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Chapter 37 ~ Vampires in Outer Space

The journey was safe and thrilling, to say the least. People took turns looking out the window, seeing space for the first time. The most terrifying sight was seeing their own planet disappear the farther the distance, watching as they went further into space.

"It's so empty," Blaise said fearfully. "It's cold and black. It just feels so bleak and silent."

Iérti was fascinated by the stars and the occasional galaxy they saw from afar. Mallen was enchanted with its beauty, his initial fear turning into excitement. Vampires had never ventured into outer space until now; it was an experience unlike any other.

"Which planet should we land on?" Corden asked as they looked at the screen together in the cockpit. Corden was seated in the pilot's chair while Iérti was standing beside him. "I've compiled a list of planets that are able to sustain life. All these planets are in different dimensions." He pulled up the list, the screen showing planets in each of the five dimensions.

Dimension one had planets Iredescent, Maximai Rullshit, Voldvell, Chatt-ruin, Mijoria, Haerreop, Dusaro, Tralsveronica, Torra, and Alaskis. All had breathable air and plant life.

Dimension two did not have any planets that could sustain human life. It was too dangerous not only for humans but also for vampires.

Dimension three had planets Kasoka, Luena, Magarra, Wiss, Gikiro, Piscalelca, Ghatom, and Mijishin.

Dimension four was the dimension vampires came from. The only planets able to sustain life in that dimension were planets Verdamnt, Monshalow, and Natvolo.

Dimension five only had one planet that sustained life: planet Earth. The other planets were either gas giants or had poisonous atmospheres like those in dimension two.

"Dimensions one and three look the most promising," said Iérti. "Are we able to communicate with those of other ships and find out where they've landed?"

"Yes," said Corden, pulling up the ship log. "Most of the other ships landed on planets Monshalow and Natvolo. Two landed on planet Ghatom and seven landed on planet Mijoria. Only one landed on Earth, probably because they want to be as far away from our dimension as possible. We know nothing much about these planets other than they're able to sustain life for humans, making it sustainable for vampires as well."

Benjamin approached them with Sophia and Daniel gathering on either side of Iérti and Corden.

"How about we stop at each planet and see where each one of us would like to live?" Benjamin suggested. "We'll have to stop for fuel anyway. These ships are powered by a certain energy derived from the sun. I know you vampires hate sunlight, but it's essential for human life. We ought to find a planet with ample sunlight to unload some passengers and refuel the ship."

Iérti looked at the map on the screen, going over each individual planet. "Iredescent has two moons and one sun. It's a beautiful, sparkly planet. It has breathable air and plant life, but I don't detect human lifeforms on it. I don't know about a planet called Maximescent.

"Voldvell appears to be a forest planet with plenty of sunlight and there are human lifeforms found on that planet. I think we can make a stop there. Chatt-ruin is mostly glow-in-the-dark with different lifeforms that look human but aren't human.

"Mijoria seems a promising planet with the entire planet as populated with humans as planet Earth; we'll stop there next since it's closer. Haerreop has plenty of sunlight as well, since it appears most of the planet is comprised of flora and fauna. However, I don't detect human lifeforms on that planet.

"You can hear music from Dusaro even from outer space. It would be sensitive to our advanced hearing, so Dusaro is a no. Torra and Alaskis seem like two extremes, and I don't want to put our people through any further extremes than they've endured. We'll start heading for dimension one and make landings on planets Voldvell and Mijoria."