Lost Fluid

A large mass of solid matter float about the nothingness of space as it wandered alone. It was a sad sight; the ground all dry and gray, no signs of life in sight. That is until a soulful piece of glob-like life form crashed its ship against the solid wasteland, right through a deep cavity into the ground.

Hopeless of any help, the small being explored the whereabouts the large caverns of the planetoid takes it, looking for however it may repair its ship and return its way back to its home.

It did not take too long until the being caught sight of entities different from the endless fields of dry rocks when the blob met a seemingly hopeless end. This entity looked of metal, with some small light source gleaming upon it as if it was welcoming. Even by that sight alone, it is already questionable whether or not this sad mass of rock wasn't as lonely as it may have first seemed.

In close observation, the new strange mass was then discovered to be some alike to a strange underground system. Though, there did not seem to be any other entrances through other than a small opening extending from the bottom of the wall resembling what could be identified as a pipe. Either way, the being was just small enough to slither through and in, with its wetness aiding it through the travel.

On the other side was a much larger room embraced by solid walls of metal. The field was puzzled by more pipes that lead into different directions. The place looked clean and neat, and perfectly lit as if the area wasn't abandoned for longer than thought. It's either that, or it's really well-preserved. Perhaps this place served a certain purpose?

The tiny creature wandered about through and fro the pipes, investigating on whatever the vicinity is actually supposed to be, or whatever can be picked up to hopefully help fix the tattered ship.

One pipe in particular lead to an abyss with a broken-down bridge across with only a strange pattern of two colours of blue and yellow plated on the low ceiling hovering right above the gap. This puzzled the blue organism a tad, seeming as the area looked more technical than it is broken. At the nearer end of the other side riddled a pair of yellow and black wiring rising up through the ceiling. The species decided to follow its path, backtracking a tad.

It took two rooms before the glob met the end of its track which was parted by a platform with an array of buttons. Those buttons were rather big compared to the size of the creature, but its weight is just enough to press it down. When it did, the spherical signage below the pressed button turned from blue to yellow. The little glob remembered the pattern from the bridge, pressing down buttons according to the colour pattern that was found previously. It felt clever for a moment, but it didn't really see nor hear any signs to know if it had done well or not. Before checking whether it did or not, it decided to investigate the area for a while as there were still curious things in the room.

At the other end of the platform was another pair of wiring, but both black rather than one being yellow. Poking high from the walls were machinery that was spinning smoothly. And on the opposite side of the wall from the entrance had another pipe opening, while more seemingly impassable pipes riddled across the walls.