**Note from author** there is a flash back scene in this section. It will be noted with ** when starting and ending. Enjoy
"There's no need for violence", Zev responded as she looked at Sindel's daggers.
"Who said there would be violence? I just said I wasn't taking any chances", She replied as she turned and walked out of the cryoroom.
"There's something very strange going on between her and Kai."
"Strange, love pumpkin, is not the word", 790 replied.
Up on the bridge Stanley looked out at the stars. How was I stuck with letting a child onboard, he thought to himself. Stanley wasn't the meanest guy but if there was one thing that drove him nuts it was kids. Just something about the little critters that bugged the hell out of him. Just at he was about to leave a figure of a young girl appeared.
"Geez, don't do that."
"Do what?" she asked.
"Don't sneak up on me like that."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"So, ah, do you have a name?"
"Sindel", she responded.
"Well Sindel", he extended his hand, "I'm Stanley Tweedle." She took his hand.
"So I thought you were supposed to be in the cyroroom with the dead guy?"
"I couldn't sleep. He makes me uneasy."
"Who Kai?"
"Yes"
"Well yeah he makes me uneasy too."
"But I have my reasons," she replied with a blank look.
"Oh and what would that be?"
"He killed my family."
Ok now this was getting all to weird for Stanley. First Kai insists he care for this girl then she hates him and now they know each other? This was all to strange for him to take in at once.
"Hold on a sec."
"What?"
"You're tellin me Kai killed your family and your not pissed at all?"
"I never said that"
"Oh, ok, then what are you saying?"
"I'm not saying anything because I have nothing to say."
"Uh-huh. Ok then so you're just gonna sit up here all night?"
"Yes"
"And why may I ask you."
"Because you ship is unsafe as long as we're still on this planet. Night flyers don't let large ships just land here and eat up everything. Oh no as long as there's living blood aboard this ship they'll come."
"Night flyers...?"
Stanley was startin to worry now. If this kid knew how to deal with these things then maybe he would let her stay.
"So how did your family die and why are you the only one alive?"
"It's a long story."
"Well like I said it's gonna be a long night and I've got time to spare."
"Ok as you wish. It all started in my fifth spring..."
** Flash back Sindel's childhood**
A young woman looked out upon the vast ocean of water that crash along the beach. Her hair was long and ebony black and her eyes green as emeralds. Her skin was as pale as the clouds and her face was very angular. She was not a short woman but she wasn't tall either. Her dress flowed as she walked over to her bed. The flowing colors were vibrant and warm like the sun.
"Empress?"
A young man called from the corner of the room. He was young and his features were the same as the woman's but he was slightly taller with hair also very black. On his right cheek, he had a tattoo of some sort. He was dressed in vibrant colors of oranges, reds, and yellows. He was a fairly young man yet his eyes told one that he was a lot older in spirit.
"Yes?" the women replied.
"Empress the nurse has sent me. She requests that you come immediately to the children's chamber."
"Is it urgent?"
"Yes my lady."
"Which child is it?"
"The girl my lady."
"Very well," she turned and followed the young man to the children's' quarters. There she found her daughter sitting in the middle of the room screaming while the nurse tried frantically to quiet her.
"Look, look child your mother is here."
The young girl looked up and immediately quieted as the empress entered the room. The looked to be no more then five. Her chubby little face was stained with tears. Her black curls flowed down her face. Her ice blue eyes were red from crying. She ran to her mother but stopped with in a small distance as the empress looked down at this small child.
"An empress's child does not cry. Why are you crying?"
The little girl looked up at her mother ashamed of angering her. She knew better. How could she let her mother down? Crying over such an improper thing. But she was only a child she couldn't help it.
"Well child speak up."
She looked to the young man standing behind her and raised up her arms to him signaling that she wished to be held. He walk towards her but her mother put out her arm stopping the young man from holding her.
"No she will not be spoiled. Well Sindel why were you showing weakness? Why were you crying?"
"My lady she was upset..." the nurse started but the Empress held up her hand.
"No the girl will speak for herself."
She looked at Sindel and knelt down beside her. "Now child what is the reason for your crying?"
"I...I...I was afraid."
"Of what?"
"I...I was afraid of the man in black."
"What man in black?"
"The one out side my room."
The empress stood up and quickly left the room. The younger gentleman followed her down the hall.
"What is it my lady?"
"He's here Aidan."
"Who's here my lady?"
"His divine shadow's assassin."
"Kai?"
"Yes, go with Sindel keep her calm to day is her day now."
"Yes my Empress."
"There's no need for violence", Zev responded as she looked at Sindel's daggers.
"Who said there would be violence? I just said I wasn't taking any chances", She replied as she turned and walked out of the cryoroom.
"There's something very strange going on between her and Kai."
"Strange, love pumpkin, is not the word", 790 replied.
Up on the bridge Stanley looked out at the stars. How was I stuck with letting a child onboard, he thought to himself. Stanley wasn't the meanest guy but if there was one thing that drove him nuts it was kids. Just something about the little critters that bugged the hell out of him. Just at he was about to leave a figure of a young girl appeared.
"Geez, don't do that."
"Do what?" she asked.
"Don't sneak up on me like that."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"So, ah, do you have a name?"
"Sindel", she responded.
"Well Sindel", he extended his hand, "I'm Stanley Tweedle." She took his hand.
"So I thought you were supposed to be in the cyroroom with the dead guy?"
"I couldn't sleep. He makes me uneasy."
"Who Kai?"
"Yes"
"Well yeah he makes me uneasy too."
"But I have my reasons," she replied with a blank look.
"Oh and what would that be?"
"He killed my family."
Ok now this was getting all to weird for Stanley. First Kai insists he care for this girl then she hates him and now they know each other? This was all to strange for him to take in at once.
"Hold on a sec."
"What?"
"You're tellin me Kai killed your family and your not pissed at all?"
"I never said that"
"Oh, ok, then what are you saying?"
"I'm not saying anything because I have nothing to say."
"Uh-huh. Ok then so you're just gonna sit up here all night?"
"Yes"
"And why may I ask you."
"Because you ship is unsafe as long as we're still on this planet. Night flyers don't let large ships just land here and eat up everything. Oh no as long as there's living blood aboard this ship they'll come."
"Night flyers...?"
Stanley was startin to worry now. If this kid knew how to deal with these things then maybe he would let her stay.
"So how did your family die and why are you the only one alive?"
"It's a long story."
"Well like I said it's gonna be a long night and I've got time to spare."
"Ok as you wish. It all started in my fifth spring..."
** Flash back Sindel's childhood**
A young woman looked out upon the vast ocean of water that crash along the beach. Her hair was long and ebony black and her eyes green as emeralds. Her skin was as pale as the clouds and her face was very angular. She was not a short woman but she wasn't tall either. Her dress flowed as she walked over to her bed. The flowing colors were vibrant and warm like the sun.
"Empress?"
A young man called from the corner of the room. He was young and his features were the same as the woman's but he was slightly taller with hair also very black. On his right cheek, he had a tattoo of some sort. He was dressed in vibrant colors of oranges, reds, and yellows. He was a fairly young man yet his eyes told one that he was a lot older in spirit.
"Yes?" the women replied.
"Empress the nurse has sent me. She requests that you come immediately to the children's chamber."
"Is it urgent?"
"Yes my lady."
"Which child is it?"
"The girl my lady."
"Very well," she turned and followed the young man to the children's' quarters. There she found her daughter sitting in the middle of the room screaming while the nurse tried frantically to quiet her.
"Look, look child your mother is here."
The young girl looked up and immediately quieted as the empress entered the room. The looked to be no more then five. Her chubby little face was stained with tears. Her black curls flowed down her face. Her ice blue eyes were red from crying. She ran to her mother but stopped with in a small distance as the empress looked down at this small child.
"An empress's child does not cry. Why are you crying?"
The little girl looked up at her mother ashamed of angering her. She knew better. How could she let her mother down? Crying over such an improper thing. But she was only a child she couldn't help it.
"Well child speak up."
She looked to the young man standing behind her and raised up her arms to him signaling that she wished to be held. He walk towards her but her mother put out her arm stopping the young man from holding her.
"No she will not be spoiled. Well Sindel why were you showing weakness? Why were you crying?"
"My lady she was upset..." the nurse started but the Empress held up her hand.
"No the girl will speak for herself."
She looked at Sindel and knelt down beside her. "Now child what is the reason for your crying?"
"I...I...I was afraid."
"Of what?"
"I...I was afraid of the man in black."
"What man in black?"
"The one out side my room."
The empress stood up and quickly left the room. The younger gentleman followed her down the hall.
"What is it my lady?"
"He's here Aidan."
"Who's here my lady?"
"His divine shadow's assassin."
"Kai?"
"Yes, go with Sindel keep her calm to day is her day now."
"Yes my Empress."