Fallen Star Chronicles (Work in Progress)

Chapter Fourteen - First Stop

~Chapter Fourteen - First Stop

Ailosacath is woken by the ship who noticed an approaching ship on the scanners. She roused Ainu first to get her attention and once Ainu was awake, led the way to the bridge where the ship was broadcast on the center screen. It was still quite far away and didn't look like a threat, but one could never be too sure. Ainu rubs Ailo's head as she looks over the different readings and turns when Daemon enters the room.

"It appears there is a ship coming into range. Belthil doesn't think it is of any threat, but we've activated our stealth just in case."

"Have we shown on their radar?"

"I don't think so. If I am reading this right, Belthil has a larger range on his scanner, which detects things before they detect us."

"That's good then. We will keep an eye on it as we continue on our way."

"As you wish. Shall I go down and prepare breakfast?"

"That sounds wonderful. I will see if I can tweak the systems to give me a vocal readout along with the visuals, so that I can be of some help."

"All right, I will be back in a few minutes."

As she makes her way to the galley, she stops in the bedroom to dress in one of her more form fitting pants with halter top, in the usual blue to black gradient, minus the silver stars this time. She didn't want the fabric to get caught on something as she makes her way through the passageways to the kitchen where she fixes them an egg omelet for breakfast. The pantry and fridge was stocked really well with a variety of foods, which gave Ainu the chance to explore and create new dishes. As she was setting the table, Daemon calls from the bridge which sends her running to see what the problem was.

"Daemon, is something wrong?"

"It seems that Belthil has picked up a S.O.S. from the other ship. It is hard to make out because it is in a language I am not familiar with, but it seems like they were attacked about a week ago and have been drifting ever since. A scan shows that their systems are failing and soon they will run out of oxygen completely."

"We should try to help if we can."

"Belthil is running more scans to find out how bad the damage is and how much longer their life support has."

"I had just finished making breakfast, I will bring it up here to eat while we figure out our next plan of action."

Ainu quickly goes back down to the galley and brings up their breakfast, which they eat as they run over the results from the scans.

"It looks like they have maybe half hour left on their life support and their emergency escape pods were damaged in the attack, so they weren't able to escape to safety. According to this particular scan, it looks like there is maybe a dozen people on board and what looks to be about half a dozen cats or other small animals."

"Since I cannot see, I think you will have to go over there to help them. I know Baek has given us a few suits for something like this, so they should be in working order. I will guide you the best I can with help from Belthil and Ailosacath."

"All right. I have never tested my powers out in space before, but I think I would like to give my teleport ability a try, maybe to save time, especially if any of them are seriously hurt or injured."

"It sounds risky, but we might not have any choice with their life support failing soon. I will try to hail them and see if I get any response before we suit you up and send you over. For all we know they could either be dead, or it could be a trap. Either way, we have to be careful and take plenty of precaution to avoid any unnecessary problems."