The room was bitter beyond imagining. So cold, in fact that Sayne could see his own breath. The room was dimly lit and almost empty. Sayne was made to sit down on a small, curved, metallic chair. None to Sayne's surprise, the chair was very very cold. A hand full of marines left him, spare their commander.
The commander leaned out the door and yelled, "Ok, Pirate! You have fifteen minutes."
The commander sauntered out, and a tall shadow walked in from his absence. The man walked into the light and Sayne saw that the man rarely shaved or even bathed. He was covered with dirt from head to toe. He wore a torn up general uniform, which was probably stolen. Worst of all he wore a grin that told Sayne something was very wrong.
"Ok, my name is Captain Darius Neil, and I need not an introduction from you." Said the man.
"What in the world do you want from me," Sayne asked bitterly. "Why is that you stop a Cruiser full of civilians just to chat for fifteen minutes with me?"
The Captain seemed slightly offended by this outburst, but he remained calm. "At ease I come to you with concern."
Concern for him was not what Sayne had expected to hear from a washed up general. The sad thing to Sayne was that the man was actually serious. He had a dismal stare, and shook his head slightly. "Speak," said Sayne.
The man sat down in a chair opposite of himself. "Ok...now I am not good with words, but...this needs to be said. We are space outlaws. Being space outlaws we learn everything about the news in the universe. And lately...your story is of interest. You say that you were a resident of Earth, and the planet was destroyed right?"
"That's right."
"Well that's not true because Earth is standing today."
"General!"
"Hold your tongue and let me finish," The general interrupted. "Ok, Son, Earth is far far far away, not even the slightest bit close to this sector. You have never even been to Earth. The planet you were trained on has a different name. It is Paladin V, one of six special training planets.'
Sayne let out a small laugh. The laugh was not from his denial, because he knew. He had always known, that his life was a lie. It was just that up until now he had denied it. "Sir?" Sayne asked. "Why do you know so much?"
"I was given the information from Xenoss himself." Replied Darius.
"Xenoss?"
"Yep, he's the guy who organized your training. It is his code name, of course, but that's what he has always gone by. I am sure you have a code name as well, but that is for you to find out."
"Find out?" Sayne asked. "Am I returning?"
"Yes, of course, if you like? Although I'm sure that is your decision anyways."
"Yes, but my friends..." Zach began.
"It is their decision," The general interrupted. "After all they might not be able to come back."
Zach thought hard upon the subject. If Amy and Jack agreed to follow him they might not be able to live a normal life again. He was able to conclude that they were not meant to follow him.
"General, I have decided that it is unwise to let them mettle in this situation." Zach mumbled.
The general, who had been waiting patiently, replied, "And a wise decision that is. Prepare yourself. We are leaving."
"So soon? Zach asked.
"The sooner the better." Said the general.
"Touché." Zach said in a contemptuous ramble.
¿Qué Pasa?
No I am not Spanish, nor am I good at Spanish. One thing is for sure though...I am way off subject.
Ok short chapter I know, but I have plans, of course, for the next few chapters to be longer.
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