Planet Unknown

Prologue

"Anong nangyayari! Speak up dammit!" I shouted while banging the door. I'm assigned to the most important project of all time. I was running some tests inside the most powerful space ship that could travel at the speed of light when suddenly it turned on and now I'm gonna blast into space!

"Tangina! Mag salita kayo!" I shouted at the mic na nakadikit sa wall habang sinusubukang buksan ang pinto ng spaceship.

"Zola!" natatarantang sigaw ng isang scientist

"Shit ano bang ginawa mo tangina! Yung spaceship na pinaghirapan natin ng dalawang dekada lilipad!" rinig kong galit na sigaw ng isang tao. He wasn't even concerned about me!

"MGA STUPIDONG MGA TAO! NANDITO AKO FOR FUCKING SHIT!" galit at tarantang sigaw ko sa kanila at nagsisigawan na sila because the spaceship that measures more than 2 hectare is flying to space with ME on it. Me! The most intelligent person on the planet!

"MGA TANGA! MGA PUTANGINA!!" I shouted at the mic and slowly drifted on the floor and hugged myself while waiting for impact kasi papasok na ang spaceship sa mesosphere, and the next thing I knew ay dahil sa sobrang lakas ng pagpapatakbo ay nagpa gulong gulong ako at nauntog ang ulo ko sa isang pader making me lose consciousness.

I woke up feeling groggy, at napahawak naman ako sa ilong ko at nakitang may tumutulong dugo I wiped it using my hand and my white lab coat got stained by blood, I looked around at napatuon naman ang titig ko sa malaking salamin ng spaceship. The sky was dark and full of bright stars. My eyes widen in realization

Shit shit shit! Fucking shit!

Dali dali akong napabangon and ran towards the back of the spaceship para tingan kung makikita ko ba ang aming planeta. At napatakip ako ng bibig ng makita ang itim na tanawin. I looked around more and placed my palms on the glass.

I immediately went to the engineering room to look for an optical instrument and sped walked back at the bottom of the ship. Ginamit ko ang telescope to search for other planets. At malakas naman akong napasinghap ng walang makitang ni isa. Not even Neptune!. This is bad.

I went to the control room and contacted my people and after a few minutes of trying, I gave up and I ran my hand through my hair and gripped it tightly. I sat down and turned my smart watch on

I glanced at the holo pod in the table at kinuha ko iyon. I connected it to my watch and turned the flat white circular electronic. When it turned on, I let it float and recorded myself.

"Today is Thursday, June 24, Year 2839, the time is 7:48 pm. I'm Zola Ellis De Leon from NASA Philippines. I'm 24 years old, a scientist, engineer, doctor, and astronaut.

I'm inside Project Light, one of the biggest spaceships NASA has ever created and the sister ship of Project Bloom that is already in space. This ship was supposed to launch next week with me as the captain and 99 others but things happened and I'm stuck in space.

3 hours ago I was checking the spaceship when suddenly it turned on. Maybe the people from the control room outside the spaceship must have done something that resulted into this. I have tried to contact Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and all the planets we inhabited, even the moon, but I can't reach them. And now I'm gonna check the information the ship has gathered"

I said and began walking towards the table at sumunod naman ang holo pod sa akin dahil sa suot kong smart watch and activated the table. Holograms were now being projected, and napaatras ako ng mabasa iyon.

Distance traveled - 3 billion lightyears

Time traveled - 3 hours

Warning!

Engine failure

-Boosters ( 3 hours repair time)

-Main engine (2 hours repair time)

-thrusters (1 hour repair time)

-air brakes (4 hours repair time)

The list goes on and I checked all there is to be checked and sighed heavily before looking back at the floating pod and spoke.

"The distance that I have traveled is 3 billion light years in the span of 3 hours and I can say that I am proud, but there are serious problems to this, because this ship was programed to travel for 1 lightyear and 10 days of rest, but because of some malfunction it traveled for 3 hours without rest which resulted to overheating and failure to some engine parts." I said and looked around

"I'm gonna turn the ship around and maneuver going back to Earth and if I'm successful and if no obstacles will lead me further then I wish..." napalunok ako and averted my eyes because I'm having doubts.

"Then I will be back after a year or I hope earlier than that. Let's see each other back on Earth. I do not know if this message will reach anyone, but if it does please prepare for my landing, since it would be a very messy one. Some of the engine parts have failed and I will repair them as soon as possible."

I ended my documentation and sent it to every electronic device that earth has at nanghihinang umupo and slipped the holo pod inside the pocket of my lab coat. And napabangon ako ng marealize na this is an enormous ship, and it's impossible kung mag isa lang ako dito, some of us even sleep on here on our own quarters.

I started looking around, went to each room and opened every possible door, but to my disappointment nobody was here. I went downstairs on the first floor where our quarters were and when I was already in the last room when I already accepted my fate. I am alone.

My hands is shaking and everything came into my senses. I'm alone, 3 billion light years away from home. I curled myself into a ball and closed my eyes. I need to prepare for the worst. I must not break down.

I am a genius, I have had more trophies and medals than any person on Earth. I graduated top of every class and started college at the age of 12. I am independent, capable of taking care of myself and I know that going home is just a piece of cake.

I am a genius.

I stood up with my head held high. I turned my smart watch on at nagproject naman iyon ng hologram and recorded myself as I stated everything that could possibly go wrong and action I should take in order to prevent them or prevent them from getting worse.

I began looting. I opened the closet that is attached to the wall and I saw some girl clothes, so a girl owns this quarter huh.

I grabbed every piece of clothing that she has including the underwears and shoved it onto a backpack that is hanging on a wall through a magnet. Every room has a magnetic backpack, holo pods, batteries, dried food, medical kit and other stuff.

After looting I gathered all the things I got, and put it in my room the biggest living quarter in this ship complete with its own jacuzzi and walk in closet and a huge screen where I can see and control the ship and do everything I desire. Because why not? I was the one who made the engines, they just did the body. I created an engine that could travel at the speed of light. They should bow to me.

After hours of planning and brainstorming I lay down on my queen size bed and allowed tiredness to succumb to me. I woke up because of shaking of the ship and I glanced at the monitor in the color red warning was written as it flashed on it on and off.

I looked at the window and my eyes widened with what I saw. A black hole! I didn't prepare for this! And if I did there is no way I could survive this! I shut my eyes held the sheets tightly and braced for impact.