Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters thereof. I do
not own the NASA either.
I would like to point out that I know nothing about launching a shuttle. What I have written is merely a wild guess. I do know you have to be strapped in though. ^^
(*thoughts* "spoken" 'radio' **action**)
Blastoff: Chapter 1: Failure
'T minus 10 minutes'
"Okay....umm.....engine status..." The young astronaut switched her blue eyes over to her brown-haired partner.
"Engines are green....." The brown-haired young woman continued to look at the panel. Pushing buttons and flipping switches, she didn't notice the nervousness overcoming her partner.
*I can't remember.....argh......okay.....umm.....engines, fuel, stabilizers, thrusters, brakes, and.....*
'T minus 5 minutes'
"Kagome?!"
"Oh yeah....fuel....?" *I'm so glad I have this helmet on, I hope I
get this right*
"Fuel tank full"
"Thrusters....?"
"Thrusters are green"
"Brakes...."
"....? Brakes are green" Sango finally realized her partner's
nervousness...and was not pleased.
*Kagome, you have to calm down. Both of our tails are on the line
here*
"OK....." Kagome lifted her hand to the panel and flipped one of the
switches in between her and Sango. "Houston, we're ready for liftoff."
Sango flinched.*Oh well......we're gonna die. Kagome you just killed
us* She started to examine all of the panels inside of the cockpit,
making sure everything pointed out was ready. After a few seconds they
heard the control tower's response over the radio.
"Acknowledged. Liftoff in 5........"
Kagome placed her hands on the controls and looked around the
spaceship's cockpit while it started to vibrate and rumble, preparing
the engines for blastoff.
'..4...'
She stared at her hands. Something was missing, something important.
'...3......'
She started checking her mental list. *Seatbelt, helmet, visor, engine, thrusters....*
'...2...'
*...fuel, brakes, stabilizers, Sango* She looked over to her right and saw that Sango was strapped in securely with her helmet on. The rumbling in the cockpit grew.
'...1...'
Suddenly, Sango turned to look at her and shook her head, one word flashing through her mind...
*Stabilizers*
Kagome jerked upright panicking.
"Shoot....the stabilizers!!!!"
'....and blastoff!'
With that, the shuttle launched, sending the two young astronauts into
the air. Seconds later the shuttle swerved out of control and crashed
into the tower, leaving a pillar of fire and smoke where once a huge
building used to stand.
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A scream echoed throughout the compound.
"NO!!!!!!"
"Yes....Kagome you failed...again" Sango sighed and signaled the technician to turn on the lights. Kagome began to hit her head with her hands while chanting.
"Whywhywhywhywhywhy...?"
Sango just stared at Kagome and rolled her eyes while she took off her helmet and seatbelt.
"Kagome, you know why, it's because you never revise your list before coming onboard...and you always forget the stabilizers. IF this were real, we would be dead. Being cooked by fire and soon to be a pile of ash..."
Kagome just sighed and took of her helmet and seatbelt.
"Umm...Sango-"
"That's Instructor Taiji-ya, Kagome."
Kagome rolled her eyes and stood up, heading for the exit of the simulator.
"Kagome....?"
"Yes, In.struc.tor Tai.j.i-ya" She spoke her instructor's name with fake difficulty and turned to look at her.
"Weren't you going to ask me something?"
Kagome looked at her instructor thoughtfully for a few seconds before her expression changed to an innocent smile.
"Did I pass?" *Please Sango, you have to say yes...*
"Nope"
Kagome's face instantly fell. She frowned and then looked at Sango with pleading eyes.
"But Sa~ango.."
"No...and that's Instructor Taiji-ya.."
Kagome got down on her knees, started to beg and grovel, thankful that they were in a closed room. She put on her best pouty face and looked up at Sango.
"Ple~ase."
Sango frowned, stalling for a few seconds giving her student false hope, then smiled brightly and patted her on the head.
"No"
That said, she turned, left the simulator, and began to walk toward the exit of the giant room the simulator was in, thanking the technician on the way. Seconds later, Kagome left the simulator sulkily; not noticing the "maybe next time" the technician told her. In her dazed state, she didn't notice what she was walking towards until it was too late. She bumped into something soft ....but oddly firm. The force with which she bumped into this object was enough to make her stumble and fall, the only thing breaking her fall being her butt.
"Ouch.."*This has got to the best day of my life*
She looked up to see the cursed object that got in her way, but instead of seeing an object, she saw....*a boy?*. Hypnotized by the sudden appearance of a boy with silver hair and golden eyes, she almost missed what he said to her.
"Hey...you should really watch where you're going, wench"
Almost.
"Hey!!!"
He simply walked past her and entered the simulation room. She turned around glaring at the retreating back of the silver-haired young man, not noticing the lone figure behind her.
"I said 'Hey'!!!"
"Hello there."
"Aahh!!!"
She turned around quickly to come face to face with...pants, black dress pants. Shaking her head she looked up and saw a man. Brown hair, violet eyes, a small ponytail and a smirk that kept growing and growing and...
"Are you all right?"
He held out his hand to help her up. She stared at it for a while then noticed he was trying to help and took it. Standing, she answered his question.
"Umm...I'm okay, I guess"
She dusted herself off and blinked, finally noticing the badge of instructor pinned onto his black uniform.
"I apologize for my student; he can be very ill-mannered..."
He looked her over, still holding onto her hand.
"... He can also be very blind, being so rude to a beautiful woman such as yourself."
She felt very uncomfortable being physically praised by an instructor. She always thought herself pale, thin and short. Apparently, he thought otherwise. *Maybe there's something seriously wrong with his eyesight. Then again.....maybe he's just weird."
"Well it seems I should be going now. Oh, by the way, I'm Instructor Kazaana, Instructor Miroku Kazaana."
He shook the hand that was still in his and smiled. She shook back and said.
"Kagome Higurashi"
"Well, Kagome, it was a pleasure speaking with you. Once again, I apologize for my student's behavior. Goodbye."
He walked into the simulator room and left Kagome standing in the hallway. *That ... was...interesting.* She shrugged and started walking away towards the exit. *Another slow day.... I'm hungry...*
I would like to point out that I know nothing about launching a shuttle. What I have written is merely a wild guess. I do know you have to be strapped in though. ^^
(*thoughts* "spoken" 'radio' **action**)
Blastoff: Chapter 1: Failure
'T minus 10 minutes'
"Okay....umm.....engine status..." The young astronaut switched her blue eyes over to her brown-haired partner.
"Engines are green....." The brown-haired young woman continued to look at the panel. Pushing buttons and flipping switches, she didn't notice the nervousness overcoming her partner.
*I can't remember.....argh......okay.....umm.....engines, fuel, stabilizers, thrusters, brakes, and.....*
'T minus 5 minutes'
"Kagome?!"
"Oh yeah....fuel....?" *I'm so glad I have this helmet on, I hope I
get this right*
"Fuel tank full"
"Thrusters....?"
"Thrusters are green"
"Brakes...."
"....? Brakes are green" Sango finally realized her partner's
nervousness...and was not pleased.
*Kagome, you have to calm down. Both of our tails are on the line
here*
"OK....." Kagome lifted her hand to the panel and flipped one of the
switches in between her and Sango. "Houston, we're ready for liftoff."
Sango flinched.*Oh well......we're gonna die. Kagome you just killed
us* She started to examine all of the panels inside of the cockpit,
making sure everything pointed out was ready. After a few seconds they
heard the control tower's response over the radio.
"Acknowledged. Liftoff in 5........"
Kagome placed her hands on the controls and looked around the
spaceship's cockpit while it started to vibrate and rumble, preparing
the engines for blastoff.
'..4...'
She stared at her hands. Something was missing, something important.
'...3......'
She started checking her mental list. *Seatbelt, helmet, visor, engine, thrusters....*
'...2...'
*...fuel, brakes, stabilizers, Sango* She looked over to her right and saw that Sango was strapped in securely with her helmet on. The rumbling in the cockpit grew.
'...1...'
Suddenly, Sango turned to look at her and shook her head, one word flashing through her mind...
*Stabilizers*
Kagome jerked upright panicking.
"Shoot....the stabilizers!!!!"
'....and blastoff!'
With that, the shuttle launched, sending the two young astronauts into
the air. Seconds later the shuttle swerved out of control and crashed
into the tower, leaving a pillar of fire and smoke where once a huge
building used to stand.
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A scream echoed throughout the compound.
"NO!!!!!!"
"Yes....Kagome you failed...again" Sango sighed and signaled the technician to turn on the lights. Kagome began to hit her head with her hands while chanting.
"Whywhywhywhywhywhy...?"
Sango just stared at Kagome and rolled her eyes while she took off her helmet and seatbelt.
"Kagome, you know why, it's because you never revise your list before coming onboard...and you always forget the stabilizers. IF this were real, we would be dead. Being cooked by fire and soon to be a pile of ash..."
Kagome just sighed and took of her helmet and seatbelt.
"Umm...Sango-"
"That's Instructor Taiji-ya, Kagome."
Kagome rolled her eyes and stood up, heading for the exit of the simulator.
"Kagome....?"
"Yes, In.struc.tor Tai.j.i-ya" She spoke her instructor's name with fake difficulty and turned to look at her.
"Weren't you going to ask me something?"
Kagome looked at her instructor thoughtfully for a few seconds before her expression changed to an innocent smile.
"Did I pass?" *Please Sango, you have to say yes...*
"Nope"
Kagome's face instantly fell. She frowned and then looked at Sango with pleading eyes.
"But Sa~ango.."
"No...and that's Instructor Taiji-ya.."
Kagome got down on her knees, started to beg and grovel, thankful that they were in a closed room. She put on her best pouty face and looked up at Sango.
"Ple~ase."
Sango frowned, stalling for a few seconds giving her student false hope, then smiled brightly and patted her on the head.
"No"
That said, she turned, left the simulator, and began to walk toward the exit of the giant room the simulator was in, thanking the technician on the way. Seconds later, Kagome left the simulator sulkily; not noticing the "maybe next time" the technician told her. In her dazed state, she didn't notice what she was walking towards until it was too late. She bumped into something soft ....but oddly firm. The force with which she bumped into this object was enough to make her stumble and fall, the only thing breaking her fall being her butt.
"Ouch.."*This has got to the best day of my life*
She looked up to see the cursed object that got in her way, but instead of seeing an object, she saw....*a boy?*. Hypnotized by the sudden appearance of a boy with silver hair and golden eyes, she almost missed what he said to her.
"Hey...you should really watch where you're going, wench"
Almost.
"Hey!!!"
He simply walked past her and entered the simulation room. She turned around glaring at the retreating back of the silver-haired young man, not noticing the lone figure behind her.
"I said 'Hey'!!!"
"Hello there."
"Aahh!!!"
She turned around quickly to come face to face with...pants, black dress pants. Shaking her head she looked up and saw a man. Brown hair, violet eyes, a small ponytail and a smirk that kept growing and growing and...
"Are you all right?"
He held out his hand to help her up. She stared at it for a while then noticed he was trying to help and took it. Standing, she answered his question.
"Umm...I'm okay, I guess"
She dusted herself off and blinked, finally noticing the badge of instructor pinned onto his black uniform.
"I apologize for my student; he can be very ill-mannered..."
He looked her over, still holding onto her hand.
"... He can also be very blind, being so rude to a beautiful woman such as yourself."
She felt very uncomfortable being physically praised by an instructor. She always thought herself pale, thin and short. Apparently, he thought otherwise. *Maybe there's something seriously wrong with his eyesight. Then again.....maybe he's just weird."
"Well it seems I should be going now. Oh, by the way, I'm Instructor Kazaana, Instructor Miroku Kazaana."
He shook the hand that was still in his and smiled. She shook back and said.
"Kagome Higurashi"
"Well, Kagome, it was a pleasure speaking with you. Once again, I apologize for my student's behavior. Goodbye."
He walked into the simulator room and left Kagome standing in the hallway. *That ... was...interesting.* She shrugged and started walking away towards the exit. *Another slow day.... I'm hungry...*