The Dragon Hawke exited hyperspace in a fury of speed and soon halted its long drive, hovering over the planet of Naboo. Crystaall was restless as she began to wake up. Her and Grey-Kast had fallen asleep during the short trip. Her feet were propped up on an empty space of the dashboard and her arms were crossed and hung underneath her chest. Crys finally decided to look to the right to see Kast completely lost in a fantasy with drool falling from his mouth. She pushed herself up, with her legs flying in the air and landing with a strong thud onto the metal floor. This did not even manage to make the rodian acknowledge the event. Crystaall shook her head as she stretched her arms while she stared at the planet through the view port. It was an amazing view, and she could guess it looked more beautiful if she stood on a hill and looked over the landscape. After dropping her arms, she only shivered after hearing the clank of metal against metal within her armor. She may have gotten used to the fact that she still had arms, but she could feel the air go through its cracks. It was a disturbing feeling to say the least. The armor and her arms would clank constantly, making barely a noise, as she walked out of the cockpit to grab her helmet. She took it off the shelf and placed it on her head, smiling at the click it made when it connected to her armor. It began to start up its HUD system, but something was not right. The helmet's systems couldn't start up all the way and eventually shut off completely. Crystaall was puzzled at what could cause this, she hadn't touched anything or messed with it ever since she got it. And then it clicked in her head. The A.I. It must want to contact her through the armor and all Crys could do was wait for it to try something. A black screen soon appeared, disabling her vision and just as quickly, two red eyes appeared. Crystaall fell back in fear, eyes widened and a small yelp as she fell on her backside with her hands keeping her from laying down. The eyes winced at the small scream, but it soon produced a smile once Crystaall was finally settled down.
"Boo."
And there it was. A voice for the thing the Imperials put inside her. The Imperials she couldn't remember, but somehow she knew it was their fault.
"Oh those guys? Yea... I murdered each and every one of them in cold-blood. Why do you think you can't remember a thing?"
Crystaall was shocked... it read her mind, her very thoughts. It was as if it was placed right inside her brain. But she had to ask a question, a question that was most likely pointless in this endeavor.
"What are you?"
"I am the A.I placed inside your brain, and I am meant to feed on every emotion of anger you possess. Nothing less. But it could be a whole lot more."
"So.... what? Are you going to be my future tormentor?"
"The coming days will only tell little girl."
3/6/14
Chapter 5: A Life Not Meant To Be Pt 8
"...This is not to mean your life will continue to throw tragedy in your face, but it will come from time to time, maybe even in a few days or over a long period of months. This is the average life of someone like you caught in the binds of something you cannot control. I was tangled within and I have to apologize for my sudden death. But even with these tragedies, companionship and heroic achievements will show who you truly are. They will show that you have conquered your fears, survived hell itself and never backed down. I have seen the end and I can only smile at what journey awaits you. But beware of the demons that lurk within the shadows, for they will try and take you into their world. I no longer have the time to speak to you. Remember that I have watched you until now, but through the Force.... I will always be with you my friend."
The hologram shut itself off and Crystaall lunged at the projector. She fell to her knees and put her arms around the massive object. Grey-Kast could only watch as she began to drop tears and a small whimper was heard within the ship. Her hands turned from open palms to fists as she then slammed those fists upon the projector. She was angry, but the tears began to fall from her face at a more rapid pace.
"Damn you.... you bastard!"
Grey-Kast began to reach for her right shoulder, but Crys got up at a quick pace as she wiped the tears from her eyes. She sniffed up a small amount of snot and then wiped up the rest. She looked at Kast with red eyes and flushed pink cheeks. She began to breathe deeply and then began to speak.
"He couldn't tell me in person. He knew he would die, and yet he pulls this on me!? Damn him!"
"At least he knew to tell you the truth."
"Yea.... that I have a destiny. But what the hell can I do?"
"A lot more than most your age."
Grey-Kast smiled and finally put his hand on her shoulder and nudged his head toward the cockpit.
"Come on, we don't want to keep your mother waiting."
Crystaall only nodded as they both went to the cockpit. They quickly took their seats as they began to enter codes and hit buttons to start the ship up. R4 only complained, thinking he had already done so. Crystaall put her hand on the lever and hesitated a bit.
"Something wrong Crystaall?"
"No... I just have a funny feeling I'm walking into hell."
"From my memory, Naboo is not the same as Mustafar."
Crystaall only laughed as she pulled the lever down and the ship rocketed up and out of Tatooine's atmosphere.
The hologram shut itself off and Crystaall lunged at the projector. She fell to her knees and put her arms around the massive object. Grey-Kast could only watch as she began to drop tears and a small whimper was heard within the ship. Her hands turned from open palms to fists as she then slammed those fists upon the projector. She was angry, but the tears began to fall from her face at a more rapid pace.
"Damn you.... you bastard!"
Grey-Kast began to reach for her right shoulder, but Crys got up at a quick pace as she wiped the tears from her eyes. She sniffed up a small amount of snot and then wiped up the rest. She looked at Kast with red eyes and flushed pink cheeks. She began to breathe deeply and then began to speak.
"He couldn't tell me in person. He knew he would die, and yet he pulls this on me!? Damn him!"
"At least he knew to tell you the truth."
"Yea.... that I have a destiny. But what the hell can I do?"
"A lot more than most your age."
Grey-Kast smiled and finally put his hand on her shoulder and nudged his head toward the cockpit.
"Come on, we don't want to keep your mother waiting."
Crystaall only nodded as they both went to the cockpit. They quickly took their seats as they began to enter codes and hit buttons to start the ship up. R4 only complained, thinking he had already done so. Crystaall put her hand on the lever and hesitated a bit.
"Something wrong Crystaall?"
"No... I just have a funny feeling I'm walking into hell."
"From my memory, Naboo is not the same as Mustafar."
Crystaall only laughed as she pulled the lever down and the ship rocketed up and out of Tatooine's atmosphere.
3/5/14
Chapter 5: A Life Not Meant To Be Pt 7
Crystaall began to reach forward to press the small button, but Grey-Kast grabbed her arm. She looked at him and tore his hand off her arm. Gey-Kast only began to open his mouth until Crystaall put her hand over it.
"We don't know if we don't discover what it does."
Crystaall pulled her hand back and began to reach for the button, this time hesitating to press it in.
"And for all we know, pressing it could kill us."
"Quit your superstitions and doubts. It's Vex we're talking about."
"That's my point."
Crystaall only scoffed and pushed the button in and pulled her arm back, nearly throwing herself backwards. Kast only sighed and mumbled under his breath 'He always said she was a hothead.' He put his hands on his hips and shook his head as nothing seemed to happen. The young bounty hunter only frowned and went to reach again for the device. Without out warning, a large boom shot through the walls of the ship, nearly shattering their ear drums. Both of them cringed, winced eyes and backed up with hands cupped over their ears. Once the echo became a dull roar, they opened their eyes and stared at the holo-projector. Everything had gone silent, and all that they saw was a man in a casual outfit. Crystaall gave it an odd look, having noticed the man almost immediately. It was Vex, and from what she remembered, he never took off his armor. His arms were relaxed and his black hair was slicked back more than usually. He then clasped his hands together, interlocking the fingers and looked directly at Crystaall. It was as if he knew where she would stand.
"Crystaall, if you are seeing this, than I have managed to achieve my goal. I have finally gotten you off of Coruscant and into the open galaxy. I knew this would mean my life, and the moment I met you I knew you would do great things. Before I go on, I want to establish that everything I own is now yours, including the Dragon Hawke. Knowing myself, I have died to protect you and ensure your safety. I also know that your heart has taken this very harshly, but you're light-hearted mind has thought nothing of it. And I tell you now, do not think I wasted my life. Do not think I could have lived and survived the escape. My fate was weaved, and I know what I must do to protect you. And for the many years I have watched and protected you, I am sad to say I will never see you grow into the woman you are destined to be. Its a funny word isn't it? Destiny, a word we always thought was used by those insane or lost within their religion. But Destiny is the exact thing that we believed in, and that was the fact that we knew our Fates could change, but we would eventually be its victim. And you are not only the victim of Destiny and Fate, but you are the victim of a troubled past and the mighty power known as the Force...."
"We don't know if we don't discover what it does."
Crystaall pulled her hand back and began to reach for the button, this time hesitating to press it in.
"And for all we know, pressing it could kill us."
"Quit your superstitions and doubts. It's Vex we're talking about."
"That's my point."
Crystaall only scoffed and pushed the button in and pulled her arm back, nearly throwing herself backwards. Kast only sighed and mumbled under his breath 'He always said she was a hothead.' He put his hands on his hips and shook his head as nothing seemed to happen. The young bounty hunter only frowned and went to reach again for the device. Without out warning, a large boom shot through the walls of the ship, nearly shattering their ear drums. Both of them cringed, winced eyes and backed up with hands cupped over their ears. Once the echo became a dull roar, they opened their eyes and stared at the holo-projector. Everything had gone silent, and all that they saw was a man in a casual outfit. Crystaall gave it an odd look, having noticed the man almost immediately. It was Vex, and from what she remembered, he never took off his armor. His arms were relaxed and his black hair was slicked back more than usually. He then clasped his hands together, interlocking the fingers and looked directly at Crystaall. It was as if he knew where she would stand.
"Crystaall, if you are seeing this, than I have managed to achieve my goal. I have finally gotten you off of Coruscant and into the open galaxy. I knew this would mean my life, and the moment I met you I knew you would do great things. Before I go on, I want to establish that everything I own is now yours, including the Dragon Hawke. Knowing myself, I have died to protect you and ensure your safety. I also know that your heart has taken this very harshly, but you're light-hearted mind has thought nothing of it. And I tell you now, do not think I wasted my life. Do not think I could have lived and survived the escape. My fate was weaved, and I know what I must do to protect you. And for the many years I have watched and protected you, I am sad to say I will never see you grow into the woman you are destined to be. Its a funny word isn't it? Destiny, a word we always thought was used by those insane or lost within their religion. But Destiny is the exact thing that we believed in, and that was the fact that we knew our Fates could change, but we would eventually be its victim. And you are not only the victim of Destiny and Fate, but you are the victim of a troubled past and the mighty power known as the Force...."
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I want to let everyone here who reads my stories that they will be placed on Tumblr, starting with Chapter 1: Wrong Orders. This is any way, does not mean I will stop posting parts on this site. This site is my priority, and will most likely be ahead of the Tumblr page for quite a while. I also want to say that there will be another part up today, but it may not be as long as it normally is, so be prepared for a shorter read. All my extra posts will also go on Tumblr, but any other extras I create will be there ONLY. There will be no more 'extras' here. I'll be sure to edit this post with a link to the Tumblr page when it is set-up. Thank you all for reading my story so far.
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