Zone of the enders:war of the red planet ch.7
Ark came into the hanger with a truck, a little beat up but good enough to use for refilling energy cartridges. It was white and had a huge crate in the bed of the truck.
"Leave the rest to me." Ark said while backing the truck up toward fortune.
"Alright." Shade said. He watched Ark refill the frame's energy gauge. After a while Shade decided to look around. He went to one room that had another couch in it, only this couch was leather and soft in front of the couch was a television. There was posters all over the room, drafts, bands, and an "Orbital Frame" poster which had every part of a frame and the names of different types of frames. Shade found a small refrigerator next to the couch and pulled out a coke. It had been awhile since he had his last drink and he was a little parched. The cold soda flowed down his throat, it was so refreshing. Shade then sat down on the leather couch and decided to take a small nap. It seemed to be about not even thirty seconds before Shade woke up and noticed all the lights where turned off. Shade went to the hanger and noticed that Ark wasn't in there. He presumed that he was taking a nap or something. Shade had forgotten to contact Reina and decided to contact her. He ran up to the cockpit and opened it up but did not close it. It was kind of hard to see, seeing how the entire hanger had no lights on. Shade over to his control panel and pushed some buttons and waited for MINA to go online. After a couple of moments Reina heard a voice over her intercom. She was asleep at the time so this startled her. "Hey Reina you there?" Asked Shade.
"Yea I'm here." Reina answered.
"Sorry I didn't contact you earlier, you must've been worried huh?" Said Shade.
"Yea." Reina responded. "So who is this guy?"
"He's a scavenger, but he's not like you think. He refilled Fortune's energy for me." Responded Shade.
"Good, hey Shade we don't have anything to go over right now do we?" Asked Reina.
Shade said. "No. Why?"
"Did I ever tell you how I became a control tower officer?"
"No." Shade said.
"I grew up on Earth, my family wasn't wealthy. Actually we were fairly poor. I had two brother and three sisters. It was too much stress for my mother to bear. We couldn't support each other. My father was a construction worker until he was drafted in a war with Mars. It was a small meaningless war...My father died in that war. My mother was depressed, she couldn't take life anymore so she..she."
"You don't have to say anything, I understand." Shade said softly.
"Me and my siblings were orphans and we were taken in by the O.A.S (Orphan Association of Space) I was marked as gifted and extremely intelligent. But, I was the youngest of my siblings. I couldn't fend for myself on the real world. The O.A.S transported me to Space Force were I became the woman you see before you."
Shade paused for a moment. "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault, I'll be fine" Reina said.
Shade smiled warmly and said. "We need to get back to the mission, what's on the agenda for tomorrow?"
Reina wiped her tears away and said. "You need to return to the base and then we need to wait for further orders from the mother ship."
"Right." Shade said. "I'll c'ya tomorrow." Shade then turned off the monitor and said. "MINA."
"Yes?" MINA responded.
"Get plenty of rest for tomorrow."
"Affirmative." Replied MINA.
Shade then went to the couch he was previously accommodating and laid down on it "It's gonna be hard to fall asleep in this pilot suit." Shade thought to himself. He looked up at the ceiling fan above him and tried to imagine that he was in his room on the ship watching television eating some Ramón noodles. He then closed his eyes tight and tried to force himself to sleep. He would need the energy.
The next morning came and Shade was ready to depart from Mars and sleep on his own bed and wear normal clothes.
Ark came into the room and said. "Have a nice sleep?"
"Yea." Responded Shade. "Well I need to be on my way thanks for letting me stay the night here."
"But you just got here don't you wanna stay a little longer?" Insisted Ark.
"No that's alright." Responded Shade. Shade climbed into the cockpit and said "Good morning MINA."
"Enemies approaching our present location." MINA said.
"Ark. We're 'bout to have some company. You might wanna get in your frame and go to combat positions"
"Alright." Said Ark "It's been awhile since my last battle." Ark got in his frame and prepared himself."
End of chapter 7
Ark came into the hanger with a truck, a little beat up but good enough to use for refilling energy cartridges. It was white and had a huge crate in the bed of the truck.
"Leave the rest to me." Ark said while backing the truck up toward fortune.
"Alright." Shade said. He watched Ark refill the frame's energy gauge. After a while Shade decided to look around. He went to one room that had another couch in it, only this couch was leather and soft in front of the couch was a television. There was posters all over the room, drafts, bands, and an "Orbital Frame" poster which had every part of a frame and the names of different types of frames. Shade found a small refrigerator next to the couch and pulled out a coke. It had been awhile since he had his last drink and he was a little parched. The cold soda flowed down his throat, it was so refreshing. Shade then sat down on the leather couch and decided to take a small nap. It seemed to be about not even thirty seconds before Shade woke up and noticed all the lights where turned off. Shade went to the hanger and noticed that Ark wasn't in there. He presumed that he was taking a nap or something. Shade had forgotten to contact Reina and decided to contact her. He ran up to the cockpit and opened it up but did not close it. It was kind of hard to see, seeing how the entire hanger had no lights on. Shade over to his control panel and pushed some buttons and waited for MINA to go online. After a couple of moments Reina heard a voice over her intercom. She was asleep at the time so this startled her. "Hey Reina you there?" Asked Shade.
"Yea I'm here." Reina answered.
"Sorry I didn't contact you earlier, you must've been worried huh?" Said Shade.
"Yea." Reina responded. "So who is this guy?"
"He's a scavenger, but he's not like you think. He refilled Fortune's energy for me." Responded Shade.
"Good, hey Shade we don't have anything to go over right now do we?" Asked Reina.
Shade said. "No. Why?"
"Did I ever tell you how I became a control tower officer?"
"No." Shade said.
"I grew up on Earth, my family wasn't wealthy. Actually we were fairly poor. I had two brother and three sisters. It was too much stress for my mother to bear. We couldn't support each other. My father was a construction worker until he was drafted in a war with Mars. It was a small meaningless war...My father died in that war. My mother was depressed, she couldn't take life anymore so she..she."
"You don't have to say anything, I understand." Shade said softly.
"Me and my siblings were orphans and we were taken in by the O.A.S (Orphan Association of Space) I was marked as gifted and extremely intelligent. But, I was the youngest of my siblings. I couldn't fend for myself on the real world. The O.A.S transported me to Space Force were I became the woman you see before you."
Shade paused for a moment. "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault, I'll be fine" Reina said.
Shade smiled warmly and said. "We need to get back to the mission, what's on the agenda for tomorrow?"
Reina wiped her tears away and said. "You need to return to the base and then we need to wait for further orders from the mother ship."
"Right." Shade said. "I'll c'ya tomorrow." Shade then turned off the monitor and said. "MINA."
"Yes?" MINA responded.
"Get plenty of rest for tomorrow."
"Affirmative." Replied MINA.
Shade then went to the couch he was previously accommodating and laid down on it "It's gonna be hard to fall asleep in this pilot suit." Shade thought to himself. He looked up at the ceiling fan above him and tried to imagine that he was in his room on the ship watching television eating some Ramón noodles. He then closed his eyes tight and tried to force himself to sleep. He would need the energy.
The next morning came and Shade was ready to depart from Mars and sleep on his own bed and wear normal clothes.
Ark came into the room and said. "Have a nice sleep?"
"Yea." Responded Shade. "Well I need to be on my way thanks for letting me stay the night here."
"But you just got here don't you wanna stay a little longer?" Insisted Ark.
"No that's alright." Responded Shade. Shade climbed into the cockpit and said "Good morning MINA."
"Enemies approaching our present location." MINA said.
"Ark. We're 'bout to have some company. You might wanna get in your frame and go to combat positions"
"Alright." Said Ark "It's been awhile since my last battle." Ark got in his frame and prepared himself."
End of chapter 7