Chapter 13. Earth Bound. It's getting interesting people. I hope you are all enjoying it as much as I love writing it. By the way I'm writing this story without watching the star wars ep 2 and 3. I kind of don't want to copy. Review me if you like. Thanks.
The next day Dawn wakes up with a rose next her beside. Next to the rose there is a note. She reads it and then she sees on the ground a petals of roses leading towards the door. Dawn garbs her robe and follows the roses to her door. She opens the door and sees Connor with a dozen roses in his hands. Dawn smiles and gives Connor a hug.
"Happy Birthday," says Connor with a smile.
"How did you know?" ask Dawn as she takes the roses from his hands.
"Tara told me a couple days ago," replies Connor.
"How long were you standing outside the door?"
"Um, not too long." Dawn pop kisses him on the lips.
"Come in." Connor enters the room and closes the door behind him.
"I just wanted to be the first one…"
"To wish me a happy birthday."
"Yeah."
"That's sweet." Connor blushes.
"So what are you going to do now that your seventeen?"
"Hmm let me think. I'd like to spend the day with you."
"Really."
"Yes." The two sit on her bed staring at each other. Dawn moves her hand to his and they move closer. Connor caresses her cheek and kisses her softly on the lips.
Someone then knocks on the door interrupting their sweet kiss. The two lower their heads and look towards the door.
"Dawn are you awake?" ask Giles.
"He has perfect timing doesn't he," says Connor.
"That's Giles for you," says Dawn. Connor gets up. "But I really want to spend the day with you. I'll ask the Queen for the day off." Connor smiles and walks over to her. He takes her hand and kisses it.
"I'm sure she'll say yes," says Connor. "She's a nice lady."
"Balcony."
"Yeah, I'm going." Dawn giggles as she sees Connor get on the railing and climbing to the other balcony.
From the courtyard a blonde woman sees him climbing the side of the palace walls. She becomes concern for the young man and watches him as he gets into the other balcony. Then she enters the palace.
Dawn walks over to the door and opens it. Giles is at the door with a small box in his hands.
"Happy Birthday Dawn," says Giles as he gives her the small box. Dawn takes the box.
"Giles, that is sweet of you," says Dawn. "You didn't have to get me anything." She opens the box and sees a small golden pin inside. Dawn looks confuse. "A pin."
"Like mine," says Giles as he shows her his. "I got this when I was first initiated into the Jedi Knights."
"You mean I'm in," says Dawn excited. "I'm a full blown Jedi."
"Yes," replies Giles.
"Thank you so much." Dawn jumps on Giles and hugs him.
"You'll be apprenticing with Cordelia."
"This so great." Dawn walks into her room and puts the pin on her shirt. She looks in the mirror. "It's a neat accessory."
"I'm very proud of you that you've accomplish this Dawn."
"Thank you."
"I know you're parents would have been proud of you too."
"I know. Though I don't think mom would be so happy about it."
"Yes, your mother was never the violent type."
Meanwhile in a spaceship heading to Earth, a solitaire man sits in his quarters mourning for what it seem like forever. He walks over to a table and grabs a picture frame. A beautiful blonde girl is in the picture with him. He was giving her a piggy back ride and he was smiling. Smiling was something he would never do again after he lost his wife.
Her name was Darla and from the instant that he saw her he loved her. To him it felt like if she were a dream every time he was with her. She was his life until she found out that he was a being from the dark planet. He was one of the beings that were killing her kind since their first contact in 2011.
"No," said Darla. "We can't be together."
"Please, don't go," he said to her grabbing her arm.
"It's wrong Lindsay. It may seem right, but you have to let me go."
"I can't do that. I love you."
"You have to. If you love me you have to." Lindsay lifts up her chins and looks at her straight in the eyes as tears fall down her cheek.
"I won't leave. Not without you." Lindsay kisses Darla on the lips passionately.
"No, this has to end. Please don't make this harder than it has to. Goodbye." Darla attempts to walk away but Lindsay holds her back. She turns around and stares into his eyes.
"I don't have the strength to leave you. Come with me." Darla takes a deep breath and looks at her world then Lindsay extends his hand out to her. She looks at it and ignores everything else as she grabs his hand leaving her home planet to live in the dark planet.
They married immediately as soon as they arrived at the dark planet. Lindsay had children from his previous marriage and deceased wife. A little girl and an older boy whom Darla took care of when Lindsay was away.
After a year living in the dark planet, Darla had realized that this world was not a place she envisioned her to live in for the rest of her life. There was no daylight, only distant lights far away from the planet. Magic's, fire and other sources that give off light were in place to resemble an Earth sun.
One time, since the days seem to bleed into each other and no one can tell when day begins in the dark planet, Darla over hears a conversation about returning to Earth and taking it over.
"They're sending a ship here," says one of the men sitting at the conference table. Lindsay sat at the end of the table. "They've probably found out about our men who have been in their planet for over a year."
"If they look threatening we fight back," says Lindsay.
"They're powerless," says the same man again. "We should take over their planet. They have sun and much better planet than ours. They also have prettier women. Lindsay should know about that."
"Shut up Marcus," says Lindsay.
"Come on Lindsay."
"Leave her out of this. These people are very different from us. They have passion."
"We've got passion."
"To total, kill, destroy. What good will that do us?"
"We've been fine with that for hundreds of years. What's wrong with you Lindsay? The pretty earthling make you soft." Lindsay stands up and heads to the door. Darla quickly moves away from it. Inside Lindsay stops and turns back to the men.
"You're our leader Lindsay. Lead us to greatness."
Later on, Lindsay heads to his bedroom and sees Darla staring out the window. Lindsay walks over to her and wraps his arms around her. Darla closes her eyes and she sees death in the future.
"You miss you're home?" ask Lindsay. Darla turns to face him.
"Sometimes," replies Darla. The two stay silent for a while. "Lindsay, I have to tell you something."
"What is it? Is it Drusilla cause I know she can be handful…"
"No, it's not Drusilla."
"Then what is it?"
"You see I…I mean I have…"
"Lindsay we've got the ship on our radar," say Marcus interrupting them.
"Alright. I'll be right there," replies Lindsay. He then returns his attention to Darla. "What were you trying to say?" Darla pause before she continues.
"Oh, um. I have such a wonderful gift. You, Adam and Drusilla. I couldn't ask for anymore. I just wanted you to know that." Lindsay caresses her cheek and kisses her lips.
After Lindsay left the room, Darla began her plan to leave this planet and warn hers about the evil inhabitants plans. She decides to leave while everyone was asleep and sneak onto a spaceship that is heading toward earth. Darla kisses Lindsay goodbye on the forehead and leaves him a note.
When he awoke he is disturbed not to find her by his side. He sees the letter and reads it.
"Lindsay, I've ignored myself for far too long. I love you so much but I have to leave. I've SEEN what your going to do, I've SEEN what you're planning and I've SEEN what's going to happen. Don't come after me. Darla."
Lindsay quickly jumps on a ship towards earth to find her and when he got there the battles against the dark warriors were beginning. Many humans died. Then in the remains of the slaughter that had occurred Lindsay found bracelet that belonged to Darla filled with blood. From that moment on he knew that his beloved wife was dead.
Years have passed and no one has found her body anywhere on earth, but now Lindsay has other plans in mind. The same plans that his soldiers where proclaiming in the first place.
"We're here," says Drusilla interrupting Lindsay's sad memory. "Poor daddy. Too sad." Lindsay looks up at his daughter. "Mommy dearest dead and brother too. What to do?"
"I know what to do," replies Lindsay revealing a smirk. "Revenge."