Your head is foggy as you slowly begin to wake up. Before you open your eyes, you notice how comfortable you are. Could you be on a bed? You quickly realize that the comfort that you're feeling means one thing. Someone found you when you hit the surface of the planet and moved you.
Your vision is a blur as you slowly open your eyes, and the first thing you see is a little girl with brown hair and brown eyes laying on the bed staring right in your face. After a couple seconds, it clicks in the little girl's brain that you're awake and her cheeks flush a bright pink in surprise.
" MAMA!! THE ALIEN IS AWAKE!!! THE ALIEN IS AWAKE!!! "
She screams as she quickly scurrys off the bed and runs out of the room screaming and slams the door shut.
" AAAAHHHHH!!! "
You can hear a bunch of banging and clanging outside of the room as if the little girl is knocking a bunch of stuff down screaming as she runs around the house. Then you hear the soft voice of a woman outside of the room.
" Mimi! Calm down, silly. You might scare him if you keep yelling and making a bunch of noise. "
The banging and clanging stops abruptly and it's quiet for a few seconds. Then the door opens slowly and you see a woman, presumably the girl's mother, standing in the doorway holding a mug.
" You're finally awake. "
The woman says softly as she walks over to your bedside and sits down in a chair. She holds the mug outwards towards you.
" Coffee? "
She asks kindly.
You shake your head declining the hot drink from the stranger.
" That was quite a fall you took. The village folk were amazed and you were quite the talk of the town for a few days. You landed right in my garden and there wasn't a scratch on you. The people here have taken to calling you "Star Faller" and you had so many visitors while you were unconscious. Do you remember anything before the fall? "
You think about your encounter in space with The One and The Omniverse, but you obscure the truth as to not give any information to this woman.
" No. I only remember falling. "
You tell her as she puts her hand on your forehead to see if you're doing well. As she's examining you, you realize that The Holy Omniverse Transcript is missing.
" I remember when I fell, I had a book in my hands that was very important to me. "
" Oh? "
She exclaims.
" A book? When we found you, there was no book at all. It was just you lying inside a crater in my garden. Well, Mimi actually saw you first and found you before coming to get me. "
The woman then turns and looks at the little girl who's peeking out from behind the door frame of the room.
" Mimi, come and say hi. Don't you want to talk to the Star Faller? You're the one who was so worried about him when you found him. "
The little girl's face turns a bright red in embarrassment. Then her face turns serious and she runs into the room and jumps onto the bed that you're laying in. She stands over you holding a toy wooden sword and points it in your face as she declares who she is.
" My name is Mimi!! I'm 11 and ¾ and I'm not scared of you!! "
You start to smile but do your best to hide it while this tiny girl stands over you trying her best to intimidate you. She then notices that you're holding back a smile and a look of panic washes over her face.
" AAAAHHHHH!! "
She screams and bonks you on the head with the wooden sword.
" MIMI!! "
The mother exclaims as Mimi jumps off the bed again and runs out of the room back through the house.
" Don't mind her. She gets nervous around strangers. Ever since her father passed, she's been more afraid of meeting new people. It's nice to meet you, Star Faller. My name is Veronica. "
The woman smiles gently before she grabs her cup of coffee and gets up. She stops at the doorway and turns around towards you.
" Whenever you're ready, feel free to come out and stretch those legs. You've been asleep for quite some time. I just finished making breakfast. You're welcome to join us if you'd like. "
You get out of bed and walk into the dining room where breakfast has been made. You take a seat at the table and Mimi stares at you while you eat your breakfast. Veronica smiles at you when you're finished.
" Did you enjoy it? "
She asks happily.
" Yes. It was spectacular. "
You reply kindly as you both get up from the table.
" Welp. I'm off to work, then. Mimi, would you like to go to work with mama? "
Veronica asks Mimi to see if she's still nervous around you.
" Actually, I got a better idea mama! Can I show the Star Faller around the village and where we found him? He looks like a dummy that doesn't know where he is, so maybe if I show him around he'll feel better! "
Veronica smiles, then replies to Mimi in a motherly tone.
" Okay Mimi, but you gotta be home before the moon cycle starts. Got it? "
" OKAY MAMA!! "
Mimi cheers as she jumps out of her chair and grabs your hand. She looks up at you and declares her first destination with a bright smile.
" FIRST STOP, THAT BIG HOLE YOU PUT IN MAMA'S GARDEN!! "
You follow Mimi for a few minutes before you reach her mother's garden. You let Mimi lead you through the garden until you reach a man-sized crater in the ground. Mimi jumps into the crater and spins around in a circle while giggling.
" See! Lookie here! This is where you landed when you fell! I was playing in the garden when I saw you! You hit the ground really hard! "
Mimi's face goes from a smile to a look of being upset as she looks down with a frown. Mimi then sits down in the crater and suddenly looks sad.
" What's wrong, Mimi? "
You ask her as she sits inside the crater. Her cheeks blush bright red and you can tell she's got something on her mind.
" When you fell… did it hurt? Mama says to always help people when they get hurt and when you hit the ground, it looked like it hurt really bad. Mama said there were no scratches, but I saw it… "
You sit down on the edge of the crater in front of Mimi and look her in the eyes.
" No Mimi. It didn't hurt. My book protected me as I fell. Without my book, I probably would've gotten hurt really bad. The book saved me. "
Mimi's face lights up with wonder and amazement.
" It didn't hurt? Like, at all? The book saved you? Star Faller, you must be a superhero! "
Mimi giggles for a bit, then gets serious again as another thought crosses her mind.
" Star Faller, I think I remember seeing something when you fell. A big dark scary man wearing a big blanket standing over you right after you hit the ground. I was hiding in the bushes when I saw him and he looked my way before disappearing into the dark. Do you think that he might've took your book? "
You suddenly get chills down your spine and your face goes pale as you come to a terrifying realization. This little girl saved your life.
" Star Faller… you okay? You look sick all the sudden. Did you lie to mama about liking her breakfast? You look like you're gonna barf… "
You choke down the feeling of fear creeping through your bones and you give Mimi a smile.
" No, Mimi. I'm alright. Your mother's breakfast was amazing. "
Mimi's face lights up again with excitement as she grabs your hand again and climbs out of the crater.
" C'mon, Star Faller!! I wanna show you the village next!! "
You let Mimi hold your hand and run ahead as she leads you out of the garden and into the village. For each person you come across, Mimi introduces you as the Star Faller and you get many reactions of amazement. The villagers also seem to all know Mimi and they're very nice to her. You get plenty of welcomes from the villagers throughout the day and you end your afternoon with Mimi at the village church. Upon going inside, you see 4 altars. One altar dedicated to each God of Light.
You recall the memory of seeing these Gods being born right in front of you and you ask Mimi a question regarding there only being 4 altars.
" Isn't there supposed to be 7 Gods? Where are the altars to Nahzgor, Sowzo and Reylesh? "
The church goes silent and everyone inside stops to stare at you. Mimi grabs your hand and puts her head down as she leads you out of the church. You follow her back to a park that you both previously visited and sit down on a bench next to her. Mimi looks up at you in bewilderment.
" So those are the names of the other 3 Gods… Mama says that I shouldn't know their names or say their names out loud because bad things will happen. How do you know them? "
You tell her a white lie that's much more believable than the truth.
" I don't know, Mimi. I think I remember it from when I fell or something. I hope I didn't get you in trouble for telling you that. "
" Don't feel bad, Star Faller! I won't tell anyone that you told me. It'll be a secret between me and you! "
Mimi exclaims in a worried tone in an attempt to put your guilt at ease.
" I like you, Star Faller. You remind me a lot of my papa before he went away. I miss him so much. "
You can see the look of sorrow on Mimi's face as she stares into the distance and thinks about her father. You say something in an attempt to make her feel better.
" I'm sure if your papa was still here, he wouldn't want you to be sad. It seems like he loved you very much and would want you to be happy no matter what, even when he's not here. "
Mimi then looks up at you with tears in her eyes and gives you a big hug.
" You're right, Star Faller. My papa would want me to be happy. "
Mimi buries her face in your shirt as she hugs you. You look up into the sky as Mimi is hugging you and see the sun starting to set. You put your arm around Mimi as she cries and Mimi looks up at you with a smile.
" C'mon, Mimi. It's starting to get dark. Let's go home. "
" Yeah. "
Mimi says as she gets herself together.
" The moon cycle is almost starting and mama wanted me home before then. "
You both get up and start heading back home, but you can feel ominous eyes watching you as you and Mimi leave the park.