Yoritomo's Story

Tiny drops of glinting sapphire light calmly floated in place, some gradually circling the somewhat rectangular space while some of the light reflected off the walls crowded with different sized screens, buttons, and multiple colored switches. It was as if all the stars had shrunk and gathered in one spot, being the only lights in the room aside from the dimly lit screens.

Or rather than this space being a room, it was more of a ship. And at the front of this ship sat a green-haired girl, barely into her teen years, her emerald eyes set on the large set of screens in front of her as her fingers tapped on a holographic keyboard.

She let out a yawn as she stretched out her arms and leaned back in her cushioned chair. This girl, known as Jesi, had been sitting on orbit for quite some time. Well, maybe not that long, but for someone like Jesi, sitting in a small ship with nothing better to do but research and take orders would quickly feel like being stuck in an eternity.

She sat back up and pulled up a blue and white site on the screen in the middle. That is when her tired expression vanished and her eyes widened. She'd only set up this translator a few hours ago and already she had established contact. A smirk pulled at the corner of her lips and she felt a bubble of excitement purge through her. She did not bother replying to whoever this human was that replied to her. That would only give her away. However, now she had hard evidence that the human race hadn't all been wiped out. If there was one who survived, there had to be more.

She was ready to push her chair away from the metallic desk now and press the communicator button on her headphones, but stopped when every screen in the room began to flicker and blink with black and white lines. Someone was trying to get through to her ship. She grew curious, standing up and placing her hands on the surface of her desk to lean her face closer to her screen, eyes glistening with anticipation. However all enthusiasm seemed to drop when his face appeared on the screen. Her lips parted with awe and her eyes widened more with shock. How could he be alive? "Brother..?"

When the screens went blank again Jesi slumped down into her chair, frowning now with her head tilted downwards. He was supposed to be dead, yet there he was. Why was he with a human? Why was he looking for other humans? Did he plan on making sure the rest were dead? Yes...that had to be it. She clenched her teeth and looked up at her screen. Of course that was it. Yori would gather the surviving humans together and destroy what he missed. That was the only reasonable explanation. Well she wasn't about to let that happen. Even if there were few left, they were still important subjects.

She stood up and took in a deep breath, then turned and walked to the middle of her ship, the tiny stars moving across her hair, clothes and skin. She stopped, pulling out a small device and typing coordinates into it before putting it back on her belt and checking to make sure she had all of her equipment. "Knife, stun gun, pistol, notepad...right!"

"Ready!" She said firmly. There was a heavy pulling sensation as the ship dropped into the planets atmosphere. In a matter of seconds it stopped about 200 feet from the surface of a green field. Inside the ship, Jesi closed her eyes as her body seemed to deteriorate into small flecks of bright blue energy until her body had completely vanished. When her eyes opened she was on the surface, her white boots planted in the trimmed grass.

She pulled out the same device she had before and pressed a few buttons. Only a second later her silver and blue, saucer-shaped ship flung itself into the sky, disappearing into space in the blink of an eye. A voice vibrated from her headphones and she brought her finger up to hold the small red button on the left side of the earpiece. ""He's alive, sir. But don't worry!" A bright smile appeared on Jesi's face as she spoke. "I won't let him get in the way of our progress, that's a promise!"

The conversation ended and she released her finger from the red button. She turned in a slow circle, letting her eyes scan the area around her. It looked like she was in a park of some kind. She knew she was in America, this was specifically the coordinates she typed in. Now if only she had the slightest idea of where Yori was....