They Came from the Sky

***They Came from the Sky*** is the third chapter of the first volume of Star-Crossed.

## Summery

Right after the Red Eye's crash, it's revealed that Kimba, Dash, Bucky, Pauly, and Dodie survived the landslide. Kimba checks out the situation just outside their make-shift cave, but the animals make it clear they can't leave just yet given how dangerous everything just was. As they were there, they all find that Dodie got so scared by the whole event she was unable to move. That, with it about to become dark soon, made Kimba decide to stay with Dodie for the night while letting everyone else go back to the main Jungle. They try getting him to come too, but Kimba insists they go, blaming himself slightly for getting them into such danger in the first place. Eventually they agree to head back home, leaving Kimba and Dodie behind.

Later that night, Kimba checks back on Dodie and explains to her what happened to the others. Seeing that Dodie is suffering from a headache from being paralyzed by fear, Kimba decided to stay longer and not bother her until the morning. Unfortunately for them, not long after that Kimba hears the sound of incoming imps. Kimba stood against the imps, believing that they will go after Dodie in the state she was in and refusing to let them do so. It didn't take long before they got into a fight, the Imps overwhelming Kimba after one of them bit into his back. After seeing Kimba bitten, Dodie pleads for them to go, saying she's feeling better to leave now, but one of the imps rushed Kimba and pinned him down by his neck. Kimba tells Dodie to go on without him while they're busy with Kimba. Dodie stood just outside the makeshift cave, scared to leave him after seeing how many more imps there were. One of the imps flew overhead but was struck down by a body falling from the plateau, making the entire flock scatter away. Kimba checks what happened, and Dodie points out the body, only for the two to discover that it was Steven Universe. They find that he was still alive despite everything that happened. One more imp shows up after that, but seeing the dead body of another imp decides to leave the others alone and eat that instead. As for Kimba and Dodie, they eventually decide to bring Steven back with them to make sure he's safe.

The scene cuts to within the jungle, as Alexander, Raksha, and Bravo were out looking for Kimba. Bravo complains about how long they were out, questioning how much longer they would be, and Alexander promises they will go back once they find Kimba. Bravo points out the irony of it, given that he left his real children in the cave. Before they could argue any further, they hear a distant roar, Alexander recognizing it as Kimba's roar. The adults quickly follow the noise towards the edge of the jungle, finding Kimba and Dodie carrying Steven back with them.

The following morning, Steven finally wakes up to find himself in the Wolf's Den, being greeted by a curious Bhoot. Through him, Steven discovers (to his shock) that the animals can talk to him, and he was scared that they would try and eat him. Bhoot though tells him they wouldn't and in fact saved his life. Steven wonders what ever happened to him after the crash but was cut short when the others returned with a dead Dinosaur for their breakfast. Steven freaks out more seeing Bravo, a living dinosaur, standing there, and he confirms that he's just dreaming all of this. Under this idea, he decides to just play along with everything, helping Kimba up and thanking him for the help. Bravo heads off to bed, exhausted, while the children check Steven out for a bit before Raksha stops them so Steven can relax. Steven tries being nice and eat some of the meat, but Kimba assures him that he doesn't have to eat it much to his relief. Still, Alexander questions Kimba on what exactly happened to leave him out so long. Kimba reluctantly admits to everything that happened the day prior, including describing the Red Eye to them. Steven is asked if he knew about it, but Steven stops, wondering if he even should given his belief that he was in a dream still. Bravo returns from the cave, not able to sleep while hungry, and Tango and Sierra continue asking Steven questions about himself. It was then that Steven finally asks where he even was, Kimba revealing him to be in the Bajelous Jungle: one of the eastern Animalian Tribes, and it was built so all animals can come there and live in safety.

During breakfast, they hear a loud distant roar nearby. Alexander tells the others to go inside the cave, leaving him, Raksha, and Bravo to confront the threat. Shortly after, it turned out to be Shere Khan. Alexander asks what they "owe this honor" for his visit, which at first Shere Khan claims to just be there for a hello but soon he reveals he wanted to ask them something. Raksha assures Shere Khan that if he's after scraps then he's wasting his time, only for Shere Khan to toss their meal down the nearby cliffside. Shere Khan explains that he's been tracking a new creature within the jungle he wanted to see him. While hiding in the back of the cave, Kimba tells Steven who Shere Khan was, and Steven believes that he'll be fine as he'll wake up any moment now. At this point though, Steven slips that this was all a "crazy dream", revealing to Kimba that he thought he was dreaming the whole time. Steven asks Kimba to bite him so he'd wake up, but while Kimba flat out refused, Tango took him on the offer instead and bit into his arm. The muffled scream from the bite caught Shere Khan's attention, bringing him into the cave. The family rushes in Shere Khan's way, demanding him to stop, though Shere Khan says he's only after the target inside and no one else. Alexander then gets the idea to include Steven in his own family, telling Shere Khan that he's protected under the Animalian Tribe laws. Having to follow them, Shere Khan leaves but he reminds them that he has to be accepted into the tribe and that he can afford to wait a few days for his meal, claiming that Humans never travel alone.

After he leaves, Steven is convinced that this is all real, and Bravo tells him that he's just been adopted by Alexander. Steven attempts to leave, Alexander advising him not to go out just yet due to the danger of it all. Raksha steps in and convinces them to calm down. She tells the whole family to keep an eye out for any more humans in the area to give Steven back, and to make sure to keep him a secret so to not rile up the rest of the tribe. Unfortunately, Tabaqi overhears the conversation while hidden nearby.

## Features

### Characters

* Kimba
* Dodie
* Bucky
* Pauly
* Dash
* Steven Universe
* Alexander
* Raksha
* Bravo
* Bhoot
* Grey
* Tango
* Sierra (unnamed)
* Fox (mentioned)
* Shere Khan
* Garnet (indirectly mentioned)
* Amethyst (indirectly mentioned)
* Pearl (indirectly mentioned)
* Tabaqi

### Locations

* Bajelous Jungle
	+ Savannah
	+ Wolf's Den

## Trivia

* In earlier releases, Raksha had another speaking line while Kimba explains the Red Eye incident to the others, but more modern releases cut this line out. This was likely due to the page in question being edited due to having an official screenshot rather than a drawn-out picture.