lazarusryu
Spaceman
Prologue
------ “Lock it down and move it out. What’re ya waiting for, Private!”
------ The loading docks of the carrier are especially busy today, being its maiden voyage and all. On the of it’s launch; it was so appropriately dubbed the TCS Juggernaut. It was a massive 1000 meters long and held a crew of five hundred; ConFed’s finest achievement to date. Its first mission was below its capabilities; at least that’s what Captain Weiss thought anyway.
------ A waste of power He would constantly think. Captain Weiss often had daydreams about fighting back in the ancient times, the times of Hitler and the Reich. Bullets. Blood. Power. Captain Weiss smiles. Good times…
------ “Sir,”
------ Weiss turns to face the Private. “Yes.”
------ “We’re picking up strange signals in various parts of the system but they could just be…”
------ At last, a chance to test this fantastic piece of equipment!
------ “Never assume anything. Head towards the closest signal.”
------ “Yes, Sir.”
------ The private salutes and walks away.
------ Power.
------ The ship starts moving into a different position, following its new coordinates. Three strange fighters fly towards the vessel. Their spike-like wings covered in red hieroglyphics. They fire their afterburners.
------ The communications officer’s bored but pleased. The end of the known universe has no people. And no people means no enemies. Like anyone would be stupid enough to attack this vessel. He glances at the radar and sees minor thermal readings. Thermal Readings? Out here? He sits up in his chair and looks at it further. It hits him.
------ “Attack!”
------ The fighters begin unloading their missiles into the top of the Juggernaut. They tear into the ship as easily as household aluminum foil.
------ Captain Weiss looks up. The loading dock’s ceiling shatters. Before he can run, he gets pulled off his feet and out the ceiling with the other fifty who are on the dock. It felt so slow to him. No problem, the heat and air coming out of the ship will keep me alive. Alive until the transports come. He’s almost to the giant hole. Maybe I can grab something…anything. Yeah, there’s enough air coming from the ship. They’ll get me in and I’ll be all right. He’s out the hole. It’s ok…they’ll get me. He sees the many bodies and the great ship now nothing.
------ I’m dead…
------ “Lock it down and move it out. What’re ya waiting for, Private!”
------ The loading docks of the carrier are especially busy today, being its maiden voyage and all. On the of it’s launch; it was so appropriately dubbed the TCS Juggernaut. It was a massive 1000 meters long and held a crew of five hundred; ConFed’s finest achievement to date. Its first mission was below its capabilities; at least that’s what Captain Weiss thought anyway.
------ A waste of power He would constantly think. Captain Weiss often had daydreams about fighting back in the ancient times, the times of Hitler and the Reich. Bullets. Blood. Power. Captain Weiss smiles. Good times…
------ “Sir,”
------ Weiss turns to face the Private. “Yes.”
------ “We’re picking up strange signals in various parts of the system but they could just be…”
------ At last, a chance to test this fantastic piece of equipment!
------ “Never assume anything. Head towards the closest signal.”
------ “Yes, Sir.”
------ The private salutes and walks away.
------ Power.
------ The ship starts moving into a different position, following its new coordinates. Three strange fighters fly towards the vessel. Their spike-like wings covered in red hieroglyphics. They fire their afterburners.
------ The communications officer’s bored but pleased. The end of the known universe has no people. And no people means no enemies. Like anyone would be stupid enough to attack this vessel. He glances at the radar and sees minor thermal readings. Thermal Readings? Out here? He sits up in his chair and looks at it further. It hits him.
------ “Attack!”
------ The fighters begin unloading their missiles into the top of the Juggernaut. They tear into the ship as easily as household aluminum foil.
------ Captain Weiss looks up. The loading dock’s ceiling shatters. Before he can run, he gets pulled off his feet and out the ceiling with the other fifty who are on the dock. It felt so slow to him. No problem, the heat and air coming out of the ship will keep me alive. Alive until the transports come. He’s almost to the giant hole. Maybe I can grab something…anything. Yeah, there’s enough air coming from the ship. They’ll get me in and I’ll be all right. He’s out the hole. It’s ok…they’ll get me. He sees the many bodies and the great ship now nothing.
------ I’m dead…