
"Excuse me, sir, but what
is your business in this fine city?"
"I'm a. merchant's
assistant. I'm attempting to find some wares for my fine employer to sell back
at our town."
"And, do you have local
currency?"
"Will inter-continental
money not suffice? We are from a village quite near to here. So it should be
local currency."
"A village?"
Nare's eyebrows jumped in
curiosity. She was from a village near here. Time to have a little fun. 'Let's
see… if he's from where he says, I should know him, yet I've never seen him in
my life.'
"What village, might I
ask?"
"Umm…"
The stranger looked around,
apparently searching for his employer.
"Can't seem to remember? Maybe
you're from my village. What's your name?"
"Matais…"
"Never heard of you, yet
you must be from my vill-"
A runaway cart cut off Nare,
and she was thrown into Matais, who was in turn thrown into the ship. Unluckily
for them, it had just decided to take off, and the two where dropped, not very
comfortably, onto the ground below.
"So, Matais, if that is
your name. Now that I've figured out your not from a village near here who
knows what you are. Show me to where you're staying."
"B-B-But."
"That's an order."
.:Fin:.
