Funken Radiosterne
Pulsare und Quasare
[From the deeps of space
Radio stars are transmitting
Pulsars and quasars]
~ "Radiostern [Radio Stars]" - Kraftwerk
Johannes sat at the tree outside her window, on a sturdy branch, her eyes fixed to the heavenly night sky. The winter snow clouds had cleared, and the stars shone brightly. She took it all in--the sight of stars, the sweet chill of the winter evening, the melodies of techno-pop that echoed from Anneke's house across the street. The rest of the Quartet and the Mensch-Maschinen were all at Anneke's house to help with wrapping presents for the Hanukkah party the next night at Rebekah's, and Ralf wanted to stay with Johannes. But she insisted that Ralf go along to the gift-wrapping party, while she would stay behind and recollect her thoughts and read up on the history of the Jewish festival.
Yet that was all forgotten when she looked out the window to her room and saw the stars twinkling in the skies.
A smile of wonder crossed her face as suddenly one, then two shooting stars soared through the heavens. Then another one... and then it was as if a shower of shooting stars took place. And then... she blinked--
the stars... they all began to soar...
Ralf sat with Karl and Anneke on her porch swing, talking amongst themselves about life, love, and music. Among another topic of conversation was the rumor that Wolfgang had, indeed, proposed to Rebekah--this the trio noted when they saw the ring her mother had left her, on her ring finger. But the couple said nothing about it whatsoever--odds were they probably would announce it at the Hanukkah Party the next night.
But in the meantime the trio talked of it, weren't too sure what all to make of it. Elizabeth and Florian were inside with the couple, wrapping up presents and singing along to some Daft Punk. All was well, more or less.
Ralf glanced around at his neighborhood, his eyes then fixing to the tree outside Johannes' room--and Johannes herself on a branch, eyes fixed in a daze to heaven.
"Sweet Mother of--!?" he whispered as he stood up, as Karl and Anneke stood up with him.
"Ralf?" Anneke asked as she looked in the direction Ralf fixed his eyes. "What is it? What happened? And what the...
"...oh my God, the hell is she doing up there--!?"
But Karl looked and pointed up towards the sky. "I don't think she's ever seen a shower of shooting stars before, you know?"
Ralf and Anneke looked up and, breathing a sigh of relief, sat down on the swing again. Karl sat with them, conversation resumed. But no one would guess what happened next...
Johannes kept her eyes upon the sky, the stars all soaring, bracing herself against the tree as she stood strong on the branch. The sight of this was one truly to behold, not something that happens every night.
And then...
"--die Hölle!? Die Sterne ändern Farbe!? Sie wendeten ganz sich an Grün!!" Johannes thought out loud to herself as she watched the starstreaks turn from white hot, to gold and then to green. And the stars that now began to shoot across the sky were green as well.
Suddenly she heard a voice, in her head... a transmission...
Please... help me...
Please... save Metropolis...
Somebody, please help me...! * ~ *
Johannes blinked her eyes and looked up to the starstreaks again, this time certain that the green starlight had something to do with the voice begging for help in her head. A star then began to soar down from the sky towards her--it was small but its green glow was bright, and she couldn't turn her head away from its beauty. And then... as it approached her, the star changed color from green... to blue, then purple... red... orange... yellow...
and as she reached out to catch it the star shone white hot, glowing brightly in her hands as she held it carefully. The star shone brightly, then disappeared in a blinding flash. Johannes blinked, wondering what happened to the star, and then felt a warmth in her chest--a powerful glow, very strong, very deep. Her eyes went to the sky again--but the starstreaks had all gone.
Unsure of what-all had gone on and what this meant, she ran on the branch to jump through her window back to her room, and ran downstairs to tell Ralf and the others about what just happened. Something... something had to have happened to have caused this to occur to only Johannes, but what? And whose voice was it that called to her for help? She had to get to the heart of the situation.
Quickly she ran across the street to relate to the gang of what-all had happened...
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