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Back to Episode 49 Squee The door to the shield control room opened, startling Squee. He momentarily forgot what he had been doing with the components in his hands. Frowning, he turned to look at the person who had interrupted him. When he saw Ariana standing in the doorway, his Read more…

Back to Episode 48 Olivia When the airlock door cracked open, a gush of fresh air flowed into the escape pod. Olivia greedily sucked in as much as she could, realizing for the first time how stale the air inside the pod had become. She had never thought that Rokma had much Read more…

Back to Episode 47 Ariana “Well, that used to be a ship,” Noah quipped. Despite the levity of his words, it felt forced to Ariana. Forcing herself to focus, Ariana asked, “Vlasa, what do you make of it?” A long pause followed before Vlasa said, “That definitely use to be Read more…

Back to Episode 46 Squee “Port intruders have reached deck four!” the Martoth’s security officer shouted, “The intruders on deck five, starboard side have been contained.” “Redeploy defense teams from deck five to engineering,” Cru ordered, his voice measured and level, despite the chaos going on around him. “You do Read more…

Back to Episode 45 Olivia Olivia’s leg wouldn’t stop shaking. She sat on the cell’s large cot. With every weapon impact against the ship, she wanted to get up and run. But Serene was already pacing back and forth across the cell. She didn’t want to give in to fear Read more…

Back to Episode 44 Ariana “How did we fare?” Ariana asked, hesitantly. She stood next to Vlasa in the shield control room. He had just finished assessing the damage done to the shield system during the pirate attack. Setting tools back into his kit, Vlasa stood up and wiped his Read more…

Back to Episode 43 Noah “AI alarm!” Vlasa exclaimed, “The hack has picked up a signal.” “From where? This system?” Noah asked. They had just been about to jump to a new system. “Checking.” Several tense moments went by while Noah waited for Vlasa to finish. He busied himself by Read more…

Back to Episode 42 Squee Squee frowned. Before him, Serene and Olivia glared at him through the cell door. In a nearby cell, Javi sat with his eyestalks focused on him as well.  The intense stares made him uncomfortable. “Are you going to let us out of here or what?” Olivia Read more…

Back to Episode 41 Olivia “Welcome aboard the Martoth.” Cru bellowed. Olivia stepped through the airlock, marveling at its size. She could have walked through it along with three other humans with room to spare. Beside her, Serene appeared unimpressed. Ahead of her, Squee clamped his arm across his chest Read more…