“And welcome back to Helios in the Now, the Federation’s foremost ‘Cast on current solar events! I’m your host Jaye Fay Crey, and joining us now is the Conspiracy of Ravens!” The host of the show turned from the audience, and pointed to the other side of the room. There, all six of the Ravens came
The other Ravens murmured in agreement, which stunned the host and a few in the audience. Almost every team that competed in Mechageddon did so professionally. Their careers centered around winning there. Hearing that the Ravens joined in casually simply blew their minds. “W-will you be competing
Once they had secured every colonist in the settlement, Claire lifted up the cargo bay and launched Amelia up into the air. Moments later, she pulled the nose upwards and blasted off into the upper atmosphere. Amelia was soon followed by the rest of the Ravens - their mecha’s thrusters pushed to th
Eva, Miko, and Amal all sat in front of Amelia’s Habitation terminal - which now had a much larger screen - and joyfully talked to the rest of the family back home. And while the three of them hardly phyiscally aged, those on the other side clearly withered. Slowly, but surely. Both Amal’s and Mi
Mack scratched the back of his head sheepishly, unable to answer any of their questions. All the while, Beth giggled helplessly. “We… don’t have a date yet, okay?” he said. “But I’m sure we’ll have it soon, like a year. No more than that, though. I’m hoping, anyway.” “Is there a way we could be th
The others also chatted a bit with her while she exercised, mostly about her ‘Cast, her life, and her future. Though she liked to ask them questions about their lives and their futures, too. She simply liked to hear what people were doing, and where they were headed. And if she had advice for any o
After what seemed like an eternity, Eva opened her eyes and picked herself up off the ground. She stumbled as she did so - her entire body felt as sluggish as her mind. She tried to shake the haziness away, though it didn’t seem to want to go away. It instead lingered, even as she tried to look arou
The only thing here was nothing. For whatever reason, that unsettled her much more than if she saw millions dead all around. She lightly wrapped her body with her arms to comfort herself. Despite all the devastation on the ground, the sky was an utterly stunning mix of light blues, violets, and pi