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Beauty's Truth


Clearing the Roche asteroid field the Assurance continued its course toward The Jungle Moon of Va’art, a small moon which orbited the planet Va’art. The inhabitants were unknown but, rumors insist that it is the home of spirits left below. However, this trip was to be a short one. Mimi peered out the cockpit window as her parents, notable scientists veered toward the jungle moon.

An older female exhaled loudly, and turned her attention to the curious passenger.

“Now Mimi, when we land, your father and I will make our way to the outpost to collect our data” Her father quickly added to the phrase as if knowing what his wife was thinking. “We won’t be gone for long, but you must stay inside the ship”.

Mimi didn’t understand, how could she be the scientist her parents were if she was never given the chance to join them. Despite her thoughts, she smiled and nodded her head in agreement.

A few hours later the Assurance began its decent for the moon. Mimi was fixed on the lush green tree tops which covered the moon. She had never seen such a jungle; a moon, inhabited by trees, and the underbrush below, could hardly be seen from above. The ship continued it’s decent until the green tree tops stood below. Landing the ship always took time, as it was nearly impossible to penetrate the jungle, a fortress to outsiders.

Mimi watched her father enter a series of numerical codes which she knew to be coordinates to the single entry point within the jungle below. He turned to her and smiled, indicating that everything was under control. Although, Mimi’s curiosity began to flow through her mind, as she tried to comprehend the planet itself. The very thought pained her.

She tapped into her datapad, opening a document titled Journeys & Secrets: The Jungle Moon of Va’art. The document illustrated known information of the moon. During an expedition several photographs had been archived in order to portray the beauty beneath the Jungle’s head. Mimi scoured through the pictures; the first, a screenshot of the trunk of a tree where the underbrush had begun its assent upon the trunk’s grey body. A great multitude of moss permeated along the trunk’s lower body. The second captured a small cave which led deep within the planet. The last photograph captured the jungle’s underbrush in all its glory. Brown pine needles embraced the ground, a large gathering of green bushes, rotting logs and great stones covered the great expanse of the jungle’s interior.

The ship jerked as it landed, sending Mimi’s body forward on her seat. She peered once again through the cockpit’s glass window allowing her eyes to experience such beauty. Mimi smiled as she imagined herself dancing among the trees. Behind her she could hear the ship’s doors opening to the great Jungle of Va’art.

Curiosity had overtaken Mimi as she made her way to the ship’s exit. Holding her position on the causeway Mimi closed her eyes, inhaled the moist air, and listened to the jungle’s song. The birds, the rustling leaves and swaying trees were a symphony to Mimi’s ears. A warm hand caressed her shoulder, as her father spoke to her.

“The outpost is not far. You could join us for the quick journey if you want?”

Mimi smiled. Her father did not need a response to know her concordance. She continued to peer deep into the great jungle. A faint mist lingered but, did not hinder Mimi’s vision. The sound of running water could be heard the distance. It crashed against rocks which alluded to a waterfall of some sort. Despite the jungle’s density, the sun’s rays broke the fortress above, only to fill the underbrush with a golden shine.

Mimi’s mother smiled at her as she extended her hand toward her. The joy was mutual. With gentle hands Mimi’s father took her datapad, and placed a top a metal cylinder. This journey would be Mimi’s beginnings into the world of exploration. Her parents were a great inspiration, true idols for a twelve year old girl. Mimi led the way, as her parents followed behind. However, as she heard the sound of the ship’s causeway she realized that her datapad would prove beneficial to her journey but, it was too late. Mimi simply had to rely on her young brain to absorb new found information.

The Assurance lay empty, now a cold dark capsule within an impenetrable Jungle of secrets. Small lights glimmered around the ship indicating that vital systems were still active, and a small red light flickered on the com, an encoded message entitled Mimi. However, in the dark lone ship upon the metal cylinder lay a dusty datapad. The faint screen flickered as it displayed a small text. It read, “The Taozin was a giant annelid with many arms and legs native to the Jungle moon of Va'art. Capable of spitting silken webbing to entrap its prey…” Within seconds the screen dimmed to a stale black, and the ship’s glimmering lights followed. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder as truth is but a mourning arrow.


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Pretty nice. I still have a ways to go in getting this descriptive. I'm interested in seeing how this turns out.
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This is it. There is no 2nd part.


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