[ WP ] The human species has gone extinct thousands of years ago . Extraterrestrial explorers find a sample of human DNA and decide to resurrect the species once again . You are the first new human growing up in a completely alien society .

It's funny in a way. 
 
 I've never known my people, *my* people. The Azurites are nice enough I suppose. Although I did n't quite `` fit'', I suppose I have friends, not many mind you. Pushing my way through the the crowd, the bulkier bodies of the hulking, plated blue creatures parted around me, probably assuming that I was a child until they saw me, at which they chittered through their mandibles. Maybe they were laughing, I would n't know. 
 
 It was impossible for me to re-create their language with my thick tongue and although the merchants and teachers seemed nice enough... they scared me. All in all, the closer to my height Cerans were far more enjoyable company. Reaching the far north end of the market, Leetra was waiting for me. 
 
'You're late' she said as I breezed past her and into the shop. 
 
'I know' 
 
 The cramped workshop, far away from the lime-light of the central plaza, dominated by Azurite stalls, was staffed entirely by Cerans and a dwarf Azurite everyone called Tiny. The people of Queen's Rest were nothing but literal. Sitting down at one end of a work-bench I waited patiently until Leetra joined me, sliding a box across the clear workspace towards me. 
 
'Everything should be in there, as well as instructions.' Pulling out a pipe, the vaguely furry humanoid looked at me. A past attempt at a species revival through gene splicing. Suffice to say, the species did n't turn out quite as planned. 
 
'How much?' 
 
'Standard fee'. 
 
 Scrounging around in my loose pack I pulled out a chip containing four hundred standard galactic credits. Sliding it through a personal device interface embedded in her arm, Leetra nodded. 
 
'You plan on using that?' 
 
'Only if I need to, I ca n't imagine it'd be easy to get off planet.' 
 
'You do n't have to go through with this Simon, theres still time to turn around.' There was a tinge of worry to her voice, she knew all to well the consequences of being a misfit on a planet whose natives prided themselves on being uniform. All Cerans did. 
 
'Thanks, but I know what I've got to do.' 
 
 Retracing my steps back through the claustrophobic building and out into the wider tunnels, the workers gave half-hearted waves and muttered a half dozen variations of `` Cya later'' before I escaped. I still had a few hours before the hearing. A ship was descending through the Surface-Metro, bringing with it a new wave of foreigners and tourists from abroad. Maybe I could pay them a visit. 
 
 
 The ringing of the bell sounded the hearing. Three judges sat before me, larger than their fellows on the street, their mouths were silent. As their beady black eyes stared my down, I prepared to give my request. Clearing my throat I began. 
 
'I would like to request permission to go off planet.' Almost forgetting to breath, there was no response. I continued.'I would also beg the high justices the right to take with me incubation pods to repopulated earth.' At this, the room filled with clacking mandibles, the distinct scent of bile filling the room. The audience standing behind me, as well as the Justices were entirely made up of Azurites. `` Fingers'' clacking on a tablet, words appeared on the screen that floated above them for my benefit. 
 
 `` Request denied'' 
 
'But-' 
 
 `` We are all tools of the queens. Should you need a lesson, perhaps the pits might serve as a lesson in humility. Your request is denied, you shall remain in the caverns *under careful supervision*.'' 
 
'Then I am afraid this is goodbye.' 
 
 Removing the box Leetra had given me from my deep coat pockets, it was a mere moment between flipping it open and turning the switch before it began to emit smoke. The clacking grew louder as the smoke filled the room as violence erupted in the pews behind me. While the Azurites were far removed from less-evolved insects, they quite humorously had a similar biological makeup. As the drones and guards in the room tore each other apart, it was simple enough to disappear. I did n't know how far the pheromones would spread, nor did I particularly care. 
 
 With only the clothes on my back, the credits I could scrounge up, the Starship leaving to the Republics did n't have long til' launch. Shouldering backpacks, it was surprising when Leetra and a few other workers were loitering around the elevator. 
 
'About time you got here' she said, punching me lightly on the shoulder. 
 
'I thought you did n't approve of the plan?' 
 
'I still do n't, but I'm not sticking around here long enough for them to find out who assembled an illegal weapon.' Shooting him a wry smile, she thumbed towards the entrance.'Besides, I've always hated this place and I've already payed off the captain.' 
 
'So I guess you guys are gon na be there when there's two of me, huh?' 
 
'Guess so, for better or worse.' 
 
'No one I'd rather have at my side.' 
 
 Falling in with the Cerans, we strolled towards the lift to the surface. The frog-like amphibians who made up the crew of the SS. Water-lily never did much like Azurites. Maybe they had some human in them, given my company, it was clear that Humanity was n't as clear cut as it used to be. 
 
 And we did n't much like being called a tools.
