Earth
Chapter 1: The Fall of Earth
A cold life begins when you are lonely, and you strive for a difference in your world. A difference, though, can be surprisingly negative. If you fail you become once again alone. And you ask yourself again the three questions. Who am I? What am I? Where...
"Where am I?" Sayne yelled. All he could hear was the ear piecing roars of the sirens. Sayne stumbled to his feet realizing that this could only mean one thing... his military base was under attack! He quickly fitted himself with is standard marine combat suit, and a gauss riffle. (Was this really happening) he thought. He ran out the door, and to his surprise no one else was in the hallway yet. He must have beaten all of the other soldiers to the hallway then. That had to be it. It was the only logical explanation. Then it hit him... what if he was late? He didn't dare to rethink it he inserted stim-packs and began bursting down the long hall. He was close to the exit door when he fell. He had unmistakably passed out. When he awoke, Sayne looked around thinking hard at what was going on. He was in the main lobby... (The sirens!) He thought. He remembered being rudely awakened by attack sirens, but where were they now? Sayne looked up at the monitor above his head. Sayne felt sick to his stomach when he saw that the base was no longer in defensive mode. It was now in Evacuation mode! Sayne knew the drill well he would now be forced to make haste for a battle cruiser. Sayne once again became surprised when he saw that the enemy screen was blank! Who was attacking them? A Dominion or the Loose Alliance? Sayne decided it best to leave...fast! He was about to leave when he noticed something. All but one of the 200 rooms in the barracks was empty. Sayne checked the door number 124... 124! Room 124 was the room of his best friend Bren. (She sleeps with headphones on!) He thought (She must not have heard the sirens!). Sayne dashed quickly to his friend's room, but the door was locked. He banged viciously at the door, and he was awarded with a faint "just a second."
"Bren we don't have time. Quickly let me in"
"No Sayne I am not dressed!" she yelled.
"You sleep naked? Sayne asked in confusion.
"Yes!" Bren said as the door flew open and a beautiful young girl of the age of fourteen (the same age as Sayne) stood in the doorway, fully dressed, of course. "What is it Sayne!" she asked.
Without answering Sayne grabbed her by the arm and began running back down the hall dragging her with him. "Sayne stop!" she yelled. Training isn't for at least another hour!"
"We are not going to training Bren!" Sayne yelled. "Damnit! Thanks to you, Bren, we are late for evac!" Sayne yelled forgetting that he passed out.
As they approached the lobby they could now here a very obvious bashing at the main door. Someone or something wanted to get inside. When the door burst open Bren gasped and Sayne grabbed her and dove into the kitchen.
Back with her senses, Bren was up and running through the kitchen faster than Sayne was. "What was that thing!" she yelled back to him. "I have no idea!" he answered. The pair continued to run they past the counters and into the supply room. From there the opened a small food conveyer door and slid down the long narrow shaft.
The Shaft took them where they expected...outside. They could see the Starport perfectly from here. They dashed for it. Sayne's heart became heavy when he saw creatures from a nearby bunker dashing for the same building.
The two parties reached the port at the same time but luckily Sayne and Bren were on the side with the door. They dashed through and began to flee up the huge spiral staircase. When they were about halfway up the staircase Sayne saw the creatures burst through the doorway. Sayne saw the doglike things glance at him then they fled hastily up the stairs. This surprised Sayne and Bren greatly but they continued their accent up the stairs. Finally they burst through the doorway of the upper platform. At the same time both Sayne and Bren fell to their knees, almost all hope left their bodies. Every battle cruiser was gone! All that remained was a few feeble dropships. All that went through Sayne's mind was the fact that he would now most defiantly die! (No!) He thought.
"It doesn't have to end this way!" Sayne yelled as he leapt to his feet and ran to a dropship and opening the hatch. Sayne turned back in the doorway to see Bren still awestruck, and at least 4 doglike things crouching behind her.
"Bren!" he yelled. "Run!" She would not budge. Sayne no longer controlling himself brought the rifle of his up....
.... The next thing that Sayne remembered was him standing over Bren she was aware of her surroundings now and she rose to her feet, not speaking, ran inside the dropship. Sayne whole body was shaking as he saw inchore everywhere. What had he done, was all he could think about as he entered the dropship. He strapped in and gave Bren the thumbs up to take off.
"Yes sir!" she joked as she pulled the thruster. In a dramatic sonic boom, they were airborne. "Increase altitude to..."
"I know I know!" Bren said as the vessel shifted and soon the sky was replaced with empty darkness. "Congratulations captain we're in space." She joked. Her jokes turned into rambling as she saw Sayne just standing there by the window. She approached him slowly. When she reached him she put her arms around his waist and her head on his shoulders. "Thank you." She said softly. Sayne was quite for a few moments longer. He chocked as he said, " Bren look at the Earth... it will be the last time you'll ever see it again."
Bren looked upon the small orb and saw that the planet was covered in strange purple organic tissue. To Bren it was very obvious. "The planet!" She cried. "It's dying! That purple stuff is killing it!"
"No." Sayne said "That is." Sayne said as several giant rays hit the Earth. Him and Bren saw the source of the rays emitting from several dome shaped ships. The Earth was being brutally ripped apart in front of their eyes. They both turned and strapped themselves back in. They now knew that had to do. Sayne felt his inside lunge forward as he now traveled at maximum light speed.
Chapter 1: The Fall of Earth
A cold life begins when you are lonely, and you strive for a difference in your world. A difference, though, can be surprisingly negative. If you fail you become once again alone. And you ask yourself again the three questions. Who am I? What am I? Where...
"Where am I?" Sayne yelled. All he could hear was the ear piecing roars of the sirens. Sayne stumbled to his feet realizing that this could only mean one thing... his military base was under attack! He quickly fitted himself with is standard marine combat suit, and a gauss riffle. (Was this really happening) he thought. He ran out the door, and to his surprise no one else was in the hallway yet. He must have beaten all of the other soldiers to the hallway then. That had to be it. It was the only logical explanation. Then it hit him... what if he was late? He didn't dare to rethink it he inserted stim-packs and began bursting down the long hall. He was close to the exit door when he fell. He had unmistakably passed out. When he awoke, Sayne looked around thinking hard at what was going on. He was in the main lobby... (The sirens!) He thought. He remembered being rudely awakened by attack sirens, but where were they now? Sayne looked up at the monitor above his head. Sayne felt sick to his stomach when he saw that the base was no longer in defensive mode. It was now in Evacuation mode! Sayne knew the drill well he would now be forced to make haste for a battle cruiser. Sayne once again became surprised when he saw that the enemy screen was blank! Who was attacking them? A Dominion or the Loose Alliance? Sayne decided it best to leave...fast! He was about to leave when he noticed something. All but one of the 200 rooms in the barracks was empty. Sayne checked the door number 124... 124! Room 124 was the room of his best friend Bren. (She sleeps with headphones on!) He thought (She must not have heard the sirens!). Sayne dashed quickly to his friend's room, but the door was locked. He banged viciously at the door, and he was awarded with a faint "just a second."
"Bren we don't have time. Quickly let me in"
"No Sayne I am not dressed!" she yelled.
"You sleep naked? Sayne asked in confusion.
"Yes!" Bren said as the door flew open and a beautiful young girl of the age of fourteen (the same age as Sayne) stood in the doorway, fully dressed, of course. "What is it Sayne!" she asked.
Without answering Sayne grabbed her by the arm and began running back down the hall dragging her with him. "Sayne stop!" she yelled. Training isn't for at least another hour!"
"We are not going to training Bren!" Sayne yelled. "Damnit! Thanks to you, Bren, we are late for evac!" Sayne yelled forgetting that he passed out.
As they approached the lobby they could now here a very obvious bashing at the main door. Someone or something wanted to get inside. When the door burst open Bren gasped and Sayne grabbed her and dove into the kitchen.
Back with her senses, Bren was up and running through the kitchen faster than Sayne was. "What was that thing!" she yelled back to him. "I have no idea!" he answered. The pair continued to run they past the counters and into the supply room. From there the opened a small food conveyer door and slid down the long narrow shaft.
The Shaft took them where they expected...outside. They could see the Starport perfectly from here. They dashed for it. Sayne's heart became heavy when he saw creatures from a nearby bunker dashing for the same building.
The two parties reached the port at the same time but luckily Sayne and Bren were on the side with the door. They dashed through and began to flee up the huge spiral staircase. When they were about halfway up the staircase Sayne saw the creatures burst through the doorway. Sayne saw the doglike things glance at him then they fled hastily up the stairs. This surprised Sayne and Bren greatly but they continued their accent up the stairs. Finally they burst through the doorway of the upper platform. At the same time both Sayne and Bren fell to their knees, almost all hope left their bodies. Every battle cruiser was gone! All that remained was a few feeble dropships. All that went through Sayne's mind was the fact that he would now most defiantly die! (No!) He thought.
"It doesn't have to end this way!" Sayne yelled as he leapt to his feet and ran to a dropship and opening the hatch. Sayne turned back in the doorway to see Bren still awestruck, and at least 4 doglike things crouching behind her.
"Bren!" he yelled. "Run!" She would not budge. Sayne no longer controlling himself brought the rifle of his up....
.... The next thing that Sayne remembered was him standing over Bren she was aware of her surroundings now and she rose to her feet, not speaking, ran inside the dropship. Sayne whole body was shaking as he saw inchore everywhere. What had he done, was all he could think about as he entered the dropship. He strapped in and gave Bren the thumbs up to take off.
"Yes sir!" she joked as she pulled the thruster. In a dramatic sonic boom, they were airborne. "Increase altitude to..."
"I know I know!" Bren said as the vessel shifted and soon the sky was replaced with empty darkness. "Congratulations captain we're in space." She joked. Her jokes turned into rambling as she saw Sayne just standing there by the window. She approached him slowly. When she reached him she put her arms around his waist and her head on his shoulders. "Thank you." She said softly. Sayne was quite for a few moments longer. He chocked as he said, " Bren look at the Earth... it will be the last time you'll ever see it again."
Bren looked upon the small orb and saw that the planet was covered in strange purple organic tissue. To Bren it was very obvious. "The planet!" She cried. "It's dying! That purple stuff is killing it!"
"No." Sayne said "That is." Sayne said as several giant rays hit the Earth. Him and Bren saw the source of the rays emitting from several dome shaped ships. The Earth was being brutally ripped apart in front of their eyes. They both turned and strapped themselves back in. They now knew that had to do. Sayne felt his inside lunge forward as he now traveled at maximum light speed.