Crest of the Stars: A shining light of hope?

[Dracos]

The dawning sun slowly began to rise over the horizon, shedding it's warm light over Cinqville...

...And so Jade made her way home and had to deal with a new concern: how to explain this to her folks?

Dracos

[Zenthor]

Jade reached her house and stopped.  Should she tell the truth?  The alien factory may sound too fantastic to believe, but she had to tell someone about it.  If that continued things would get alot worse.  But her dad would probably ground her for lying.

She could tell him the truth up until  the alien factory.  She and Steve went up to the mountain, were knocked unconcious by someone up there, and when they woke up it was late.  Then she fell into a hole.  Yes.  That'd be the best course.  And she could tell the police about the aliens later.  And if her dad didn't believe her... who cares, she needed sleep.

She gulped and knocked wearily on the door.  "Dad?"

[Dracos]

No one answered the door...

Dracos

[Zenthor]

Jade stopped.  "He's not home... or... asleep." she tried opening the door herself.

[Dracos]

Well, she didn't have her key...but she remembered where the spare was.

A few minutes later she was inside...  where she found her dad snoring on the couch.

Dracos

[Zenthor]

Jade sighed in relief.  Asleep.  She could compose what she was going to say better, what with more time.

But for now, she needed a shower.  So she went to take one.

[Dracos]

A lone shower wouldn't get that smell out.

A few hours later, a very exhausted Jade collapsed.

It was evening when she next stirred.

Dracos

[Zenthor]

Jade awoke, mildly refreshed but still exhausted.  She waded through her mess of a room and went into the den to see if her father was awake yet.

[Dracos]

Her father had already left for work.

Dracos

[Zenthor]

Jade left the house, then.  Someone had to be notified of the threat.  She headed out to the police station.

[Dracos]

Jade arrived at the police station without trouble, getting inside through the open doors.  The station was kind of busy, as always.

Dracos

[Zenthor]

Jade went up to the receptionist.  "I need to report something.  The fate of Cinqville and the world depends on it!"

[Dracos]

The secretary blinked at the young girl.  "Well, I guess I could let you speak to officer Jinkle."

Dracos

[Zenthor]

Jade thanked the lady and went to Officer Jinkle's office.

[Dracos]

Officer Jinkles sat behind his desk.  He was a pudgy man, but strong.  Encroached well in his office, he was the king of this room.

"So...you had something to say?"

Dracos