Chapter 35: Sol's Journey and Planet Fredama

"Emperor Kluta, Planet Muran has been captured" A holographic image of a general stands in attention as Kluta sits on his throne. "That is good general have you treated the people well?"

"Yes sir we are supplying-"

"Daddy daddy can you read me a story" a little girl said wearing a light blue dress and was running bare footed. The girl jumped on his lap as he looks down at her. "Shall I contact you later sir?" the general asked and Emperor Kluta nodded and the holographic image disappeared. "What story do you want me to read Quarias" he said placing his finger on her little nose and she giggled softly. "Can you tell me of how you met my mommy in a battle together?" she asked not knowing much about her mother.

Kluta closed his eyes thinking about his wife who disappeared along with her soldiers on a scout mission. He sent soldiers to find her but they couldn't. He opened his eyes staring at his daughter's face that has a spitting image of his wife. Her tentacle hairs, yellow glowing eyes, and pale skin.

A soldier walked in and bows down to the emperor. "Kluta I have news from Planet Forant" the soldier said looking down at the floor. Kluta picked up his daughter and said. "If you go to your bed and wait a little bit then I might tell you the story" he said seeing his little girl smiling with joy. "Okay daddy" she kissed his cheek and leaves the room. "Report Stuanos"

The soldier went to attention. "They found the assassins on the Planet Forant but they managed to escape and we killed only one man" Stuanos said as Kluta walks slowly toward him. "Is it the human?"

He shook his head. "No we tested the dead body's DNA and it was Xuata, a former general of empire and served with Luton in the battle of Earth" he said typing a small pad and shows information of the person as Kluta was reading it. Stuano's neck was grabbed and lifted off the floor. "I thought I told you to stun and capture them not kill them!" he yelled still reading the pad and was fixing to break his neck. Kluta released the soldier and he gasped desperate for air. "But sir we have some clues of where they were going"

"And what are these clues?"

"We found some documents that tells of Luton's soldiers heading to the Planet Fredama" he replied looking up to the emperor as he was standing up. "Send out one of my generals and attack the planet and remember DO not kill the assassins!" Kluta said walking away to his daughter's room. "Yes sir" Stuanos saluted and ran off.

Earth, One thousand years ago.
Moscow, Russia

The leftover soldiers of humans and aliens rebels were heading to an evac point taking women and children there so they can be safe from Larkan's wrath.

They stood still as Larkan's soldiers were marching their way here. "How long will it take for the transport ship to be here?" one of the soldiers said with a russian accent. "They said they'll send in air support in ten minutes and transportation will be behind it" another soldier said as women and children were running away to the evac point.

A giant beast stood on a hill and raised its blades in the air. "SLAUGHTER THEM ALL!" it yelled as Larkan's forces were marching faster than before. A russian captain wearing heavy armor stood in front of the soldiers and said. "My brothers and sisters, the enemy are advancing this way to kill us till extinction and I thank you Luton's men who stayed with us on this day. *He turns around pointing his rifle at the enemy soldiers* Larkan will stop at nothing but to finish his wishes and we will not let that happen. If these men takes us down, we will take these vile men to hell with us!" he yelled as alien and human rebels raised their weapons in the air and charged toward their enemy.

Some of the aliens flew in the air were being led by Xuata. The enemy's movement began to quicken much more as their blades and bullets met. The giant beast jumped off the hill and stepped on one of the humans watching Xuata flying above him. "Ah if it isn't Xuata, a general eh?" he said looking up. Xuata flew down and stabbed the beast's shoulder. It laughed taking the sword out and threw it at him. Xuata dodged it and he was slammed down to the ground by the creature's hands. Xuata stood up grabbing a beam rifle off a dead alien soldier.

It roared raising it foot in the air trying to squish Xuata. "For the motherland!" one of the russian soldiers yelled firing a flamethrower at the creature. It growled ignoring the burns and picked up the soldier, it bit half of his body and was shot in face by Xuata. It screamed in pain as Xuata flew and held a sword in his hand. "DIE!" Xuata yelled stabbing the creature's neck, blood gushed out from its neck as it punched Xuata to a ruined building.

He stands up ignoring the pain in his body. "Damn I'm getting too old for this" he muttered seeing his soldiers falling back as ships were launching bombs at the enemy soldiers. One of the ships stopped beside him and a hatch opened with one of the humans reaching his hand out. "Come on Xuata the chinese need reinforcements" Xuata smiled grabbing the soldier's hand.

Bruyan gasped waking up finding out that it was a dream. His stomach growled with hunger and he decided to get a snack. He left his room. Bruyan got some rations to eat and see Tanya piloting the ship. "Tanya have you slept yet?" he asked sitting in the copilot's chair.

He saw her eyes knowing that she was tired. "No I'm navigating to the planet" she said yawning. He placed his hand on her shoulder. "You need to rest Tanya, Techa can take over or I can at least"

She began to laugh. "You don't even know how to fly this ship Bruyan, if I let you drive this thing you'll crash us to an asteroid field" she said laughing again. "Well I get Techa then" he said walking off. Tanya looks back at him and paid attention to the coordinates.

"Man why do you have to wake me up for?" Techa said rubbing his eyes. "I think Tanya deserved some rest besides you don't want me to fly the ship do you?" Techa quickly got up putting on his armor. "I would rather let Heavy fly this ship than you and he doesn't even know how to turn it on"

"I heard that Techa" Heavy said sleeping in the other bunk. Furan walked in still tired. "Guys can you keep it down Gracia is asleep"

"Sorry" they whispered.

"There's Planet Fredama!" Tanya shouted, the three stood behind her staring at the planet that looked similar like Earth. Everyone held on as the ship was entering the atmosphere and temperatures began to rise. They flew across the ocean and see the beautiful sight of land. They soon saw civilization.

. . .

Sol walks in through the stone gate that is closing slowly, she looks back at her family that were waving good-bye and she see her mother and father including her brother crying. She too herself cried. The gate finally closed leaving the cave, she was walking in complete darkness. 'Man is it dark in here' she thought. She went through her backpack and pulled out a glow stick, she bent it so it can turn bright.

As soon glow stick turn bright A figure stood in front of her that scared Sol to death. She fell back on the hard ground. "Welcome Sol, my goodness do you resembled your mother" the old man said who is wearing a dark cloak covering his body, black gloves and has a hood over his face. "How do you know my name?" Sol asked trying to see his face but it was hidden by a mask. She can see only the eye sockets which he has yellow eyes and the pupils were red cat-like.

"I know many things my child, when I first met your mother, she always have an attitude over everything" he laughed walking away and she followed behind him. "So I guess you knew my father and brother then?"

He nodded. "Finn the Human and Frey right?" she nodded. "Oh I have heard stories about your father, your mother told many things about him"

"What is your name sir?" Sol asked.

"You can call me Ausbilder" he said seeing a bright light at the end of the cave. Sol gasped feeling a breeze running up against her when she saw snow falling from the sky. She was given the same type of cloak Ausbilder was wearing. "Come you will learn the ways of controlling your emotions" he said walking on the deep snow as Sol was putting on the cloak still wearing her bear hat.

"My mom is weak against water how can she handle this type of terrain?" she asked looking up at him. "Your mother was a brave woman, she was willing to do this journey to be with your father and one day your brother or sister that is coming soon might go through this journey too"

She was shocked that Ausbilder knew about her mother being pregnant. "Wait how did you-"

He stands still placing his hand on a stone wall, the stone wall turned bright red and small opening appeared in front of them. "This will be your first trial, I shall be waiting out here" he said as Sol was walking inside. The door behind her sealed shut and there was darkness again. "Welcome to your first trial Sol" a voice said through the darkness.

She saw her sword glowing slightly in her holder. "Who are you?"

"I am Exoculo and welcome to your first trial" the voice said as Sol couldn't see a thing and was fixing to use her sword to see better. "In this trial you must be blind and you are now except for that sword you are carrying" Sol took her holder and threw it away along with her sword in it, she put her backpack down and walked forward slowly. She see a figure rushing by her holder and it floated away. "Wait how can you move my sword?" she asked as she was told that no one else can wield it.

It went quiet for a few minutes till she heard Exoculo's voice. "In this sacred mountain, all magic is useless except the guardians who were granted to use magic for training purposes, so to answer your question your sword is powerless like any regular weapon" it said.

"Now you can't see anything in front of you. Never trust your eyes... trust only your instincts Sol" it said wandering around and pushed Sol down. She got up and tried to find Exoculo but she was pushed down again. 'Crap' she thought not being able to see and she was pushed down again.

She thought she saw it and tried to punch it but hit a rock instead. Sol whined in pain as she was pushed down on the ground again. 'Don't trust your eyes, trust only your instincts' Sol thought getting up, she closed her eyes. Sol cleared her mind and opened her ears, she heard movement behind her.

She smiled and punched behind her hitting Exoculo and caught its tail. She opened her eyes and it turned out to be a blind snake slithering around putting out its forked tongue. "Well done Sol you have passed your first trial" it said turning out to be a blind female snake and the door that Sol entered from opened.

"Congratulations Sol you have finished your first trial" Ausbilder said clapping as Sol was leaving the cave and the large snake followed behind her carrying her sword and backpack with her mouth. "How does Exoculo is able to see even though she's blind?" Sol asked taking her sword and backpack.

"She have learned to know her surroundings and she is resistant to the cold air after living here" he said. "Now you need to rest for it is night-time"

Sol looked up at the sky and saw the moon. 'I been down there that long?' she thought following the two to a small cabin. "This is where you will live and train Sol" Ausbilder said opening the door that creaked. The main room was completely dark. Candles were lit up one by one as Sol put her backpack down and watched Ausbilder and Exoculo meditating in the center of the room. "You should meditate Sol to help clear your mind and think of what you went through today. Tomorrow you will face even harder trials" Exoculo said closing her white eyes and breathed deeply.

The red hair girl pulled down her hoody and hat. She sat beside Ausbilder crossing her legs and closed her eyes. "What am I suppose to do?" she whispered.

"You must close your eyes and think deeply of your emotions, then you clear your mind and let your body be at peace" he said. Sol started thinking about her family and was missing them already, the image of her family vanished from her mind and started thinking of the adventures she done around Ooo with her brother and cousins. She smiled and the images too vanished and felt good inside.

Sol opened her eyes going in her new room that has a bed and a table with two chairs inside. She put down her backpack and took out a picture of her family smiling. 'I missed you guys' she thought putting on her pajamas, she took off her bear hat and placed it on the table and lay on her bed.

"You think that she will be ready?" Exoculo asked flicking her tongue out. Ausbilder raised his head, "I believe that she is ready" he replied.

Back at the treehouse Sunna was meditating outside thinking about her daughter, she felt her heart heavy missing her child. She already told her father that Sol won't be going to school for the mean time and he understood. "I missed her too Sunna" Finn said sitting beside her. She smiled kissing him. "She's probably thinking about us too Finn" she said leaning her head on his.

In a dark small room where there is only one candle lit in the center of the room. A female dog wearing black armor with two small swords stands in the small room with a master assassin standing in front of her. "Someone put a bounty on this fool's head make sure you have the job done" The Master Assassin said passing out a bounty to the dog. She unfolded it and read what it said.

(O)
G.O.A.
Finn the Human and Jake the Dog
Wanted Dead
Bring their heads and you will have a... suitable reward

"Yes Me-Mow it shall be done" the dog assassin said beating her armor chest with her fist as the other assassin smiled. "Good Jenny now complete your mission now" Me-Mow said as the assassin walked slowly to the shadows and disappeared. Me-Mow smiles using her tail to extinguish the candle light.