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own is the idea for this story and any characters original to it.
Thanks for all the great reviews! You are all so nice! =D
Eiko Makimachi - Thanks for the review! I normally e-mail people with replies but you didn't have an address. I had some trouble with the file format in the last chapter so I hope this one is better for separating things. Oh and um... I'm a girl. Should really put that somewhere. Your grammar is far better than many English people I know, so you are doing great!
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Helix - Kuja's Story
Chapter 3 - Man and Machine
As he looked closely at the shimmering barrier, it seemed to move and ripple, distorting his vision. Suddenly his eyes seemed to take a jump through the barrier, and he found himself looking inside the city, though everything was discoloured and slightly blurred.
He could make out a street, stretching for what seemed like miles straight in front. On either side were low buildings of all different sizes and shapes. Some could have been houses, others had a purpose he could only guess at. All were that blinding silver colour and he guessed that if the barrier wasn't there he may have had trouble looking at all.
Squinting a little, he could make out smaller shapes moving along the street. Some looked like vehicles of some kind. Others were figures, moving silently through the streets. That was the one thing that unnerved him, the silence. There was no sound at all, but for the rushing of water from the river and the faint hum of machinery from behind the wall. There was no indication that anything more than plants lived on the planet.
One of the figures was drawing closer. It moved so silently that Kuja didn't notice until it was only about 20 feet away. The same colour as everything else, it had no real features. Its face was blank, but for two black "eyes" in the centre. Its hands had only two fingers, and were much larger than they should have been. They looked strong enough to rip a person in half. It's legs were strangely jointed, so that it seemed able to take great leaps or climb with ease, and around it's chest was strapped a container containing any amount of devices, all looking less than pleasant.
When the creature got to 15 feet away it suddenly stopped dead. Because of it's eyes Kuja couldn't be sure where it was looking, but he could take a decent guess.
After all his hopes about meeting a sentient form of life, Kuja realised that he was terrified of this soulless creature. Not even the mages he helped build, the obedient puppets could compare with this monster that was even now opening and closing it's pincer-like hands as if in preparation of his demise.
Then, it spoke.
"001-999 Grid 00040-520 Intruder Class A Sentient DNA Type Unknown AMS Ident Unknown Request Assistance Transport Class 58 Inform 14986-42751 Error."
Kuja was so stunned to finally hear a voice he fell against the barrier, which wasted no time in scorching his face and flinging him back into the sand.
Holding his face, he rose to his feet, just in time to hear another voice, this time enveloping the whole area, metallic and grating.
"Received 762/775 Barrier 453/01 Terminated Contamination FAC 69 Deployed Units 299/008 448/237 Informed. Apprehend. Location 14986-42751 Grid 88729- 999 Return."
The creature advanced again, and as it approached the barrier, the barrier dissolved. The section between two of the towers just disappeared, and there was now nothing between Kuja and the creature. In a vain attempt to avoid confrontation, he stammered
"Please don't hurt me. I come from - "
"DNA Ident?" The creature barked
"I-I don't know. Please let me explain - "
"Foreign DNA is Hazard. All unregistered DNA is Hazard. You will be apprehended. Code 2345764" The creature jumped forward, and in less than a second it had gripped Kuja's arm in one of its hands, and the other was wrapped around his neck.
"Stop! Please! I am not a hazard or a threat! Please!" The pain was incredible, Kuja felt like his arm was going to be wrenched from its socket, and he could barely breathe. The hands (pincers?) were every bit as strong as they looked.
"Unregistered life-form. Hazard. BIO-CON 69 Remove."
To Kuja's horror, his tail was now fully exposed. Thrashing desperately, he only succeeded in almost throttling himself.
The sudden noise and screams attracted more attention than he would have believed. Through the pain and tears he saw figures approaching from all directions. More silver creatures appeared, these ones looking like ghosts. They had no features at all apart from the eyes, and their fingers were taper-thin and all different lengths.
Then came the people.
He couldn't see clearly but there were definitely people there, not the monstrous creatures in silver. These people's skin was the colour of gold, though their clothes were as stark as everything else. Many were screaming and shouting, and some came right up to him.
"What is it!"
"Is it a monster?"
"Animal!"
"Mutation!"
The creature released him, and he staggered on his feet. Black dots speckled his vision and he gasped for breath. He stumbled forward and the gold people jumped back as if stung.
The ghost creatures took over. Surrounding him, they communicated quickly with the first creature.
"Ident?"
"Unknown."
"Procedure?"
"14986-42751 Grid 88729-999 Return. Quarantine Hazard."
"Affirmative. Transfer in progress."
Kuja didn't even have time to dodge the silver needle. It penetrated the tissue in his spinal column, and he knew no more.
A silver clad man walked up to the first creature as Kuja was taken away.
"Report." He said sharply. "Is there contamination?"
"Barrier re-established. Unknown Life form will be studied. Hazard destroyed."
"Good." The man smiled.
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Well this chapter is slightly more interesting than the last one, but it is shorter. The next one should be a fair bit longer, I hope.
Hope you liked it. Reviews welcomed =D
Thanks for all the great reviews! You are all so nice! =D
Eiko Makimachi - Thanks for the review! I normally e-mail people with replies but you didn't have an address. I had some trouble with the file format in the last chapter so I hope this one is better for separating things. Oh and um... I'm a girl. Should really put that somewhere. Your grammar is far better than many English people I know, so you are doing great!
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Helix - Kuja's Story
Chapter 3 - Man and Machine
As he looked closely at the shimmering barrier, it seemed to move and ripple, distorting his vision. Suddenly his eyes seemed to take a jump through the barrier, and he found himself looking inside the city, though everything was discoloured and slightly blurred.
He could make out a street, stretching for what seemed like miles straight in front. On either side were low buildings of all different sizes and shapes. Some could have been houses, others had a purpose he could only guess at. All were that blinding silver colour and he guessed that if the barrier wasn't there he may have had trouble looking at all.
Squinting a little, he could make out smaller shapes moving along the street. Some looked like vehicles of some kind. Others were figures, moving silently through the streets. That was the one thing that unnerved him, the silence. There was no sound at all, but for the rushing of water from the river and the faint hum of machinery from behind the wall. There was no indication that anything more than plants lived on the planet.
One of the figures was drawing closer. It moved so silently that Kuja didn't notice until it was only about 20 feet away. The same colour as everything else, it had no real features. Its face was blank, but for two black "eyes" in the centre. Its hands had only two fingers, and were much larger than they should have been. They looked strong enough to rip a person in half. It's legs were strangely jointed, so that it seemed able to take great leaps or climb with ease, and around it's chest was strapped a container containing any amount of devices, all looking less than pleasant.
When the creature got to 15 feet away it suddenly stopped dead. Because of it's eyes Kuja couldn't be sure where it was looking, but he could take a decent guess.
After all his hopes about meeting a sentient form of life, Kuja realised that he was terrified of this soulless creature. Not even the mages he helped build, the obedient puppets could compare with this monster that was even now opening and closing it's pincer-like hands as if in preparation of his demise.
Then, it spoke.
"001-999 Grid 00040-520 Intruder Class A Sentient DNA Type Unknown AMS Ident Unknown Request Assistance Transport Class 58 Inform 14986-42751 Error."
Kuja was so stunned to finally hear a voice he fell against the barrier, which wasted no time in scorching his face and flinging him back into the sand.
Holding his face, he rose to his feet, just in time to hear another voice, this time enveloping the whole area, metallic and grating.
"Received 762/775 Barrier 453/01 Terminated Contamination FAC 69 Deployed Units 299/008 448/237 Informed. Apprehend. Location 14986-42751 Grid 88729- 999 Return."
The creature advanced again, and as it approached the barrier, the barrier dissolved. The section between two of the towers just disappeared, and there was now nothing between Kuja and the creature. In a vain attempt to avoid confrontation, he stammered
"Please don't hurt me. I come from - "
"DNA Ident?" The creature barked
"I-I don't know. Please let me explain - "
"Foreign DNA is Hazard. All unregistered DNA is Hazard. You will be apprehended. Code 2345764" The creature jumped forward, and in less than a second it had gripped Kuja's arm in one of its hands, and the other was wrapped around his neck.
"Stop! Please! I am not a hazard or a threat! Please!" The pain was incredible, Kuja felt like his arm was going to be wrenched from its socket, and he could barely breathe. The hands (pincers?) were every bit as strong as they looked.
"Unregistered life-form. Hazard. BIO-CON 69 Remove."
To Kuja's horror, his tail was now fully exposed. Thrashing desperately, he only succeeded in almost throttling himself.
The sudden noise and screams attracted more attention than he would have believed. Through the pain and tears he saw figures approaching from all directions. More silver creatures appeared, these ones looking like ghosts. They had no features at all apart from the eyes, and their fingers were taper-thin and all different lengths.
Then came the people.
He couldn't see clearly but there were definitely people there, not the monstrous creatures in silver. These people's skin was the colour of gold, though their clothes were as stark as everything else. Many were screaming and shouting, and some came right up to him.
"What is it!"
"Is it a monster?"
"Animal!"
"Mutation!"
The creature released him, and he staggered on his feet. Black dots speckled his vision and he gasped for breath. He stumbled forward and the gold people jumped back as if stung.
The ghost creatures took over. Surrounding him, they communicated quickly with the first creature.
"Ident?"
"Unknown."
"Procedure?"
"14986-42751 Grid 88729-999 Return. Quarantine Hazard."
"Affirmative. Transfer in progress."
Kuja didn't even have time to dodge the silver needle. It penetrated the tissue in his spinal column, and he knew no more.
A silver clad man walked up to the first creature as Kuja was taken away.
"Report." He said sharply. "Is there contamination?"
"Barrier re-established. Unknown Life form will be studied. Hazard destroyed."
"Good." The man smiled.
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Well this chapter is slightly more interesting than the last one, but it is shorter. The next one should be a fair bit longer, I hope.
Hope you liked it. Reviews welcomed =D