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…
Back to Episode 40 Noah “I vote for turning tail and finding a nice, quiet little world. One with sandy beaches and little need for clothing.” Noah said. He sat at the mess table with a stripped gun laid out before him. He had taken it out and begun cleaning Read more…
Back to Episode 39 Olivia “That’s suicide,” Ariana fumed. Olivia cowered back a little at the intensity of the captain’s statement. Before her Squee stood stoically, seemingly unfazed by the intensity of Ariana’s fury. Olivia was not Squee, though, and felt very glad she could sit quietly on the other Read more…
Back to Episode 38 Ariana Ariana stood in the mess hall. Behind the kitchen partition, Javi stirred something in a bowl. His eyestalks kept shifting from the bowl to his handheld screen, a confused expression on his face. After a moment, he noticed Ariana and smiled, “Ah, Ari, I am Read more…