Paradise Violated
Even though you know that you haven't been destined for anything, even though your mind tells you that what Kruz says is the truth, you can't accept it. You revert back to your own base human behavior and that's: If you can't have it then nobody will.
You pull out your pistol, Kruz doesn't even try to stop you, he believes you're going to kill yourself, besides destiny won't let him die he finds that he was wrong about that.
He clutches the blast wound to his chest and falls in disbelief.
"The betrayal the betrayal " he says and then dies.
Neither of you were correct. There's no meaning in anything, it's all been just a random choice of actions and coincidences, you can't change things. You see that now, you throw the coins to the floor.
You exit the hut in a daze. You don't notice anything going around you. One of the Lizards looks in the hut and begins making hissing noises, which causes the rest of the Lizards to talk amongst themselves. They don't attack though, they just stare at you as you walk back to the rafts Your own team wonders what's going on, and attempt to speak to you, but Alyssa tells them all to back off. She knows what happened.
She helps you to the raft where you collapse. She kneels down to pick you up.
"I want to go home." You say looking up at her, and fall unconscious.
"We will." She says.
During your unconscious state, a few things happen. First of all the rest of your team is completely confused about what to do next. Granted they were all not really feeling like themselves either, but they were basically following you in an ill-conceived plan of treason, and now that plan's been abandoned. Alyssa tells them everyone's just as guilty so it's in everyone's best interest they all forget what happened. The Empire needn't know about any of this incident. Lieutenant LaFleur disagrees; he doesn't want to go back! He sneers and says if you're too weak to accept destiny then he will! He demands to stay, Alyssa attempts to reason with him, but he won't hear of it. He states how he's going to find the Xont structure and crush the Empire.
Alyssa shrugs and states whoever wants to go back to the Empire, can go with her, anyone who wants to stay can stay with LaFleur. Even with his new found "courage" people still don't care for him, with only the Lizard porters staying with him. He remains behind while everyone else leaves on the rafts and head back to the area where you were first exploring. LaFleur makes a few ranting remarks as they leave.
When you awaken Alyssa tells you all of what happened. The remaining time on Paradise is relatively uneventful, though the rest of your team members are a little wary of you. When the Empire ships come, a story is made up about the planet being used as a secret Mazatt training camp and how you were attacked. The Empire never needs too much of a reason to bombard a planet. Paradise is decimated by mass drivers. Most of your team members request a transfer, such a sudden mass transfer request, raises a few eyebrows by your superiors, of, but nobody says anything. A few stay, but you mainly wind up with a whole new team on your next mission.
The important thing to you though, is Alyssa still remains by your side. And that's much more important than gaining power or overthrowing the government.
You pull out your pistol, Kruz doesn't even try to stop you, he believes you're going to kill yourself, besides destiny won't let him die he finds that he was wrong about that.
He clutches the blast wound to his chest and falls in disbelief.
"The betrayal the betrayal " he says and then dies.
Neither of you were correct. There's no meaning in anything, it's all been just a random choice of actions and coincidences, you can't change things. You see that now, you throw the coins to the floor.
You exit the hut in a daze. You don't notice anything going around you. One of the Lizards looks in the hut and begins making hissing noises, which causes the rest of the Lizards to talk amongst themselves. They don't attack though, they just stare at you as you walk back to the rafts Your own team wonders what's going on, and attempt to speak to you, but Alyssa tells them all to back off. She knows what happened.
She helps you to the raft where you collapse. She kneels down to pick you up.
"I want to go home." You say looking up at her, and fall unconscious.
"We will." She says.
During your unconscious state, a few things happen. First of all the rest of your team is completely confused about what to do next. Granted they were all not really feeling like themselves either, but they were basically following you in an ill-conceived plan of treason, and now that plan's been abandoned. Alyssa tells them everyone's just as guilty so it's in everyone's best interest they all forget what happened. The Empire needn't know about any of this incident. Lieutenant LaFleur disagrees; he doesn't want to go back! He sneers and says if you're too weak to accept destiny then he will! He demands to stay, Alyssa attempts to reason with him, but he won't hear of it. He states how he's going to find the Xont structure and crush the Empire.
Alyssa shrugs and states whoever wants to go back to the Empire, can go with her, anyone who wants to stay can stay with LaFleur. Even with his new found "courage" people still don't care for him, with only the Lizard porters staying with him. He remains behind while everyone else leaves on the rafts and head back to the area where you were first exploring. LaFleur makes a few ranting remarks as they leave.
When you awaken Alyssa tells you all of what happened. The remaining time on Paradise is relatively uneventful, though the rest of your team members are a little wary of you. When the Empire ships come, a story is made up about the planet being used as a secret Mazatt training camp and how you were attacked. The Empire never needs too much of a reason to bombard a planet. Paradise is decimated by mass drivers. Most of your team members request a transfer, such a sudden mass transfer request, raises a few eyebrows by your superiors, of, but nobody says anything. A few stay, but you mainly wind up with a whole new team on your next mission.
The important thing to you though, is Alyssa still remains by your side. And that's much more important than gaining power or overthrowing the government.
