Username: Ampersand
Name: Billion
Gender: Male
The planet of Nareen is a wasteland of a planet. The majority of the surface is covered is dusty rock, with only the sparsest of dried grasses and trickles of water. Its blazing hot during the day and during the nights, the wind howls like banshees. However, there is one place on the surface of this planet that is full of food, water, and life. The few intelligent beings of Nareen call this place "The Dome." The Dome is a huge, bubble like field around the only spot of civilization on the planet.
Inside of the field is where you will discover my people. These creatures are born with smooth fur to withstand the heat of the day, long ears to hear one another over the wind, and are made of more than 70% water, 10% more than earthlings, so they can go long periods without water. But what this species is most proud of is their psychic abilities. Every one of us is born with immense psychic abilities. We can communicate telepathically and move things with our minds,These psychic abilities make up the grounds of our society. Those with weak minds are shunned, while those with strong minds are elevated to the highest positions. Although we have more advanced technology than that of Earth, our tech is based solely on psychic abilities. Without that, we can't do anything.
Space travel has always been a dream of the Nareenian people, because it would get them off the rock they were living on. For years we had been developing a space craft that would allow us to leave in search of a new planet. My father had been on the team to create it. The only thing left he needed was someone to fly it. I wanted to be the one. I knew how to work the ship, I had even helped my father figure out some of the workings. As a young Nareenian at the age of 51, (17 by Earth standards) I had a strong mind for my age. I had the highest IQ of any student, and I could preform psychic feats many adults only dreamed of.My father wouldn't let me fly it. He thought I wasn't ready. Furious, on the nigth before the maiden voyage, I stole the ship.
I thought I'd just fly it around a bit to show off, show my dad I really could fly it. But something went wrong.
After flying around, I got up the courage to exit the atmosphere. I mentally turned on the hyperdrive thinking "It'll be fine, I'll just fly some more, I know how to get back."
I didn't know how to get back.
After days of searching, I finally came across another solar system. Not the one I wanted, but since the fuel was beginning to run out, I knew I needed to land the ship. Something happened during my landing that caused me to loose control. I didn't understand until I had crashed my only way home onto a small, blue-green planet.
Climbing out of the wreckage, I sat, painfully, trying to mentally get the ship to come back on. It wouldn't budge. I then realized what must have been the problem. My psychic abilities were gone. The very thing that made up my life was stripped from me because of my arrogance.
I have now lived on Earth for 5 years. I have integrated myself (as well as possible) into the diverse species called Plumerians. Thankfully they have accepted me, because now I can never return to that terrible, beautiful planet I called home.
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