Outlaw Star LoS

Legacy Of Stars

Space travel is usually very tiring on a person's body and soul. Not only physical damage can happen from being cramped behind a pilot's control's but also the emotional damage of a wrong choice in direction or crew placement. Also memories triggered by certain events in space can also affect the emotional side or space.

Such a memory would be that of Sable Starwind and her memory or her parent's deaths at the hands of pirates. Ironically her father also had a parental death in space, which usually conflicted with his piloting abilities. But how different will his daughter be affected, losing two parents instead of one? Her struggles are just beginning, but beware space! She is on the loose!

A Dream To Remember.

He couldn't believe the words of his 'niece'. Jim Hawking sat across from Sable in the kitchen area of the Outlaw Star. He had hitched a ride up there by a maintenance ship. Sable stared hard at the table, as if looking at it would help her.

"I'm so sorry." Jim said softly.

He got up and patted her shoulders. She stayed a sniffle and looked up at him.

"Wh…what am I suppose to do now?"

Her head fell down to her arms that were now crossed on top of the table. Her crying could be heard. She didn't care, right now she only felt pain and suffering and her hot tears.

Caringly Jim rubbed her back.

"Stop that…Gene always said crying solves nothing. Be strong Sable. I'll watch over you until you decide you're ready to leave."

Sable looked up and hugged him tightly.

"Thanks Jim… How much are the space port fees?"

"100 Wong a week… so if you're staying you'll have to break into your father's emergency fund down on Sentinel 3."

Sable nodded. "Do you know how much is in there?"

"Well.. About 20,000 give or take."

"I'll stay until I can find some type of crew to help pilot this ship."

Jim nodded. "Best thing is to advertise."

The landing seemed simple enough on the simulator. But it was extremely hard to land something Sable had never really tried. According to Jim, Gene also had a lot of trouble landing for the first time. The whole ordeal had wiped young Sable out. The moment she walked into Jim's house she ran straight for the guest room to sleep.

It was a fevered dream. She lay there tossing and turning, sweating and mumbling. Countless blobs of darkness chasing her with pistols perused her. In her hands she saw her father's caster she got for her birthday. Floating along side her was her parents, urging her to turn and fight.

"No!" She screamed out, not only in her dream but also in her sleep. The grey backdrop of the dream changed to a park. She knew this park. It was barely a block away. There…she saw her, another girl with tears in her eyes, one with long brown hair and these green eyes… Sable then dreamed no more. Yanked awake by the screeching sound of the alarm clock.

"10:30?" she yelled.

Almost leaping from the bed she grabbed her daily clothes and ran to the shower.

While the hot water ran over her slender form thoughts of the dream return. Maybe it wasn't a dream, maybe it was true…maybe. Right then she knew she'd go to that park.

And she did. As soon as she was dressed she grabbed a rice patty from the table and ran out the door. Now she slightly limped about on her way to the park. She saw the stairs and broke into a run, going up them. She stopped at the top. There in front of her, curled up on a park bench, was the girl from her dreams. Sable walked close and bent down.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

Sable touched the girl's arm softly. The girl popped her head up and backed up, almost falling off the bench. Sable then noticed the ears and tail.

"You're a Ctarl-Ctarl!"

The girl nodded and sniffed. "Have you come to ridicule me too?"

Sable shook her head. "No, I like Ctarl-Ctarls.."

Sable smiled and put her hand out. "Sable Starwind."

The small girl put her hand into Sable's. "Zalis Clan-Clan."

"Clan-clan?" Sable asked. "Are you related to Aisha clan-Clan?"

Zalis nodded. "That's my mother. She always talked about traveling with your father."

"Where is she?"

"She died a month ago, killed by a Kei pirate."

Instantly thoughts of the attack on Her father filled Sable's mind. Was that the doing of the Kei pirates too?

"Where's your father?" Zalis asked.

"Dead… killed a couple of nights ago by pirates.." Sable sniffled.

Sable now took a proper seat on the bench. Zalis got closed and hugged her. Sable returned the hug. They sat there for awhile in each other's arms. Then, Sable broke the hug and stood.

"Come on, you'll stay with me and Jim for awhile."

Standing, Zalis nodded and smiled. "That'll be nice… I'm dying from hunger."

"How old are you?' Sable asked.

"17 by Earthen years." Zalis replied.

"I turned 16 just recently…"

And talking the two friends walked off towards home, holding hands.