On Asteroid Egeria 2113
Dirk:
Splitting headache, so dizzy, confusion, hard to breathe. Where am I? What happened? We were laughing , celebrating, then everything went dark. Why am I alone? Storage room? They must be playing a joke on me, "not funny guys!", a few moments passed, no response. Confusion, difficult to stand, difficult to breathe. Maybe they are sleeping, "hey!", shouting makes me dizzy.
Try opening the door, locked, why? Banging door with wrench should get their attention. Silence. Use override code to open door, voice match not found in records? No joke, intentional, why? They are my friends, why can I not breathe? No life support? Malice, betrayal? Why! Why do this!! You were my friends!! Can't breathe, they are killing me!! Need to escape!!! Murderers!! Betrayers!!! I will fucking kill you!!! Imagining smashing their faces with wrench. Smash!!! Smash!!! Freedom!! Escape!!! Hunt!!! Revenge!!!
Nia:
"What is this place? It looks deserted, some kind of research facility?". A long dead body decorated the entranceway. Nia gave it a rudimentary exploration, some type of security personnel. "Looks like they were attacked by someone, pirates most likely"
"Most likely this is a waste of time, maybe we can scavenge some supplies. At least", replied Adam.
Nia inspected the control panel, " looks like one area is fully operational, life support and water systems"
"Alright let's head there"
After traversing the entire complex, putting useful items in caches to retrieve later. They finally reached their destination, Adam looked through the window in the door. It appeared to be a living quarters, unlike the rest of the abandoned facility it had electricity.
The was a man sitting on a sofa, watching something on a display. Adam banged on the door, the man was jolted alert by the noise. He turned towards Adam, for Adam it was seeing a glimpse into his future.
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Dreams, Nightmares, Awakenings (Book 1 of The Exodus)
Science FictionScience Fiction story set in the near future, increasingly powerful solar flares are making the Earth inhospitable, Humanity is facing a crisis. Six characters, two timelines. Adam: Recently married, starting to work in a security detachment on the...