Wellp - my first story. Here goes. As per the 'read this' threads, I won't say anything in a long, drawn-out intro, only that it's a bit short but I'll be adding on to it; I only want to make sure it's going in the right direction... and thanks for reading!
[size=large]The Bonded[/size]
Prologue
Aside from a wafer-thin computer screen and a half-finished mug of coffee, there was nothing on Kate Sevril's desk. She hated it that way. It gave her the vague impression that she was unimportant, that she had no consequence in the world. But then, maybe that wasn't so bad either, she realized. It wasn't like she had much more left to do with her life.
Sighing, she ran her fingers through her blondish-brown (probably greying, though she hadn't bothered to check) hair, and her mind began to drift back through the memories that made her - and the Sevril symbiont - who they were. There were so many. It was like sifting through an endless bowl of rice looking for one odd-colored grain, and yet, Kate loved the process. When she remembered, she was there - and sometimes, she didn't even recognize the memories, old and buried as they were. That made the whole thing better.
Glancing out the star-filled window, she gave another low sigh, and her left hand dropped from her hair to her neck, rubbing the three tiny green ridges just above the base - the Mark of a bonded Avante. Finally, in a low, regretful tone, she spoke, "Computer, open a new file. Encode it to my personal signature, and begin recording." Kate turned to look at the seven or so inch screen, where the word 'Recording...' had appeared in highlighted green.
"Where to start..?" She mused, looking over the computer screen and out the window again. "There are so many things I could say. I could say that I regret what I did; I could say that there was no alternative. I could even say that I - the Kate part of me - wishes I'd never gotten Sevril. But I can't say any of those things... so I will let you make your own judgements, whoever you are, and I'll start from the beginning..."
"Chapter" 1
Ignoring the officers on every corner, a small group of chattering Avante girls strode through the streets, making even the Pinayak birds - who screeched incessantly at the trees, the hovercraft, and everything else - seem quiet. They were so indulged in themselves that they were oblivious to the outside world, and ignored the guards on every streetcorner, the constant drone of the forcefield highwalks connecting the several hundred story buildings and, of course, the Pinayak birds.
As they walked, they seemed to be comparing clothes and pieces of technology, and if you did not know each of them, they would have blended and simply become a faceless crowd. Standing in the middle was Kate Isis. She was slightly taller then the two next to her, and her lighter blonde hair stood out from among the traditional Avante reds and browns.
Still, she seemed to fit in with the others completely, completely absorbed as they were in the Avante's popular culture. None of these girls were over the age of 17, and of course none of them had undergone the Bonding - the process of creating a symbiotic relationship between a humanoid Avante host and a Traint, a tiny, intelligent animal that could not survive well outside of another being. The Avante and Traint had lived like this for years, on their joined homeworlds, with the Traint moving from one host to the next as society changed.
But the Bonding never took place in those younger then 21, so the young generations of the Avante were left to indulge themselves before they faced the idea of a working life: in science and technology, or for the unbonded, a menial, laborious job, with few privileges. Though education facilities existed for all up until the age of 21 and those under 18 were compelled to go to them, only those who were found suitable as a host would ever amount to anything in Avante society.
These ways were facts of life to the chattering younger people, and the system didn't worry them. Though talk of a Rebellion came often and with news of strange attacks and hidden dangers, most people simply turned their back - Kate and her friends were no exception. She didn't have time - not when there were clothes, celebrities, and of course, the opposite gender to worry about.
But then, as the group walked along side a tall office building, a small, beeping red device arched through the air above them, bouncing off part of an outcropping and landing on the building's rooftop. As Kate and her friends watched and pointed with excitement, the little device issued a high-pitched, irritatingly loud whining noise - and the office building's upper areas burst into flames.
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