Disclaimer: I think it would be shorter if I said only what I actually own. I own the planet names Jrebera, Nerthoria, Zerin, Irora, Rethorec, and Trior. I own the characters Alex Kerios, Meria Krithita, Trolec Verrtsi, Hreth, Youkai, Nethretor, Theoric Harredir, and Hetroric Deriath. I own the Puppy, Raven, and Vengeance Marauder Battlemech chassis, as well as the Warmechs. There may be more in future chapters, but I will include them in then.

Author: Again, this is my first time typing something like this up, so please bear with me and put any advice\criticism in a review. And no, I did not write the poem at the beginning, I got that from the Archives in Mechwarrior2 for the computer.

"From Kerensky's Stars came the Eight Hundred

Beneath a banner of Truth and Righteous Light

To lift up those who had suffered and to smite down

With fearful vengeance those who had ruled

In the name of Vanity or Greed.

The thunder of their BattleMechs' feet, the lightning

From their weapons, and the blood spilled in their name

Created the Clan Spirit, the forge upon which

We have fashioned ourselves to be the weapon

Of the resurrected Star League,

Honed to a razor's edge by the Trials,

By The Remembrance, and by the Words

Of the Great Kerenskys, our sires, our saviors.

-The Remembrance, Passage 98, Verse 24, Lines 8Ð20, taken unknowingly from the Wolf Archives." The screen displayed in dark red text against a black background. The screen then changed to an image of a prosperous city, and panned to the countryside, where a black spherical dropship lay, its doors opening. Three Battlemechs, a Jenner, a Stormcrow, and a Timber Wolf, walked out and ran for the city, hands emitting bolts of high-temperature, high density light, searing bodies and melting the steel right off of the buildings. "Glad we build our homes better then we did then!" Meria exclaimed as her gaze remained fixed upon the screen.

"Yeah, me too." Alex said quietly, more nervous then he has ever been in his life. For some reason unknown, his hand wanted to climb atop Meria's and sit there for the remained of the couple's life. He allowed his hand to, slowly and gently, creep onto Meria's. Fortunately for him, she didn't notice.

Meria blushed slightly as she felt Alex's hand atop hers. She glanced at him, wondering what he felt. What she saw amazed her. He was sweating slightly, and he looked rather nervous! She was nervous herself, and for some reason, she wanted to rest her head on his shoulder like it was a pillow. She decided against this however, and sat back as she looked back at the movie screen. She felt happy, a feeling that she had not felt in a long time. She felt, safe, comfortable, warm. In her heart, she wished that that movie would never end, that this time of peace would go on forever. She knew, however, that if they did get Terra, that things could be so much better for the couple. People all over would be happy and feel the way she did when they found the person that they really Loved. She vowed to herself to get Terra for the Dark Star, with Alex at her side, holding her hand. She decided to reconsider her last action and gently lay her head on Alex's shoulder. She felt him tense up for a moment, then relax beyond how he was before. She could feel the warmth in his hand, and his shoulder.

Alex felt Meria's head on his shoulder, and tensed at the feelings that came rushing in. All this was way over his head, so many new emotions and feelings, he didn't want it to end, ever. He relaxed, quite a bit, and slowly, rested his head gently on hers. He felt the muscles in her face tense a tiny bit, but when he turned his eyes to look at her, he saw that she was simply smiling softly. In a strange way, seeing this made Alex smile too. Their hands clasped together, gently grasping each other.

They stayed like that for the remaining two hours of the movie. Their necks should have been terribly stiff, but they weren't. Alex walked Meria home, their hands still clasped. "Hold on a second Alex, let's go the long way, through the park." Meria said, pointing towards the gates that led to the only part of the planet not destroyed by lasers and rockets.

"Sure Meria, I was actually about to ask if you wanted to go through the park. I wonder what Hreth did to it, he was the one in charge of taking care of it." Alex said, smiling a little. The couple knocked on the gate thrice, giving the sign that they really were from the Dark Star clan. Not that they needed to, it was easy for the other members of the clan to recognize the couple, they were the exact same height, Meria slim yet muscular, while Alex was a bit on the chubby side. Not to mention the fact that Alex and Meria were the only two in the complex with long hair.

"Have a nice night OvKhan Alex and OvKhan Meria. By the way, you two look magnificent together, you know that?" the gatekeeper said, grinning from ear to ear.

"Thanks, just, forget the OvKhan thing, we are trying to ditch the ways of the clans, remember? Forget about formalities, there's only usage in that during political shit. We're all friends here." Meria said happily.

The couple walked through the door to see a beautiful valley full of different kinds of flowers and wildlife. Small things like squirrels, small birds, butterflies, moths, chipmunks, those kinds of animals. "This place is beautiful! Alex, do you think we could get the whole planet to look like this?" Meria asked, her jaw dropping in awe.

"Using Terraformation technology, we just might be able to Meria. There would be quite a bit of modification to do, but I believe we just might be able to pull it off, with a little luck. This place is amazing. Hreth, you're a genius!" Alex said, still not believing what he was seeing. "This place looks just like it did before it was bombarded! Hreth always said he was great with plants and animals, I guess he wasn't kidding! Now, where is it? Ah, here we go!" Alex said as he searched for the fruit trees. He peeked through them as the sound of waves filled the air.

"Water?" Meria said, confused.

"Meria, take a look at this! There's a bench here so we can sit down." Alex said as he pulled back the branches. Before the couple laid the vast Ocean, one of the only things not destroyed by the attack. A slow, mellow yet joyful tune danced around them, one that only they could hear.

The two sat down on the nearby bench, and held hands as they watched the sunset. Meria let go of Alex's hand and sat closer to him, so close she was nearly sitting on him. Alex began to get fairly nervous again now, and looked at her. She smiled softly, gazing deep into Alex's eyes with her sparkling blue orbs. "Meria, I Love you." He said, his lips moving on their own.

"I Love you too Alex." She replied, leaning on him. He looked back into her eyes, not realizing that his face was closing in on hers. By the time he realized, their faces were only an inch apart, their noses almost touching. Alex instinctively angled his head to the left a tiny bit, and his eyes closed slowly. Their lips met in a long embrace, curling gently in Love. Alex's arms curled around Meria's back, his hands touching at her spine Meria's arms wrapped around him, pulling him gently closer. Their hearts filled with liquid warmth as they held that pose for several seconds, each one seeming like a lifetime. They slowly withdrew and sat together, holding hands while the sun sets.

Author: Well, that was a bit of a different turnout, huh? I would like to know how I did, this is my first attempt at something like this.