Dang Convergence Vol. 1

EPILOGUE VI MAJI

EPILOGUE VI

MAJI

Sweat poured down her skin as she sprinted, partially hidden under the shadows of the terrain. Hills with sharp crests protruded from the ground, creating a path covered in darkness. Since Bellum and his fleet had invaded their home world many moons ago, she hadn't seen the sun.

It wasn't gone – she could still see its light and feel its heat – but there was now something obstructing the way. As such, it got harder to draw the line between sunrise and the night before, which she was now suffering the consequences of.

'Hover's going to kill me.' She thought as she bolted, trying as much as possible to keep to the shadows, but she knew that her luck would soon run out. The wind rushed past her face, slightly burning her cheeks and giving her an unnatural blush. Her hair whipped back on top of her head, moving against the current of the wind and staying out of her field of vision.

Sunlight grew more and more, and her road path of darkness shrunk, squeezing the window of grace she'd given herself to get back to base. There was one course of action left, even though she dreaded having to resort to it. She put her wrist to her mouth.

"Come in, base station 31-24-25. Maji here. I might need help in a minute."

She listened for a response but was met only with static.

"Again-" She leaped, flying over a ditch, and continued her sprint. "I'm going to be in trouble in a minute!"

The static stopped and a voice came over the comm embedded in her eardrum, "Maji? What are you doing out this late? Or, wait, should I say this early?"

"Bug! Thank goodness it's you. I'm not going to make it back before I get caught. Send backup. My transponder's on. Use that to track me."

"I wouldn't count on that backup," Bug responded, "Pretty much everyone's still- wait, does Hover know about this? If not, you're in huge trouble."

"Bug! Focus!" Maji brought his attention back to the situation at hand, "Isn't there anyone that's available right now?"

"Not really. Unless you count me, but I'm never stepping foot out there so forget it."

Ugh

She watched as the shadow covering the path slowly regressed, exposing more and more of the path to sunlight, one thing she absolutely couldn't afford right now.

"Please, Bug!"

Over the comm, she heard Bug sigh. "I'm telling Hover."

"Wait, no! Anyone else but Hover!"

"Make up your mind. Do you want backup or not?"

She watched the shadow completely. She was now in complete sunlight.

"Fine! Get Hover!"

Maji pressed on, running at top speed. She's been exposed to sunlight, they had no doubt seen her. Her only chance now was to get as close as possible to base. It'd give whoever her backup was less distance to come rescue her.

Or at least retrieve her body...

A buzzing overhead caught her attention.

Damn it. Already?

She looked up, as a streak of white cut across the sky, circling her location. With a sonic boom. it changed its direction, shooting downwards. The object was pretty high up, but she knew it wouldn't take too long before it got here. After all, this wasn't her first encounter with one.