A lone scavenger, a hulking void-trapper with no allegiance to any known federation, had cracked the derelict ship’s hull. He called himself
The cold hum of the cryo-bay was the only sound on the Event Horizon for 300 years. Until now.
Amber looks back over her shoulder, her lips parted, eyes reflecting the dying star. "I... I hate how far we are from home."
The fight lasted three seconds. He batted the tool aside, pinned her against the nav-computer, and cut the power to her suit's bio-locks. -BBCPie- Amber Stark - Space Girl -25.02.2023-
BBCPie - Amber Stark - Space Girl Date: 25.02.2023 Series: BBCPie (One-off Sci-Fi Special) Character: Amber Stark (Original Character)
"Tell me you hate this," he whispers.
Amber, still shivering in her skintight zero-G undersuit, grabbed a hydro-spanner. "And you’re not supposed to be breathing my oxygen." A lone scavenger, a hulking void-trapper with no
Every thrust pushes her toward the glass, her forehead pressed against the cold transparasteel. Below them, a binary star system ignites in a supernova of violet and gold.
, the ship’s astro-biologist, had been in stasis for a routine survey mission. But a navigation error sent her pod spiraling into an uncharted nebula. When the hiss of the thaw cycle finished, she wasn't alone.
"You want to see a real anomaly?" he growled. Amber looks back over her shoulder, her lips
"You're not in the flight plan, Space Girl ," he rumbled, his voice distorted by a magnetic helmet.
The recording cuts to black, followed by a single text card:
The stars spin slowly outside the panoramic glass. Inside, gravity is a suggestion. Amber’s copper hair floats like fire as she grips the railing. Cargo’s massive hands hold her hips, anchoring her in the void.