How I met Kashkona
I had been riding the winds in my stolen mechanized transport for the last week hoping to find a way to reach the gates of the Star People. Rocket was looking a little worse for wear after the bumps and beatings I put her thru. These transport units were only supposed to go a day or two of intense maneuvering before they needed routine maintenance preformed to ensure longevity. She was the fastest of the bunch and Rocket had served me admirably. We touched down to keep our heads low in a small field by winding river. Pools had formed in some of the bends and the clear water reflected sun and sky. With nightfall fast approaching I knew that the stars would be held by this same pool. Rocket was as close to empty on fuel as I could chance without giving up any hope of a return trip. Any scouting or travel was going to have to be done without her if I wanted any chance of keeping her in the long run. I needed to find an escort and fast! Roomers had it that a branch of the Star People had settled on the planets surface secretly. That this one faction had so fallen in love with the gentle rhythms of the world that they had forgone their birthright and became bonded to the world. Legends of amazing feats and great abilities surfaced in hushed taverns and unauthorized meeting spaces. I needed those stories to be true. If I could get the Spirits of the Wind's help I might be able to reach the Star People on time. Trouble was I had little to go on. I rode the winds with Rockets help, surely that must translate somehow. I had gotten ahold of some information that was pointing at destruction of everything on this world if the Star People didnt see fit to helping us relocate our world or the giant solar flare my Superior Officers were predicting was on the horizon. It felt like they had given up hope on the many and were trying contingency plans for the few. I wanted to take a broader stance on the matter.
Hours passed as I sat thinking on the problems at hand. As the sun grew huge and red in the sky falling downwards I caught shimmers of light that shouldnt be there just to the right of Rocket. I knew the Spirits of the Winds had come to see Rocket and satisfy their curiosity. I moved slowly and did my best to look calm and non threatening. I knew that should they choose a single sound would wipe all memory or stop me in my tracks, at least thats what the stories would have me believe. I felt breezes lift my hair and sway lazily across my body testing for intent. When the air calmed I was face to face with what I hoped would be my guide and this worlds salvation. The interpreter to the People of the Stars. You whistled my name and motioned for me to follow.
Hours passed as I sat thinking on the problems at hand. As the sun grew huge and red in the sky falling downwards I caught shimmers of light that shouldnt be there just to the right of Rocket. I knew the Spirits of the Winds had come to see Rocket and satisfy their curiosity. I moved slowly and did my best to look calm and non threatening. I knew that should they choose a single sound would wipe all memory or stop me in my tracks, at least thats what the stories would have me believe. I felt breezes lift my hair and sway lazily across my body testing for intent. When the air calmed I was face to face with what I hoped would be my guide and this worlds salvation. The interpreter to the People of the Stars. You whistled my name and motioned for me to follow.