[Prelude] Visitors
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:24 pm
The night sky flashed and rippled as a metallic object cut through the atmosphere, igniting the air itself on fire and barreling down in a blaze of brilliant white, cutting through with determination. Within less than a second, the flash was gone, the small streak it left in the minds of those few lucky enough to see it nothing more than a memory, although many would quickly wish upon this falling star that the war would end soon. Betraying the tranquility of the scene, the metal object continued to hurtle its way down to earth, heading unobtrusively toward a secluded mountain range. Miraculously, the object began slowing itself down, and, before long, it trundled its way through the boughs of several trees before rolling gently to a stop in a small meadow nestled in a mountain pass. Finally, the night returned to its earlier serenity, a calm breeze rustling the spring grasses, which had just begun to dry with the approach of summer.
The regular nighttime sounds, which had returned, were cut again with the sudden hissing of a door opening. The Metal object turned out to be a capsule of some kind, and inside of it looked anything but mechanical. More than anything, it resembled a womb, and from it crawled a human form, Female, with mid-length platinum blonde hair. She fell to the ground, rolling in the grass for a moment before shakily pulling herself back up, using the capsule as a brace. She looked around, and shivered as the last remnants of the fluid that had surrounded and changed her body dried in the night breeze. She realized that she was cold, and looked around, remembering something that had been instilled in her brain on the long journey- there were supplies in a compartment to the right of the door.
Quickly, the young girl placed her hand on the door, which, with another hiss, popped open slightly, allowing the girl to flip it down. Inside, she found a towel, a set of clothes, and a backpack which carried enough supplies to keep her alive for a week, as well as a couple extra sets of clothing. She hefted the backpack from its place, letting it thump to the ground before grabbing the towel. With an almost ravenous motion, she scrubbed her fresh skin clean of the capsule's internal fluids, and slipped into the clothing. It was an odd feeling, one that she could never recall, even from her old life. what had served her as clothing before was constructed very differently from the clothing she was now given. First a set of underwear, something that was altogether alien, but, she knew how it worked, the knowledge instilled on her journey. Next, came a black short-sleeved blouse, and a pair of blue jeans. Finally, she placed on a green sweater, and allowed herself to stop shivering. The final piece of her ensemble, a great traveling cloak, she tied to the bag, along with the now dirtied towel. Something told her it would be necessary to keep the rectangular piece of fabric for later.
The girl looked around, and then closed the small compartment of her capsule, before checking in on the main compartment, and closing that, as well. She placed her open palm on the door once more, and the capsule hummed to life, lifting a few inches off the ground, and then slowly levitating its way into the cover of the woods. The girl sighed, as the last reminder she had of her old life was hidden away- a feeling had come upon her which she had yet to encounter. She felt lonely. She picked up her backpack, and hefted it onto her shoulders, staggering a bit under the unexpected weight, which was more than she had ever encountered in her life, the natural gravity of Earth much stronger than where she had grown up.
The girl gazed wistfully at the stars for a moment, before turning back to the meadow, and spying what appeared to be a path. She walked through the grasses, and then down the path, taking in this new world, with a new body. Everything was new. Everything was amazing.
But she was lonely.
The regular nighttime sounds, which had returned, were cut again with the sudden hissing of a door opening. The Metal object turned out to be a capsule of some kind, and inside of it looked anything but mechanical. More than anything, it resembled a womb, and from it crawled a human form, Female, with mid-length platinum blonde hair. She fell to the ground, rolling in the grass for a moment before shakily pulling herself back up, using the capsule as a brace. She looked around, and shivered as the last remnants of the fluid that had surrounded and changed her body dried in the night breeze. She realized that she was cold, and looked around, remembering something that had been instilled in her brain on the long journey- there were supplies in a compartment to the right of the door.
Quickly, the young girl placed her hand on the door, which, with another hiss, popped open slightly, allowing the girl to flip it down. Inside, she found a towel, a set of clothes, and a backpack which carried enough supplies to keep her alive for a week, as well as a couple extra sets of clothing. She hefted the backpack from its place, letting it thump to the ground before grabbing the towel. With an almost ravenous motion, she scrubbed her fresh skin clean of the capsule's internal fluids, and slipped into the clothing. It was an odd feeling, one that she could never recall, even from her old life. what had served her as clothing before was constructed very differently from the clothing she was now given. First a set of underwear, something that was altogether alien, but, she knew how it worked, the knowledge instilled on her journey. Next, came a black short-sleeved blouse, and a pair of blue jeans. Finally, she placed on a green sweater, and allowed herself to stop shivering. The final piece of her ensemble, a great traveling cloak, she tied to the bag, along with the now dirtied towel. Something told her it would be necessary to keep the rectangular piece of fabric for later.
The girl looked around, and then closed the small compartment of her capsule, before checking in on the main compartment, and closing that, as well. She placed her open palm on the door once more, and the capsule hummed to life, lifting a few inches off the ground, and then slowly levitating its way into the cover of the woods. The girl sighed, as the last reminder she had of her old life was hidden away- a feeling had come upon her which she had yet to encounter. She felt lonely. She picked up her backpack, and hefted it onto her shoulders, staggering a bit under the unexpected weight, which was more than she had ever encountered in her life, the natural gravity of Earth much stronger than where she had grown up.
The girl gazed wistfully at the stars for a moment, before turning back to the meadow, and spying what appeared to be a path. She walked through the grasses, and then down the path, taking in this new world, with a new body. Everything was new. Everything was amazing.
But she was lonely.