Koriand'r (cilantro) wrote,
@ 2011-01-30 11:11:00

Welcome to the Third Rock from the Sun
The Fervil 2640 was not a ship of Tamaranean build. It was small, agile, and inexpensively constructed which was why half a dozen had been purchased for inter-stellar pleasure transport and kept in the royal hangar. Joy riders, as it were, intended to take short trips among the stars just for the joy of it. They were never intended to be escape vehicles transcending thousands upon thousands of miles to leave the star system as one fled for her life, but that's exactly what the pale blue Fervil 2640 with the official mark of Princess Koriand'r of Tamaran was doing. Inside the craft, the orange-skinned girl kept checking her instruments. She was in uncharted territory and she was certain that someone would be following her. How could she defend herself? The ship did not have weapons. It did not have shields. It was just a knockabout car and she hadn't escaped the executioner only to be blasted to bits in space.

Komand'r was not going to win this.

Then she saw it, right up ahead. A planet swirling with beautiful blues and greens. Her education vaguely told her that it was part of the Sun System, but she wasn't sure if it were Venus or Earth. She didn't have much time to decide, though. Quickly she set her course for the world. She'd come so far already in the little ship that she had no other options. She just had to land safely. That was paramount.

"Oh crap," she whispered in her native language when suddenly an alert started flashing on her control panel. Atmospheric entry was hotter than that on Tamaran and had burned out flight control. She was going to crash.

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Ten minutes later, the orange-skinned girl crawled out of the smoking carnage that was the last of the Fervil 2640...and collapsed in the soft green grass of a park.

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boy_wonder87
2011-02-01 08:29 am UTC (link)

He was speeding through the city on his "Nightcycle" when Dick picked up the warning on the incoming spacecraft. He was already speeding toward downtown Bludhaven before the flaming wreckage descended over the city skyline, crashing into the heart of Regent's Park.

Well there won't be much collateral damage at least Dick thought as he mounted the curb and tore into the forested depths of the city's dark heart.

His off-road training was tested severely, as Nightwing managed to mount boulders and treacherous roots, but soon he found himself amidst the burning wreckage.

The sensors confirmed no radioactive danger, but Nighwing secured his rebreather-mask to be safe against any alien viruses. Bruce would kill me if he found out I was dying with the Kryptonian FluDick thought as he dismounted his bike.

The silver craft was strewn across the greens, steam rising from the superhot metals as well as the flames. His scanner picked up only a single humanoid heartbeat, as he explored the wreck. This must be how the Kents felt the day they found Clark... Dick thought- noting the eerie similarities with that iconic scene from Superman's childhood. I hope this doesn't mean I'll have to raise this kid myse- he caught a flash of scarlet in the grass to his left.

He sprinted over, kneeling over the prone form. She was draped with a shimmering garment of some unknown material. She lay on her front, her face away from him as he checked her vitals as best he could. She looks like- yeah lets just call her a she. She's got a pulse, which seems good, is she breathing- Dick put a hand behind her head as he turned her over gently- protecting her neck and spine as he brought her face into view.

"Oh my god..." Dick muttered, his voice sounding tinny as it was synthesized through the rebreather. He had been subtly aware that she appeared to be a woman but...she was stunning. Her skin was a shimmering orange that seemed to almost glow in the dark night air. Her full red lips, her delicate cheeks, even her scarlet hair. It took him a second before he blinked himself back to reality.

Nightwing was trying to remember alien-encounter protocol, when he noticed her breath steaming in the cold night air. "Of course, its freezing out" Dick muttered. He pulled out a silver space blanket and placed it over her gently. Then he pulled out a light and leaned forward to check her pupils- working on the assumption that an alien who appeared so close to human could be diagnosed for injuries in a similar fashion.

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cilantro
2011-02-01 10:56 pm UTC (link)

"Oww," she groaned a little when the stranger started probing her eyes with light. She winced and turned her face away, blinking rapidly.

"Please do not do that," she murmured. The language module in the spacecraft had given her a solid overview of the Earth language called "English". Turning her eyes towards the creature, though, she was surprised. He--it appeared to be a he--did not look like what the spacecraft had on file.

So she screamed.

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boy_wonder87
2011-02-02 09:29 am UTC (link)

Dick sat back, startled. "Woah, calm down lady." He said, motioning with his hands. "I uhh, I come in peace, okay? I'm- your ship crashed and I- just stop screamin--" Dick's protests were cut short when an iron grip clutched the back of his neck.

Nightwing was thrown through the air, and he slammed into the ground, tumbling to a stop. A tall menacing figure with jutting armour stood over Kori, his skin tone matching her own. Glowing red eyes stared down on her. "You are through running, Princess" he growled in their native tongue.

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cilantro
2011-02-02 07:25 pm UTC (link)

She didn't understand anything else he said, not really. She'd had an overview, but the rest of what he was saying was pretty garbled. She went to touch his face so that she could understand him but suddenly he wasn't there.

In his place was one of Komand'r's most fearsome guards. Suddenly any feeling of being dazed that Kori felt cleared and she scrambled to her feet.

"Yes, I am."

But it wasn't what he thought; she didn't surrender. She fired a starbolt at him before running for Dick.

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boy_wonder87
2011-02-03 06:42 am UTC (link)

Dick pulled himself up groggily. Finding his rebreather clogged with dirt, he ripped it from his face. He gasped for breath, pulling his fighting batons from his belt.

"Alright jerkoff, lets try that again!" he yelled at the alien attacker. He charged at the creature, already stunned from Kori's starbolt.

Thwack! Thwack!

Unfortunately, the Guardsman was far tougher than the average human and didn't go down so easily. He headbutted Nightwing, knocking him back a few steps. Nightwing used the momentum to pull into a backwards leap, even as he slammed his feet into the Guardsman's face. The dropkick knocked the alien backwards, and he crashed to the ground. Dick was still reeling from the strike, and he didn't land properly, slamming on his back like an amateur. "Owww" he groaned, hoping the guy was out for the count.

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cilantro
2011-02-03 06:27 pm UTC (link)

The guard was weakened, down on the ground and Kori leapt in, blasting at him again before kicking him repeatedly, the sound of her boots on his armor horrible and loud. When the guard didn't get back up, Kori looked around quickly and ran to Dick.

"Are you okay?" She paused, realizing she wasn't speaking something he could understand. She had to absorb his language and looking at him there was really only one way.

She kissed him. Deeply.

"Now...are you okay? Did he hurt you?"

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	boy_wonder87 2011-02-09 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	Dick blinked, and considered what had just happened. He tilted his head and looked in Kori's eyes. " 1- Who are you? And 2- Do you have boyfriends on your planet?" He grinned at her, relishing the moment. "That was a joke, by the way." He held out a hand. "I'm Nightwing. Welcome to Earth." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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