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Ceridwen Lucius: I'm very glad you liked how Kane's story went. After all what you say is true. Through someone's eyes. Luke maybe a hero blowing up 2 giant weapons in victory of the rebels
But through another person's eyes. Luke is someone who took the lives of many after blowing up 2 super expensive spaceships leaving lots of devastation amongst Empire sympathizers
A great source I like to use when it comes to Star Wars is YouTube channel called Generation Tech. They do an amazing job with their Star Wars and Sci-Fi stuff
Now I just want to address one quick thing. There will be somewhat of multicrossovers at play in this story. And don't worry. They aren't going to eat up this entire story as I will be limiting their roles so it won't go out of hand
Unto thine stowy
Play: Ghost Giant OST – Main Theme
Kane continued to hold onto his box as Stan saw how sad he seemed
"Kane" said Stan gaining his attention "Its gonna be alright, those assholes won't know what hit them" wrapping an arm around Kane. But he only looked back at his box after Stan did that. He then looked out the window to see that the bus had driven far away from Kane's hometown "We'll find something to cheer you up"
While the bus continued driving as all the kids wondered where the bus will be taking them while one of the stormtroopers sleeps. The other stormtrooper looks at the kids with sympathy knowing what happened that made them here
Eventually the bus came to a stop. Making every curious to where they are now
"There already?" Said a stormtrooper as he gets up and stretches a little. He then taps the sleeping stormtroopers "Get up lazy"
"zzz" as the sleeping stormtrooper continueing his slumber making the awake stormtrooper to give a light wack on the helmet "zzz-Wha!? What the f-" restraining himself when he remembered there are children present "…fart"
"Alright kids let's get out the van. We have arrived" said the stormtrooper
"Where are we?" said one of the kids
"This will serve as your temporary home until the empire ships arrive" said the stormtrooper as he opens the back door as all the other kids follow him out
"Kane let's go" said Stan as they both got up when left the van. Followed by the other stormtrooper. They looked at where the van dropped them off. It looked like some sort of recreation center from Kane's perspective as he could hear lots of chattering noises
Stan wondered what is going over there. Maybe they are having snowball fights. That is something he would love to do. And not to mention. There must've been a lot more kids that said yes to the program. It internally made a little excited as he watched everyone who left earlier enter through the gates
"You two ready?" said the stormtrooper as Kane reaches up and grabs his hand "?" looking down at Kane "…Don't worry kid. It's nothing to worry. Ill walk you there just to make sure. Ok?" Kane nodded to him as he lead Kane and Stan through the gates and into the buildings
Little did they know. Something had its eye on both Kane and Stan in the shadows. It watched as they entered through the main door in the building. As it creeped along in the shadows to follow. Due to the day being snowy. The security cameras couldn't see it
Upon entering they saw lots of kids and some staff in the main area. But this amount of people made Kane a little nervous. He then hid behind the stormtrooper that walked him there. Stan could easily tell what Kane is feeling
"Hey kid it's going to be ok" said the stormtrooper ruffling Kane's hair with his other hand. "Listen. I know you probably are scared. But you don't have to be afraid of here. Everyone here will take care of you. I promise. You know. Your friend there can watch over you. Just give them all a chance" Kane looks up at the stormtrooper who nods to him. This made Kane reluctantly let go of him
"C'mon Kane. We got places to go" said Stan as Kane then catches up to him. And they made their way towards a door with lots of chatter getting louder and louder the closer they got
"Hm. Good kid" thought the stormtrooper as he walks over to catch up with other stormtroopers
Stan and Kane enter the door to see many kids on plastic chairs just chatting. One of the officers in the room then gestures for them to take a seat. As he then rings a bell causing everyone to quiet down as Kane and Stan sits down in a more isolated part of the many chairs
"Alright boys and girls. My name is Hutch. Now that you are all here. You have agreed to join the knight program" said the officer named Hutch "Therefore you all shall be living here until the dropships decide to arrive and pick you up"
This caused everyone to started chattering amongst themselves again saying stuff on the lines
"I can't wait to have a sword"
"You think we'll get super powers?"
"I hope they have cookies"
"Please have pancakes"
"I want to blow up stuff"
"I can't wait"
This made officer Hutch make a deadpan expression as he then rings his bell again causing all the kids to reduce to silent murmurs
"Now then. You will all get designated rooms. You will all be divided by gender" said the officer "*Checks watch*. All the girls. Please follow Ms. Lacey to your rooms" said officer Hutch as he gestures to a female officer waving in the corner.
All the girls began to get up and head over to Ms. Lacey as she lead them to their rooms
"All right then. Boys. Follow me to your rooms" said Officer Hutch as all the boys get up from their seats and began to follow him. "Every room is can hold 3 people. So choose your roommates wisely" from those words. All the boys except Kane and Stan began filling each room.
"It seems I'm alone again" said one kid
"Not this time Frank" said Officer Hutch pointing to Kane and Stan "Make sure you all get along well and put away your things. I want you all back in the announcement room in 10 minutes"
After he said that Kane and Stan then walked into the last room that wasn't taken. One side had a bunk bed while the other side had a regular bed. They both had nightstand and closets next to them. There is a single mirror, and a window
"Whoa shit. I call top!" said Stan climbing up the bunk bed before jumping down. And Kane feeling more comfortable with Stan puts his box on the bunk bed under. While Frank just tossed his bag on the other bed. After he did that. He walks over to the two of them
"Hi. I'm Franklin. And I'll guess we'll be roommates from now on" said Franklin holding out his hand
"…." Said Kane as he holds his stormtrooper plush close to him. And looking at Franklin. He looked slightly younger than Stan. Since Stan is 14. Maybe Frank is maybe 13? And he has blonde hair
"Sup. I'm Stan. And this is Kane. He usually doesn't like to talk to others he doesn't know" said Stan
"So are you two like brothers or something?" said Frank
"Nope. He's my friend" said Stan taking off his grey beanie for a moment to scratch his head. Before tossing it on his bed to look at himself in the mirror adjusting his dirty brown hair before walking back
"Oh I'm sorry" said Frank "I mean. You seem protective of him. With that kind of way your around him people will assume that"
"Nah man your good" said Stan "Now that you mentioned it. I guess?"
"So then. What happened to your fac-" said Frank earning a deadpan expression from Stan "Never mind then" but that still didn't stop him from being curious about his bandage
Meanwhile
The thing creeped closer through the gates. And quickly made its way to the door. Waiting for a few moments. Then the door opened as a couple stormtroopers to walk over to the gate
"Did you have to pick here of all places for our lunch break?" said the first stormtrooper as they both sat down and opened their lunchboxes
"Pfft. It's not too cold. I'm sure our lunch will be fine" said the second stormtrooper taking off his helmet to eat a hot dog
The thing then slipped in the building before it closed as it then began to seemingly walk into the shadows to traverse through the ceiling. It then made it's way looking for it's targets. Until it found the boys' rooms
Then Officer Hutch then comes in and rings his Bell
"All right everyone time to go back to the announcement room!" said Officer Hutch as all the boys started to the leave their respective rooms
The things scanned the area as it then saw Kane and Stan leave their room. Kane has a strange feeling though
Kane looks up at the ceiling as the thing then went behind a picture frame
"Kane is there something wrong?" said Stan
"…I don't know… I thought I saw something on the ceiling" said Kane
"You probably saw a bug" said Stan rolling his eyes
After all the boys left. The thing went out from behind the picture as it then slithers into the room Kane, Stan and Frank are going to live. It then goes into the closet and creeps up the wall to the top corner knowing full well that if someone were to check. That person won't think to look up
Back to Kane
Kane and Stan sat down on the chairs again more isolated than the other kids. Only difference is that this time Frank is sitting nearby them
Officer Hutch rings his Bell again as many of the boys quieted down to listen to him
"Alright boys and girls. Now that you all got your rooms. You will now be free to go back to your forms or the gym. There will be an alarm set for breakfast lunch and dinner. If you miss any. That's your own fault." Said Officer Hutch "That being said. You are all dismissed. And remember to return here for any announcements"
Then pretty much all of the kids minus Kane and Stan began to get up and leave
"Cmon Kane. Want to play basketball?" said Stan hoping it may distract Kane
"…" said Kane as he isn't in the mood right now for a game. He just didn't care about anything now
"*sigh* It'll be fun I swear" said Stan "You know you want too" but Kane shook his head in response "Fine be that way, do you at least want to walk around?" Kane thought about it for a moment as Stan then gets up and gestures to walk
Kane then nods and gets up to follow him making Stan smile as he lead him over to where they heard lots of bouncing. They look to see the huge gym with a bunch of boys and girls (including Frank) playing basketball
Frank sees them both
"Hey guys want to join us?" said Frank waving to the as the other kids stopped playing for a moment to wait for their responses
"Hell yeah man!" said Stan as Kane shook his head and sat on a bench. While Stan ran over to the other kids and started to play basketball
Kane watched them play while rooting for Stan for hours even though it was chilly due to the snowfall. This continued on even as the day began to turn dark
Later
*Kzzt* Would everyone please return to your dorms for the night. And stormtroopers and staff. Please make sure all kids get there. Thank you *Kzzt*
Kane gets up from the bench and walks back inside
'"Kane wait up!" said Stan running after him followed by Frank to their dorm. Upon catching up to Kane there seemed to be more stormtroopers walking around. This made Kane make a slight smile as he goes back to his dorm room
"I see your happy to be back here" said Stan as Kane then gives a slight shrug before grabbing his stormtrooper plush close to him
"…" said Kane as he lays down as Stan shakes his head and climbs on the top bunk bed
"Ok then?" said Frank "I guess I'll see you guys in the morning?"
"Whatever man" said Stan as the lights all started to go out. Frank sighs quietly to himself before turning off the lamp. This caused the room to pretty much be pitch black as they all begin to fall asleep
Kane on the other hand felt very restless trying to sleep. He still couldn't handle much the permanent change. As he hugs the plush closer to him while at the same time. Though thankfully as time passes his eyes became heavier and heavier
Once Kane fell asleep. The thing in the closet then slithered out and up onto the top bunk. It stared at Stan for a few moments only to slither down to examine Kane. It raises it's serpent like head and stares at Kane with it's icy blue eyes
First person dreamscape (Kane)
Play: Ghost Giant OST – The cemetery
I found myself in a snowy forest as I turn around and see my hometown being burned down once again. I tried to run as fast as I could get to it before I then slipped on frozen water. I fall on my back leaving me to helplessly watch the final building burn down
"It hurts now doesn't it?" said a very familiar voice
I look up and see the familiar old man from another a dream I had staring down at me as he held out his hand to me. I didn't know what to think of him but he seemed trustworthy enough. So I reached out and he pulled me up
After he did. He took a few steps back
"It's sad really. But… Things change" he said as he gestures to something moving in the trees "I suggest keeping a eye on that thing"
I try to get a better look to where he is pointing. As then. A little white serpent came slithering out of the bushes towards me. It reared its head at me opening it's icy blue eyes to me. I felt too curious and scared to move. As to me, it felt like if I were to make a sudden movement I will die
But. I subconsciously hold out my hand to it. I don't know why. But it didn't feel like something I would do. It then slithers to wrap itself around my arm I held out. I let out a panicked yelp
"Ease yourself child. I'm not here to kill you" I was very surprised by the fact that it spoke. It then raised it's head to look around the place we were in "hmm. You have a nice soul"
"?" I said as I became confused with where I am. This should be a dream right?
"Its not everyday a child's is a snowy forest with a burning town. Now that is what I like" The serpent said ominously as it began to smile making me feel uncomfortable. And the old man only watched in interest
"..what do you want?" I said cautiously worried that the snake has something up it's sleeve
"Ah. Straight to the point now?. Its good they you develop some spunk" said the serpent "Don't be a fucking gungan kid. After all. I come with an offer" said the serpent. I wasn't sure if this 'offer' he speaks of. But I was interested in hearing it out
I nod to it
"Good. You see. I know. You possess a very big grudge. And what I like about my client. Is the anger they possess. Not to mention. We have a common enemy we both suffered from the Rebel Alliance" it said. This made me very interested. To stomp down the rebel scum and set them afire. It then looked at me with interest as it grins
Then the old man approaches us
"Are you sure you want to let that on your soul?" Said the old man. The serpent then looked at the old man with recognition "Big offers cone with big costs"
"And that 'cost' won't be much. After all. An enemy of an enemy is a friend" it said in response
"…what will it cost?" I asked curiously
"Allow me too give you strength.. how do I say… 'Control' hm?.. but don't worry. It will only be in certain situations." Said the serpent "And don't worry. It won't happen a lot"
I looked at the old man
"Your choice kid.." he said. I don't know why. But I have a strange feeling that he and the serpent has met before
"I'll even throw in a bonus. Full of information hehe…" the serpent said "What do you say"
I look at the white serpent for a few moments more. I turn around to see that the burning town has been completely reduced to ash
I then make my decision…
First person dreamscape end
Kane wakes up with a slight chill for a moment looking that it is exactly morning. When he got up. He sees that Frank is still sleeping. He then climbs up to see Stan just noticed him
"Awake already?" said Stan as he jumps down off the bed "You know. You stir a lot in your sleep. I couldn't get much last night"
"…." Said Kane looking down
"You can relax man. We'll basically be our own version of 'The Boys'" said Stan riffling Kane's hair again "Then I'm sure you'll sleep without a care" as he notices Frank is still sleeping as he then gets an idea "Heh. Watch."
Stan then gets a pen and doodles a mustache on Frank as he tries to keep himself from snickering to loud. Kane could feel a slight smile to his face as he felt super close to a slight chuckle
However. Stan's snickering became louder as he resisted doodling again. This of course woke Frank up
"Wha-uh?..." said Frank confused as he looked in the mirror to see his new mustache "What the fuck dude?"
"*chuckles* no regrets man. No God damn regrets" said Stan tossing the pen to Frank
Meanwhile
"No don't you close that elevator!" said Officer Hutch "I will remember this!" as he runs towards an elevator with a stormtrooper frantically pushing a button
"Uh no uh…Eat my ass!" said the stormtrooper flipping the bird as the door closed on the officer
"Gah fuck. Why does that asshole keep doing this to me?" said Officer Hutch to himself as suddenly he felt a vibration from his hologram phone "Huh?" as he then pulls it out
"Hello officer" said the hologram
"Dr. Brom!" said Officer Hutch "What brings you to call now?"
"I am just calling to tell you that we have drop ships coming to pick up the kids that should arrive at the end of the day" said Dr. Brom "So just get the kids ready and we'll take them off your hands"
"Got it" said Officer Hutch as the transmission ended. Putting the hologram in his pocket. He then presses the elevator button repeatedly "C'mon C'mon"
Back to Kane
Stan, Frank and Kane were all in the back corners of the cafeteria. Even though it was pretty noisy.. though there was 4 kids seemed to have a more prominent noise. 2 boys and 2 girls. Kane didn't know why. But he has a strange feeling about them
"Kane don't stare too much unless you want attention" said Stan as he takes a bite of a bagel. Making Kane continue eating his cereal. He then looked at Frank for a moment
"What?" said Frank before he could take a sip of his coffee as suddenly Officer Hutch comes in the cafeteria with a couple stormtroopers
Officer Hutch then rings his Bell reducing the entire cafeteria to quiet murmurs as they all looked at him
"Good morning everyone. I hope you have a great day so far. I know this is very early in the morning. But I have news for you all. The imperial dropships should be arriving at the end of the day. So I suggest you should all start packing." Said officer Hutch
This got everyone to start getting louder causing a tick mark to show up on Officer Hutch's forehead as he rings his bell again causing everyone to quiet down again
"I'm not done talking yet. Once you are all done packing. You shall continue with your day. But make sure to pack everything you own because you won't be coming back here." Said Officer Hutch "That will be all"
"Damn. Shits getting real" said Stan as he finishes his bagel "You think we'll get Empire cookies" Kane shrugs his shoulders as he notices that one of the stormtroopers may be the same one that walked in. He watched as the stormtrooper then left the room
Kane then finished the last of his cereal then gets up
"Hey Kane. Where you going?" said Stan only to get no response "...Okay ya later then"
Kane followed the stormtrooper as he walks outside. Another stormtrooper noticed Kane but didn't care at all as he watched Kane quietly walk
The stormtrooper then exits the building as he then sits down a bench. He then sits down to take off his helmet to sit down. He pulls out a cigarette and a lighter
Kane then walks to the bench to sit next to him. Not caring about the cigarette
"?" said the stormtrooper as he then notices Kane next to him "!" as he then throws away the cigarette "I-Ignore that.." feeling a little nervous that he is nearly caught smoking by a child. But to his surprise. Kane sat closer to him "Um.. is there something I can help you with?"
Kane gave him a little nod as he continued to sit with him
"…how much have you fought the rebels?" said Kane getting the stormtrooper to think for a moment
"About a few years kid. You wouldn't believe the stuff I have seen" said the stormtrooper earning a curious look from Kane "But let me tell ya. Since you are joining this program you'll maybe understand when your older"
"…" said Kane
"hmph.. tell you what kid. What's your name?" said the stormtrooper
"…Kane" said Kane
"Well then Kane. My name is Donovan. Or ST-572" Said the stormtrooper now named Donovan "When you are older and I see you again. We can talk about all the things that had happened in our lives"
"R-Really?" said Kane as Donovan then nodded
"Yeah kid. If we see each other again" said Donovan as he debated on smoking his cigarette anyway. But to his surprise. Kane wraps his arms around him "?. Whoah kid calm down"
"…just a little longer" muttered Kane as Donovan puts away his cigarette gave Kane a slight pat on the back
"*sigh* very well Kane." Said Donovan as they both sat together for a few moments longer. Eventually Kane let go of Donovan waving a cya as Donovan nodded back at him "Nice kid. Wish him the best" he thought as he watched Kane go back into the building
And once he was sure Kane won't cone back. He pulls out his cigarette and starts to smoke it
On his way back. Kane bumps into Stan
"Kane. I've been looking for ya man. Don't leave me hanging bro" said Stan as Kane dips his head in an apology "Don't worry I'm not mad. I'm just worried. C'mon. Let's head over to the outside basketball court
Kane shook his head at that
"Ok Maybe not then.. I'll just head to the fucking dorm" said Stan as Kane follows him back over to the dorms
Stan jumps onto his top bunkbed while. Kane looks out the window. He wondered when exactly he is going to get taken. Sure he knew from Officer Hutch that it's happening the next few hours. But he just hoped it would be sooner
"….Stan?" said Kane as he then gets on the bottom bunk bed
"yeah?" said Stan
"…What happened to bring you here" said Kane
Stan was a bit bothered by his question. But he excuses it due to Kane only being around 10-11 years old
"*sigh* let's say…. Are you aware of other attacks on this planet?" Said Stan
"…I think so" said Kane as he could recall hearing of previous attacks on towns not too far from his hometown
"Yeah. In my own city. My family was always trying to leave to find a more safer area… but they were too late for it to work. Apparently. Sometimes. Some fucker decides it would be a good idea to shoot a child's parents…"
"…" said Kane
"Everytime. Someone you love gets shot. You die inside when you see it. And you die inside even more knowing damn well that the fucker got away." Said Stan looking at his beanie for a moment before putting it back on "And the worst. Is that you lose a part of your soul when the person you love is never coming back"
"…I'm sorry Stan" said Kane
"Don't be sorry Kane. After all. You know how it feels personally" said Stan as Kane looked up at the bunk bed on top "Listen here. If someone hits you with a bat. Take that bat and hit him harder."
Images of rebel soldiers destroying his hometown flash in Kane's mind as he then got an idea
"…would that bat need nails?" said Kane as Stan darkly chuckled at the thought
"That is a great idea bro. Maybe we should do that" said Stan as he then continued to lay down. They continued to sit in silence for a few moments as Frank then entered the room
"What's up guys" said Frank as Kane didn't respond and Stan sat up a little
"You know. Just sitting around" said Stan as "Waiting for the dropships to come already"
"Really? Huh. It's starting to get dark. Despite them saying that it's coming today" said Frank "Maybe it'll be a little late?" as Stan grabbed a pen and threw it at Frank's head "-Ow! What the hell man!?"
"Don't say stupid stuff. It pisses me off" said Stan as Kane only looked at Frank for a moment before turning around holding his box close to him
Meanwhile
Donovan was looking at the sky with binoculars as he then sees a couple drop ships dying towards the building. He then grabs his communicator
"Officer Hutch the dropships have arrived. Do you want the kids to get up?" Said Donovan
"No. Let them and the pilots rest for the rest of the night. Have them start packing after breakfast" said Officer Hutch
"Got it" said Donovan as he pressed a few buttons causing the lights around the landing pad begin to light up as a bunch of staff began to get ready for the arrival "Hope that kid lives life better than me" he thought referring to Kane
Hours later
Kane couldn't sleep at all as he still anxious about the coming ships. He has cravings for revenge as soon as possible until he heard a sound outside the window breaking him of his train of thought
He gets up to see that Frank is asleep. But looking out the window. He notices that some lights have turned on. He then slowly gets up and looks out the window. At first he was confused by the lights before he realizes what is actually happening
He then climbs up the bunk bed and pokes Stan
"zz-stopzzzzzz" said Stan as Kane repeatedly "zzz-huh? Alright Kane just stop" he said sleepily and rubbing his eyes as he then sees Kane point to the window. This made Stan curious for a moment as he the gets off the bunk bed and looks out the window
"…holy shit…" muttered Stan as he then shook Frank
"Zz-!" said Frank sue to the abrupt awakening as Stan points to the window. Frank then gets up and looks outside
"I know man shits getting real" said Stan as he puts his hand on Frank's shoulder and slightly shakes him
"…Now what?" said Kane curiously
"they'll probably get us ready tomorrow" said Stan "I'm going back to bed" as he then climbs back up on the bunk beds
"Damn. I don't know if I can still sleep right now." Said Frank as he and Kane then watched as a couple drop ships land as Kane then sits back onto his bed
"Just try man. I'm sure you'll be fine" said Stan putting a pillow on his head as Frank simply shrugged his shoulders and hopped on his bed "Cya tomorrow guys"
"..." said Kane as he lays down upon his bed. He was still feeling anxious. Which kept him awake for even longer as the night continues on "I need that chance" he muttered to himself
Thankfully his anxiousness distracted him from his underlying stress for the night as he fell asleep dreaming about flying through space and blowing up rebel ships
"….hmmm. I think there is potential for him. Given time…"
The next day
Kane woke up and immediately looked out the window. To see the dropships are still there. This got him to be a little excited as he then got his box ready before climbing up the bed to shake Stan awake
"Zzz-Ok ok I'm awake!" said Stan as he gets up his bunk bed and walks over to a sleeping Frank "lets see now….. WAKE UP!"
"-Gah!" said Frank with a rude awakening "What the fuck dude!?" Kane gave a slight laugh from how comical that was
"Get packing the ships will take us soon!" Said Stan as he gets himself ready. As it took Frank a few moments to realize what is going on ad he then started to pack as well until they heard a bell to start ringing "That's breakfast" he said as he then stopped getting ready as he heads our the door
"Hey man wait up!" Said Frank as he and Kane followed Stan as they pass through many tired boys as they made their way to the cafeteria
When they got their trays. And got their food. Kane noticed Donovan eating breakfast. He then gave a slight smile and made his way over to sit next to him. Followed by Stan and Frank of course
"?" said Donavan as he then noticed Kane sit next to him "Kane? What brings you here?" as Stan and Frank then sit close to them "…these your friends?" as Kane nods to him
"Sup" said Stan as he takes a bite from his pancake "So then. Do you know when we are going?" and Donavon gestured behind them in response.
They look to see Office Hutch ring his bell causing all the other kids to quiet down to murmurs
"Hello everyone. I have great news for you all" said Officer Hutch as many of the kids look at him in interest "The dropships have arrived"
This was met with excitement from the other kids causing Officer Hutch to ring his bell again causing all the kids to quiet down
"Now then. After you had your breakfast. I want you all to start gathering your things as you all will be put in groups. Before entering the dropships. I want you all to be on your best behavior as you may be on the drop ships for an unknown amount of time. But don't worry it won't be long" said Officer Hutch "That will be all" as he then leaves the cafeteria as all the kids resumed what they are doing
Kane saw the 4 prominent kids again this time a bit closer
"Once we get buffed. We'll kick the asses of every last one rebel. Each one of those rebels are scum. As they ar-" said the ringleader of the group
Kane stopped listening to the boy's rambling as he still felt something is off about him. Kane doesn't know why but he just felt that way
"Something wrong Kane?" said Stan as Kane shook his head in response as he then looks at Donovan
"Are you…. Joining the trip?" said Kane curiously as Donovan stops eating for a moment to think
"We'll see kid.. but look here. If I don't get chosen to come. Don't be surprised. Ok?" said Donovan as Kane nods "Attaboy" as they all finish their food
"…I hope to see you" said Kane with a slight smile
"Really then?, Then me too" said Donovan as he ruffled Kane's hair as Stan and Frank got up as they then gestured for Kane to follow "Cya" as Kane waves back at him as he then catches up to Stan and Frank
"…Where are we going?" said Kane curiously
"Back to our room. I want to chill there until we get called" said Stan as he still felt tired from last night. As the three of them continued their way until Kane accidentally bumped into somebody. And that somebody. Was one of the more prominent kids that Kane was aware of
In fact. Out of the 4 of them. He jumped into the ringleader of the group
"Whoah. Careful now. Alright?" Said the ringleader with a very nice tone. At first Kane didn't know what to say other than make a little acknowledgement gesture that he is sorry as he then runs up to to catch up to Stan and Frank
"Kane you gotta watch where you are going. Otherwise you'll be bumping into boneheads like them" said Stan as the three of then finally reached their dorm room as they then got their things. Kane though looks into his box
He looks at the cigar for a moment before putting the stormtrooper plush he has onto it and closes the box and quickly closes it hoping not for Stan or Frank to see. But thankfully they didn't see it or didn't care to look
Meanwhile
"*Pant*… *Pant*… Fuck y-FFF!" said a rebel man as he then gets punched very hard
"Heh. It's funny how you say that now of all things" said an imperial "It's like you don't care many lives were lost but I guess you give no shits about Empire lives." As he then punched the rebel man straight in the gut. Causing him to spit out blood.
The imperial then looks at a figure in the shadows with glowing green eyes. Which gets him to smirk
"Torture him even more. If he squeals. Remember everything. DT-000" said the imperial as the figure comes out of the shadows to reveal a Deathtrooper over 7'0 tall making the rebel man widen his eyes. The imperial left the room as he then felt his hologram vibrate
"No noooooo!" yelled the rebel man as the imperial can hear him then get beaten up badly by DT-000
"Yes?" said the imperial as he wipes some blood off his hand as he the sees who it is "D-Dr. Brom!?"
"Yes it's me. Im just calling to tell you that the children are being sent over and you should start getting ready for their modifications, training, and arrival" said Dr. Brom as the hologram then shuts off
"Well shit" said the imperial as he then started to think of things to do first
*Bap*
The imperial man then noticed a bloody handprint on the window
"*sigh* God damn it" said the imperial as he then opened the door "I told you to torture him not kill him!" as DT-000 immediately hides his axe behind him as the imperial then facepalms in response
Back to Kane
Play: Falling Up – Aron on the Wind
Kane and his friends were still in the dorm as they then heard a knock on the door to reveal a staff member
"Get outside boys your going on a ship" said The staff member as he then leaves. Kane, Stan and Frank then looked in excitement as they immediately grabbed their things and ran out the dorm and made their way outside. Where they saw many other kids with their belongings being counted and sorted
"You three! You are going to be on left ship" said another staff member gesturing them to join one half of the other kids as they all board the imperial ship
Kane felt very excited as he has never been on a flying ship before. All his life he has spent on this planet. But at the same time he felt nervous ad he had never been in the air either. Stan could easily tell what Kane is feeling as he the puts his arm around him
"It's gonna be alright Kane. We're not gonna crash" said Stan as they both sat down with Frank as he seemed giddy with excitement "I take it that this is your flight?" Kane then nods to him "Well we are flying with Empire pilots. We can't get any better pilot than them"
"…Thanks Stan" said Kane as Stan smiles in return. A moment passes by as Kane looks around the inside hoping to see if Donovan is on the ship. But due to the seats being in the way it was kind of hard to find him
Not to mention there are a few stormtroopers
Nearly half an hour passes by the ship's passenger seats then fill up with the remaining kids as the ship's engine then begins. Even though Stan's words seemed calming. Kane still was nervous as he gripped the armchairs as hard as he could
This did not go unnoticed by Stan who put his hand on Kane's shoulder
"everyone buckle up. We are about to launch"
Kane could feel the ship shake even more for the next few moments as he felt himself being lifted off the ground. He looks out the window as he looks at his hometown far away get even smaller. He thought about the old couple that took him in for a moment
He hoped they'll end up ok. In fact he hoped everyone he knew in the town were going to be ok. He looked at his box and opens it for a moment. And pulls out his stormtrooper plush and squeeze it tightly
"Hey Stan. Where do you think we'll go?" said Frank as they could hear more clocking of seatbelts of other kids on the ships
"From what I heard. It'll be a planet full of adventure" said Stan
"…Y-You really think so?" said Kane
"Probably. After all it's the planet where we will get our training" said Stan "It's a step forward to help set up against those rebel fuckers…I just hope we get to test weapons soon"
Kane thought about what Stan said as he imagines himself with stormtrooper armor standing on a bunch of rebels and aliens. With the rest holding white flags. This makes him smile a little as suddenly the ascension in the she stop and shop begins to vibrate
Then the ship started to fly even higher in the sky
"Alright everyone. Just sit back, relax, as we shall be there in 15 hours"
Kane could hear sighs of annoyance from many kids from hearing the news. Kane however. Had a slightly queasy feeling as he will be in the air in space. With no ground to land on if the ship were to explode or something
This made him squeeze his stormtrooper plush tighter as he looks out the window again as the blueness of the sky becomes darker and darker. And when it began completely dark. The darkness was light up by stars very far away
"You see that Kane? We're in space now" said Stan ruffling his hair again "It's nothing to be afraid of now. Remember what I said earlier."
Kane didn't know what to say as Frank simply nods
"….Hey Frank" said Kane quickly gaining his attention as it's the first time Kane directly talked to him "What brought you to the program?"
"W-Well.." said Frank as he didn't expect be asked that question "I'll say this…. One day. My family lost everything. And because if this. We had no future. And because of that. They decided to give me up in hopes of a better life"
"…" said Kane
"From what I heard I haven't lost as much as you or Stan. But that still doesn't change the fact. That we can be hope to the entire galaxy." Said Frank holding out his fist. Kane then responded making a fist bump
Stan then wrapped his arms around him and Frank bringing them closer to him
"Hell yeah!" said Stan "We're gonna kick their asses" as he then let's go of the two of them
Meanwhile
"space.. let me go to space…" said a robot eye as an imperial holding it then bangs it
"*sigh* I can be never fix this guy" said the imperial putting the robot eye on the chair "DT-000! You ready to see your new generation?"
DT-000 just stared at him blankly
"I take that as a yes" said the imperial as he brings out a walkie talkie "Is everything prepared for the kids?"
"Yes sir.. they should be arriving in less than 12 hours"
"Less than 12 hours?... Huh…. We got time to kill" said the imperial as he begins to think "Is Dr. Brom here yet?"
"Uuh… he just arrived. His ship is landing right now"
"Good" said the imperial as he begins to look through some files of the kids that are coming "Alright DT-000 everything so far is in order. Is there anything I missed?"
DT-000 shakes his head
"Great" said the imperial "Oh. And get Mr. Barrister Doe as the instructor for physical training"
"Yes sir"
Back to Kane
About one hour passes and Kane started to feel sleepy after pretty much doing nothing other than sitting and small talk with Stan and Frank. His blinking begins to be slower and slower feeling more tired for a moment.
He thought he saw a snake staring right at him. The same one he saw the previous day. He blinks again and noticed the snake is gone. He tiredly looks around and doesn't see it anywhere. He comes to the conclusion that he is just seeing things
He then begins to close his eyes. In just a short moment. Kane then begins to fall asleep. Even if everything that has happened is still on his mind. But the thing that loved in his head rent free the most. Is becoming a "Deathtrooper" or whatever Officer Collins called it
First person dreamscape
I find myself in the winter woods once again. I'm not sure to what is going on. I try to find the area and I noticed the old man sitting on a chopped down tree stump
I then make my way towards him hoping to stay as quiet as possible
"It seems you have returned" said the old man as he stands up to face me "Its good to have other company…"
"….you still never told me who you are…" I said making him half smile as he got up and faced me
"You'll find out soon enough. Better to look at things one stone at a time. Rather than all at once" he said as he stood towering over me "Listen now. And listen well…. Keep your eyes open as those vultures wait for you to collapse"
I took time to process what he said
"Don't let your hatred consume you too much as you'll be putting yourself through the same pain you take upon your enemies…." He said
"But what does that all mean?" I asked
"You won't understand them for now. But given time you shall whether it takes years or seconds" said the old man "But for now… how why let the pain last when you can dodge forever?"
"…" as I wasn't sure what to say now if he said I'll understand later as I looked at where the faraway town used to be. With no trace to be found
"It seems another part of you is gone. That's a shame…." Said the old man. As I could see a silhouette of something forming a terrifying smile
First person dreamscape end
"!" said Kane as he looked around to realize he is still on the ship with heavy breathing
"Kane? Are you alright?" said Stan putting his arm on Kane's shoulder as Kane began to breath slower and starts to calm down
"*Pant*….I…" said Kane as his breathing began to slow down as he then looks at Stan "I…."
"You had a nightmare?" said Stan as Kane nodded "Hey man. It's going to be alright. I promise" as he pulls him into a hug
"…thanks Stan.." said Kane as they continue for just a moment before separating after a moment "…..How much time has passed now?"
"I actually don't know" said Stan as he then began to shake Frank a little making him wake up a little
"zzzz..huh?... Oh hey Stan-zzz" said Frank as Stan snaps his fingers "!?"
"You know what time it is. Or how long its been?" said Stan
"*yawn* nope….zzzzzz" said Frank falling back asleep as Stan rolled his eyes at him
"Sorry bud. I don't know. But hang in there alright?" said Stan as Kane nods to him
Kane then looks out the window and noticed a planet he doesn't recognize getting slowly bigger. It looked kinda cloudy. He then starts to think there maybe it's just rainy in that even better. A city. To which he crosses his fingers for
"Let me see…" said Stan as he leans over to look out the window. Seeing the planet getting slowly bigger and bigger "Seems cool enough…I hope they'll be speeder bikes" as Stan then imagines riding a super fast speeder bike on the ocean "Hell yeah…"
Kane could only wonder what he was thinking
"You know. Judging by how much bigger that planet is getting. We must be arriving soon" said Stan as he then gets back on his seat "….Give it a few hours"
Hours later
"Alright everyone we have reached the planet. So please bear with us a little longer as we should be landing soon"
"Uuh. Finally" said Stan "Its been a million years but we are there" he looks at Kane and Frank who were both asleep. He sighs to himself as he then whispers in Kane's ear "We're there" he then turns to Frank as he gently shakes him "Frank. Get up. We are here"
"…We are?" said Frank tiredly as Stan nods. Frank then runs his eyes before looking through the window and notices that the ship is entering the planer's atmosphere "Whoah. This is…. Not what I expected"
The place that Frank saw appeared to be a few imperial structures surrounded by a dark swampy forest. As he was hoping for a more industrial place. As the shop came closer and closer to the ground. He could see Stormtroopers actively patrolling the area
Stan managed to wake Kane up as he then looks out the window after Frank got back on his seat
"Holy shit. Now that. Looks cool" said Stan as Kane slowly sat up. He then makes a gesture for Kane to look
Kane looked at the place. It look safe enough for him with the stormtroopers walking around. But he was also curious about the many buildings. And why exactly it looked so fortified with those sniper towers, lights, and disguise fields
"…..Its like the most fortified place in the galaxy... I's like the Republic's secret artifact department…. Or was it the diamond department?" thought Kane as he watches a bunch of stormtroopers signal for the ship to land
*Beep*
"Alright kids. We are landing right now. So get your things ready as we shall be opening the door soon. Thank you for flying with us. And please remember to clean up your messes if you made any."
Play: Ghost Giant OST – The Sunflower Farm
Kane still felt his hands gripping the armchairs as much as he could. He still wanted off the ship but still felt like he couldn't wait anymore. He wanted to stand up. Only it felt like his body doesn't want to move at all
He then felt the ship lower slowly onto the ground. The closer he felt to the ground the less grip he mentally felt his hands on the armchairs
"I can't wait to get off this fucking wagon" said Frank
"True dat man. But it was nice to sleep in for once" said Stan as he takes off his seatbelt before looking at Kane's state "Relax Kane. we aren't going to crash and burn" as they could feel the ship make a perfect landing and could hear a door open
Then pretty much everyone else started unbuckling their seatbelts and started to get up and grab their things
Frank then stands up and stretches
"Man. It feels great to stand" he said before looking at Stan and Kane "You guys getting up?"
"In a moment" said Stan as he looks to Kane "Cmon Kane you don't need to be afraid" holding out his hand. Kane could only feel his shaking arms as he used all of his strength to let go of one of the armchairs and shakily reach Stan's hand "That's better."
Kane then gathers enough strength to let go of the other chair and then grabbing his box. He then followed Stan and Frank as they made their way out of the ship. Once he did. Immediately wanted to put the box down and hug the ground as much as possible
They catch up to all the other kids who where gathering towards a bunch of stormtroopers who were showing the way inside the building. Upon following them inside. Officer Hutch was standing on a rail leaning over along with a very ominous looking man with a briefcase
He seemed to be staring directly at Kane and Stan before whispering Officer Hutch's ear before leaving
"Alright everyone. You will all be put into groups. As you will all be 'seeing' the doctors. And preparing for surgery" said Officer Hutch. Then one kid raised his hand "Yes?"
"Will it hurt?" Said the kid
"Well. At first. Then you won't feel a thing" said Officer Hutch as more kids started to raise their hands "Uh.. you there"
"Will it be today?"
"No it will not" said Officer Hutch "Alright one last one uh….. You"
"When can we use the explosions?" said another kid as some kids looked a bit eager to hear the answer
"Eventually. You'll get to the explosives...Now now. Let's go on to Admiral Pines. He will explain your situation. Better than me" as Officer Hutch is then joined by a very intimidating looking demeanor
He seemed tall. About 5'10. With his very stern face, lots of scars, and a very menacing demeanor. To Kane he looked liked someone who has seen destruction like no tomorrow
"I am very thankful for your presence here." Said Admiral Pines in a very stoic tone without breaking his demeanor "As Officer Hutch has said. I am Admiral Pines. And here…. I see lots of potential"
"Each and every one of you has been chosen as being part of our elite soldiers program." Said Admiral Pines "Since now we face the danger from the Rebel Alliance. We must do all that we can to stomp them out. Which is why you'll all be put through among the most difficult of tasks"
"Damn. Sounds exciting" whispered Stan to Kane as he didn't respond as he continued his attention on Admiral Pines
"It may seem hard at first but with the training you will all receive. It will be no problem in no time." Said Admiral Pines "I know most of you have lost many things dearly. But don't let it distract you. As you will all end up being among our best weapons. And possibly your best chance of revenge against the scum that took everything from you all"
Kane was starting to like him as he starts imagining himself burning the Rebel Alliance flag in front of dead rebels
"When you all pass. You will all receive armor especially made for your training and skills such as the one down below" said Admiral Pines as two stormtroopers wheel in a life size model of the armor. All the kids glued their eyes on the armor as they all started to talk amongst themselves
"So cool"
"I can't wait to try it!"
"That is badass"
"Bloody gorgeous"
Officer Hutch then rings his bell again causing all the kids to settle down to murmurs. Kane couldn't help but imagine what he will look like in that armor. Being a symbol of terror to his enemies
"Now when I talk to you or gives orders. I want you all to respond with 'Yes sir'. There will be no room for failure. And I want you all to make the Empire damn proud. Am. I. Clear?" said Admiral Pines
"Sir yes sir!" said Kane, Stan, Frank, and all the other kids saluting him
"Hm. This maybe easier than I thought" thought Officer Hutch as he didn't teach them to salute.
"Officer. Take it from here" said Admiral Pines as he then left
"Like the wreck center. You will all be separated by groups. And put into rooms." Said Officer Hutch "So Stormtroopers. You know what to do"
Upon hearing that Kane, Stan and Frank all stuck close together
"Hey kid" said a stormtrooper. It took Kane a few moments before he realized who he was
"Donovan!" said Kane as he rubs over to hug Donovan before Stan and Frank caught up
"Whoah kid! Settle down" said Donovan ruffling Kane's hair "This your group?" Kane then nods "Alright then. Let's go" as Donavon lead the three of them over to where the there groups were being led
To a lot of rooms. Once again. Kane's group was the last group to get a room as he the room he good was a metal room with 4 beds as part of the walls
"Now just take a rest for the night and everyone shall get started tomorrow" said Donovan as he waved goodbye
Stan of course takes the top bed with Kane right under him and Frank on the other side. Kane then sits upon his bed and stares at his stormtrooper plush for a moment
"Is there something wrong Kane?" said Stan looking over at him
"…no. It's just that… I honestly never thought I would be a soldier on the kind of caliber we saw.." said Kane
"What do you mean by that?" said Stan as he drops down to sit next to Kane
"I always believed I was going to be either a stormtrooper like my grandpa. Or an officer like my father… to be something else would be unheard of to them… but …. They aren't here to see it." Said Kane somberly
"Kane.. you don't need to worry about the right now" said Stan as Kane continued his focus on the stormtrooper plush "I'm not saying to forget about them. I'm saying you should try to better yourself so you could prevent more loss"
"But what if I end up losing more than I bargained for… what if I lost something anyway?..." said Kane
"Well losing stuff is just a part of life. It's fucking sad. But it's true." Said Stan "But you know. These people are giving us a chance to prevent this from happening to other people like us. You know. For all I know. We could be killing jedi. Or maybe taking down that Cad Bane asshole"
"…." Said Kane as Stan puts his hand on his shoulder
"You know. We are a team. Not just us and Frank. But all of us Empire….. so.. just don't be sad for too long alright?"
"…ok" said Kane as Stan gets up and climbs back on the top bed. Kane on the other hand continued to state at the plush for a little longer until he felt he could take it no longer and simply laid down upon his bed
Meanwhile
Donovan then goes out into the night to sit upon the top off over of the buildings watching everyone so their business. As he then takes off his helmet, lights a cigarette, and starts smoking until he gets approached by a man with a briefcase
"I take it you found some that caught your interest?..."
"…Yes… but now. Considering there are new *sharp inhale* circumstances. I'm afraid I will need to keep an eye on them to see if.. they are… relatively still the same…" said the man with the briefcase
"Uh huh. And what about those 'employers' of yours?"
"…right now they are… n-no importance. As they are looking into the situation as well." Said the man "I wish I could more than just watch. *Inhale* But I have agreed to abide by… restrictions."
"…..and how far do those restrictions extend?" said Donovan
"Well… I'm at liberty to say" said the man with the briefcase as he then turns around to leave before stopping in his steps for a moment "See that there are no traitors to the Empire." As he then continued his way to walk info the darkness
"…." Said Donovan as he blew more smoke before looking up into the sky
Back to Kane
Both Stand and Frank were mostly sleeping just fine.
But Kane. Was stirring in his sleep as he couldn't stop spasticity moving
"….I won't forget…. I cannot forget …. I just can't…" he muttered before "!" as he jerks awake with heavy panting
Stan and Frank didn't hear what happened as they were still asleep. Kane looks around and looked at himself to see that he is ok. For the most part. He felt a slight headache as he shuts his eyes as much as he could to relieve the pain
Then he instinctively opened his eyes to see the white in his eyes has turned black… but yet his blue iris still remains as he frantically looks around the room for a moment before calling down and sitting back…
….
….
….
"Thank you so much for the deal Kane. I promise we'll have much 'good' times forthcoming….."
….
To be continued
And now that's a close. Sure it may seem filler ish. To which if you feel that way. I can't blame you. It's just that I don't want to suddenly go as fast as possible to him being a full on Deathtrooper. Cuz where is the time between him before and at his Deathtrooper dayz?
So yeah. But at least this filler is more set up as I will try to delve into more characters that have been introduced rather than moving from place to place.
Trivia
1: originally Kane and Stan was going to be at the wreck center for much longer. But I really couldn't think if any reason to do it.
2: Two certain characters who appeared in Life Starts Now was originally supposed to appear in this chapter. But I felt it was too early for them to show up. So I decided on having them show up most likely next chapter
3: over six months late?... Ouch.
So please review. It really helps a lot
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