I don't know how much time I stayed passed out. When I woke up, the first thing I saw was a group of blurry figures vaguely resembling humans or animals. I could hear someone shouting "She's awake!", but it seemed so distant... After a few minutes of trying to get back to reality, I had finally regained my senses. All of the creatures had left, except one, still looking down at me with a strange look, like I was the weirdest creature he ever saw.
-Weird... Really weird... I heard him mutter under his breath before he turned his back to me, looking around, then turning back to me and offering his hand, helping me to stand up.
I looked around, trying to remember where I was. I was inside what looked like the inside of a really big house, mixed with one of these spaceships interiors you could see in movies. There was everything we could have needed, a kitchen, bathrooms, a cargo bay... I still couldn't remember where I was though, my head was heavy and my memory blurry. I took a better look at the man who helped me stand up. He was wearing a black jacket, probably made of leather, along with matching black jeans, probably not leather that time, and black shoes, very diverse style. His medium length, brown hair. I couldn't see his eyes from here. I decided to ask him where I was, and who were all these people. I slowly approached him, menacing to fall over with each step, and asked with a weak and trembling voice :
-Ex-Excuse me... Huh... Wh-...Where are we?... ...And wh-...Who are you and all these people?..
He turned around and looked down at me, as if I asked the stupidest question there is, then smiled and answered :
-We're inside a Starship, of course! He stretched his arms and turned around, as if to tell me to look around, but I was too weak. As for who we are... We're aliens adventuring around the Universe, of course!
-...Aliens?... But... That's fiction, no? I asked, looking around again, making sure I wasn't dreaming.
-For humans, of course, it is. But we sure are real. There are billions of planets and alien races out there!
I looked at him, totally confused. I noticed his eyes keep switching colors, going from brown to green, to blue, to red, and all the other colors you could imagine.
-What's a... Huh... "Starship"?
-A Starchild's spaceship, of course! What else could it be?
-...Starchild?..
-Oh, come on! Don't tell me you don't know what a Starchild is!
-..No.. No, sorry, I don't know...
-Come on, Alice! You ARE a Starchild!
-...I'm a... ...What?..
-A Starchild! Are you not listening to what I'm saying?
-...Yes... But... You must be making an error.. I'm just a simple human..
-Of course you're not! Just because you were born from an human doesn't mean you ARE human! You have the soul of a Starchild, I can feel it.
-...Talking about being born from humans, where's Mom? Does she know I'm here? Is she okay?
-She is not your mother, Alice. You don't have parents. You were born from a Star, then your soul was transferred into an human body. You're a Starchild. Forget about her.
-I can't forget about her! She's my mother! Bring me back home!
-I'm afraid I can't do that, Alice. We can't stop mid-flight, we might crash into another spaceship, or a planet.
-I HAVE to go back! You've made an error, I'm an human, as normal as can be!
-No, Alice. You're a Starchild, show me your hand.
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Children of the Stars
Ciencia FicciónWe all know that when stars die, they become Novas or even Supernovas. But what we do not know, is that some stars are eggs. They do not die, they hatch, giving life to a new being. A soul that will travel across Time and Space to live as a human, o...