Prologue - Stranded
Rating - G / Romance / Sci-Fi
Author's Note - This is where it all began...
I can't stop these feelings even if it hurts the closer I get,
The farther it moves away
If this a dream, is tomorrow black or white?
Black or White? Version 3 - TM Revolution
The monitor reads:
OXYGEN LEVEL: 5
"That's it...I'm done for. Stranded in the middle of space and almost out of air." the man dressed in black sighed.
His eyes were sharp, scrutinizing the monitor screen, trying to detect any life form. After he couldn't find any, he retrieved a photo from the pocket of his suit. A photo taken with his band mates, before their concert a few months ago. His eyes are focused at a blue haired girl in black leather suit.
"Sara..." he said, sadly.
Then, he glanced at the electric guitar slung at his back.
Then, he remembered. The invading aliens destroyed the place he called home.
The city was on fire.
Many innocent people including some of his friends died.
He had to leave someone dear to him behind.
"C'mon, Sara. The space shuttle is this way."
"I'm coming..." the blue haired girl tried to catch up with him.
Then, he saw an alien. With a blaster in hand. Taking aim at her.
"Sara!! Look out!!" he warned her.
There was a shot. Then, he saw his companion lying on the ground. Her left leg was injured.
"SARA!!"
"Urghhh...go Rick, go on without me..." the girl said between her breath.
"I won't leave you alone" the man said as he lifted her up.
"I'm only going to slow you down. The alien is coming...go...its better that one of us makes it."
"But I..." his reply was cut short.
The girl leaned in and kissed him deeply. The kiss lasted a few seconds. But to him, it was an eternity.
"I love you, Rick. I always will..." tears running down her cheeks.
"...I love you too...that's...that's why I won't leave you behind." he hugged her tight.
She smiled.
"Leave me, Rick. If you really love me, leave me behind. You must stay alive, you must..."
"I...I promise. I swear upon this guitar that I'll come back for you. Then, we'll be together forever...forever..."
"Rick...I'll wait for you to come back. I trust you...Now, go on...leave me."
"I promise I'll be back for you" he said as he left his companion behind, running towards the space shuttle. Tears started to form in his eyes. Then, he quickly wiped them away.
He found the space shuttle and boarded in.
"Well, it's in bad condition. But at this time, it will do."
As he tried to start the engine, aliens poured into the hangar, tried to stop him from escaping.
"C'mon...don't fail me now..." he said as he pressed the ignition button repeatedly.
After a few attempts, the engine finally started.
"Okay, let's see what this baby can do. GO!!!"
With that, he maneuvered the shuttle out of the hangar, crushing a few aliens who were stupid enough to stand in its way.
As he went towards the orbit, a few of the aliens' fighters appeared.
"Damn!!! This shuttle didn't have any weapons. Guess I just have to lose them."
Tried as he would, he couldn't shake them off.
"Shoot...I have to jump into hyperspace...here goes nothing!!"
With that, he went into hyperspace, leaving his home light years away. However, before he went into hyperspace, one of the aliens' fighters managed to damage the oxygen tank. Thus, reducing the oxygen supply greatly. After he jumped out of hyperspace, he had to shut down the engine to conserve oxygen and let the shuttle drifted in the middle of space, hoping that someone, or something to find him.
"Sara...I'm sorry...I don't have the strength anymore..."
His vision started to blur. Then, he collapsed down to the floor.
"Sara..." he muttered before he finally submits to the overwhelming pressure.
I'm alone in the night
but I don't feel sad
'cos the ending's still far away
I'm just a little tired
Love Me (transliterated)-The Hong Kong Knife
