My eyes were blurry but I could hear the sounds of twisted metal and the smell of burning. When I did wake up, I found myself in a cell; I looked around and there was apparently no escape.

I glanced around and found a mirror. I looked at it, only to find the same figure staring back at me. I was wearing some sort of strange outfit: a purple and white t-shirt, open of course and a pair of shorts, in the same colour. There was also a tail that swung gently behind me.

I asked myself. "How did I end up here? Who am I or where am I exactly?"

Then suddenly the cell shook as a loud explosion blew the door inwards, leaving the way open.

I peeked outside and stared down the desolate cold corridors, which seemed to stretch for miles. I must seek out the answers later so I left the cell and made my way down one.

The air was cold and pitch black as all I could see was the broken equipment littering the floor. Clearly the place is in a state of disrepair as metal groaned and things crashed from deeper within this mysterious place. Eventually I came across a window, which seemed to be providing the only light in this dire hallway.

I gazed out of it and, before my very eyes, there was a great expanse of cosmos. I scrolled my eyes to see the rest of what this window had to offer: there was a gigantic red planet and expansions of metal framework extending outwards.

This came to the conclusion that, wherever I woke up in was some sort of space station. However, the place is falling apart from which bits of the facility started floating off, into the stars beyond and some of the space station had deteriorated - hanging by thin threads of metalwork, like peelings of an onion.

This could be my grave, if I didn't act swift enough. So I walked away from the window and, as I turned around, I heard sounds of feet going overhead; I glanced up in the direction from where it came from before it led me to a grating in the ceiling.

"H-Hello? Who was that?" I asked but there was nothing but silence.

Then, with a loud crunch, the grate fell before it shattered, as it reached the floor, a few inches away from me.

I slowly stared from where it fell and staring into to my soul was a pair of sharp wincing red eyes. I quickly looked to see a door to my immediate right, sparking and jammed, but the gap was big enough for me to squeeze through. I quickly made my way through and started running.

I heard the monster frantically chasing me so I upped the pace and I sprinted throughout the station, hoping to escape the threat. Then I ended up before a door, which seemingly opened by its own will. I ran through before it slammed shut on the monster, which squealed and howled in pain. With a cheeky grin on my sweaty, rosy, cheeks I turned my attention to the new area.

It was this sight that gave me a breath of fresh air as I found myself in some sort of armoury: Weapon parts, magazines and missile bodies sat on the tables as I walked around.

Then something caught my eye and thus approached it. I picked it up and examined what seems to be a strange peculiar gun; covered in dust. I blew it off revealing lettering, etched into its case.

"DEW-12A Plasma Rifle"

Fascinating...

So I found a weapon, which could serve me as my defence, but will it still fire? I played around with it, trying to figure out how it worked, so I pointed the gun to the floor and pulled the trigger...

Nothing...

I pulled the trigger again but, this time, the rifle started to glow faintly and a small screen switched on, at the base of its handle. It projected an empty, flashing, battery icon. Indicating that this firearm is dry.

Surely there must be something to get this carbine charged so I went around the room, looking for spare magazines for it; I opened up crates, inspected the racks, and the tables but all had nothing to do with this rifle.

So I decided to holster it with its shoulder strap since I couldn't do anything about it and I made my way back to the door

Just when it opened, a tall figure of furry blackness was standing before me. Before I even grabbed my gun, it had me pinned down and showed a vicious set of savage, serrated teeth. It lunged for my neck but I was quick as I pressed against it.

Struggling to fight its gnashing jaws, away from me, was hard but remarkably a electric spark shocked a nearby blast window, causing it to open to space. The resulting vacuum whisked us off our feet and towards the opening. I held my breath as I frantically searched for something to grab on to which I managed to get my tail around. The monster, however, was less than fortunate as it was sucked into deep space before the station automatically sealed up the window, with an emergency blast door.

I have lost the monster and I leaned to the door, gasping as I felt my sweat dripping from my face with thought on how I still haven't gotten to grips to escape this hell. I sat there to catch my breath.

"I was fortunate to escape the jaws of fate this time. I need to get out of here before my luck runs out" I said to myself.

So I got up, left the armoury, and walked down another corridor. The peace gave me time to think about myself.

"Is there anyone else here? If so, how did they escape? Why did they leave me here to die? Maybe they forgot about me in the rush. I must have a home, this is surely not: this station is falling apart and could be my grave. I must find a vessel that will take me there."

I approached a large set of doors. Apparently, they were not powered, unlike the rest of them, so I grabbed one of the handles and pulled it away before I walked through. I looked round and gasped in amazement: A massive gaping hangar that seemed to stretch for miles. Everywhere I look was barrels, debris, twisted metal littering the floors and things which hung lifelessly amongst the rafters above.
The vast absence allowed a freezing cold wind to blow in as I shivered, under the icy cold temperatures, and my breath condensed into a visible vapour, even as I speak.

"Maybe there is a spare spaceship, I can use to get myself out of here."

With that in mind, I looked around and approached a locked door at one end of the hangar. Strange for a door to be held together by a wooden brace.

I tried to barge into it but only resulted with me hurting myself. I looked around, for a potential tool and luckily found a sturdy metal pole. I swung at the restraint, causing it to crack. I then held the pole firmly, as a battering ram, and slammed it right in the centre of the door, making it give. I took the time to catch my breath before heading in. I closed the doors behind me, dropped the metal pole and looked up. To my amazement it was the most reassuring sight I have ever seen.

Before me was a ship. A great, fucking, massive vessel, which sat in its cosy hangar. The state it was in however was a bit demoralising as it seemed to be in a state of disrepair. I went to push some objects against the door, to keep the monsters out, before I circled around the metal monster for a point of entry. I had no idea on these sort of vehicles but I spotted some sort of ramp leading up into it.

I looked round to hear sudden bangs, coming from the door. I knew that the monsters were going to get me, so I ran up into the ramp and into the ship.

Everything looked tidier, than the rest of the station, but it still showed signs of emptiness. I sprinted to the bridge which looked big, even if most of the room was vacant, apart from the consoles, controls by the windows and a single chair. In the center of the bridge was a dusty table, with a glass panel on top. I went up to the chair, sat on it, and pressed a few buttons.

Then I saw the whole bridge lit up as the overhead lights buzzed into life. I turned to see the table already lit up.

All of a sudden, I heard this voice coming from the walls.

"This is the Garnesian Empire Light Assault Frigate 2099, Captained by Cpt J Dean...Identify Yourself." It asked

Clearly I didn't remember my name...

"This is your second request, please state your name." It added, with a bolder tone this time.

"I uh...I uh...I don't know..." I stuttered out a feeble response.

"Huh, such a strange person to not know their name. What are you doing in this ship?" I realised it had a feminine tone in its voice.

"Uh-uh...I was looking around the space station, hoping to find a way to get out of here, and I came across this. Believing this could be my way out of here." I said to wherever the voice came from.

"...Right...well I will have to ask the captain..." The woman said. There was nothing but the quiet humming of computers.

"Apparently...th-th-this space station is nothing but strewn boxes and monsters...I'm the only one left here...i g-guess..." I said to her.

"Wait...YOU are the only one here and what monsters?" She asked.

I nodded quietly when I heard a sudden crash outside. I ran to the bridge's windows to see many monsters pouring out into the hangars before I looked at the AI.

"You gotta get us out of here...the monsters will kill me! Please."

"What is in it for me?" She asked.

"What?! I can't explain right now, all I'm thinking is a way to get off this space station. If we don't, I'll get eaten by some hungry monsters and then this place will eventually collapse. When we are in space, I will have thought up of a way to pay you back...

...Promise." I nervously said.

I felt cold sweat running down my body, as wet patches began to form in my armpits. My heart was also racing to its limits, pounding against my ribcage. I walked up to the table and a hologram of a orange woman appeared, who seemed to be deep in thought.

She was ablaze in a gentle orange flame, looked naked but didn't appear to be as white squares ran down darkened pathways over her semi-transparent body. She even had her 'hairstyle' stylised in a short spiky mess as it went down to her neck. She looked at me with her ruby red eyes.

"Alright, deal. Replace the exhausted thermo-nuclear cooling cylinders and that'll get the engines going. In case you do not know: they are black, white and big. You'll find spares in a room at the back of the reactor room. Its not hard, you know where they go. Good luck" phoenix said as she vanished.

I nodded and left the bridge, to find the place where she asked me to go.