Chapter 13: The Tale of Star Troopers

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It started decades ago. A young man with no family or friends walked out of an orphanage to start a new life. He disliked the people that mocked and tormented him as a kid, but he refused to wallow in his own despair.

So he studied. He set aside his emotions and focused on bettering his mind. With his ever increasing knowledge, he became the top student at his high school. As he aced every test and was praised for his brain, he started to truly feel happy.

That is until the age of heroes started. The world was shaken at the sight of individuals with super powers making a scene in France. Not only were they people with extraordinary abilities, but they also appeared to be high schoolers.

Despite being relegated to just another genius, the young man continued to better himself through knowledge. However, on one fateful night, his life changed forever.

He stood atop a hill, looking up at the night sky with a telescope. Suddenly, to his luck, he spotted a line of shooting stars soaring above. He was not one for the mystical or superstitious, but he wished to touch the stars themselves. The last thing he expected was for one of the shooting stars to make a sharp turn and crash right in front of him.

When he managed to pick himself up from the crash, he saw a silver glow emanating from the crater before him. Upon reaching out to the mysterious object, a shining Star Fragment flew into his hand. The moment he made contact with the space rock, a sleek and silvery armor formed over his entire body.

The young man was horrified and confused at first, but the Star Fragment he held communicated to him. It was as if the rock was telling him what he needed to know. He wasn't just some nameless nerd, he had a greater destiny ahead of him. He had become the Silver Star Trooper!

"Is that what your original name was?" Invisia interrupted.

"Shush!" Miya snapped. "Let him continue!"

"Right. Sorry! Please continue."

Where there was one Star Trooper, others would follow. Silver soon crossed paths with five more Star Troopers, who had similar encounters with falling space rocks. They were destined to work together, so they did.

It wasn't all bad getting to work on a team. Along with great armor and abilities, they were also capable of summoning giant robots that they could pilot. All in the name of fighting the good fight.

Whenever and wherever evil reared its ugly head, the Star Troopers would arrive to fight back. They traveled the world together, putting a stop to any threats the world would face. They never lost and continued to strengthen themselves. They were an unstoppable team.

"What happened to them?" Sofia asked.

"We eventually came across a situation that not even we could handle," Nindai said softly.

The Star Troopers landed their big mechanical beasts in a mountain range. The Sun was beating down on the land, but the troopers were nice and cool in their suits.

"Is this the place?" Red asked his team.

"Should be," said the Green trooper. "This is where we were told to be."

"This guy better show up," Yellow groaned. "I could be at home relaxing, but instead I'm out here in the middle of nowhere with you guys."

"Hey!" Pink snapped. "Relax, girl, I'm sure he'll show up."

"Sorry to keep you all waiting!" Obsidian leapt down from a nearby cliff.

"No need to apologize. We just got here." The Green Trooper and Obsidian shared a firm handshake and looked out into the wilderness. "So what can you tell us?"

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