Disclaimer: This story and all its characters are mine.<\/p>\n
Note: This is another point of view of the story The Last Sol, this story is from the Elder\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n
by A.J.Marks<\/span><\/p>\n The Elder tried to concentrate on what his collogue was talking about, but he was having a hard time today. His mind kept wondering off to him, the high supreme commander of the master\u2019s defense force. He could still remember the day he found him.<\/p>\n They had tracked their evil inventions to a small world. Their inventions had attacked them, the intelligent life forms on the planet had almost been wiped out. The cities had all been destroyed, but this race had put up a large fight. This race was very large, they were twice as large as the Elder was<\/em><\/p>\n The Elder walked among the debris looking at the carnage that his race created and brought fourth to the universe. They needed something to fight it. He then noticed a body whose chest was still moving.<\/em><\/p>\n He went and crouched down next to the body. The alien had a gash on his head and in his arms he still cradled a female of his race. She had been shot through the chest and was dead.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cCan you help her stranger? Please?\u201d He said.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m afraid I cannot?\u201d The Elder responded.<\/em> \u00a0“However you might help us, if you want.”<\/em><\/p>\n The man looked at his dead wife then back up to the Elder and said,\u00a0“I want to, they must pay.”<\/em><\/p>\n A couple of days later he and the Elder were walking down the corridor toward a room. \u00a0The Elder looked up to who would become the commander of their new defence army.<\/em><\/p>\n “I will not remember anything, right?” \u00a0He was almost pleading.<\/em><\/p>\n “Unfortunately, no” \u00a0The Elder replied.<\/em><\/p>\n “Good.”<\/em><\/p>\n The Elder looked at him a bit strangely, he thought he would have wanted to remember.<\/em><\/p>\n “I would like you to promise me something.” \u00a0He asked the Elder.<\/em><\/p>\n “If its in my power, i will grant it.” \u00a0The Elder said.<\/em><\/p>\n “Promise me that you will take me home to be buried by my wife, Jackie, and my child so i can be with them for all eternity in paradice. \u00a0Promise me that.”<\/em><\/p>\n “I will.” \u00a0The Elder vowed.<\/em><\/p>\n He became aware of a problem arising in the Council room.<\/p>\n \u201cA Solian Command Ship is approaching us.\u201d One said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey know that they are not allow here.\u201d Another replied.<\/p>\n \u201cWe should activate the defense system.\u201d The first one said.<\/p>\n They watched as the command ship approached. Then listened to the conversation between the Operator and the High Commander of the Solian forces. The Elder listened as the commander said he did not have time to wait, and he looked pale.<\/p>\n It\u2019s time.<\/p>\n \u201cHe pushed a button that allowed him to talk to the operator.<\/p>\n \u201cI will speak to him.\u201d He told the operator.<\/p>\n The screen was replaced with the commander.<\/p>\n \u201cAre you Ok?\u201d The Elder asked him some concern. The healer said something but the Elder was not concerned with it, but the commander\u2019s answer did.<\/p>\n \u201cIt does not matter, I am dying this time, and you owe me answers.\u201d<\/p>\n The Elder looked at him and remember the day so long ago when he did promise answers. He looked down at the desk knowing that a friend was dying, and he knew he could not refuse the request.<\/p>\n \u201cI will be aboard your ship shortly, and we will talk in your quarters.\u201d<\/p>\n He signed off and ignored the looks he was getting from his peers.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d One asked him.<\/p>\n \u201cI am fulfilling a promise I made a lifetime ago, that\u2019s what I am doing.\u201d The Elder responded, and with that he left the council room.<\/p>\n Once on board he was taken to the commander\u2019s quarters. This was one of the few times he had been on board a Solian Command Ship.<\/p>\n The Elder walked into the commander\u2019s quarters and noticed he was sitting.<\/p>\n \u201cForgive me for not standing, but I am very weak right now.\u201d He said to him.<\/p>\n \u201cI can see that, and I do not think it really matters any more to you, I can see it in you eyes.\u201d The elder said noticing his shallow breaths. \u2018He will not last long\u2019 he thought. \u201cYou have served us well, and you are right, we do owe you this answer. So what is your question?\u201d<\/p>\n The Elder asked the question even though he knew what the question would be.<\/p>\n \u201cI have been having dreams that seem so real.\u201d He coughed a few times. \u201cPardon me, I wish to know if the dreams are real memories or just dreams. Sometimes right after I wake I feel like I am not whole, like something is missing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPerhaps it is not something, but someone.\u201d The Elder replied.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy do you say that?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHer name is Jackie, that is the female you dream of, and she was real.\u201d The elder could still see him holding her when he first saw him, and the sad look on his face. \u201cWhat you dream may not be real memories, but they are based on real memories. Your planet was attacked by our enemies, but your people were strong fighters. They only lacked technology to successfully defend their planet. We realized that your people needed help, but we are not fighters. We helped arm your people and soon we realized that your people were easy to clone. We allowed your people to become our warriors to help other races from our enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo it isn\u2019t a dream, where am I from?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn the restricted space of Quadrant 5. We will go there.\u201d<\/p>\n The Elder left and went to the bridge. When he arrived on the bridge it went silent. There had never been an Elder on the bridge before.<\/p>\n \u201cSet course for coordinates for 1823-2241-1823 at your highest speed.\u201d The Elder ordered the bridge crew.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that\u2019s a restricted area.\u201d One of the crew told him.<\/p>\n \u201cSet course and engage, I have it covered.\u201d The Elder told them.<\/p>\n A short while later the Elder noticed that the commander had joined them on the bridge. The Elder knew that he would want to go down to the surface.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish to go down to the surface.\u201d He said.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought that you would, I know where you will want to go.\u201d The Elder replied.<\/p>\n The Elder directed the shuttle down toward a cemetery that he remembered. After they landed the Elder noticed the commander looking very week. \u2018He is almost gone\u2019 he thought sadly. He saw the commander waver and a couple of his soldiers coming to help him. The elder waved off the soldiers<\/p>\n They started walking down the cemetery. The Elder steered them toward the commander\u2019s wife\u2019s tombstone.<\/p>\n \u201cYou were the first and the last.\u201d The Elder said.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t understand.\u201d He said through labored breath.<\/p>\n \u201cYou were our first warrior, and you are the last warrior who is not a clone.\u201d The commander\u2019s face was slowly going white and continued. \u201cYes, you were born from your mother, and you married and had a child with Jackie, your female, your wife.\u201d<\/p>\n He stopped walking in front of Jackie\u2019s tombstone.<\/p>\n \u201cWhere&ldots;are&ldots;we?\u201d The commander asked the Elder.<\/p>\n \u201cIn a cemetery, where the dead of your people are, were, buried. This is the headstone of your wife, she is buried here, and your son at her feet.\u201d The Elder said while pointing at the gravesite.<\/p>\n The Elder watched as the once strong commander sank to his knees and slowly traced the name on the stone. The Elder noticed a tear make its way down the commander\u2019s cheek as he looked into the Elder\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember.\u201d The commander whispered. \u201cI&ldots;remember.\u201d<\/p>\n The Elder saw that the commander had passed away. The Elder motioned for a couple of the soldiers to come dig a grave. The Elder than reached into his pocket and read from a piece of paper.<\/p>\n \u201cMay your god watch over you in your death, may you be reunited with all of your loved one in paradise.\u201d The Elder said.<\/p>\n As the Elder walked away he looked back at the fresh grave and said, \u201cI fulfilled my promised, my friend, I brought you home.\u201d<\/p>\n As he was about to walk away he thought he heard the wind whisper:<\/p>\n I remember.<\/em><\/p>\n He\u2019s home.<\/em><\/p>\n The Elder smiled at what he thought he heard.<\/p>\n A short while later he was back in the council room with the other Elders.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat were you doing?\u201d One elder asked him.<\/p>\n \u201cFulfilling a promise I made a long time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d One of the younger elders asked.<\/p>\n \u201cRemember we started to clone the Solians as warriors but we forget that at one time they were a proud race. I was taking the last one home, we owed it to him.\u201d<\/p>\n The End<\/p>\n Send comments to: \u00a0AJMarks01@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Disclaimer: This story and all its characters are mine. Note: This is another point of view of the story The Last Sol, this story is from the Elder\u2019s point of view. The Elder\u2019s Promise by A.J.Marks The Elder tried to concentrate on what his collogue was talking about, but he was having a hard time […]
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