Planet Serenthia

Chapter 3

Take off was meant to happen at midday, however the riots breaking out had caused the ship to change its course and take of somewhen during the night. One of the women had leaked the address to her husband so rumours say, and they had turned up in with hundreds of people. They had all been shot dead by army troops and some women say they saw their body scattered on the concrete as we launched.

Human species are all requested to meet in the teaching hall.

The voice rippled through the room as I pulled my tracksuit back onto my body, running a brush through my hair and brushing my teeth. Pulling the door open I was greeted by Ivy and Bethany. "Morning sleepy head." Ivy states as we start our commute to the teaching hall. "What do you think they will be educating us about today?" Ivy chuckles as we enter the busy hall full of women, all the seats are full expect the ones at the front. I let out a grown as we slide into the plastic seats, where a notebook and pen are placed.

"Good morning! Todays lesson is about the planet we will be reaching in a few months." A women says, like the alien men she towers at a height of 7ft. However her body is not covered in scars and tattoos, instead she is wrapped in white cloth, and has a small pair of sandals tied around her feet. "Planet Serenithia is currently in the year 220224, 20,000 years ahead of your planet. The planet has over 500,000 member's living on it which has halved over the year. Women like me, are rare, they are all extremely ill and are in our health incubators to try and slow the progression of the disease down until a cure can be found. "

A hand rises in one of the rows further back, and teacher motions for her to speak. "What has caused the disease?" A women asks as I glance back to look at her. Her blonde hair has been tied back and a pen is pressed against her lips.

"A good question. What has caused the disease is unknow which is why it is harder for our doctors to find a cure. Some say the food that we eat had a parasite that attack only the women's immune system. Other speculate that it was the men, however it is unknown the true cause." She states as I glance at Ivy.

"Over the course of time that you are on this ship we will cover the history of the planet and the roles that you will have to play when we land. Our warrior's and leaders protect us from the deadly animals called the dreadscreechers. They are the worse animals on our planet and they come in flocks of ten. They have taken down entire villages. The warriors are sent to kill them and it is traditions to eat them after the pack has been killed." She pauses and I raise my eyebrows. They are sending us to a planet where deadly animals will kill us. "However do not worry, Targrill is the leader of the warriors, he has lead them to many victories and has helped protect the entire planet of Serenithia following in his fathers footsteps. He will be hosting a session with you soon." She continues on however Bethany draws my attention.

"I've heard about him, J was telling me that he is the planets true king. Not one man dares to challenge him, he can kill a flock of dreadscreechers single handily. Apparently he is in the breeding program from orders of the king and queen." Beth whispers as the teacher shoots her a deadly look.

"I feel bad for whoever has to be with him." I state as I flick open the notebook starring at the blank pages as the lesson drowns on. After what felt like hours the lesson finished and we where sent to the eating hall to get some lunch, my stomach was rumbling after not eating breakfast however I wanted to explore the ship whilst everyone was occupied. "I am going to pop back to my room." I state to the girls as I slide away not waiting to hear their voices of concern.

Walking around the spaceship was like watching something in a movie there was a room for almost every single need. There was a cinema room with easily over 100 leather seats and dispenser with different flavoured popcorn and a arrangement of sweets. Even beige blankets where piled neatly in the corner with a help yourself sign. Forcing myself not to get distracted by the entertainment section I ventured further into the ship finding a white door with a window to peep through.