forum Here to There (CLOSED - Stalkers welcome and get free selfies in space)

Started April 16, 2019 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Alley nodded.
"I'm going to look around the ship and make sure nothing else is out of the normal."

"I can hold the engine together," Aza said, wiggling her fingers. "You know, until you can fix it."

Alley looked to Aza.
"Do it. I'm going to the weapons wall."

Aza sat down on the floor and squinted. Magnetic waves poured out from her, pulling the ship's engine together.

James flicked on the inner camera button to find that the ship's inner cameras were alright. "Yes!" He yelled and looked. "Mmm, I'm going to guess it's the boosters." James says, preparing a kit. "I'm going to have to go out there, but it seems to be an easy fix. I'm guessing it was caused when our… uninvited guest came aboard."

Alley nodded.
"Still, I'm going to the weapons room, just in case." Alley hurried away.

James watched her go. "Be careful!" He says, standing up to go to get the equipment.

Alley reached the weapons room. She quickly punched in the code, and grabbed several guns and grenades. She started carrying them back to the others.

James entered the room with suits and oxygen tanks. He took off his red sweatshirt and replaced his uniform with protective layer, and then the suit. He placed the oxygen tank on his back and connected it to his suit, so he could breathe. He returned to the control room and picked up the kit.

Alley saw James.
"Here," she said, handing him a gun.
"Just in case."

James nodded, accepting the weapon. "Thanks, but I don't know if it'll work in space." He said, half-joking half-serious.

"Theoretically, yes. Practically? They said aliens were a myth, so…" Alley shrugged, trying not to panic.

"Guys," Aza said through clenched teeth. She still sat on the floor. "It's getting difficult to control the magnetic fields, so you'd better hurry up."

Alley nodded.
"Good luck, James."

James nodded back, an excited, hopeful smile on his face. "We can do this. Don't worry, Aza, I'll be done in a few minutes." He said. James exited the chamber, and closed the door behind him. His smile instantly vanished.
I hope I can do this. He thought and opened the door to space. He tied himself down accordingly and stepped out.
Using a small jet-pack like contraption, he shot forward, towards the problem area. Holding his kit in one hand and the gun in his other hand, he stopped at the boosters. "Can anyone hear me? Over."

"Yeah, I can," Aza said tightly. "Hurry up." she said again.

"Loud and clear. Over."

Opening the box to the booster's engines, which didn't affect the main engine, it only used the main engine's power to go. James observed for a moment, rapidly scanning everything with his eyes. He almost missed the problem, but when he saw it, his brain faltered.
"Guys, it's another letter, but someone shoved it in the connection from the main engine to the boosters. Over."
Quickly snatching the letter, James furrowed his eyebrows. "But, our boosters have been working just fine… until the creature came aboard. So unless there's more, there's no way this could have happened. How did they even get a hold of this?" James muttered, not noticing his radio click off.

"James?" Aza pressed a few buttons on her radio. "James?"

The lights began to flicker, and James could see it from the outside of the ship. James closed the booster box, and grabbed his radio. "Hello? Aza? Alley? Guys, are you okay!? The power, is everything alright?"
Crap, if the power goes out I'm stranded. James realized. He began heading back, at full speed.
"Aza, everything is fixed, you don't have to strain anymore!" James yelled, hoping he would hear her.
The power went out, just as James hovered in front of the open gate. "NO, WAIT!" He yelled. If the power goes out, the ship is programmed to go on lockdown, to conserve energy. James watched the gate slowly begin lowering.
He tried kicking, as if he was swimming, but to no avail.

Alley was running towards the gate, knowing James wasn't in yet. She was pulling on a suit, and had it completely on by the time she got there. She grabbed his tether.

James saw Alley and got pulled through the air just as the gate shut. He was safe. "T-thanks, Alley." He muttered. The only thing he could do was hand her the letter, and then sit down on the floor.

"You wouldn't have done any differently." She tore open the letter. She read it aloud.

I regret to inform you that a Shift was placed aboard your ship. As a concerned citizen, I have come aboard your ship to deal with it. Please refrain from shooting me, for I am not as well armored as the males. Sincerely, Mart.

Alley stared at the letter.
"Holy shit."

Aza jogged into the air lock. "What's going on?"

Alley waved the letter.
"It seems there is another Martian aboard, who seems to be 'trying' to help us."

"What?" James asked, surprised. "He's already aboard?"

"It's what the note says." A crash came from the freezer room.

James's heart stopped. "That." He muttered. "We need to go to the freezer room, now." He said, yanking off his suit. "C'mon, and bring weapons!" He held the gun from earlier tightly and started running.

Alley grabbed her guns and ran with James, running to the freezer.
"Be careful. It might attack."

"I'll come too!" Aza said and sprinted after them.