Disclaimer: I don't own Titan A.E, or any of the characters in it. They belong to Don Bluth and Fox Animation Studios. Several characters have been taken from 'Titan A.E – Akima's Story' by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta. All my names, characters and settings, though, belong to me.
Authors' note: I've returned. I think it's been quite a while since I have properly sat down and pondered something about Titan A.E, and now that I have, my story seems to have changed and my ideas evolved. It took a while, really, for me to get my writing back on track, but I could say it was well worth it.
Perhaps you'd be surprised if you read a story of mine that wasn't about principles or religion or militancy, but I have to say the freedom of writing whatever you chose is surely a wonderful thing. As is the inspiration that got me down to write. So this story is written for Dawn Ashai and her Titan A.E site, Kristina Ivanova from Cirque Du Soleil's Alegria, Haiwolfe, and all the Titan A.E fanfiction writers (Arrow Tibbs, Tigrin), whose little pieces and details gave me inspiration. I certainly hope though, not to bore you with this story, or with this introduction; this is my story, I don't know what you think of it, but I thank you for stopping to read.
PrologueAt first the news brought shock and fear to the citizens of Solbrecht; as much as they didn't have much concern for the humans, the extent in which the Drej were willing to eradicate an entire race was worrying. Not only that, but both planets and their inhabitants were startlingly similar in several small but obvious ways. Solbrecht had benefited much trade between systems, and Earth's was among their old trading partners. It was agreed, too, that both Earth and Solbrecht were at the peak of their history at the time.
But soon the realisation dawned; it seemed unlikely the Drej were interested in technology, especially when they had developed a much superior form of their own. It seemed less possible they were after wealth of any kind, apart from pure energy to fulfill their most basic requirements. So as the days went by following Earth's destruction, so did the life of the citizens of Solbrecht. Earth, after all, seemed too far away.
Little by little, though, the destruction of Earth would slowly bring about change in several ways. Soon the mere mention of the Drej was too be silenced and its name feared. Other systems were having problems with the Drej too, as they sought out any remnants of the race they had despised so much. Yet they were to disappear in oblivion months later.
And in 3028, five months after in Drej had wiped out the human planet, the refugees came. They came in numbers, seeking a new home in Solbrecht, and many were rejected. They eventually joined other colonies in space to continue their existence. But there were those who bought their entry or slipped into the planet. I have nothing against them personally; for years they have lived among the citizens of my planet and we have forgotten their presence since.
- Solbrecht chancellor Fenreix