Andromeda Nebula [Bakudeku]

Chapter 5

3rd Person's POV

The spacecraft immediately takes off, and they all end up a few hundred kilometres from Earth's atmosphere. The space shuttle slowly comes to a stop mid-space.

"You can unbuckle yourself now." A voice comes through. Denki and Kirishima immediately unbuckle and press their cheeks to the glass, looking at the earth in awe.

"It looks so tiny.. do we actually live there?" Kaminari questions, making the others fondly chuckle at him.

"Woah! Is that the moon?" Kirishima questions, walking over to the other side and looking out. "It looks so huge.. and so beautiful up close.."

Just as they were exploring the ship, a hologram pops up in front. It was their principal, Nezu. "Alright kids, are you ready for your first task?"

"Yes sir!" They all yell in unison, walking back over to their seats.

"Okay then! Settle down and buckle back up," he says and the others comply almost immediately. "Now- the first task is-"

The hologram glitches and pops down.

Izuku leans forward to look at it curiously. But then, the propellors ignite. "Um.. guys? I'm sure the task doesn't need us to travel again?" Kaminari chimes in, suddenly shaking in nervousness.

"It's okay Kami, it's probably something like fix the propellor," Shinso says, his legs shaking nervously as he tries his best to stop them.

Soon- they are off again.

"Aghhh- Guys I feel like something is wrong-!" Kirishima screams amidst the loud noises of the engines.

"It's probably just a stimulation, don't sweat it." Todoroki replies, screaming just as loud, clutching onto the hand rests.

The ship comes to a sudden stop, making them jerk forward. All of them stay in their seats, waiting patiently for a hologram or something to inform them about the task.

"Um.. principal Nezu?" Izuku questions, looking a the place from where the hologram pops up. Just as he gets closer to it, it explodes. Izuku jerks back instinctively as the projector starts smoking.

Soon, it catches fire. "Oh shit-" Kaminari whispers, Todoroki immediately reaches forward and freezes it.

"Oh thank fuck." Kirishima sighs, all of them get out of their seats, walking around to find something regarding the tasks.

"We were probably supposed to fix the hologram.." Kaminari whispers as the group meets up again in the control room.

"Kaminari. I'm pretty sure all of us can do that. We learnt it in middle school physics. It can't be that easy." Izuku explains, patting Kaminari's shoulder as he walks by the control panel.

"Don't you guys think the simulation felt.. too real? Like we are in an actual spaceship and I don't think we were supposed to go anywhere more than a few hundred kilometres from Earth's atmosphere."

"I can see what you mean, Kirishima. Do you guys want to check where we are? If we are still in Milky Way?" Izuku questions, turning around, his hands shaking due to nervousness.

"If we are still in Milky Way..? What do you mean- we have to be! We can't be galaxies away- it's probably just a few kilometres.." Kirishima whispers, his eyes slightly tearing up.

"Look around. It doesn't look like Milky Way. I can't recognise a single planet in here." Katsuki says, pointing out through the window.

True.. the planets looked.. so different and artificial from the Milky Way galaxy.

One looked like cotton candy, completely pink and looking spongy as ever. One looked like it was completely made of metals,

There were a lot of celestial bodies moving around, it was too difficult to identify if they were a moon or a planet or a star.

"I.. have read about that planet.." Shinso whispers, looking up at a planet that looked like made up of a volcano. It looked dark jet black with random spots of orange.

"Bakugo- quick the name.." Shinso whispers impatiently, vigorously pointing at the planet.

"I don't know. When did we learn about it?"

"That one chapter about the most dangerous-looking planets, remember? "

"You're kidding me. It can't be that one." Katsuki exclaims, his eyes widened with horror.

"It looks like it.." Shinso says, fear settling into his features.

"Which one is that? What are you guys talking about?" Izuku questions, pushing past everyone to get to Bakugo and Shinso.

"He says it's the planet Hugene. Known as the living hell. It bursts once in a while, I don't remember how often, and regenerates itself. People who have been to that planet have never returned and are assumed dead,"

Katsuki explains, his hands frustratedly rubbing his temples, "but that's not the point. The planet Hugene is said to be... More than 2 million light-years from Earth."

Kaminari immediately gasps, his hand slapping against his mouth in horror. Silent tears start running down Kirishima's face. Todoroki stands still with an unreadable expression.

"Guys no.. that can't be true, come on.." Izuku tries to calm the others.

"Look outside, broccoli. Have you ever seen any planet looking like this near our galaxy?" Katsuki speaks through gritted teeth, pointing at the window.

"Where are we now? Which galaxy is this?" Todoroki asks Izuku, who in turn runs back to the control panel, clicking on the tab.

They all surround him in anticipation, waiting for the answer. The screen shows a small sign of navigation. the screen then shows the name-

Andromeda Nebula

"We are 2.5 million light years from Earth.." Izuku whispers, his face lighted up by the screen as tears well up in his eyes, within seconds they are flowing down his cheeks.

"2.5 million? How many zeros does it have?" Kaminari questions, harshly wiping away his tears.

"2,500,000 light years... that's so damn far away.. what if we just die here? I don't want to die.."

"It's okay. We'll be fine, please don't cry guys. U. A will find us. Besides we have principal Nezu, remember? They wouldn't just.. let us die.." Izuku theorized.

"They better not.. this must've happened a lot, right?" Todoroki whispers.

"Accidentally sending 6 teenagers to another galaxy which is 2.5 million light-years away? I don't think so."

Fun fact!
Andromeda Nebula is a spiral galaxy that is approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth and it is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way.