All Good Things have a Beginning as Well
Chapter 1
She was born, not in any of our lifetimes, but more towards the beginning of humankind itself. She was born and raised about 6000 meters underwater. She had no concept of day and night. Only bare streaks of light touched that area where she was. Yet, at night, she could not see, but could hear a rhythm that was unusual, yet far and away, more melodious than any sound she could ever imagine. She tried to figure out what this melodious sound was, but it did not come from the sea around her, nor did it come from the numerous organisms swimming in and around her. The sea and the animals had their own melodies that were just as sweet and just as melodic. However, this melody sounded more symphonic, sung with more depth and fervor than any other. She tried in vain to locate the source, but she was unable to locate it. It seemed at times to be close to her and comforted her like a warm drink. Other times, it seemed so far away and she was crying that she wanted to hear more. Yet, she could not and it made her sad. She really did want to find out the source of that beautiful sound, yet she knew she would never be able to find it. She was coral, after all and she would never be able to find out what that sound was.
For thousands of years, she grew and matured, always listening to sounds and wondering where they came from. Suddenly and without any warning, a group of men came. The fish scattered, and the sounds of the sea was thrown into discord. Before she even had time to react, one of the men pulled out a waterproof vibroknife. They cut her from the rock before she even had a chance to resist. She was then pulled by a teleport beam to another waiting tank. She felt herself move across the air and then head for a processing plant. She was dropped onto a conveyor belt and machines dug into her. She tried to scream, to cry out but the machines supplanted her. She was being molded, formed, shaped and mixed. All of a sudden, she felt she had lost control of her body. She was being formed into something radically different. The only thing they could not take away from her was her ears and the memories of that glorious sound she heard. Finally, they stuck a bunch of computers in her and gave her an engine that would be tied to this planet. As she finally came out. She was no longer a piece of coral. She looked at herself and found they had changed her into a box. An oblong box, but a box nonetheless. She found that the information she carried was that of a travel machine, able to go anywhere at the pilot's discretion. It was unknown as to why she was created in that shape, but she was understandably nervous. She was then brought to a room filled with dozens of other oblong boxes. Suddenly, the door opened. A man was standing before them, wearing green robes, and ushering in two other men, one wearing white and the other gold. "There you are, gentlemen, our new Type 40 travel machines. They will be able to travel farther than any other machines. All we need are pilots." "Very well, we shall test these machines tomorrow."
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