Rhythm of the Waltz–By: sayuri06g
Chapter 1:
Ending an Era
Papa had decided to read us a couple chapters from, "A Tale of Two Cities", by Charles Dickens, but half way through, we were disturbed by a loud explosion, and the rumbling of our colony. "Stay inside Kairaya!" Papa ordered me, as he and Mother rushed outside, to see what the commotion was about. I, being a curious soul, followed them anyway, and gasped in horror as I laid my eyes on nearly a hundred Leo mobile suits, that were supposedly destroyed at the end of the war of A.C.196. The nightmares that I had tried so hardly to convince myself were impossible, were about to come true.
Like so many other terrified fathers, Papa grabbed my hand, and dragged me down the road, to the transporter loading dock. The loading dock was an enormous room, about the size of twenty large high school gyms, with a large garage door-like portal (closed at that moment) that was slightly larger than two football fields. As I had never left my colony before, I had never been in the loading dock before. I'm sure that my mouth was agape, as I took in the enormous room, but I was roughly brought out of my amazement, and back to a cruel reality, as a large object landed on my head...It was a space suit, that my father had thrown at me.
"Put it on Ray, we haven't time to lose."
"Why Papa? What about Mama? What about you?"I panicked.
"Stay calm, and keep a clear head. Everything will be fine in the end. You'll see. I promise." Papa never made a promise he couldn't keep, so I knew I could trust his words.
As I was putting on the suit, he handed me a large manilla envelope. "What's this?" I asked, mildly confused. Our colony was being attacked, and he hands me an envelope? A bazooka would have been nice!
"Just put it inside your suit," he said firmly.
I did as I was told, knowing there was no arguing, especially at a time like this. He obviously knew what he was doing. "Okay, done," I said as I put the helmet on, leaving the visor open. Unnoticed by me, the giant door had been opened as I was putting on the suit, and I turned, seeing the stars for the first time in my life.
One would expect all the oxygen to rush out, but it was held in by an invisible force field, allowing Papa to survive, even with the door open. Papa led me over to the edge of the opening, turned me to face him, and looked into my eyes.
"Kairaya," he said, his eyes beginning to water,"my beautiful daughter...Whatever happens, I want you to know that your mother and I love you very much. We're so proud of you. Do not worry about us, do not be afraid. Owari, my dear," and with that, he shut my visor, and pushed me as hard as he could, out the door. My eyes welled up with tears as I drifted off into the void of space, unable to help my parents. I was instead, forced to watch, as I drifted farther, and farther from my father, until he was naught but a tiny speck in the distance.
I was a safe distance from the colony, when it all of a sudden exploded into a blinding ball of flames. The people I cared about the most, were dying, and there was nothing I could do about it...
I was the only survivor. It was enough to drive a person insane.
I drifted into a coma, as I continued to float through space, surrounded by the charred debris of a place I once proudly called home...
A/N: Okay...so there's chapter one...reviews are expected...you must review, or I shall never update! I beg you, please take two minutes out of your lives to tell me what you think...It's not that hard, just click the button on the lower left-hand corner of your screen, and write a couple of words (though, if you write a couple of paragraphs, you are sooo my new best friend!!!)...Is it good, is it bad, does it totally suck? Should I dedicate my entire life to just this story, or should I give up and check myself into a mental institute (I think I might end up doing that just for fun anyway...) ? I'm deprived of my boyfriend right now, therefore bored off my ass, so reading reviews sounds like so much fun! (Life? Liiiife? pauses oops, I think I lost it...wails I have no liiiife!!!! Um...I better end this before I really do need to check into a mental institute...Ceri out
Chapter 1:
Ending an Era
Papa had decided to read us a couple chapters from, "A Tale of Two Cities", by Charles Dickens, but half way through, we were disturbed by a loud explosion, and the rumbling of our colony. "Stay inside Kairaya!" Papa ordered me, as he and Mother rushed outside, to see what the commotion was about. I, being a curious soul, followed them anyway, and gasped in horror as I laid my eyes on nearly a hundred Leo mobile suits, that were supposedly destroyed at the end of the war of A.C.196. The nightmares that I had tried so hardly to convince myself were impossible, were about to come true.
Like so many other terrified fathers, Papa grabbed my hand, and dragged me down the road, to the transporter loading dock. The loading dock was an enormous room, about the size of twenty large high school gyms, with a large garage door-like portal (closed at that moment) that was slightly larger than two football fields. As I had never left my colony before, I had never been in the loading dock before. I'm sure that my mouth was agape, as I took in the enormous room, but I was roughly brought out of my amazement, and back to a cruel reality, as a large object landed on my head...It was a space suit, that my father had thrown at me.
"Put it on Ray, we haven't time to lose."
"Why Papa? What about Mama? What about you?"I panicked.
"Stay calm, and keep a clear head. Everything will be fine in the end. You'll see. I promise." Papa never made a promise he couldn't keep, so I knew I could trust his words.
As I was putting on the suit, he handed me a large manilla envelope. "What's this?" I asked, mildly confused. Our colony was being attacked, and he hands me an envelope? A bazooka would have been nice!
"Just put it inside your suit," he said firmly.
I did as I was told, knowing there was no arguing, especially at a time like this. He obviously knew what he was doing. "Okay, done," I said as I put the helmet on, leaving the visor open. Unnoticed by me, the giant door had been opened as I was putting on the suit, and I turned, seeing the stars for the first time in my life.
One would expect all the oxygen to rush out, but it was held in by an invisible force field, allowing Papa to survive, even with the door open. Papa led me over to the edge of the opening, turned me to face him, and looked into my eyes.
"Kairaya," he said, his eyes beginning to water,"my beautiful daughter...Whatever happens, I want you to know that your mother and I love you very much. We're so proud of you. Do not worry about us, do not be afraid. Owari, my dear," and with that, he shut my visor, and pushed me as hard as he could, out the door. My eyes welled up with tears as I drifted off into the void of space, unable to help my parents. I was instead, forced to watch, as I drifted farther, and farther from my father, until he was naught but a tiny speck in the distance.
I was a safe distance from the colony, when it all of a sudden exploded into a blinding ball of flames. The people I cared about the most, were dying, and there was nothing I could do about it...
I was the only survivor. It was enough to drive a person insane.
I drifted into a coma, as I continued to float through space, surrounded by the charred debris of a place I once proudly called home...
A/N: Okay...so there's chapter one...reviews are expected...you must review, or I shall never update! I beg you, please take two minutes out of your lives to tell me what you think...It's not that hard, just click the button on the lower left-hand corner of your screen, and write a couple of words (though, if you write a couple of paragraphs, you are sooo my new best friend!!!)...Is it good, is it bad, does it totally suck? Should I dedicate my entire life to just this story, or should I give up and check myself into a mental institute (I think I might end up doing that just for fun anyway...) ? I'm deprived of my boyfriend right now, therefore bored off my ass, so reading reviews sounds like so much fun! (Life? Liiiife? pauses oops, I think I lost it...wails I have no liiiife!!!! Um...I better end this before I really do need to check into a mental institute...Ceri out