I was taken to dry land where wooden planks were laid out over stone pillars. People were there nervously. Women were wearing knee length skirts and tops with padded shoulders. Their hair was varying in sizes but they were all curled and styled in a similar fashion. Men wore shirts and their pants were held from the front and back using straps. I was greeted with humans with great fanfare. Some hugged me while others wept. I felt like a sole survivor in a natural disaster. An elderly woman took my hand and walked me to a crude vehicle. It had a torpedo silhouette—a rounded, aerodynamic look with bulging just above the wheel that were integrated into the body of the car. A few different designs. One that stood out was a square vehicle. It was painted in multiple shades of green. The space where the door was supposed to be was vacant and two windows in the front separated by a metal bar. All the buildings were the same rectangular and flat till we reached inwards. The view changed to mismatched buildings. There was one with high walls and a long pathway and an elaborately decorated building. This must be where the Royalty resides. The place was guarded and there were sandbags piled all over.
I was taken to an apartment somewhere eastwards. I tried to speak but the language they spoke was unusual. They realized that I have the capability for speech but I may not have been able to say anything since I spoke a different language entirely. They took me to a cultural center where there were classes to help foreigners learn the local speech. My lessons began with phonetics then basic words then reading books and finally making friends. I found out I was on a planet called Earth. It is the Unknown region a few Galaxies away. This one is in the milky way. I was living in the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland. These people have colonized countries much larger than them. They have discriminated many for their religion and skin tone. I found people who resembled the actual me. But I wouldn't change my disguise because I don't want to get shot. The locals didn't take kindly to outsiders. I was allowed because I was recovered as a victim.
I was asked to join in as a soldier but I had enough war so after asking around. I got trained and got a job as a mechanic. I fixed cars and earned an honest living. A single room apartment in London. The streets were mostly quiet. The king would give speeches despite his impediment. This boosted the morale of the soldiers and civilians alike. The streets were unsafe since the Germans had made it their business to implement aerial bombardment. To ensure the aerial assault team won't have an easy target the government chose to switch off the lights. This resulted in an alarming increase in crime. Looting of bombarded buildings, purse snatching and a few killers were loose. People were directed towards the designated shelters during these assaults. There were a total of seventy one raids over two hundred and sixty seven days. The dust clouds were toxic to inhale and hundreds of thousands of people died. This didn't deter the people. They kept going and even sent their children to safety in the countryside. Some elderly were sent away too. Family separation was leading to depression. Each one was taken care of by a different family. Some had no choice others were delighted. We slept at an underground railway station. Food and clothes were rationed. People grew fruits and vegetables. They even kept chickens to supplement their diet. Recreation centers where people danced the night away apparently help keep morales high during the raids. I was permitted to grow a few edibles in my flimsy apartment. I got a sack and filled it with potatoes and potting soil. I would water it regularly. I would trade my help in exchange for canned food or someone willing to teach me something new. The war ended and people celebrated. People were outside dressed in red, white and blue. There was a bonfire and people stayed up till sunrise the next day. The street was dirty but empty. It will take some time before things go back to normal.
I took a new disguise and went to the countryside to work on a farm. The train ride was pleasant and I was met with a few curious locals. I explained the reason I am here and one elderly lady was kind enough to employ me. I was taken to the beach where I realized that I was now working for a salt farmer. The place was decent and I had to admit it wasn't so bad. The Aves or birds as the locals like to call them are heard squawking day or night. Those who value quiet will have nightmares about places like this. All was well till I was falsely accused of murder. The evidence gathered proves that I was innocent but the hostility was unbearable so I wished that I was in Hae. The portal opened and I collected my belongings and walked right in. I heard the arguments. Some wanted to create a baby with super powers. Some assume that this baby might grow up and become a tyrant. They are trying to do a controlled situation and see how it goes. To their dismay the most lethal abilities were gone. According to the roster it was sent for orderly disposal. The majority hoped that I didn't get injected with it. To them I was non friendly. Sas told them to grow up and continue research. Clearly someone with foresight decided that these abilities were not worth it. She was pleased it was destroyed but hoped that they could refill the vault before the end of the year. I snuck out and met Mira. She was pleased to see me. We talked and she looked disturbed to hear that there were planets that hadn't reached technological advancement. The next series of syringes later I was sent back to the war front. I chose to be a medic. But Mira reminded me that my face was still on display. So if I wanted to remain anonymous I had better learn to adapt. So I took a different appearance before heading to the recruitment office. The Sargent present gave me a once over and redirected me to join the ground troops. I decided that I am going to work seriously and several weeks into training I was assigned to the Special services troops. We were practicing drills when the sky was covered with spiky battleships. The enemy showed up and started shooting without warning. Some of the cadets ran for cover. I decided to board the ship and give the idiots a piece of my mind. After swerving several shots I made it into one and boarded it. Then after a few wrong turns I managed to get to the power core and cause a cascade failure. Then I hopped on my little ship and spent a few minutes doing crazy dives before the ship went boom. A few ships accidentally shot each other. Then I boarded one ship through a ripped hull and found a path to the navigation computer to activate the star bridge and force it to go elsewhere. I managed to get out and land. The other recruits gave me a round of applause. The trainer took me to his office. I waited there for a few minutes.
A holographic projector introduced me to Colonel Ju. He explained that I was redirected to the ghost squad. I was ordered to gather my belongings and go to the space port. I earned a new name the Avenger of Mjölnir. An old trident shaped ship with black hull and specks of silver landed to take me to my new training ground. Another recruit came running and he tried to explain that he was the one to stop the Zephyr ships. Unfortunately for him the drill Sargent had personally opened the hatch and had seen who piloted the ship. He showed the ships had a lens to show who was the pilot. So after an intense yelling match the recruit was sent back to his bunker with a warning. He kept looking back with agitation but I ignored him as I entered my ride. The ship took off the moment I sat down. I had to strap down as I felt the ascension. I felt my insides push hard towards my back. I felt lightheaded but that feeling passed as we hovered briefly in the lower orbit. We drifted for a minute or two and the ship surged forward with a jolt. I didn't see them open any portal. One moment we were in the Verge system and the next moment we were in the void. There was a space station floating it looked like a large moon with rings horizontal forming the letter X. The ship suddenly activated the cloaking device and I waited patiently. The ship docked and I was taken away by people in sterile suits for a physical examination. I refused to let them draw blood and they seemed fine with it. I was placed in a tank filled with viscous fluid. I was sterilized of any sort of pathogens and I was taken to a different floor after which I showered and ate dinner before the extensive tests of endurance and creative thinking. I had to jog the length of the rings. Then spent some time underwater. Then fight practice. A month later I was escorted out of there by a Naru ship to a brand new planet. There I was given extensive training to be a one women army. To infiltrate to enforce insurgency and identify troublemakers and implement counterinsurgency tactics. I started wearing the mask to hide my identity. I was nicknamed the Skeleton key. I was taught to get in and out unnoticed. Assassination missions were on the top of my list. But occasionally I would be given unlikely assignments.
The harvesters of the Umbra terror were rising. They were taking people off world and there was no telling where so I swallowed a small tracker and proceeded to the grid point where our primary intelligence says they will come to collect the next batch of the civilians. The point was to get captured and wait till we got to wherever they stopped then I spit out the tracker and pressed the button. Then help would show up with guns blazing. The thing is we got captured but the destination had too much interference. So I had to make the split second decision to bail myself out. The captives were crying for help and nobody could figure out how anyone would send rescue. The bars were made of some sort of energy field. I ran towards the energy field and made it to the other side with ease. I glided towards the control center and used telekinesis to hold them in place as I opened the cages. The helpless ones ran out in droves. Thank yous were mentioned in language. I used a rod which had fallen on the floor to stun the guards before making sure to rally everyone. We moved carefully through the maze. Recalling the various turns we took as our captors took us to the cages. We had to turn away a few times but we made it to the transport. Everyone boarded the craft and I used my technopath abilities to get us out. We opened a star bridge and made it to the other side. As we got out I hailed the command center explaining we are friendly. I had to send authentic codes for confirmation. The fighters escorted us to the base and everyone was welcomed. I explained how much interference was involved so a jailbreak was the option. The higher ups were pleased as I was directed to my next mission. The tech department mined the entire ship for information. The navigation computer had locations. Possibly other locations where people were held hostage. The communications gave us an understanding of who their allies were so we could take them out systematically. Then the technology was reverse engineered and all allied ships had their shield updated accordingly. New weapons were built specifically to destroy the Umbra terrorist ships. New dreadnaughts were constructed and recruits were piling up. They wanted revenge. I used my telepathy to find out if I was on the wrong side of the war. It turns out I was on the right side for a change.