Pallas

Sirens ringing, screams roaring but I couldn't get up, couldn't wake up from what seems like a never-ending sleep like how Sleeping Beauty would have been if the kiss of her true love would have not graced her lips, but I was no princess that needed to be saved nor anyone would even save me, for I am independent, I have survived for all my life without the help of anyone but my own two hands to help me, my own two feet to which I stand tall, for my spirit that pushes my inner instincts into its full capabilities. 'Wake up' I said 'wake up or you'll die'. I manifested for what a centuries work, trying desperately to erupt from my slumber. Something hot, something cold, something to reconnect my soul to the realities world, to break apart the bond of dreams and reality, I needed something but what?

I awoke, alive but has not yet uttered a single word, a single peep at the corners of my eyes, but back against the pavement, eyes shut, mouth closed and mind thinking and thinking of what might I see when I open my eyes, would it be the face of my mother to which died on my very arms? Or is it still the city from which I'm no longer welcome? With a big long breath, I opened my eyes slowly and, nothing? I was directly looking at a void, space but without the usual Lunar nor Moon, without the North star, even the South star I could not see, but all are so gone from the sky, replaced by nothing, nothing but void, emptiness, and darkness, lifeless as I sat down, I wasn't where I collapsed, atop of the bordering walls, nor I'm at the patches of land destroyed by the taint who sucked the life of my world how a vampire's feasting at the peak of the moon,

"I'm in the Heart." The center of Capitol where events, shows, and public ceremonies are held, 'who brought me here and what happened?' As I looked over my shoulder, I wasn't alone, with me are hundreds of children from what I thought was two decades old at its most. Everyone was scattered around me, I have a front-row view of the stage, a woman dressed interestingly stood at the very center, towering above the children as I was. "Is everybody awake? We'll begin in a few." She spoke to the mic, 'what is going on?' I haven't seen this place for so long, the only time I could see the Heart of Capitol was when I would fly for a second reaching my little hut above the tree, remembered the celebrations, events, and shows being held here, but now not one single music, nor laughter and cheer could be heard but silent screams of children pondering the situation about to unfold.

She came back with 4 more people, one I've encountered not long ago, 'Cortious Hul' the leader of The Americas, together with him was the other 3 leaders who created the Corporal, to his left was Ray D'quille, Head of Ausnalia, Australia and the man-made 8th continent Oceania combined into one. To his right is Porcha Windle, leader of Europhica, Europe, and Africa. She only led Europe before, but she proved her worth by conquering Africa as well, and now turned the dying continent into a lush land of medicinal plant. To her right is Larra Drie, the leading woman of the Asian Islands, after Word War V finished, Russia was out of boundaries from the massive loads of nuclear derby and toxic waste from the Leader of Korea, she killed both leaders of Russia and Korea and Dominated the Continent, but Asia was being engulfed by the ocean from the melting of Antarctica, due to Global Warming. Now Asia in no more but a few hundred islands but she was more turned her land into the Mega Center for Technology.

As they made their way to the front of the stage, proudly marching looking over the people, the woman spoke again. "Hello everyone, I am Rita Estri, spokesperson of the Corporal and its newly established partners, 'New Pallas'. I welcome you all tonight for we have some things to be addressed, somethings to be clarified to all of you young and skillful children." She laughed as she flips through her notes. "You may ask, why are you all here? And why can't you remember anything from the past Moons dawn, well I'd tell you, but I think, Mr. Hul would be better at telling you this, please give a bow to Mr. Cortious Hul." Everyone bowed and waited for his command before lifting our heads again. "Rise, everyone, we have some things to announce to all of you. You may not understand it now but the more you travel, the more you'll get to know." 'Why is he saying the more you travel? Are we going somewhere?'

"You may have now known it but, we were being invaded last Moons dawn, and we the Corporal together with the Capitols people, tried our best to stop the Invading Moon, they fought well and a lot of lives were sacrificed at that. The invader targeted the south region of our land, beyond the borders. That's why all of you might have been clueless. The invader injected poison into the land that would kill whoever even came close to its ravishing plague. Our Astro defenses weren't enough to stop the taint, but thankfully the 'New Pallas' an organization from a parallel universe came and took ahold of our cry for help. They stopped the invading poison from corrupting our land and now, we are at peace." He took a big breath and touched his chest, "But it is not over yet, our researchers have said that the Invading Moon is going to come back in New Moons time, around 3 new months from now, they been said to return with more power that has the potential to destroy every living thing on our dearest planet. So I beg all of you, please cooperate with the plan. Thank you"

Everyone bowed one more and the Rita once again spoke to the mic. "No more dilly-dally, we the 'New Pallas' is here to help all of you to survive the upcoming catastrophe. We have set up Shift ports around the city, going on this is like going in a wormhole around space. Each one of you will need to train to survive and hopefully, save your species from extinction. Each port is a surprise; you will need to bring back an artifact from all the planets and back here on earth so that we together with the Corporal could make a trade to the Invading Moon and miraculously save the entire planet from being destroyed. And for my final word," she gets the wine glass from a guard on her side and rises,

"To the last human standing"