Shadow Raiders - Episode 3.9:

AND SO WE GO ON

By: Elektra

ICE SHIP AURORA

King Cryos called down to Planet Ice, "How are things down there? Is there any damage?"

"Uh.. sire.. no.. there is no damage. But..." the voice stopped.

"What is it, man? Speak up...!" Cryos demanded.

"Perhaps you should come see this, sire... It really is unexplainable!"

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PLANET ROCK

"By the crown!" Jade gasped as she looked upon her planet. In the distance, the mountains were topped with Ice, and a few farther ones even spewed forth lava. Along a once dry canyon, water flowed freely... and moss, similar to that of Planet Bone, covered the Rocks.

"Lady Jade!! Look what the Miners found!" A Quarrior called to her.

Jade turned to him, "What is it?"

He held out something shiny. Something that seemed to gather the light from all around. It was ... a crystal!

PLANET BONE

Femur could not believe his eyes as he drank Ice water, and watched as Pelvus cooked food over an open flame. The shape of the planet had not changed in the least... but so much had been added to it! No more borrowing from other planets! It was all HERE! All at his beck and call!

PLANET SAND

Zuma and her kindred looked over their planet. What was once desert began to grow with green from the life-giving water that flowed through the creeks. THIS is what the Earth people had intended. All planets were to unite - and each were to be given gifts from one another. Everything was as it should have been so many centuries ago.

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PLANET ICE - INFIRMARY

Jewelia slowly came too, "What...happened?" she asked.

Sternum stepped away from the doctor he was speaking too, "You are going to live. You will be fine after you rest."

Jewelia sat up in the hospital bed, "I don't WANT to live!" she shouted. "Why should I live when the rest of my planet is DEAD?!"

"Ahhh... but it is NOT dead, my dear Jewelia!" Sternum held out something to her, and she took it.

"A... diamond?!" she gasped, "But where?"

"From the mines on Planet Rock! I have no doubt that the Ice people will be able to find quite a few of these in their own caves."

"But my people..." Jewelia began.

Sternum shook his head, "Very few escaped the Beast..." he replied. "What you did not see on the dead Planet Crystal were the caves that some of the inhabitants had been lucky enough to hide in. But... there are very few of your people left. 1000 at the most.."

Jewelia hung her head, "1000 left... from a planet that was home to 4 billion!"

"I am sorry, Jewelia..."

Jewelia looked at him, eyes narrowed, "Of course you are!! But why should YOU care? YOUR people still EXIST!"

Sternum shook his head, "No... MY people died when the Beast consumed the Prison Planet. It was such a small planet that nothing exists of it any longer. It was not found in the debris of the Beast Planet..."

"But Planet Bone..." Jewelia began.

"Is no longer my home... " Sternum interrupted,

Jewelia shook her head, "Planet Crystal would never welcome me back after what I've done... " then she smiled, "It seems we're both people without a planet..."

Sternum raised an eyebrow, "It is disturbing that we have something in common after all..."

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ELSEWHERE

So, readers, the story continues, but not here. It continues in the hearts and minds of others like myself. It continues in our imaginations.

Who am I, you ask? Why, I am merely a spectator! Merely a story-teller.

Like so many of you, I am merely a fan!

Elektra

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