Star Trek Hunter
Episode 26: Rain Over Rising Sun
Scene 19: Stone Grip
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Stone Grip
A small ship decloaked in the Gamma Quadrant, tens of thousands of light years away from the Federation and its concerns. A tall, thin figure, clad in a full EVA suit stepped out of the port airlock and, using magnetic boots, walked over the top of the ship to far edge of the starboard wing, then hopped down to attach those boots to the top of the starboard nacelle.
The small, scout-class ship gradually matched speeds with an even smaller asteroid – about twice the size of the person standing on the starboard nacelle. The space walker demagnetized one boot at a time, then kicked off lightly and captured the asteroid by an inline handle in a single piece of curved metal that barely protruded from its rocky surface. Most of it was covered with rock. This landing caused the asteroid to spin away from the scout ship.
Instead of turning to pursue, the scout ship veered away and raised its deflector screens – a slight visual distortion as the shields went up.
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The tiny figure on the tiny asteroid drew a small disruptor and focused a fine beam on the asteroid, slicing off chunks of rock – first large chunks, then smaller and smaller chunks, working in a methodical pattern. After nearly an hour of this delicate work in space, the space walker had whittled the remaining piece of stone with the handle down to a chunk slightly less than half the size of an average man. The walker tethered this stone by its handle to a hook protruding from the hip of the EVA suit.
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The disruptor returned to its holster and the scout ship returned to the space walker and lowered its deflector screens. With a few very slight jets of gas the space walker re-aligned with the ship and used magnetic boots to land firmly on the starboard wing and started walking toward the port airlock.
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Stay Tuned for Episode 26: Rain Over Rising Sun:
Scene 20: The Atlas Class
Scene 21: The Borg King