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italic are flashbacks
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A Light against the Growing Darkness
Part I- THE LAST EARTHLING
Chapter 1
The year is 20 BBY, Galactic Republic.
Drifting back from the abyss of unconsciousness, pain floods your mind, every inch of your body hurts. You hear voices in the distance, speaking words you do not understand. Your eyelids do not want to open, but you know that you must. You open your eyes. Blinding light, burning through to the back of your mind. You shut them immediately.
"Sitting down for super with your parents and your brother. Passing a basket of bread. The voices are distant, as is yours, laughter. A bright white light. You are being pulled by an invisible hand, away from your home into the air. Your house growing smaller and smaller as the hand pulls you up into the atmosphere, then into space. You are as a ghost, without physical body. You see Earth grow smaller as you pass by the moon. Something is wrong, there is a flicker in the sun. It grows brighter as you are being pulled away, farther and farther into the depths of space. Then... is explodes. The sun has gone supernova. The plasma shockwave destroys Mercury, then Venus, then... Earth... You hear yourself scream and try to free yourself from the invisible hand that is taking you away from your home. Numb you watch the shockwave destroy Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. Nothing is left, only a small lightless ball, where once was a burning Sun. It is all gone, they are all gone, all of them... there is only you... As you are pulled away deeper and deeper into the darkness and coldness of space, your consciousness strays into nothingness, leaving behind reality."
The memory fades and despair rises inside you, as you realise that you are truly alone. Granted the voices you are hearing tell you that you are somewhere, but you are alone. There is no going back, there is nowhere to go back too. You squeeze your eyes shut even more, hoping against hope that you are dreaming. But you know it is not so, this is real. Sorrow and despair threaten to drown you, and breathing becomes harder and harder as fear grips you, digging its claws deep into the fabric of your soul. You need to open your eyes, the voices are coming closer and closer. And despite everything, your survival instincts are greater than your despair. You open your eyes, the light not as bright as it had been moments ago. You quickly realise that you are in some kind of room with large windows, looking out onto what looks like a massive city. You are on a bed, in the same clothes you had been wearing when you sat down for super, but you notice they look a little singed. You must have been closer to the supernova than you had first thought, although you are unsure as how that could be. Before you are creatures you have never seen before. A 2 meter tall being covered in brown and blond hair, very much looking like an oversized dog with yellow eyes standing on 2 feet; a giant serpent like being with a hairy face and claws; a pale green being with a long neck and small head, with pink eyes and long slender fingers; and a small green being with big ears, green eyes, and carrying a cane, it looks very old, reminding you of a troll. As you see them you get up and quickly try to get some distance between you and the strange creatures. The little green troll moves towards you and you back away, only to hit a wall. There is nowhere for you to run, and jumping out the window is not an option as you realise for the first time, just how high up you are from the surface.
The little troll speaks to you in words that you do not understand. It seems to you that it sounds like English, but it is not. It smiles at you sympathetically, realising that you cannot understand him. Yet it continues to speak to you in a soft and comforting tone, conveying concern and gentleness. And so you calm down a little, knowing you are in no danger from these creatures. The little troll had continued to approach you, and was now standing before you. You bend down to be at his height, and slowly you extend your hand and touch this strange creature's hand. Retracting it immediately as you confirm that it is real. But the little creature keeps its calm and welcoming demeanour, and your curiosity overtakes your fear. Retaking its hand, you examine it. Then tentatively you touch the strange ears and the small body. It lets out an unfamiliar sound. It is alien, but you recognise it as being giggles, the little creature obviously tickled by your touch. You smile.
The little green troll points to itself and says "Yoda".
You place you hand over his chest and repeat the word, "Yoda". Yoda nods his approval.
You point to yourself, "Aime".
Yoda mimics your gesture, and touches you with his pointy green finger, "Aime".
You stand back up, and slowly make your way across the room where the other creatures are standing. As you take the time to look at them you realise they are not that scary, their eyes speaking of nothing but compassion and kindness. It is also only now that you notice, that regardless of their different physical appearances, they are all adorned in brown robes. Silly you, to have been afraid of monks. As your fear dissipates you take a step closer to the over-sized dog, gesturing to yourself, "Aime".
It repeats the gesture, "Tyvokka". Tyvokka then extends his hand and you take it, the hair is soft and his hand padded like a paw. You then move to the serpent-like being, "Oppo Rancisis". Then the other, "Yarael Poof".
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A/N:
- Tyvokka survived the Stark Hyperspace War, and is still a member of the Jedi Council. Master Plo Koon taking Master Yaddle's seat when she died.
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