The Lone Promise: Promise of the North
Episode 1: "Kestis Government"
10th of June, 1969 TC - Starmoon, Kestis
Ta'Alan opened his eyes. He was in his own home in Starmoon. He smiled to himself. Fe'Karen shifted beside him. Ta'Alan stared at the ceiling. He carefully got out of bed with his boxers on him only. He went to the Jerebi Producer and had a large glass of cocktail juice. Fe'Roy woke up and had a large glass of apple juice. Ta'Alan took the chance to get closer to his son. He's always been so busy in work that he doesn't spend much time with Fe'Karen, much less Fe'Roy.
'Fe'Roy, son. Are you good at this telekinetic ability?' Ta'Alan asked.
'Why do you ask samig?' Fe'Roy asked, turning to his dad.
Ta'Alan shrugged, "I guess you knew what happened between me and that Vell-os several days ago like your samil."
Fe'Roy nodded, 'That and when you talked with St'Nercan back on New Ireland...'
'Samig?' Fe'Roy asked.
'Yeah.' Ta'Alan replied.
'May I ask you a question?' Fe'Roy asked.
'I'm your samig. Of course you can ask, anything you want.' Ta'Alan smiled.
'All that I want is a sil.' Fe'Roy replied.
Ta'Alan spit his juice out of his mouth.
'Excuse me?' Ta'Alan asked.
'You heard me samig.' Fe'Roy replied.
'I...ah...I... I don't know what to say. I'll need to talk with your samil about that.' Ta'Alan answered.
'Samig, even if we don't telepath, none of us, that's fine. We'll be telepathically connected to each other always. We know what the other thinks and feels.' Fe'Roy explained.
Ta'Alan sighed, 'I know. I miss talking and telepathing to you and your samil sometimes from time to time.'
'You feel lonely if you don't, right?' Fe'Roy asked.
Ta'Alan nodded, 'Is that the way you feel sometimes?'
Fe'Roy sighed, 'I have no friends or don't know any kids my own age. For all I know, I'm the only kid here on Starmoon. I always feel lonely. You got St'Nercan; Re'Tanis; Re'Tamuchi and others. Mom's got St'Jane and others. Me? I've got no one.'
'During the last few days I've been meeting with some of the families we brought with us. Some of them do have children; your age, younger and older. Girls and boys. Maybe someday you could come with me to one of their homes.' Ta'Alan shrugged.
Fe'Roy's eyes widened, 'Really?!'
Ta'Alan nodded. Fe'Roy went over to his samig and hugged him.
'Thanks samig!' Fe'Roy thanked.
'Why do you go meeting them anyway?' Fe'Roy asked.
'To choose who the candidates of being in the Feranin Fetalin are qualified and to check them out in general. I know when I meet them that they're at their highest manners.' Ta'Alan smiled.
Ta'Alan glanced towards the doorway of his and his wife's bedroom. He saw and sensed Fe'Karen there in her nightgown smiling.
'Samig? When did you and samil marry?' Fe'Roy asked.
'When we were both 21.' Ta'Alan replied.
'But didn't you both be Tamuya and Tamuyess at 15?' Fe'Roy asked.
'We did, but we didn't act like we had a samiw and samim relationship, until we were engaged. We got closer when we married.' Ta'Alan explained.
'Oh. Well whoever my sil would be, she's missing out on a lot.' Fe'Roy smiled.
'Yeah. Consider yourself lucky for experiencing the true beginning of The Kestis.' Ta'Alan smiled.
'Mind if I interrupt? Ta'Alan love, the Kestis government hasn't been made yet. I probably don't need to remind you on that.' Fe'Karen interfered.
Ta'Alan stared at Fe'Karen. Fe'Roy stared at his samil.
'You know, I'll go tell Starmoon News Service about the elections, the final day and first day of office would be on the 15th of this month.' Ta'Alan explained.
He swiftly changed to his formal uniform and bid farewell to his samif. He quickly kissed Fe'Karen on her lips, so quick that Fe'Karen didn't have time to reply back. Ta'Alan's formal uniform was a martial arts uniform. His green headband was on, while his shirt was black and t-shirt green. His belt was black while his pants was green. His shoes were green and his Crescent Pendant was around his neck. He had leather fingerless black gloves. He had green shades on.
Ta'Alan had short smooth black hair with emerald eyes. His skin was somewhat slightly tanned. He's in an athletic figure, not fat or slim. Fe'Karen had black, long, smooth hair with emerald eyes as well. Her skin was white and in a feminine figure. Fe'Roy had short curly black hair and emerald eyes. His skin was white. Ta'Alan checked up with St'Nercan in the Galadust Laboratories. St'Nercan was the owner and feranin of the laboratories. His remaining team was working with him.
'Is it ready?' Ta'Alan asked.
'Three days is long enough. Yesterday we finished updating it. Striker is now a Robin. The first Starplane we've ever made that is actually ours. It's our design, technology and engineer work. It's a hybrid between a Polaran Striker and a galactic Starbridge. The flag is that if ancient Faith of Algeria. The color is green and with its name carved on it. It has our weapons as well. It would only allow you and Fe'Karen to pilot it, we let it identify both of your fingerprints and DNAs.
'Our national symbol, an owl, is carved onto it in white.' St'Nercan explained, leading Ta'Alan to the Starplane manufacture hall.
Once in it, Ta'Alan stopped short, once seeing Young Owl. St'Nercan sensed that he stopped, he stopped as well, turning back to Ta'Alan.
'Yep. That's the one.' St'Nercan nodded.
'May I take it home with me?' Ta'Alan asked.
'Your samiw would love it. Fe'Roy would enjoy it. You can take them on rides with it. Yes you can take it with you now.' St'Nercan explained.
'Did Re'Tanis and Re'Tamuchi gave over their Starbridges for you to update them?' Ta'Alan asked.
'Yeah. We've been working on them since we were finished with Young Owl. Their ships would be modified and updated to fairies. Our own design that isn't any close to any other territorial Starplane. Their color is golden with the flag of ancient Faith of Algeria on it. Their names are carved onto them. It would allow their pilots to pilot them, by identifying their fingerprints or DNA. Our national symbol, an owl, is carved onto them in white.' St'Nercan explained.
'I can also take it out to bring more residents to Starmoon.' Ta'Alan thought.
Ta'Alan's pilot license was in in his inner pocket of his black shirt.
'How much cargo hold does it have?' Ta'Alan asked.
'70 tons.' St'Nercan replied.
'One last thing, you'll need your pilot license to open it. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be going back to work.' St'Nercan commented, walking away.
Ta'Alan went to his robin. He used his pilot license, by sweeping it through a license scanner, the light in the scanner turned green, accepting the pilot. The shutters opened and Ta'Alan stepped in.
"Welcome Ta'Alan." Fe'Karen's voice sounded.
Ta'Alan blinked, 'You've got to be kidding.'
He went to his pilot cabin and saw how it was changed and modified. He checked his hyperjump fuel and it was full. Ta'Alan put his pilot license back into his shirt's inner pocket. He connected his hands to his Starplane's biowire system.
"Engines activated." The voice whispered.
Ta'Alan over the hall's shutters from inside Young Owl. Once completely opened, Young Owl blasted off into the air. Its fuel was Ownalis, a non-pollutant to the atmosphere. Everybody was away from Young Owl when it blasted off. Ta'Alan piloted Young Owl to the Starmoon News Service Starplane yard. Starmoon was the HQ of S.N.S They have their own Starplane yard that they control. Ta'Alan got out of his Starplane, shutting the shutters behind him.
He entered S.N.S and told them about the elections. He was told that they would put it on the news right away and keep it on as long as the elections last. The S.N.S manager came over to Ta'Alan, once he knew he was there. They went into his office and told Ta'Alan that they need to bring a team of reporters to Jerebi Center to keep in touch with them. Ta'Alan accepted and waited in Young Owl for the reporters and their equipment.
In a few minutes the reporters came and got on. Their luggage was put on very first. Ta'Alan piloted to each of the reporter's homes, there were three reporters. They wanted to take their families with them. The reporters decided to make their home permanently. Ta'Alan requested to leave Starmoon, Starmoon Traffic gave a go to Young Owl. Young Owl blasted off into space. Ta'Alan put some distance between him and Starmoon, before he jumped into Tazuya.
11th of June, 1969 TC - Jerebi Center, Tazuya
"This is Ta'Alan of Young Owl. I have reporters with me to live in the center permanently. They broadcast and pass information over to you from Starmoon. Request to dock." Ta'Alan requested.
'Young Owl, welcome back. It would be an honor to have the reporters and their families live here. Request approved.' The Dockmaster answered.
Young Owl docked into Jerebi Center. The shutters closed behind them. The three reporters and their families got off while Ta'Alan helped them with their luggage. St'Tamuta met them and led the reporters and their families to their quarters. Dockworkers dealt with the luggage. Once everything was done and clear. Ta'Alan requested to leave. His request was approved. The shutters opened completely and Young Owl blasted off into space.
12th of June, 1969 TC - Starmoon, Kestis
"This is Ta'Alan of Young Owl. Request to land." Ta'Alan requested.
"Young Owl, welcome back. Request approved." The traffic-controller answered.
Young Owl landed on Starmoon. Ta'Alan's Trani had a space-place yard. It had enough space for only one. It had space to walk around and store stuff in it as well. Young Owl parked in Kestis Trani Yard. Ta'Alan took his shades off and put them in the second inner pocket of the shirt. Once Ta'Alan left the Starplane, he was met by Fe'Karen and Fe'Roy. Ta'Alan was greeted by a kiss from Fe'Karen. Ta'Alan kissed her back. Fe'Roy loved the new Young Owl and kept his attention on it.
"I see you brought back Young Owl." Fe'Karen commented.
"Yep." Ta'Alan nodded.
"What type is it?" Fe'Roy asked.
"It's a Robin type: the first type of The Kestis Starplanes. Fe'Karen, only you and I can pilot her because it would accept our fingerprints and DNA." Ta'Alan explained.
Fe'Karen smiled, "Great. You'll need to teach to pilot her though."
"Of course. I can start teaching you now if you'd like." Ta'Alan asked.
"Sure. Why not? Fe'Roy is coming with us though." Fe'Karen nodded.
"Of course." Ta'Alan smiled.
"Yeppy!" Fe'Roy yelled.
Ta'Alan taught Fe'Karen how to open the shutters, by showing her, without actually doing it and then letting her do it. They all hopped on. Ta'Alan knew it was recharged because Young Owl had a Flanis Ultra that was a Gravimetric Sensor, an Auto-Recharger and an IFF Decoder all in one. Ta'Alan sat in the Co-Pilot's seat, while Fe'Karen sat in the pilot's seat. She put her hands on the controls, as Ta'Alan told her. Her hands were immediately connected to the biowire system of Young Owl.
"Don't worry, that's normal. Use your thoughts now to pilot Young Owl. If anything goes wrong, I'll correct it. You'll be the one to ask the traffic-controller to depart Starmoon." Ta'Alan explained.
Ta'Alan put his hands on the second controls in front of him. His hands were immediately connected to the biowire system of Young Owl. Fe'Roy had his secure-armor on him and was ready. Fe'Karen activated the engines and reversed out of the Kestis Trani Yard. The shutters closed on Young Owl's departure. Young Owl blasted off into the air.
"This is Fe'Karen of Young Owl. Request to leave." Fe'Karen requested.
"Request approved. You have a go Young Owl." The traffic-controller answered.
12th of June, 1969 TC - Kestis
With that, Young Owl blasted off into space. Fe'Roy was sitting next to the window. The secure-armor around him let him look out as far as he liked and as much as he liked. It was the first time he saw Starmoon from outer space, on his parents' Starplane. Fe'Karen kept her eyes open, but she couldn't help blink from time to time.
"We've done it. The Kestis is officially settled." Ta'Alan smiled.
"And I'm piloting a Starplane." Fe'Karen added.
"Pilot to the other planets, but don't land on any. Go into orbit for awhile and wait for me to come back." Ta'Alan instructed.
"Where are you going?" Fe'Karen asked.
"To get a bite to eat. I haven't had one for more than a day. There's a Jerebi Producer on Young Owl, as well as a dining hall." Ta'Alan replied, leaving.
Fe'Karen nodded, turning back to her piloting. Ta'Alan sat down next to Fe'Roy.
'Hungry?' Ta'Alan asked.
'Are you going to eat?' Fe'Roy asked.
Ta'Alan nodded.
'Where is there food?' Fe'Roy asked.
'Follow me.' Ta'Alan replied.
Fe'Roy got out of his secure-armor and followed his samim to the dining hall, where the Jerebi Producer was. Ta'Alan put his Crescent Pendant under his T-shirt. Fe'Roy waited at the table while Ta'Alan ordered Pizza. He put the pizza on the table. Fe'Roy took the first piece, while Ta'Alan took the second piece. Fe'Roy and Ta'Alan ate all the pizza. Fe'Roy cleaned it up.
"You can go back and help samiw, samim." Fe'Roy commented.
Ta'Alan nodded. He went back and got connected to the biowire system of Young Owl.
'What did you have to eat?' Fe'Karen asked.
'You already know dear, but I'll tell you anyway. Pizza.' Ta'Alan replied.
'Was it delicious?' Fe'Karen asked.
'Jerebi Producer makes sure the food is delicious. Yes it was. Want to learn how to use the hyperdrive?' Ta'Alan asked.
'Not now. What's that?' Fe'Karen asked.
'Something on the sensors. A krypt-tokh, straight ahead.' Ta'Alan replied.
'Do you want to take over?' Fe'Karen asked.
Ta'Alan shook his head, 'Nah. You'll deal with this. After all, you'll be the feranin of Feranin Fetalin. This would be good for you, make your first contact with the strongest Vell-os.'
'I'll try anyway. Are you serious?' Fe'Karen asked.
'Serious? About the Feranin Fetalin thing? Heck no. I told S.N.S that you would be the Feranin of Feranin Fetalin. That, that position is already taken.' Ta'Alan replied.
'But I'm Tamuyess.' Fe'Karen complained.
'There can only be one high leader of The Kestis. Yes, you're Tamuyess but your rank is a Feranin.' Ta'Alan explained.
Fe'Karen sighed, 'Pity. I'll try to contact the Krypt-tokh.'
'Go for it.' Ta'Alan nodded.
Fe'Roy entered the pilot cabin and sat down behind Ta'Alan, he put his secure-armor on around him.
'This is Fe'Karen of Young Owl. Krypt, do you hear me?' Fe'Karen telepathed.
Fe'Karen; Ta'Alan and Fe'Roy waited for awhile, but nothing until...
'This is Allarallei. I never thought that humans would get this far in telekinetic abilities.' The Krypt-tokh replied.
Fe'Karen's; Ta'Alan's and Fe'Roy's jaws dropped. They knew who he was. Fe'Karen replied.
'We are The Kestis. Ta'Alan here is the high Tamuya of The Kestis. Why...' Fe'Karen's telepath was interrupted.
'Let Ta'Alan ask that.' Allarallei interrupted.
'Why are you and your friends hanging around in this system?' Ta'Alan telepathed.
'The planet that you've settled, the way it is now is the way it was several hundred years ago.' Allarallei replied.
'No way!' Ta'Alan gasped.
'Believe it or not. It is said amongst the Vell-os, passed down to the Polaris, that there's a ship protected from the core, in the core of Starmoon. You better check it out sooner or later.' Allarallei explained.
Ta'Alan blinked, 'Um. Would you and some other Vell-os come to the elections that's in the 15th, the next three days?'
'Sure we will.' Allarallei replied.
"Check your space-place sensors. They've got to be good enough to sense a Starplane in the core of Starmoon." Ta'Alan commented.
Fe'Karen gasped.
"What?" Ta'Alan asked.
Ta'Alan removed his hands from the biowire system after finishing talking with Allarallei.
"There is a Starplane. Its signature is exactly like ours: a Kestis Robin." Fe'Karen replied.
"Oh my..." Ta'Alan gasped.
'Do you believe it now?' Allarallei asked.
'Yeah. We'll try to retrieve it somehow.' Ta'Alan replied.
'It would have some unexpected information in it.' Allarallei warned.
'We'll be able to take. Head back to Starmoon dear.' Ta'Alan commented.
Young Owl headed back to Starmoon.
"This is Fe'Karen of Young Owl. Request to land." Fe'Karen requested.
"Request approved. You have a go Young Owl." The traffic-controller answered.
12th of June, 1969 TC - Starmoon, Kestis
Fe'Karen landed back in Kestis Trani Yard. They all got out. Ta'Alan closed the Starplane's shutters as well as the yard shutters. Ta'Alan was troubled about the information he got from Allarallei.
"Thinking about what Allarallei said about the Starplane?" Fe'Karen asked.
Ta'Alan nodded, "After the elections for a few days, we'll invent something and send it down to retrieve the robin."
"O.K." Fe'Karen nodded.
15th of June, 1969 TC - Starmoon, Kestis
The big day came. Allarallei and some of his friends landed on Starmoon with the traffic-controller's approval. Ta'Alan notified S.N.S about that and so Kestis muzon were excited about the elections and sight and sense of the Krypt-tokh. Kestis muzon gathered in the elections yard. Ta'Alan and his family was there. Allarallei and his friends were close-by Ta'Alan. St'Nercan and his wife were the only ones on stage.
"O.K. No presentations. The feranin of Feranin Fetalin is already known, Fe'Karen!" St'Nercan yelled.
Fe'Karen stood and bowed through the loud applause.
"Next is the feranin of Actonal Fetalin, Ac'Knock: now as Aci'Knock." St'Jane confirmed.
Aci'Knock gasped among the crowd. He stood up with his mouth opened wide. He sat back down a few moments later.
"Please applause to Re'Tanis of the Remia Fetalin! Now as Rel'Tanis." St'Nercan added.
Rel'Tanis jumped into the air, thrusting his arm into the air. A loud applause, louder than anyone before him was heard. Re'Tamuchi was disappointed, but yet he had a feeling that Re'Tanis would beat him in the position.
"Please applause to Zo'Parn of the Zomo Fetalin! Now as Zol'Parn." St'Jane smiled.
Zol'Parn smiled through the loud applause.
"Please applause to St'... St'... St'Nercan of the Strey Fetalin? Me?!" St'Nercan gasped.
"Now as Sti'Nercan." St'Jane smiled.
A thunderous applause was given to Sti'Nercan. Sti'Nercan and St'Jane continued on once the applause went down.
"Please applause to Je'Carpet of the Jerebi Fetalin! Now as Jel'Carpet." St'Jane added.
Jel'Carpet was a woman. She gasped once she heard her name. A thunderous applause was given to her. Ta'Alan and his family shared in the applauses.
"Last but not least, Mo'Meriam for the Muzon Fetalin!" St'Jane yelled.
"Now as Mol'Meriam." Sti'Nercan commented, getting over his shock.
'Karen? Are you O.K.?' Ta'Alan asked that night.
Fe'Karen sobbed, 'No.'
'What's wrong?' Ta'Alan asked.
'I don't want to live with the Feranin Fetalin!' Fe'Karen complained.
Ta'Alan laughed, 'Who said anything of living with the Feranin Fetalin? Their job is to have meetings in a certain place. Other than that they would be living in their homes.'
'Really?' Fe'Karen asked, turning to Ta'Alan.
'Of course love.' Ta'Alan smiled.
Fe'Karen smiled back.
7th of June, 1969 TC - Kestis (K-003)
A few minutes later the planet mutated into a livable planet, it was like the way it was hundreds of years ago. Everybody on the three ships cheered.
"We did it!" Fe'Karen yelled.
COMING UP! EPISODE 2: COLONIZE UNINHABITED