People of Nakordia -1.
I stared out of my window in my chamber and watched the blue globe they call earth as it orbited. I have always found it fascinating, dreamt about it even, wondering if people lived there and how they were different from us.
One thing is we know earth exist but if there are people of earth they would have no clue we exist; our space station is invisible to anyone except the people of Nakordia.
I should probably introduce myself, Marie Isabella Swan is what I was named, some people call me Bella some call me Marie, I don't care. Nakordia is where I was born 17 years ago, it's a small station just above earth and my father is the ruler of it, soon it'll be me to lead the people when my father decides to retire which I'm certain isn't till many years to come.
I walked around my chamber and stopped at a different window to watch earth at a different angle. I assumed there were people living there and wondered if they looked like us. Father knows if people live there but won't tell me, he believes it's better if I shouldn't know, he says they're too different from Nakordians.
It made me wonder how different...
I sighed and looked away, walking back to lay on my bed and read my book. It was my favorite book, father bought it for my 13 birthday and I have re-read it for the past 4 years now.
I heard the footsteps before they arrived, "It is time for the communion assembly Marie, come out of your room this instant or so help me…" My mother's voice reached my ears from outside my room. I rolled my eyes at her attempt to pressure me and focused back on reading. She tried this every time, but it always ended up being the same outcome. I came out when I wanted to.
I sighed at her attempt to get in when she grabbed the door knob turning and shaking it, I made sure my door was locked this time.
I knew she left when It was quiet outside my door. It wasn't like I wasn't going to attend, I just liked to take my time and that sometimes made me late, but I could care less. Mother cared too much about people's opinion and she hates I don't take it seriously.
I'm a princess but I'm not dumb, I know what they whisper behind my back, the name calls but I act like I don't hear them. I only have a few friends in my life and they're the only opinions I care about.
I grabbed a book mark before closing my book, I had to get up before mother found something to whine to father about. The assembly is just a get together for everybody in the station to eat, dance and worship and father would give a speech on how things were great, and other stuff I never really pay attention to. It happens once a month.
My outfit for today's assembly was a long gold strapless dress with shiny cross designs on it and I draped the matching scarf around my neck. I decided not to wear shoes, it's not a necessity for the upper class.
I opened my chamber's door ready to head to the hall and was met with my mother's strong stare. Huh. That's new, she usually left after she tries summoning me. I thought she had, she must have hidden herself from my senses.
"Mother?" I smiled at her.
"Marie you need to stop this attitude of yours, I am your mother and I deserve all the respect…"
I stared at her not really paying attention as she went on and on about me being a spoiled child and how I wouldn't be ready to rule till I was 30.
"Are you listening to me? You were supposed to arrive early today; your father has an important announcement" she says as I focused back on the words that left her mouth.
"Doesn't he always" I muttered and stepped around her to walk down the hall. I hadn't moved far when I felt myself being pulled back and I was right back in front of her.
"Mom! What was that for?" I asked staring at her face incredulously, she just used her ability to bring me back to her without touching me. Her power was a pain in the butt growing up, I couldn't run away from her whenever I did something wrong.
"I have had it with your attitude. I may have ignored them growing up, but it ends now, you will listen to what I say." She says her honey brown eyes staring back at mine.
I nodded my head reluctantly and she extended her arm. "Good, lets go."
I hooked my arm with hers and we both walked down the hall to the assembly together.
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It seems like father was waiting for us to arrive before the assembly could start. People were already seated when we walked in but they all rose up as we walked to sit in our chair beside father.
The ceremony started not long after we were all seated. We bowed our heads in a prayer to our messiah that created us. Nakordians believed there was a reason he did and were grateful he gave each one of us a special ability to fend for ourselves. After the prayer we all drank a glass of wine as a toast to him, then the celebration started.
People dancing, eating and chatting, it was a beautiful sight to watch from my seat. I smiled when I saw my friends dancing and got up to join them. Father and mother were busy talking to the counsel table at a corner.
"Bella, glad you could join us" Alice says happily and grabbed my hand pulling me to dance with her. I smiled and joined her. Alice is one of my trusted friends, we grew up together. She wasn't upper class but I didn't care, most of my friends aren't and mother didn't like that.
"Alice do you ever get tired?" Edward says from beside me. We had stopped dancing now, but Alice seemed to be just starting. I giggled as I watched her step up to Edwards face and shake her shoulders.
Edward looked at me and rolled his eyes at her, I smiled at him before looking away blushing. Edward is also a friend of mine and who I happen to have a crush on, but he can't know that.
"You know not to ask her that Edward" Emmett says shaking his head as he watched Alice dance, Emmett's girlfriend Rose who is an upper class like me was staring at me beside him. Sometimes I'm unsure if she likes me, but I really didn't care, I tolerate her because Emmett is my friend.
There was a loud bang against a drum that got everyone's attention and the music was cut off.
"What now" Rose sighs in front of me, I stepped forward to stand beside her wondering also what was about to be said.
Father and mother with a few other counsels were away from their seats and in front of the audience ready to speak.
"People of Nakordia," Father spoke up, "first of all its an honor to be your leader and I hope I have done well to earn your continuous love. This is a special assembly today; the counsel and I have thought really hard about what I am about to say, and we just made a sound decision minutes ago."
I crept closer to the front, this must be the important announcement mother mentioned. Father looked at me for a quick second when I was close before looking away.
"We are sending people to earth"
There were matching gasps around the hall before loud questions were thrown at father.
"What? Why?!"
"We can't send our people down there, we don't know what is down there!"
"Is this a punishment?"
"Is it possible to survive down there?"
While these questions were being asked, I walked up to mother confused. "Mother… what is going on?" I asked her, but she raised her hand to shush me and pointed back at father.
"I understand a lot of you have so many questions which will be explained." He says and the crowd quieted down a little and waited to listen.
One of the counsel member was Rose's father Mr. Hale, he stepped forward to explain. "The goal for this experiment is to see if earth is a place to live in, very soon our kids are going to reproduce but with the little space we have, we're afraid there won't be much room and resources for their time." he says, "i know this issue is in the far future but earth could be a solution to the problem and it's better to find out now than later."
"How will we know if its survivable!" someone yelled from the back.
Good question, I was wondering the same thing.
"Each person will have an implanted chip and will be able to communicate to us from down there and explain what they see"
It was quiet as we took this information in, then a thought popped in my head, they were talking about my generation… they are doing this for my generation.
"who are these people that will go?" my voice broke through the silence as I stared at father and from the looks on his face I think I already knew the answer.
"The kids"
Roar of voices broke out again from the crowd and as I turned to face them, I locked eyes with Edward.
No…
Take this ride with me. hope you'll like it.