Thread: Same shit, different planet [Panakananana and jjfnarb]

The clear blue sky was a lie. A day like today was not meant to be so beautiful. Sirus Did appreciate how nice it was out, he did have to walk two miles to and from the city every other day for supplies. The pack on his back was weighted down with lots of things that were necessary to grow kika, a pretty popular food on the planet. His long days of travel and work on the kika farm had left him with a toned athletic body that stood 60 and 185 pounds. He was actually pretty tall for human standards. He had heard that most evolved stood much taller though. Sirus was shaken from his thoughts by a loud noise and looked up to see a big cloud of dust form and then dissipate there were screams and then all at once things were completely silent. Siruss blue eyes went wide under his dark hair that was a bit messy. Was it an attack?! His farm was that way and on that farm lived his Mom and Dad and his younger sister. His heart started to race as he began to run towards the sound. The road was discovered, it had used to be cobblestone but the years of nonuse had left it mostly overgrown. His feet kicked up clouds of dust behind him as he came to a stop at a rock slide. This had to be the source of the sound. His farm was just over the hill but he decided to sit down on a large boulder and rest for a second. His legs were on fire and he was so caught up in catching his breath he didnt even notice the bodies sticking out from the edge of the rubble. It wasnt until he heard groans that he looked at the debris again. His face went pale at the sight of all of the blood soaking the earth. What had happened here? Was it just an accident? He looked up at the rocky slope to make sure he was safe to go in further. It looked alright to him and he shrugged off his pack and went to look for survivors. Into the late day he searched. Nobody came to help as the road was hardly used and some of the rocks were just too big. He was just about to give up hope when he uncovered a woman. She was cut up and unconscious but otherwise seemed unharmed. He dragged her over to the road and lay her on her back. She was covered in dirt and it was hard to make out any features. He had no idea what she was wearing as he had never seen a woman dress that way and she seemed like she was going to live. He had no idea how he as going to carry her and the pack back to his farm. His mother was pretty good at fixing up wounds. He had suffered many a child. He let out a sigh and just then a glint of something from the spot he had dug her out from caught his eye. He walked over to the hole and reached down and grabbed it. Holding it up to the sinking sun he saw it was a pale green jewel of some kind about as big as his palm. He looked at her, then at the jewel, then at her again. What could she be doing with something like this? He thrust it into his pocket and picked her up in his arms. After the weight of the bag she was surprisingly light and he decided she was more important than the supplies. He wondered what his parents would say about him carrying some strange girl into the house, but they were supportive asked little questions. He took her up to his bedroom and lay her on his bed. He figured this was his responsibility so it should be his sheets dirtied. His mother followed him up and pushed him aside. Always making trouble Sirus. she said with her hands on her hips. We saw that rockslide from here and i feared the worst! But at least you are safe. Now go get me a washcloth and a bucket of water and we can see who is underneath all this dirt. Sirus looked at the girl one last time before leaving to do as his mother asked.