Tears formed in my eyes as I gently pushed the rubble away. I felt so empty inside. Never had it crossed my mind that I would be
the only one to survive. The Ranuki were not a very well-known species in the universe. If I was to show my face anywhere, only
a few would know what I was or where I came from. But it was probably for the best. Standing up, I focused on several familiar
faces. They were all good friends of mine. Especially Dakk. He was an odd-looking Ranuki, if you were to compare him to the
others. His fur was a light red, as opposed to the more common white or beige, and his tail was quite short. But no matter his
strange appearance, he was very kind, and - in my opinion - the most intelligent of us all. We both thought that intelligence would
be enough to save our planet, but we were wrong.
They were completely unaware of Adina's presence. She had been hiding amongst the debris, listening to every word of their
conversation. Once they were gone, she made her way over to her ship (it had taken some damage during the battle, but fortunately it
still functioned properly). She knew she had only one chance to warn the people of Ranu of the approaching Imperial Army. Being of a
mostly neutral nature, they did not have an armada of their own. So, she decided to contact Dakk, an old friend and the closest she
could come to a soldier.
"Dakk... Dakk, are you there? Please, come in!"
"I read y... Adina? Is that you?"
"Listen, Dakk. We don't have much time. Tachyon and his army are headed for Ranu as we speak. You have to evacuate immediately!"
"What?" Dakk questioned, his eyes widening in shock. "B-But, Adina, not everyone has access to ships... and we can't possibly fight
them off..." he then came upon a horrifying realization. "We're exposed. There's nothing we can do."
"Don't say that!" She shouted.
"But... we can't just-"
"No! I won't let you give up on our people! There's always a way... and you'll find it, Dakk. I know you will. Just... make sure everyone is
safe... please."
"Okay," he sighed, "I'll do whatever I can."
Switching off her communicator, Adina couldn't shake the feeling that that was the last time she would ever speak with him.
