Thread: When Worlds Collide (Vertaige & darkangel76)

Kai was beside herself as she peered out into the expanse of what appeared to be a sea of nothing. The grasslands seemed to go on forever and from what she could tell, there was no water in sight despite what the device inside her vessel had indicated. Her eyes pricked with tears as her heart sank and fear began to take over. She felt alone, marooned on some unknown planet in a system so very far from her own. For all she knew the Gwalchmai had tagged her ship and were hot on her trail. It was possible that it would just be a matter of time before she saw those lizard-like beasts with their bat-like wings break through the atmosphere of this somewhat serene planet she found herself suddenly on. Figuring she needed to search the area, Kai began to walk around her ship. On the other side was a host of treesa forest, she'd heard of such things on other lush, dry land planetsand wondered if she should scout the area. It seemed a more likely area for life and possibly water than the vast 'nothing' she saw when she first ventured out of her ship. Licking her lips in a vain attempt to wet them, she decided to venture into the trees. As Kai began to head toward the trees, she reached a delicate hand down toward her thigh. Strapped there was a knife along with a small laser pistolthe only weapons she'd managed to retrieve before escaping her home world of Varun. They weren't much and she wasn't the most skilled at using the weapons, but they'd suffice and hopefully do their part if trouble came her way, though she hoped it did not. But she also figured they might come in useful for when the time came to search for food. Eventually she'd have to eat something. After all, it had been a while since she'd eaten and while being imprisoned by the Corydonians, they'd seen to it that she and her people were given the barest of minimums, scraps at best while they scavenged and scoured for more as the beasts overtook everything, their Gwalchmai guarding them all like hawks with those horrid reptilian eyes as they looked them over with animalistic urges that typically made her skin crawl. Oh how she hoped none of them followed. Slowly, Kai began to make her way into the trees, their canopy of leaves blotting out the golden rays of sun that shone down. She brought a hand to her head as she felt the heat getting to her a bit. Wiping her brow, she was reminded of the blood on her head. Biting down on her lip, she knew she'd have to tend to that sooner than later. As she made her way, quietly padding through the wooded area, she suddenly perked up her head, one hand reaching toward her weapons, the other moving the violently fidget with the platinum curls cascading over her slim shoulders. Kai listened intently to the sounds that had suddenly caught her attention. She wondered if it was an animal or perhaps one of the planet's inhabitantsassuming it had anythat might be wandering about. Though she knew it could also be one of the Gwalchmai since a Corydonian itself would never dare leave Varun... the cowards! Panicking, her breath began to quicken as her heart began to pound beneath her breast. She glanced in both directions, her pale eyes searching for somewhere to hide just in case. But truly there was nowhere suitable. The trees wouldn't work. They were far too thin and her pale features too stark a contrast for her to blend in to the surroundings. She truly was out of place on this dry planet and more than anything longed for home, for the water. Fearful of calling out and more than certain that if whatever or whoever was approaching was indeed friendly, they wouldn't be able to understand her. At least, not without a translator device. Had she seen one on board her ship? Oh, she hoped so. She was lightyears from home, so very far... Trembling, she suddenly found herself frozen on where she stood, her one hand finally finding the handle of her knife, her breath catching in her throat as her fingers of her other hand twisted fiercely in her platinum locks. Her inner lidone used to help protect her eyes when swimming underwatersuddenly blinked down, her regular lid following soon after. Terror racked through her, her body tense as she shook and shivered, waiting for whatever it was that was approaching to finally make an appearance.