1ransmlsslon 8egln 1hls ls Shlp Lnglneer lrank kepler l am aboard Lhe u5C notlzoo

and requesLlng any help lf you are wlLhln Lhe vlclnlLy 1he crews aren'L Lhemselves anymore
Lhey've been reanlmaLed lnLo horrlflc monsLers wlLhouL sense of raLlonal [udgmenL and
aLLack you on slghL please anyone respond Lo Lhls Lransmlsslon l don'L know how long l wlll
lasL on Lhls shlp l fear l may be Lhe only one allv Ch fuck here Lhey come agaln Cnce agaln
Lhls ls lrank kepler of Lhe CLC l am sLranded on Lhe uSC Porlzon and requesLlng help ASA!"
1ransmlsslon Lnded



6S6pm August 27
th
2S08 Arcanus System u56 kimor
Pow much longer unLll we reach Lhe damn Porlzon"

Cnly abouL an hour calm yourself down"

lrank kepler and valenLlna McAullffe were Lhe only Lwo members of Lhe crew on Lhe uSC
8lmor whlch was on lLs way Lo Lhe uSC Porlzon afLer Lhe shlp had senL ouL an emergency
dlsLress call afLer lLs communlcaLlons where blacked ouL Lhe CLC has had no oLher response
from Lhe Porlzon slnce
lrank kepler ls a shlp englneer worklng for Lhe CLC as a response unlL ln parLnershlp
wlLh valenLlna McAullffe ln case a laneLCracker or supply shlp sends ouL a dlsLress call Pe ls a
man 37 years of age born ln 2471 ln Lhe SouLhLasLern SecLor of Lhe unlLed SLaLes Lo AlberL
and Sally kepler AlberL was a LheoreLlcal physlclsL and Sally was a dedlcaLed 1eacher and
unlLologlsL
valenLlna McAullffe ls a CompuLers and CommunlcaLlons SpeclallsL worklng for Lhe CLC
as a response unlL ln parLnershlp wlLh lrank kepler ln ln case a laneLCracker or supply shlp
sends ouL a dlsLress call She ls a woman 26 years of age born ln 2482 ln Lhe norLh SecLor of
Lngland Lo lsaac and Pelen McAullffe lsaac was a wellknown physlclsL and Pelen was a well
known MaLhemaLlclan



1he u5C klmot was Lhe Lhlrd 8ecovery ShuLLle ln Lhe CLC's fleeL and by far Lhe smallesL
one Lhere was lL was deslgned Lo accommodaLe Lwo passengers and be fasL enough LhaL lL can
reacL Lo dlsLress calls as soon as Lhey're plcked up and can geL Lo Lhe slLe of Lhe call wlLhln
mlnuLes 1hls ls Lhe case for calls wlLhln Lhe Solar SysLem calls made ouLslde of our naLlve
sysLem could Lake up Lo an hour Lo 30 days Lo geL Lo Lhe slLe dependlng of Lhe dlsLance
beLween Lhe 8lmor and Lhe call slLe lL was powered by Lhe 5bockutlve 5ystem allowlng lL Lo
reach a seemlngly endless speed beyond Lhe speed of llghL and flLLed wlLh heavlly plaLed
armour LhaL slldes down over Lhe cockplL wlndows ln case of an emergency landlng
lrank and valenLlna had been Lravelllng Lhrough space for 10 days Lo Lhelr desLlnaLlon ln
Lhe Arcanus SLar SysLem Lhey boLh had goLLen resLless as Lhe uSC 8lmor dldn'L have much Lo
appease Lhe passenger ln Lhe way of enLerLalnmenL Lhey had enough food and waLer Lo lasL
Lhem for years buL Lhey had goLLen so slck of Llred of havlng noLhlng Lo do all Lhey could do ls
look aL Lhe blg empLy vold of space for Lhelr 10 day voyage

We're approachlng Lhe CasLle Lurnlng of Shockurlve 1hrusLers now" lrank smlled
wlLh a relleved face Lhelr voyage was aL an end
valenLlna walked lnLo Lhe cockplL wlLh a resLless face AbouL Llme l was [usL ready Lo klll
myself over Lhe endless walL"

1he uSC Porlzon was on her 33
Lh
planeLcracklng [ob of her llfespan Lhls Llme planeL
cracklng Lhe desolaLe planeL named Nektos vl Lhe slxLh planeL of Lhe Arcanus SysLem and llke
named clusLer llghL years away from Lhe home planeL LarLh lL was chosen for planeLcracklng
because lL has a very hlgh concenLraLlon of preclous mlnerals ln lLs core whlch would be very
valuable Lo Lhe people of LarLh as Lhe concenLraLlon of resources on LarLh ls gradually dylng

1he Carrlers would uLlllze lLs bullL ln ower Lasers Lo llLerally blasL off a large chunk of
Lhe deslred planeL Lhe use powerful CravlLy 1eLhers Lo pull Lhe blasLed off chunk up Lo Lhe shlp
so lL can be sLudled and mlned by Lhe crew Lhls process had come ouL wlLh a success raLe of
99 only one planeLcracker was ever losL Lhls was ln 2497 when Lhe uSC WlnaL had
experlenced a gravlLy LeLher fallure Laklng along Lhe WlnaL Lhree supply shlps and a whole
mlnlng colony worklng on Lhe pro[ecL AfLer Lhe dlsasLer 1he CLC had worked closely wlLh Lhe
manufacLurers and held Crew 1ralnlng lecLures Lo make sure no dlsasLer of LhaL magnlLude
would happen agaln and so far lL has worked 1he whole process of planeLcracklng Lakes
abouL 233 years ln LoLal a very lengLhy buL very much needed process

Come ln Porlzon Lhls ls Lhe uSC 8lmor we have plcked up your dlsLress call and have
come Lo help whaL's your slLuaLlon?"
1here was no response
ShlL" lrank and valenLlna boLh whlspered ln unlson
Pow does a shlp of 1PA1 slze lose all communlcaLlons anyway?" valenLlna asked
8usLed CommunlcaLlons Core? l don'L know l barely know anyLhlng abouL Lhls shlp
anyway Lhey only plcked up cause we were Lhe ones LhaL happened Lo be closesL Lo Lhe
Porlzon you ready Lo land?" Pe asked valenLlna
?eah leL's do lL" She wenL Lo Lhe maln conLrols and almed for Lhe landlng dock and
sLeered Lhe Llny shlp Lowards Lhe enLrance
Ckay okay sLeady sLeady you're dolng greaL keep lL up almosL Lherluck! WhaL
Lhe hell was LhaL!?"
SomeLhlng heavy had sLruck Lhe end of Lhe shuLLle and has Lorn Lhrough Lhe Lall rlpped
lL rlghL of Lhe end of Lhe shlp lL had hlL Lhe power cells aL Lhe back of Lhe shlp and desLroyed
Lhem compleLely and Lhe whole shlp had losL power
WhaL Lhe hell was LhaL lrank l've losL all conLrols!" valenLlna screamed franLlcally
Lrylng Lo keep Lhe shlp from crashlng lnLo Lhe Porlzlon
1he colllslon desLroyed all our power cells! We have no fucklng power! We're golng Lo
crash rlghL Lhrough Lhe fucklng shlp! 8race for lmpacL!" lrank shouLed back Lo valenLlna whlle
holdlng onLo a supporL beam

Ch fuck" valenLlna sald whlle holdlng onLo her chalr
1he uSC 8lmor havlng losL all power and conLrol crashed sLralghL lnLo Lhe landlng dock Laklng
along parLs of Lhe Porlzon wlLh lL