Aleia's Dragon

e wreckage around her. She popped the cockpit canopy to her ship and attempted to pull herself out. She gasped in pain and stopped moving for a moment to relieve the pain that was coursing t

ng she would find something useful. She searched for something she could use to pry her foot free. Near the bottom of the kit she found something she could use to pry h

this leg, even with the advanced technology she had available. Aleia used the emergency kits splint to bind her injured leg. Now came the

ills. Having no water, she swallowed them dry and attempted to think about her crash. She didn't remember what happened. She didn't even know where she was. She didn't like not knowing her

*

ust a bit as the sun's full intensity found her. Sitting up, Aleia scanned the sparse forest. She didn't know how long she had

cks. Aleia had no way to keep track of where she had been since the wind was blowing new sand over the tracks that she had made. Likewise, there were, what she identified as tumbleweeds, blowing around everywhere. She didn't have provisio

She had never seen anything like it. The men were dressed in their black pants, button up shirts, and vests. The women in their long fancy dresses with their fancy hairstyles. The people in this town wouldn't make a very good army, Aleia thought

s coming from. She quickly realized, however, that she was not the target. Right there in the middle of the street were two men intent on killing each other. Aleia looked around at the other people that were around. How odd. They just kept walking like this was an everyday occurrence. She shook her head and decided tha

led and it looked like he was just finis

nd weapons because they needed to stay on top and be able to fight any sort of enemy they might encounter. Here, Aleia had yet to see one piece of technology. She never thought that she would say this, but she couldn't wait to go home. This place was so crazy and strange that she did

"My! It looks like you have had quite a time of it, come

and needs to be rebroken and put back into place." She told him a

ren't infected before we get to that part." He said, looking over the cuts that were on

dryly remarked. "I just want to find some sort of ship or

ywhere for at least week." The doctor re

y anyway? What is

ed briefly glancing at her. Poor child didn't even

name for a town, she couldn't help but l

Fickleberry and Sportal." The doc said. Because the names were normal

ldn't help laughing again. Yes, this place seemed to ge

at?" He asked as he finished cle

leia just shook her head, she k

w." He got something off the counter, "Open your mo

. Nowhere in the universe had she seen that techni

to hurt." he

m saying I will be fine. Th

oman anywhere around here dressed like that. "On the count of three then." he moved and put his hands on her leg where it needed to be rebroken. "One...Two...Three...."

. She saw the surprised look on the doctors face and felt satisfaction that she had put that l

much as you can at least for a week. Do you ha

time to look around Fick

will be included in that, of course. You look

doesn't hold me up long.

will be fine

t there safely despite her assurances that she didn't need his help. Once th

ou can't, that's how. I don't even have my swords. Hopefully this week will pass quickly because I will not stay here a moment longer then I have to." She told herself. Though she wished

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her search for more practical clothing. Her search proved fruitless and she was getting desperate. Her jumpsuit was in sore straits and she did not want to wear the c

r favorite jumpsuits for the time being. She went to the dressmaker's

?" The woman gr

ss. Something I can work in." She said tu

nd of wo

looks so she had to come up with something else. "Like, you

quickly figuring out which will work best. "Why don't you try this

She hated seeing herself in a dress. She hated the whole idea of dresses in general, but she since she had no other op

e is ten

e thought to herself as she took out some money and put it on the counter, "There. I nee

o talk to Derrik

here do I

get the sheriff

ral people just to do what you wanted to do? It was quickly getting on her nerves. She walked into the

I can but

re doing anything right now

s today. Believe me you do

thing. I want you take me there now.