Luna awoke in the back of the marine's transport cruiser. She got up, her jello-like arms wobbling as she dragged herself to a sitting position. Winceing, she looked at her left arm-there was a large bruise. She processed what happened...
They musta thrown me back here...She grimaced, the pain starting to get to her....Quite harshly....looking up, she noticed that there was a small window at the end of the transport. Squinting, she could see the two marines that had come to get her. A face was glazed, looking at her from the other side. One of the marines had been watching her.
The marine that was looking at her, as if she might explode, had bright red armor-probably a recruit. The other, his armor much more faded, seemed older, the wrinkles in his face cringeing as he too looked through the glass at her, a smrik forming in the corner of his mouth. He must be higher ranked, she though.
The older marine spoke with a harsh tone. "Hey, look like the terror's woken up," He nudged the recruit mockingly, making him shink back. Luna frowned. She musta scared the crap out of him...its not everyday you get magically thrown into a car.
"You're going to get locked up for a long time girlie...you've caused quite a panic in the colony...even the surrounding ones. Word gets around pretty fast for such a !@#$ty place huh?"
Luna's frown faded, now replaced with a more puzzeled look. What had she done? She had gotten some much-needed revenge, some justice in her life. But what she did-was that enough to get arrested by the Dominion? Her gaze fell to the floor. Sighing, she looked around the transport, wondering if there was a way she could get out...
The recruit noticed, and pulled out a pistol, aiming it through the glass. He talked briskly for a terrified person. "Don't try anything girl, I got a bullet with your name on it."
Luna stared at the gun. Would they really shoot her?
Just then, the ground under the transport started to shake, causing Luna to bounce around in the back, the marines up front also getting a bit shook up. The girl could sense something behind them...out the windshield of the transport, a dropship flew overhead. The marine driving the cruiser slammed on the brakes as the dropship landed in the middle of the road.
The marines looked at each other for a moment, looking confused, then got out to approach the dropship. Luna made her way shakily to the window of the transport, peering out. She stood on her tip toes, watching as a door on the side of the massive ship opened.
Out of the shadows, a tall man walked out. He had pure white hair, and wore a white and gray suit. He approached the red marines as they froze in front of him. They began to talk, the man making gestures to his dropship, then to the transport. The older marine shrugged, and put a hand on the recruit's shoulder, talking into his ear. Grimly, the bright-armored marine headed for the transport, and opened up its back double doors, pointing his gun at the girl. "Follow me. Do anything-anything at all that suggests you do that freaky eye thing, this bullet's going through your head."
Luna glumly followed the marine. She noticed the man with white hair looking at her with bright eyes. She tilted her head as she noticed their unusual lightgray color....she made a mental note. Furrowing her eyebrows, she noticed how young this man looked, much too young to have such white hair. There wasn't a wrinkle on his face.
"Here," The marine roughly shoved Luna in the man's direction, then returned to his captain's side. Luna looked up at the man, shrinking back a bit. He had those same cold eyes her stepfather had...yet, there was someting else in them. The man smiled as she took him in. The look on his face turned more concentraited, then the girl heard a voice in her head. Greetings,
Luna jumped at the voice. What was that? She looked up at the man again, who looked at her expectantly. Did HE do that? Was he like her-made fun of by everyone else because he too, could do things the others couldn't? Her mind buzzed with questions.
The man's smile grew. You're quite observant for such a young girl. The man's eyes seemed bright. A small smile creeped onto the girl's face. He had praised her, it was rare someone did. The man put his hands behind his back, then began to circle her.
I came to see you...Luna, is it? Of course it is...I came to test you. He paused in front of her again, then looked at her. His eyes turned white. Yes, I am a lot like you Luna. In fact, the place i come from has many more like me and you...I can bring you there....his facee darkens. But only if you can prove yourself.
He glances at the marines darkly, the recruit awkwardly waves. The man snorts, then his gaze falls back on Luna. Use these two idiots as targets...show me what you can do.
The girl furrowed her eyebrows. She wasn't sure if she wanted to...her abilities seemed to do more harm than anything...yet, she wanted to impress this man for some reason. The man seemed to sense her conflict, and he narrowed his eyes. Fail to impress me, and you stay on this miserable rock.
Luna balled up her fists, and let her arms sink to her sides. She convinced herself-she needed to do this. Her eyes began to glow, and she looked at the marines, who stared at her with terror in their eyes. They both began to float into the air, and they flew into the transport cruiser's side, createing a huge dent. The man glanced at her expectantly, then realized she didn't know much else. He sighed. He had expected more....still, she was only ten. This was quite impressive for such a young psionic. Approaching her, he set a hand on her shoulder, looking at her, then turned is gaze to the marines, who were trying to get onto their feet.
Luna, you have proved yourself in my eyes...you will come with us. His eyes turned white, and the now pissed marines who had been charging at them froze. The man, with his free hand, snapped his fingers. The marines dropped to the ground, no longer breathing.
Luna looked up at the man with wide eyes. How had he done that? It scared her....yet, it amazed her. She wanted to ask questions as to how he did it, and if she herself could do it.
The man laughed as he read her thoughts. He quite liked this girl. The others he had gathered were quite ignorant, scared to their senses when he showed them what he himself could do. This girl was different...she was the one that would make a difference at the facility. The man smiled as he spoke to her, aloud this time. "You, Luna, are quite special." He set a hand on her forehead, and the girl's eyes started to flutter, now drowsy. Catching her before she dropped to the ground, he carried her carefully into the dropship.
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Edited by Mockingjay on 9/11/2011 5:23 PM PDT