Chapter Five: What Was Lost
Rhia looked out of the Rebirth with curiousity. There was no reason this planet shouldn't be inhabited. The stones around her showed signs of once having been a haven for intelligent life, but yet there was no sign of any intelligent being.
"You might as well admit that the signal was a systems malfunction and let us get out of here." Korran said. "There ain't nobody here."
"There has to be. I'm going out to look."
"Rhia-" Korran had no chance to finish his comment as Rhia jumped off the gangplank and began to head towards the ancient ruins. He shook his head. "There ain't no arguing with her."
Rhia reached the ruins quickly and stared at the immense stones. "Must've taken quite a bit of something to get these things built." She continued her observations until she heard Korran's footsteps. At this, she walked around the side of one of the immense buildings. She rounded a corner, and found herself face to face with a man about her age. She stopped dead in her tracks, taken by surprise.
Zayne stared at the woman in front of him. He'd sensed her coming through the force, but it had not prepared him for the sight of her. Even if he regained his lost memory, he knew he'd never seen someone like her, and would never do so again.
Rhia finally regained her senses. "You're the one who sent the distress signal."
Zayne shook his head. "Distress signal?" he asked completely flabbergasted.
"I received a distress signal from this planet." Rhia explained, then paused. "Are there more people on this planet?"
"No." Zayne stated, wondering just what the woman wanted. He stood and swayed, the world around him going to black again. The last thing he felt was a big pair of hands catching him as he fell forward.