Prologue
It was dawn of a new day.
A day where the Earth was being destroyed.
2 different alien races in the midst of a great war.
Earth was caught in the middle of the great battle.
Knowing the war was coming, the government begun construction on the Earth Colonization Project; Exodus
Arks were launched from every major city, buy only a handful of them escaped, one being The White Whale
Smoke and Mirrors from Smoke and Mirrors
This is my word This is my word, Deep in my heart, deep in my mind All I believe
This is my way
Show me a sign
Sweep me away
Heartbreaker, gatekeeper
I'm feeling far away, I'm feeling right there
Take me away, take me away
This is my word
Dream maker, life taker
Open up my mind
Is it a dream
That comes crashing down on me
All that I hope
Is it just smoke and mirrors
I want to believe ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh
But all that I hope
Is it just smoke and mirrors
The survivors thought they were safe, but they were horribly wrong.
Their past caught up with them literally.
All that I've known I'm starting to cave
Buildings of stone
Fall to the ground
Without a sound
This is my word
Heart breaker, gatekeeper
I'm feeling far away, I'm feeling right there
I'm losing my flame
I wanted your truth
But I wanted the pain
To disappear
Dream maker, life taker
Open up my mind
The alien races started attacking the whale, but had it not been for the efforts of a lone hero, the situation would have been worse.
All I believe
Is it a dream
That comes crashing down on me
All that I hope
Is it just smoke and mirrors
I want to believe ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh
But all that I hope
Is it just smoke and mirrors
The White Whale took too much damage and was pulled into the gravitational field of a nearby planet.
Believe All I believe
I want to believe...
Is it a dream
That comes crashing down on me
All that I hope
Is it just smoke and mirrors
I want to believe ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh
But all that I hope
Is it just smoke and mirrors
The survivors thought the worst was over. But it had already begun…
2 Months Later…..
A dark skinned white haired woman was going around the grasslands.
She was wearing a red, purple, and white solder uniform.
"One of the pads should've landed….. at this location," she said.
She saw a stasis pod and ran to it.
"There it is!" she said.
She went to it and typed in a secret code.
"Releasing hatch," said a voice, "Please stand clear."
The pod opened to reveal a young boy.
He was light skinned, and had purple and blue hair, and green eyes.
"Hey," said the white haired woman, "Looks like you're all in one piece."
"What happened?" asked the boy.
He started to step out but tripped.
"Take it easy there," she said, "You just got out of stasis mode and your senses will need time to kick in."
The boy got a look at the woman.
"She's pretty," he said to himself.
"Well I'm glad I found you," said the woman, "You're one of the lucky few."
"Lucky few?" asked the boy.
"We'll get to that later," said the woman, "My name is Elma. What's your name?"
The boy thought for a moment but he couldn't remember.
"I….. I don't know," he said.
"You don't remember your own name?" asked Elma, "It must be the stasis hangover. Just try to remember."
He thought hard.
He heard voices in his head and heard the name Cross.
"I'm…. Cross," said Cross, "But that's all I can remember."
"The rest will come in time," said Elma as she smiled, "Can you move?"
Cross took a few small steps and nodded.
"It sure looks that way," said Cross.
"We'll take it slow until you're certain," said Elma, "First thing's first, you'll need a weapon."
Elma gave him a rifle.
"Hope you know how to use this," said Elma.
Cross started to have small visions of how to use a rifle.
"You'll also need something for if somebody gets close," said Elma.
She handed him a small knife and he took it.
Later they were walking around the area.
"So how do you know where you're going?" asked Cross.
"I have this map on my wrist," said Elma, "The yellow arrow is the destination."
"Wow," said Cross, "So were we all keen on technology or something?"
"Something like that," said Elma.
She saw another stasis pod.
"You're lucky," said Elma, "Most of the stasis pods didn't quite make it during the crash of the White Whale, like this one."
"White Whale?" asked Cross.
"You don't remember it do you?" asked Elma, "It was the ship we escaped Earth on."
"Earth?" asked Cross.
"Yes," said Elma, "You remember do you?"
Cross tried to remember but he couldn't.
"It's a memory I'd like to forget as well," said Elma, "It was caught in the heat of a battle with two alien races."
"Whoa," said Cross.
"We barely made it before it was destroyed," said Elma.
"So is this all there is, grass and trees and stuff?" asked Cross.
"No, we have a city that's nearby here," said Elma.
Cross heard some movement.
"Elma…" said Cross.
"I know, its been following me for a while," said Elma, "I didn't want to alarm you but it looks like we'll have to defend ourselves."
They were both looking at an insect creature
She got out two blades.
Cross pulled out his rifle and started to remember how it works.
Cross fired his rifle at the insect creature. It roared and started to lunge at Cross.
He evaded it and kept shooting.
The insect became infuriated and jumped at him.
"Oh no," he said.
He quickly got out his knife and sliced it to pieces.
Elma was really impressed as she hadn't seen anybody learn how to use weapons that quick.
"Wow," said Elma.
"Is this what you usually do for a living?" asked Cross.
"Well since the alien war yes," said Elma, "You're not half-bad at those weapons."
"Thanks," said Cross.
A small blush creeped on his face.
"Well, if its necessary, I'd be honored to help out with any future jobs that come," he said as he smiled.
Elma smiled at him.
"So you're interested?" asked Elma, "In that case I might have just the thing."
Cross smiled.
"That's great," said Cross.
"Let's keep moving," said Elma as she looked up in the sky, "The rain stopped at the right time."
Cross followed her up to a hill and saw dozens of beautiful things.
He then saw a giant dinosaur like creature, and animals running around the area.
"Whoa," said Cross, "Was there anything like this back on Earth."
"Not even close," said Elma, "The creatures here as far as we know are all indigenous."
Cross looked around.
"This place won't be found on any star-chart, its known as Mira," said Elma, "Its not much but its our new home."
Elma was looking at a circular object.
"That's where we're going," said Elma.
Cross started to walk but Elma stopped him.
"That step is a long way down, but you'd survive the fall," said Elma, "The indigens down there are another story, some of them are huge, or small, but all nasty."
She saw another route.
"If you wanna play it safe we can take this route as well," said Elma, "I can follow your lead."
Tiptoe fom Night Visions
In the morning light let my roots take flight I won't fall asleep Hey yeah, don't let 'em know we're coming
Watch me fall above like a vicious dove
They don't see me come, who can blame them?
They never seem to catch my eye but I've never wondered why
I won't fall asleep
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Cross and Elma were exploring around the location she calls Primordia.
He saw the giant dinosaur creature and gave it a fruit he saw on the ground.
The creature ate it.
From your slanted view see the morning dew I won't fall asleep Hey yeah, don't let 'em know we're coming Nobody else, nobody else
Sink into the soil, watch the water boil
They won't see me run, who can blame them?
They never look to see me fly, so I never had to lie
I won't fall asleep
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Nobody else can take me higher
Nobody else can take me higher
Nobody else can take me higher
Nobody else
Cross saw a gate.
"We're finally here," said Elma.
Hey yeah, don't let 'em know we're coming Hey yeah, don't let 'em know we're coming
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
Take some time to simmer down, keep your head down low
Hey yeah, tiptoe higher
"Up close it looks bigger than usual," said Elma, "Because it is bigger than usual."
"Wow," said Cross, "So is this where you live?"
"Something like that," said Elma, "But just so you know, where I come from its not just combat, we also do what we can to help our fellow neighbor and so on and so forth."
"That sounds fun too," said Cross as he smiled.
Elma chuckled.
"You're an optimistic one," she said to him.
"So how do we get inside?" asked Cross.
"The gate is closed for security reasons so we'll need to use the elevator," said Elma.
A security guard saw Elma.
"Elma you're back so soon?" he asked.
"Yes, and I found somebody," said Elma, "Looks like he's the only survivor as well."
Elma heard a howl.
She saw two giant creatures with sharp teeth.
"Grexes!" she said.
They cornered her and Cross.
"We can't let them be this close to the gate, we have to fend them off!" said Elma.
"Agreed," said Cross.
The grexes started to attack and Cross started shooting them.
"You want a piece of me?!" he asked.
One of the grexes attacked Cross and he was launched at a tree.
The other two started to surround Elma.
Cross shot up in the sky to get their attention.
They all started to attack.
Cross started to remember other attacks with the knife.
He then did a dash attack attacking one of the grexes defeating it.
Elma gasped.
"The Slit Edge?" asked Elma.
He then toppled another grex and it was defenseless.
Elma saw this as an opportunity and did a slide attack shooting it down to size.
She then did a flip and cut the last grex down.
Cross watched in awe.
"Holy shit," he said.
The guard saw what Cross did.
"That was intense," he said, "Are you some kind of super soldier?"
"I'm not sure," said Cross, "I just did it all on instinct."
"I still can't believe we had to land around such wild life," said Elma, "But luckily some species aren't so hostile, but that doesn't mean they're friendly either."
"Wow," said Cross.
"There's a line between self defense and escalating a fight," said Elma, "Its best that we respect that line."
"Understood ma'am," said Cross.
"Now let's head inside, maybe this city will jog your memory," said Elma as she smiled.
She took his hand and guided him inside.
There was a giant city separated into 4 sections.
"This place is amazing," said Cross.
"This is our home, the city of New Los Angeles," said Elma, "We got it from a city from Earth."
"Its amazing," said Cross.
Elma chuckled again.
"Just so you know, I'm not trying to force you into something you don't seem comfortable with," said Elma, "Whatever you chose is your decision in the end."
"I know," said Cross, "So…. When do we start?"