Disclaimer: Any scientific stuff written was purely from my imagination, I'm pretty sure none of this is possible. However Titan does exist. Look it up! Educate yourselves…

Chapter 13: Blessed & Cursed

'WhythehelldidIsaythat?' Alex's heart was pounding a mile a minute, she couldn't even tell what was going on around her, all of a sudden sporadic shifts of crewmen would randomly move about.

"With permission Captain," Jim interceded, pulling alongside the Star Chaser. "May I scout ahead?"

"Proceed. Oh, and Commander? Take Ms. Michaels with you." The two couldn't help but stare at the Captain and despite his newly found hatred for the girl he wasn't about to break protocol.

"Aye…Captain." He offered a hand to help the girl onto the craft but it held no warmth. She knew he wouldn't want anything to do with her- and she needed it that way. Stomping on another button the pair hurdled through space, dodging the boat sized meteoroids effortlessly as their bodies moved in syncopation.

"We need to find Saturn; it's a big planet wit' a bunch of rings, ya can't miss it. From there we'll be able ta track down Titan."

"You said Sector 1 was vacuum-less."

"I did say that, didn't I?"

"Wouldn't be the first time you had something wrong."

"And by that I assume ya mean my supposed interest in ya?"

"That's an interesting theory you have there. Seeing as you threw yourself at me on more than one occasion."

"You're mistaken there, Boy Scout. I'd say ya were wrapped around my finger." He sniffed obnoxiously.

"Yeah and I'd say you were wrapped around my dick a few hours ago." She was now seriously considering shoving his ass off the board…

The trio, as Morph was tucked away within Jim's trouser pocket, landed in a thicket of red and blue leaved trees. Of all the books she'd read on Earth, the few there were, she was sure it didn't look like this. The image of blue skies and emerald forests were prominent but she shook the notion from her head. Morph hovered around the pair in a daze and with a sigh melted into a puddle in Alex's palm.

"Poor lil' fella." She cooed, tickling beneath his chin. Moments later almond-shaped shadows dotted Titan's purple sky and descended alongside the solar surfer. The crew was unusually quiet, and Amelia, not one to wear her heart on her sleeve, well she'd give the devil a run for his money. "What's wrong?"

"We lost a long boat and its crew. We were ill informed of the nearest planet's gravitational pull."

"I never heard anythin' about a pull."

"You wouldn't would you?"

"Shove it Hawkins. Doctor?"

"Oh yes." He clamored around, trying to navigate inside his space suit for his notepad. After a few moments hassle he was able to hand it to her.

"Murderers, blessed. Saviors, cursed."

"Ms. Michaels, any thoughts?"

"Just give me a minute." It certainly didn't help that all eyes were on her. Or at least half of all the eyes they started with.

"If I might add a thought Captain?" All eyes descended on Sam and Alex could feel her breath return. "Wouldn't it be more- fitting, if 'savior' and 'blessed' coincided rather that 'murderer' and 'blessed'? Maybe it was meant to be an either/ or statement."

"If it were an either/or Flint would have specified it as such. I think that what he meant was to be a savior is a curse and to be a murderer is a blessing." Maybe Jim was on to something. A statement like that seemed like the sort of dry humor you'd expect from a pirate.

"How so?"

"To be a savior often means that one has to make a sacrifice whereas by being in the murderers shoes you reap the benefits. Did any one formally use this moon as a religious temple or meeting place?"

"Not according to my research. Why do you ask?"

"Well Doctor, when one refers to savior its most commonly used to designate a religious figure. A figure who, in this case, is both a savior and a murderer. One who is blessed and cursed." A soft rumble in the distance broke Alex's train of thought as did the streak of lightning accompanying it.

"The titans. The Titans were Greek gods. Blessed wit the ability ta live forever yet cursed wit powers that could destroy all of humanity. And for their destructive nature they were banished by Zeus from the Home of the Gods- Mount Olympus. It only makes sense that we start on the highest mountain here. Doctor, if ya would be so kind as to locate said mountain."

"Certainly." In insurmountable detail he concocted a theory of where, depending on the planets ocean levels, the mountain would be whereas Alex with less of a scientific background gazed at the landscape for their answer. The view was littered by mountains but only one peak was hidden by thin green clouds.

"Not that those aren't great suggestions Doc but my best guess would be that we head east." Upon closer inspection of the skyline the Astrophysicist nodded and cleared his throat.

"Yes well, lead the way Ms. Michaels."

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