Space Ranger

A change in crews

Chilled was looking for Apollo on his ship. He had important news from Mira HQ for his second in command.

But somehow, he couldn't find Apollo anywhere. The wolf hybrid was a pain in the ass sometimes.

He finally went to his station at nav, giving up on the hunt for Apollo. He entered and found said hybrid leaning against a wall.

"How long have you been in here?" He asked with a look at the wolf hybrid. Apollo smiled and exposed his sharp teeth.

Apollo had enhanced senses, including hearing, sight, and smell, speed and strength. Not to mention his canine teeth

"Like 5 minutes. I was told you were looking for me," the tall man said and walked over. Chilled nodded and a frown crossed his face.

"Toast just called. You're being transferred," Chilled finally spoke. Apollo straitened his back and stared in shock. His body went rigid.

Apollo was friendly most of the time, but he wasn't a big fan of working with people he didn't know. He wasn't to happy about leaving earth too

"What? Transferred?" The man asked. Chilled slowly nodded and met the hybrids eyes. Apollo could see there wasn't a choice. He was being forced

"Yes. To a ship run by a man named xQc. Toast didn't give us an option," Chilled spoke in a comforting tone. Apollo stared at the ground.

"But I like it here! I shouldn't have to leave! I didn't put in a transfer!" Apollo cried out. He didn't want to leave. Chilled place a hand on his shoulder.

"I know. And I'm sorry. I wish you luck. They're sending a dropship. Go pack your bags," Chilled ordered. Apollo nodded and left the nav center.

He couldn't tell what he was feeling. Anger? Sadness? Disappointment? But whatever it was he knew one thing

Apollo wasn't very happy with it and packed his things. He sighed in annoyance got ready for the dropship.

It landed and docked on the ship. A man came in and had a smile. He walked over to where Apollo was next to Chilled.

"Hello. I'm xQc. I'm assuming you're Apollo and you're Chilled?" He asked. Chilled shook xQcs hand, a fake smile plastered on his face. Not that anyone other than Apollo could tell.

"Hey, listen. It's late. How long is the flight back?" Chilled asked. Apollo remained silent, not happy about leaving still. He shook xQcs hand briefly

"A few hours. Hopefully we can get some sleep on the way," xQc said with a shrug. Chilled frowned, a slightly worried look across his face

"Why don't you stay for the night? Call your crew. Dropships aren't exactly the most comfortable," Chilled said with a soft laugh. A smile formed across the new mans face.

"Thanks but we've got to go. Ready Apollo?" The man asked. Apollo nodded and grabbed his stuff. He didn't want to talk but felt bad about ignoring xQc

Chilled watched as Apollo headed to the dropship. A small glance back and Apollo broke.

"One second," he said to xQc. The man nodded and Apollo sprinted over to his friend and partner. The men hugged.

"I'll miss you. Don't die out there," Chilled said. A small, weak smile formed over Apollo's face in response.

"Not planning on it. Stay safe," Dumbdog said and walked away. Chilled watched as he boarded the dropship. Apollo was officially off the crew.

Apollo was silent as he boarded the dropship next to his new captain. But hopefully this wouldn't be that bad. Right?

"Sorry about getting you a transfer. I need two more people on my crew. I'm pulling in someone from another crew," he said. Apollo nodded. He got a look from xQc. "Questions?"

"Are they already on the ship?" Apollo asked, curious as to who he was working with. The new guy and the others already there. He had never worked with anyone besides Chilled. He grew up with Chilled by his side. So this...

"Not yet, but my crew consists of me, you, the other new guy, JellyPnut, AMoxy, 4Connor, Jesse, Ape, Shake, and Russle," xQc said. Apollo nodded and sighed. He sat down on a seat. Anyone could tell he was tense and unhappy. "We're actually heading to go get the other new guy now,"

"So why me? I mean, from my ship?" Apollo asked him. The man smiled and sat next to him. He placed a hand on Apollo's lower back and Apollo tried not to move away.

"I didn't get a pick. Toast just assigned me two people," he said with a shrug. Apollo nodded and retreated into silence. He wasn't up for anymore talking

xQc didn't try and talk to him. Apollo didn't try either. He was already missing his crew. He wanted to go back. He was half debating pretending he forgot something. He wanted to go home

Boarding Chilled ship had been hard enough. Apollo hadn't wanted to leave earth but Chilled had been so excited that he couldn't say no. So this was way out of his league. Way out of his comfort zone

So going to a different place. A different crew. Without people he knew, Apollo was scared. Who knew how this crew was? Who knew if they were mean?

But xQc seemed nice enough right now. But an entire crew? 9 new people. Apollo felt scared. And he didn't get that way easily.

xQc knew what needed to be done. His crew was almost complete with 10 people. Then missions would be easier.

"Apollo, you and the other new guy, will be partners on missions. He comes from a very close crew where he was second in command," xQc explained. Apollo nodded.

"What's his name?" He asked, wanting to learn more about his supposed 'new partner'. Whoever it was. He hoped that they would be nice

Chilled had been his partner on the ship, due to his position. So again, a new partner would be hard. Especially one he didn't know very well

"5up,"

So um...I have a shit ton of angst planned from now on out basically. It shall slowly get worse