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
But not the kind that was leisurely. It was more clinical and methodical. It dawned on her that it didn’t see its actions as destroying - it saw them as sterilization. The images around her shifted, and the ideas in her mind changed. This time, she was surrounded by images of various bacterias, mo
Eva’s eyes opened slowly, but to shadowy darkness. Her mind was still incredibly groggy, and she easily felt the drugs that had flooded her system. It seemed to her that she was laying on her back with her arms by her sides and with her legs stretched straight out. She tried to look around, but cou