Grain Of Sand

As Star Seeker leaves the main dock area and enters the 20 click tunnel through the ice of Europa to the surface, Sven wonders to the others if they’ll even make it to the surface. The Main Computer on the ship is being uncooperative and Charlie 22 runs diagnostics for the alterations required before restart. Flight Officer Kepler is doing his best to steer the immense craft; familiarizing himself with the controls as quickly as he can; time after time the ship veers dangerously close to the tunnel wall, only for Kepler to save it at the last second. Finally they fly free of Europa and are under the starry night, heading towards the sun and everyone exhales a sigh of relief.
As they change direction for Alpha Centauri the sensors on the ship pick up nine strike fighters and following close behind, ten gunships, five destroyers and one battleship gaining on Star Seeker every second. 
 “I am picking up an anomaly Commander” says Kepler. 
Charlie 22 looks at the screen, “yep it looks like it’s a wormhole, but it’s a Class C,”
 “How long before we reach it Kepler?” The Commander asks, “We’re not going to get there in time,” Kepler replies. “Ok well it looks like we either surrender or go down fighting” states the Commander. The Commander looks around the deck and knows what the answer is going to be, “Fight it is then” says Sven. Sven trains the ships Proton cannons on to the deadly flotilla behind them he notices something incomprehensible. With utter disbelief the crew see on the conn screens the strike fighters hunting them, have suddenly turned around and are firing on the destroyers and the cruiser. “We’re picking up a message sir” says The Prince, he puts it on the speakers. “Commander Hovardsen please come in, this is Wing Commander Hope please come in,” “This is Sven, good to hear your voice Hope, it’s been a while!!” Now it made sense. The squadron that was sent to subdue them are the best in the Unity fleet, they are from the Battle Ship “Amethyst” the flagship of the Commonwealth of Planets 2nd fleet, the fleet that Sven had commanded before his court-martial. He laughs at how naive the Unity hierarchy must be, to think his own old squadron would pursue him. “Permission granted Faith, I trust squadron leaders Faith and Charity are joining us too!!” “Yes commander.” Commander Sven not for the first time marvels to his new crew at the co-incidence of his flight officers’ names, Faith, Hope and Charity, if he’d read it in a book he’d never believe it. Sometimes truth truly was stranger than fiction!!


Starry Night

The 4th Dimension

We cut to prison mining colony 17, a small spinning rock orbiting Jupiter. Commander Sven Hovardsen is restless and talking in his sleep he is having the same recurring dream; a Moonchild all alone on a dark icy planet she sits cross legged high up on a rocky ledge, longingly waiting for the sun to rise but it never happens; she is 8 or 9 and is wearing a simple leather necklace with a large silver disk hanging from it. He is awoken by the clang of a metal food tray, the prison guard sarcastically declares “breakfast is served Commander Hovardsen” He wakes agitated; coming back to his senses he remembers his circumstances. 

Moon Child

Into The LIght

Robot's Crazy

Action Stations (WIP)

The distant ones return
Grappel never doubted he was destined for greatness, and now sent on his first solo mission he knew his time had come. 'Magellen 6, Magellen 6  come in please". He'd never ventured this far from his home world and in the dark silence of infinite space; all he could hear was his breathing and pulse thumping in his helmet. He tried to focus on his mission, Grappel reminded himself of the long line of distinguished military officers he came from. During the dark days war his father had been awarded the posthumous iron star for ramming a Kardashian battle cruiser, destroying it and his own ship but evacuating most of his crew to safety .The Magellen Class scout ship he flew was like his second skin, he could do things with the old hunk that the other cadets had marvelled at, he had been the obvious choice for this mission. The out lying planets had not transmitted for several cycles and he was to find out why and report back. It was probably nothing, just solar storm interference, it had happened plenty of times in the past.  The vast distances between the planets of the Unity made reliable communication problematic to say the least. .  ''Magellen 6,Magellen 6 come in please''. Grappel didn't hear the message, he had become transfixed on what filled his main screen. It was beyond comprehension, he had never seen anything like it. The ship or whatever it was dwarfed his vessel. It sparkled with such a brightness he squinted and raised his hand to his eyes to see it. The skin, yes it looked like skin shimmered in a myriad of colours. As he stared in amazement The Cleanser  began to open like a huge metallic lotus flower." Magellen 6, Magellen 6 are you receiving" Grappel suddenly realised he was being hailed. "This is Magellen 6" he said, as if in a dream. "Do you have contact" said the communications officer. "Yes sir, it's beautiful, soooo beautiful".
Then there was light...... 

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