Captains Log: is been 2 years since earth was destroy by a Miscalculation on the suns age. It begun turn into a Red giant in 2150 and the new calculation said that we only had a small window of 10 years to escape to a new planet or mars. Mars was not optimal for the massive amount people evacuated from earth. Overpopulation was an issue and will end up resorting to Cannibalism to survive. We knew that we had little time to start looking for a new home. We have a phew years before famine began to settle on the mar's colonies. Out of the 9Billion people on earth had only less 1 Billion manage to get to mars with supplies that could last a couple of years. Hope still high, new arrival try to find their place in the colonies. Not many survive from the lack of oxygen or they take their lives from falling into depression. The search for New planets has begun and we hope to locate a new home suitable for human life….
Captains Log: Is been 8 years since earth was destroy. Attempts to cultivate enough food for everyone had failed, water supplies are become low, and the beginning for cave explorations to find more water had brought us nothing but diseases and strange sickness. Reports indicate that Colony 11 has begun turning older humans into food to sustain themselves. The observation of new planets had been vast but phew planets that can be reach within a phew years had been acquire. A team of 15 Cadets had been gathered to take the long journey to those planets. Since our measurements had indicated those planets might be habitable, we won't know for sure till someone get there and checks. If it turns out, we where wrong then those cadets will be lost. And yet I envy them for they don't have to suffer through all this. The team has been Code name the Walking Death.
Entry #1: Today 15 Cadets each on their own Exo-suits gather together for one last time to embark on a 3-5 years journey into space, to unknown planets that might support human life. The success or failure of the mission will indicate weather we survive as a species or we parish into nothingness. We all gather together to celebrate our farewell we did not expected much a party, yet we got serve wine and a piece of stake. We did not question the origin of the stake, but we celebrated to our hearts content. Robby, Mark, Stephany, Albert, Marina, Jorge, Zuseseki, Yu yen ho, Eddy, Kyu, Jose, Elly, Sakura, Joshua and I were ready to embark. Known as the Walking Death crew we knew this was a one-way ticket to either salvation or demise. I Commander Lilly of the colony sector 5 was chosen to embark on Space ship #13 Lucky star for sure. Year of training, preparing and hard study would be put to the test tomorrow.
Entry #2:
Location: inside Lucky start
Destination: Ah Blue pulsar, near the constellation of Virgo
Time to arrive: 4y, 9m,30d,12h,20m.
The Launch was a success, it does take a while to get use to the Gs on the ship as it travels around 80% of the speed of light. A phew bumps noises can be heard outside the space ship but is been normal most of the time. Remembering the launch and seen everyone disappear on the mar's horizon was a sentimental experience. We all knew that would be the last time we will see each other. that they will be no next time one, by one we said of farewells and it was my turn. I sit on my ship as the magnetic ramp aligned it self to my target, and I was lunch to the air in just a phew seconds I could see the entire mars and the big red sun becoming smaller and smaller. Then I pass out, the Gs where to much and my body. it took a while to regain consciousness, to my surprise I was still in one piece a still on course to my target. The Captain instructed us that after passing Neptune to open a case that was given to us containing a message on the mission that was given to us. I shall begin the prosses of opening it.
Captain "Cadets If you are seen this it means that the lunch was a success, and now you are heading towards your destination to certain planets that we suspect they can support human life. However, I have with deepest regrets to inform you that neither of the spaceships are pack with any type of communications back to mars." "What!?" I yelled and the message continued. "we had discovered that all of the colonies where infected by a super virus that affect the nerves system making them incapable of using their frontal lobe retuning them back into a primal state. You and the other 14 Cadets where chosen since the infection was not attached itself to you yet. We kept you healthy and free from germs since the virus was discover, and a decision was made. To Keep the human species alive and increase the chances of survival we had send you to different location that planets might harvest life. Once you arrive and confirm that the planet is capable of supporting life, you can start the procreation process"
"But how? Don't I need a male parent to make a child?" I asked expecting the message to answer. The message continued. Captain "Code name Adam and Even respectively to each ship carries an artificial incubator that can hold 1 embryo from each of you cadets Making the creation of a human life much easier without the need of a male or female parent. Each ship carries several clean eggs and sperm and instructions on how to get it stared. The Machines can sustain up to 4 before malfunctioning, we had tested on our labs several times, in all the cases had been successful." I Pause the message and headed back of my ship to see all was true. The incubator the instructions on how to, and in case of malfunctions what to do. "but that means my family, mom, dad, and brother are…." Tears run down my checks knowing that they knew and the reason why they never visited me during training nor at the launch was because they where infected. I look at the message and continue listing to it. Captain "in case we where wrong and the planet is inhabitable and there is no way to return back, we also set up a containment plan. On the red case next to your STASIS bed, there is a package filled with instruction on how to use the gun. So you cadets wont have to … suffer….aaaahh…." the captain screamed in pain as vain swell on his forehead after he calmed down he continued. "Cadets I wish you luck and the survival on the human species leys within you." Message ended.
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Entry #6:
Location: Inside the Lucky start
Time of arrival: 1D, 11H, 15m.
STASIS Recovery activated. . . .
Entry#7
Location Inside the Lucky start
Destination: Planet ADK000758 Entering the orbit T-12hour
Coming out of Stasis is always a pain even on the training the sleep was less then 12 hours but coming out of Stasis after 4 years can put a lot of restrains on the body. I began the Regular exercise to reestablish function to my joints, and fingers it feels like they are sticks. Little by little I began to regain my flexibility and dexterity. T-10 hours to enter orbit said the computer. Am still nervous, anxious, and scare not knowing the exact condition on the planet and facing death in form of a red suitcase scares me.
Would I accept my fate and pull that trigger? Or just wait for a slow death as my resources dappled. I though as I put back my Exo-suit back on an prepare to sit on the front to see the planet I'll be orbiting soon. little by little a small blue light became bigger and bigger the planet was massive. "hehe..hahahahaha.. YES! YES!" I yelled as I saw the planet resembling picture of earth. Blue oceans, Continents, forest. It was beautiful I began to cry.
I quickly set up the Scanners to start scanning for life, breathable air and other factors which all came out positive. "mom, dad, little bro… I made it this would be our new home" I said as I hold a picture of my family.
The planet holds 3 Massive continents with phew medium size islands I look around to where it seems to be a nice place to start landing. My scanners indicated an abundance of life and perhaps intelligent life. I Decide to get lower to see if I can see sings of intelligent life
Entry#8
Location: Inside Lucky star somewhere in Planet ADK000758 the Stratosphere.
To my surprise they were intelligent life cities, houses, ports. Etc. etc. so far as I enter the planet, I did not saw any Satellites, nor my radar detected any I believe this planet might be around middle ages with swords and shields. I explored the middle continent. . ..
Several hours later as I began to explore an area near the 3 biggest cities, I saw the sky grew darker and it seems like a storm was brewing. Since I was too far up, I could not see what it was below, so I decide to go lower to see what was going on.
As I descended the clouds give a way a big open rocky field filled with stones and there, I behold 2 massive armies ready to engage, the sky darkened further, and I saw the armies collide against each other as fire began to rain from the sky. Bodies flying, fire coming from machines and sometimes around I could see green and blue light coming from both sides. "what kind of technology are they using?" I asked my self. Then my system radar picks up something massive in front of me. I look an I saw this Gigantic ball for fire that began to move I quickly grip the controls and turned around moving away from the fire ball then I heard what it seemed like a big roar then explosions alarms in my ship began to buzz none stop the ship shake as the explosion had hit me.
Entry#8 lost. . .
I lost control of my ship for what it feels like an eternity till I regain control and witness what it appears to be a giant metal monsters heading my way with fire behind it. I pull the control up as fast and hard as I could scrapping the head of that monsters, but the wind pressure dragged me alongside the beast holding for dear life I manage to maintain altitude. High up in the sky I witness the destruction that beast was capable off everything seem engulf in fire.
Damage analysis main thruster had been shut down; emergency engine was engaging opening supportive thrusters. Reserve energy at 50% "DAM IT I NEED TO LAND" I yell as I look a way to go down safely far away as possible from this madness I saw a clearance near a forest but before I could move blue light emerged from the ground making huge pillars an a blast of EMP shut down all the systems on my ship I was on free falling..
Alarms shut down and I felt weightless I try several things to restart the ship, but all the systems got fry "AAAAHHHhh! I HAVE TO SURVIVE!" I screamed as I reached the lever under my sit to eject out. FFFOOOOSSSSSHHHH! Dust, wind, roaring thunder that is all I could heard as I closed my eyes and the parachute opened and began a slow descend. Open my eyes and saw a destroy land and a blue light coming behind me I could see in a distance 6 people standing looking up and one above a rock. I don't think they had notice me yet. BOOOOM! Another explosion, I was sent flying close to the group and crash landed like it seems to be 20 meters I quickly released myself from the ejector sit and took the emergency backpack behind the sit and put it on grabbed the emergency pistol next to the sit but once I look up.. I could not believe my eyes.
A Massive giant fire circle was coming down, my ship completely engulfs by it there was no way to escape now. This would be my end I thought as I saw the fire coming closer and closer. Then a light appeared underneath me and surrounded me "what is this, it feels weird" … I felt like I was losing my self like if my body and soul was separating. "What?!" I said and look at the at the other people glowing the same and disappearing on of them made eye contact with me and disappeared. In a blink of an eye everything went white and black… I could not see a thing. I felt weightlessness "am I death?! What happen? Am I unconscious? No that cannot be right?" I Kept asking question and yet I felt alright not at peace yet not scare. I do not know how much time had passed but I heard a voice saying "Hear…. Feel … Think." I manage to open my eye I felt my feel touched the ground I looked around and I saw a big open blue space with sparks of light on the distance. I looked down and panic.
"GGGYAAAAAHhh am not falling am not falling…...! am not falling!?" I calmed down as it seemed like a dream and yet felt so real. I kneel and touched the ground felt like water and yet it was solid. Then I heard the voice again. "what are you?" I quickly stood up and look around and saw a ball of light floating above me. I quickly try to reach for my gun, but it was not there. "you do not to be part of Hydaelyn" said another voice behind me I quickly turn around and saw a black hooded fellow walking around me, investigating looking like if I was some weird animal. I felt an uneasy aura coming from him, so I stood on a combat position that was though to me by my trainers "what's with that suit? That pose? You think standing like that you can take me on?" the black hooded person laughs.
He stopped laughing and said "Begone from my sight abomination of the realm" He raise his hand up and a black circle appeared out of no where it began doing a strange noise "Die!" said the black hooded figure as he throws that black circle at me. unknowing what would happen to me if it hit me I doge it and move quickly to punch him, but he disappears before I could reach him, I turn around quickly and saw nothing but all darkness al around Then it began to clear up and I saw the black hooded person with his hand extended towards me and shaking. "impossible" the black hooded said I stood there in confusion "huh?" "interesting this could be useful" the ball made of light said. Then the blue light began to glow once again underneath me "it is time" said the light "go to Gridania and find Kan E Senna she could help you." "Wait" I yelled an before I knew that light cover me completely and everything went back to black.
Pek pek pek… … "hmmm" pek pek pek "food?" "what" I slowly open my eyes and I was greeted by what it looks like a yellow parrot the size of a motorcycle. "Get off of me, I am up" I yelled as I rubbed my forehead from its peks and stood up. "Ghaa how long was I out" I looked around to see where I was. I was surrounded by trees, green grass, and a gentle breeze I took a deep breath it was the first clean air I had breathed on years. Then I thought for a minute on the thing that had happen. The last thing I remember was that giant fireball, that hooded fellow and that I must go to some place called Gridania? "not food? You look like them, yet you speak like me "said the yellow bird. I turned around and stared at the giant chicken talking to me. "oh, my lord did I lost it. Am I hearing things? Or maybe this planet these animals can speak?" I said He reply with "Choco does not understand, but find strange you speak same as I. wish master could speak to Choco would make Choco happy"
I stared in Unbeliever that I was having a conversation to what it seems to be the Coronels favorite size chicken. "do you know where we are?" I asked, "Choco does not know, master lead Choco to where it supposes to go." It said. Then on a far distance I heard a whistle then Choco got exited "Master is calling, YAY Hope we see again Strange one" the bird said running to the direction of the whistle. "Hey wait Don't leave me here!" I began to run chasing the Giant chicken but of no use. It was way too fast, and I saw him jump and fall, "wait is that?" I quickly stopped at the edge of a fall and saw the bird flapping its little wings Frantically just enough to soften its fall and continue running after reaching the bottom. I saw a Choco disappeared on the distance.
From there I saw the entire land; ocean, desert, and dense forest as far as I could see. I cannot see any type of city where I saw before when I was on the space ship. I check myself for any wounds and check my backpack to see what I carry since I did not know what type of food, I could eat here I should be careful as I wonder this forest. Lucky there is a river nearby where I can follow and hope I can hit some short of civilization. My backpack carries a 3-day supply of food and water I think I can reach a city within that time limit. I Grab my gun and check for ammunition and how much bullets I have left, and the type of weapon I carry. It seems old manufacture, but it was a powerful gun, I would had preferred the new laser guns but those batteries life can only last 2 years this one at least the powder inside can last up to 20 without getting wet. A smith & western .50 magnum a gun that can take a giant grizzly bear and can blow heads off.
I think I should use this in a pickle with a total of 100 bullets and 6 on the chamber I head out following the river. I hope I don't have to spend a lot of time in the woods, yet I am concern what type of beast I might end up bumping into. Not only that but what type of people am I going to encounter? Are they going to be friendly or are they are going to treat me as a threat? With my current appearance I look like that army that was in a that war, where the good guys? Or the bad guys?
Wish I could take it off, but I do not carry anything extra. Besides this Exo-suit from been super tight keeps my body temperature normal regardless of the weather, hot or cold my body temperature would be the same. It also comes with the benefit that in case of injury will thigh itself around the wound to close it quick. Following the river notice that the forest felt at peace, and calm like if everything was in harmony. I did not feel any danger and yet I felt like someone or something was looking at me. The sky turns from day to a beautiful twilight, the calm wind ceases, and the birds sing song off dusk and the eventual coming of night. I decide to make camp before night fall, I began to look around to look for shelter found a clearance and next to fat tree with weird looking branches.
"that looks like a nice spot" I move closer to that tree and surveyed my surrounding " this is weird there is no dry sticks nor the bark of this tree seem to be dry the branches are super strong an I cannot cut them" I said as I could not start a fire to protect me from nearby animals. I climbed the fat tree and found a nice comfy spot. "I'll spend the night here and continue tomorrow" I put the backpack to my side and took out one of the rations and eat it. "BLEEE it tastes awful, but I guess it has good nutrition" I double check to make sure it was not spoiled or anything. As night settle, I look up into the sky and wonder which of those start was my home planet mars. The mars that I abandon or more like was thrown out, I thought of the other Cadets their fate. I wonder if some got lucky like I did, or they end up looking at the END. I though of my family and all the remaining humans turning into mindless monkey. I cried my self to sleep now I was alone in a strange planet with no family or friends and my only goal now was to survive and keep the humankind gene alive.
END of chapter 1
