The Last Ember

"ShipChenna could not process your request. My programmers apologize. Please repeat yourself." a strangely humanoid voice spread from the speakers on the ro
"Blast it! This machine is supposed to be intelligent!"

She looked out of the dome that surrounded her. The seven guards were 20 yards away.

She shuddered, repeated the request.

"Exit Under. Auto-pilot. Liftoff in 6 seconds. Prepare the force field. Prepare for lift."

The hover's main screen lit up right before the rest of the screens and buttons. A number 6 was depicted in red. It slowly changed into a 5. 4.

"This is ShipChenna, Captain. Registration number 1396200. Fuel levels are low, Captain," the ship informed.
The girl quickly brought up the camera feed to see that the soldiers had reached the base of the ship.

"Ignore! Initiate liftoff now!"

A bright flash of light. A sudden jerk. Liftoff. The enormous chasm that had held the girl captive for her whole life spat her out like bad fruit. Fruit that she had only dreamed of.
the hovership rising quickly.

The hover began to still in the clouds.

She was in the sky, the real sky.