NanoTec: Flight to a Distant Star

NanoTec Shorts 01: ICY In Space

Disclaimer: NanoTec Shorts are meant to be humorous and non-serious. The content here will not affect the main story arc. If by any chance you do not like this kind of content, please proceed to the next chapter. We don't need any spoil sports like you around anyways. XP

The smell of smoke and destruction filled the air with a pungent smell. The flight deck was in ruins and that was Kuro's fault. Following his rather stunt filled "landing" back onto SkyLab2 nearly 40 minutes ago, the usually empty hanger and launch bay was rendered inoperable. TKE felt lucky he was still alive and even luckier he was uninjured. But of course, Kuro was still hopping around, with a grin on his face admiring his new "artwork" of a flight deck. Clanedd also escaped unscathed but she had fainted and was likely to remain traumatized for the next 24 hours. Their escort however was not so lucky. He was thrown out of the broken right window by the sheer force of a 3 tonne space plane making contact with the internal hull of SkyLab2. He broke his funny bone but the doctors commented that since he was never seen smiling or laughing, he probably would not need it anyways.

Due to the extent of the damage done, TKE was appointed to head the repair work. No surprise there he thought to himself as he gave orders out to his men and monitored his RIG's holographic sheets for the job. The space plane was reduced into a smoldering lump of scrap metal and broken glass. As TKE began wondering how he ever survived the crash again, Kuro strolled by. "My, my Mr Head Engineer. Fancy meeting you here. How's life?" TKE scowled. He turned to face Kuro and before he could begin speaking, Kuro interrupted him, "Sorry for knocking out your girlfriend. She really seemed like a nice person. My apologies." TKE's face flushed bright red. "N-No... we... She isn't my girlfriend! She just happens to be my assistant! No more, no less!" Kuro chuckled, "Aww, they always say that. 'Oh! We aren't dating or anything!' They would say, but behind the scenes they act so cheesy. I do not have to bring up what happened at the end of Chapter 2 now do I?" TKE's face was now beet red. He tried to protest, but his words were caught in his throat. He was speechless. Kuro was grinning once again. He walked to the broken space plane and pulled out an undamaged M1 Grand from the wreckage. "Ah, there we go!" Kuro said aloud in satisfaction. "My favorite gun survived the crash! Thanks for safe keeping her Head Engineer. I appreciate it." Kuro began walking back to the main exit but stopped in his tracks and shouted extra loud, "Hey! Head Engineer! Pay her a visit for me ok?" TKE stiffened. He sensed 40 heads turn towards him and the burning sensation of 40 pairs of eyes staring at him was unbearable. His team of engineers began mumbling to each other. Damn it Kuro! TKE swore under his breath, but he did have a point. TKE made a mental note to go to the medical sectors once he was done with his work, and give Kuro a good ass kicking shortly after.

Bzzt! Bzzt! The communications network began receiving data. ICY's head, EOH's voice was broadcasted throughout the entire station. "Hi guys! ...How should I put this? ...Hmm.. This is Pizza Aut! We have brought your products!" The communications channel was cut. Mr Saegen looked up from his work. I recognize that voice! He thought to himself. From under his desk, he grabbed his pistol and burst out of his office. We really need to build guns on this station one day. He mumbled to himself as he dashed down the hallway."Where am I even running?" Mr Saegen ground to a halt. He scratched his head and his face flushed due to embarrassment. That was when the familiar sound of a metal clang resonated from the cargo bay. That's right! He thought to himself. There was an enemy boarder in the cargo bay! Mr Saegen dug his heels into the ground and pushed hard, dashing towards the source of the sound.

Mr Saegen opened his RIG and opened the cargo bay's doors remotely. He let his feet buckle and slid through the door readying his pistol. As he slid across the ground, he steadied his arms, eyes aligned with the sights, index finger on the trigger. Mr Saegen was all ready to open fire, if not for TKE already being within the cargo bay, crouched behind some boxes and armed with M-24 Assault Rifle. Mr Saegen's right foot smashed into TKE's side and both of them collapsed into a pile. "Oi! What the hell do you think you are doing?!" TKE yelled, suppressing the burning pain spreading from his pelvis. "And get off me! I do not want the readers to think we are into this kind of thing!" Mr Saegen laughed so light-heartily that it seemed as though there was no hostile intruders at the time. TKE kicked Mr Saegen off his front, brushed the dust off his coat and assumed a crouched position behind the previously mentioned boxes. Mr Saegen put his back against those very same boxes and opened up his communication's link. "This is Saegen, Security Chief do you copy? We need a squad of 5 men down to Cargo Bay 02 immediately... What do you mean there are no weapons left? I thought we had tons of guns last chapter?! Give them bananas or something. M...?!"