"Ĥæľþ čĥœßëñ œñê!" The guard called. "Řëþüřň þœ ÿôüř pœð!" *halt chosen one! Return to your pod!* "Chosen one" They had been called that ever since they were born. "Mÿ ñæme ìß Üĉĥùù Luna! Æñð ñëvëř!" *My name is Uchuu Luna! And never!" Their legs burned from running across the hard cement for hours, but they couldn't stop. They WOULDNT stop. They had seen it, it had to be here, they just had to keep running. Once they turned the corner, relief crashed into them, not harshly, like a gentle wave, welcoming them. Adrenalin pumped through their veins as they ran towards the spaceship. Their hand slid over the cold silver as they threw open the hatch and slammed it behind them, locking it as well. For a few minutes, there was nothing but darkness and silence. Nothing could be heard but the ringing of their ears and the pounding heart in their chest, which heaved as they gasped for air. Exhausted yet dazed, they let their satchel drop to the floor with a 'thump' and walked forward, amazed. As they took a few steps, the ship immediately filled with light, and the machines came to life with the buttons shining dim multicolored lights. Startled, Luna backed up before looking around, scanning the machinery. Hesitantly, they walked forward, their eyes scanning each machine before stopping, at the biggest. It was made out of silver, shining beautifully as the lights bounced off of it. The keyboard stretched about 5 feet across, and a holographic blank blue screen stood tall and big above it. Slowly, Luna tapped a button and watched as the screen glitched before displaying a message with bold letters. "ẄƏŁÇŒMË ÞŒ ŸŒŰŘ ŊƏẄ ßƳÞŒ ³⁰⁰⁰! Į ÆM ÈPĤĮß! ĤŒŴ MÆŸ Į ĤƏĻP ÝŒŬ?" *WELCOME TO YOUR NEW TYTAR 3000! I AM EPHIS!" HIW MAY I HELP YOU?"* Clacking sounds filled the room for a while until the screen glitches again before displaying another message. "Ÿœù ŵœűłð łįƙè þœ çĥæñĝè þĥə łæñĝűàĝè? Ùñðèŕßþòòð! Ŵĥàþ ñèŵ ĺàñĝùàə ðœ ÿœù ẃįßĥ fœř?*You would like to change the language? Understood! What new language do you wish for?* Clacking sounds filled the room once more, and the screen displayed a message once again. "You chose a language other than the homeplanets. Because of this, you must wear a translator. Please pick one that is most appealing to you." Luna scanned the screen as it displayed multiple pieces of jewelry. Their eyes immediately landed on a ring with a butterfly design with a sky blue gem in the middle. It was absolutely beautiful. Luna immediately pressed the button to select it and watched as the photo enlarged. A mechanical whir behind them made Luna spin around to see a metal arm holding the ring in its palm. They slowly took it and jumped as the arm shrinked back into its container. The cold silver in their palm brought their back to the present. It was sort of comforting as they slid the cold silver onto their finger, like it was conforming that they made it. "Ĥə-llo?Hello?" It worked. But before they could celebrate, the ship shook as a loud banging noise came from the door as well as muffled curses that Luna couldn't make out. Without wasting another second, they screamed, "EPHIS START THE SHIP AND DIRECT IT TOWARDS EARTH!" The screen glitches as it showed a mini version of the ship following a dotted line toward earth. The ship shook once more before it rose from the ground, and more muffled curses came from the door before it shot off.Luna screamed before hitting the floor with a loud 'thump'. The floor let out a long and loud 'squeeeeak' as they slid against the floor before hitting the wall. "Ow! Fuck!" They immediately slapped their hand on their mouth. They had NEVER cursed before, especially not in ENGLISH. "...Shit!" "Fuck!" "Bullshit!" "And finally BITCH!" Their eyes darted left and right before they burst into laughter, it was childish, it was ridiculous, it was something they had been restricted from doing. They had been restricted from many things for a VERY, long time. But no more, they were free now. Suddenly, they heard loud squeaks as their satchel hopped toward them. "Sorry, Cocoa!" They giggled. The bag only shook more as Luna unzipped it. Once it was open, it held still for a second before a brown blur zipped out of it and nuzzled their leg. Luna looked down at their small companion, Cocoa. They had found them when they were three and shared their lunch with it. They had been friends with them ever since. Cocoa was a strange creature, it looked like a stuffed plush with brown fur and a lion tail with small golden yellow wings on its back. Cocoa was an 'unkown' a creature that had never been seen or studied, and Luna was gonna keep it that way. They scratched Cocoa's hair as they watched the galaxy pass by through the window. "We're free, Cocoa, we're free."
