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Chapter 1
Pursuit
Malcolm took each step slowly through the deserted corridor, darkened nearly to the black of the empty oblivion that stretched on to infinity outside the hull, his eyes straining through the darkness to catch a glimpse of any movement, his ears ringing with the terrible silence, each step an eternity as his boots clumped softly against the floor, resounding for a brief moment before fading into nothing. His breaths were silent, save for the moments when his shaking limbs and twitching muscles forced him to expel a heavy exhale, which he knew was not to his advantage, but even his best efforts to stop it from occurring were thwarted quickly. His heart was pounding so fiercely he could hear the blood coursing through his veins, hear the hammering in his ears amongst the ringing, even though he knew the corridor was ultimately silent- silent as death and dark as the grave.
He swallowed the last bit of moisture in his mouth, leaving his throat and tongue desert dry and rough as sandpaper, and he tried not to allow his mind to blank, but the darkness flowed into his thoughts and drowned him in the stifling world of nothing, of waiting, of wandering slowly through this emptiness.
A soft creaking snapped his senses back to their optimum and Malcolm's finger tightened on the trigger of his phase pistol, which he raised in preparation for whatever was to come, standing so still that he was sure he could feel the drifting of the ship, a corpse floating along on a current with no destination, no reason to continue onward.
It wasn't long before he realized that the noise was the groaning of the hull, and found himself to be extremely relieved, despite the danger such a thing posed.
Another step....
Another step....
One step at a time into an endless cavern into which one can only travel deeper.... A man could go insane fighting the immortality of darkness, of silence, of being alone and waiting for his thoughts to swallow him up into something much worse....
He stopped.
Trying not to lose sight of the direction he was traveling in, he turned his head to scan the corridor once more. The dim light was fading still, the reserve power being slowly drawn more and more to life support. His heart raced faster. He was running out of time.
He caught sight of the stars and found his way, groping blindly, over to the wall. He hadn't wanted it to come to this, but it was his only option left. There was nowhere else for him to search. Keeping one hand on the metal and the other hand, the hand with his phase pistol, out in front of him, he advanced slowly, cautiously, moving around the metal additions that jutted suddenly out of the wall and then returning to his unseeing journey. He could hear his fingertips swishing softly against the metal until he at last reached an abrupt end.
A door.
With a moment's pause to question if it was truly the best choice of action, he grabbed hold of the metal handle and heaved the door open, finding it a bit difficult to do with one hand, but managed it in one swift try. As soon as it cracked open, his phase pistol immediately shot up at the ready and he pointed it straight inside, his eyes darting around the dark room and his ears honing in to listen for any minute noise; his obstructed- or rather, nonexistent- vision could not hinder his expertise in tactics. He listened intently, but heard no sound.
Backing away cautiously, he tried to stifle the sound of his boots on the floor, and found himself back in the corridor once more. He exhaled a small breath of relief.
Suddenly a hand shot out from the darkness and pulled Malcolm backwards. He started to pull away to take a shot, but found the sharp blade of a knife positioned a hair's width away from his throat.
"Your search is over, Lieutenant."
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happen....
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Chapter 1
Pursuit
Malcolm took each step slowly through the deserted corridor, darkened nearly to the black of the empty oblivion that stretched on to infinity outside the hull, his eyes straining through the darkness to catch a glimpse of any movement, his ears ringing with the terrible silence, each step an eternity as his boots clumped softly against the floor, resounding for a brief moment before fading into nothing. His breaths were silent, save for the moments when his shaking limbs and twitching muscles forced him to expel a heavy exhale, which he knew was not to his advantage, but even his best efforts to stop it from occurring were thwarted quickly. His heart was pounding so fiercely he could hear the blood coursing through his veins, hear the hammering in his ears amongst the ringing, even though he knew the corridor was ultimately silent- silent as death and dark as the grave.
He swallowed the last bit of moisture in his mouth, leaving his throat and tongue desert dry and rough as sandpaper, and he tried not to allow his mind to blank, but the darkness flowed into his thoughts and drowned him in the stifling world of nothing, of waiting, of wandering slowly through this emptiness.
A soft creaking snapped his senses back to their optimum and Malcolm's finger tightened on the trigger of his phase pistol, which he raised in preparation for whatever was to come, standing so still that he was sure he could feel the drifting of the ship, a corpse floating along on a current with no destination, no reason to continue onward.
It wasn't long before he realized that the noise was the groaning of the hull, and found himself to be extremely relieved, despite the danger such a thing posed.
Another step....
Another step....
One step at a time into an endless cavern into which one can only travel deeper.... A man could go insane fighting the immortality of darkness, of silence, of being alone and waiting for his thoughts to swallow him up into something much worse....
He stopped.
Trying not to lose sight of the direction he was traveling in, he turned his head to scan the corridor once more. The dim light was fading still, the reserve power being slowly drawn more and more to life support. His heart raced faster. He was running out of time.
He caught sight of the stars and found his way, groping blindly, over to the wall. He hadn't wanted it to come to this, but it was his only option left. There was nowhere else for him to search. Keeping one hand on the metal and the other hand, the hand with his phase pistol, out in front of him, he advanced slowly, cautiously, moving around the metal additions that jutted suddenly out of the wall and then returning to his unseeing journey. He could hear his fingertips swishing softly against the metal until he at last reached an abrupt end.
A door.
With a moment's pause to question if it was truly the best choice of action, he grabbed hold of the metal handle and heaved the door open, finding it a bit difficult to do with one hand, but managed it in one swift try. As soon as it cracked open, his phase pistol immediately shot up at the ready and he pointed it straight inside, his eyes darting around the dark room and his ears honing in to listen for any minute noise; his obstructed- or rather, nonexistent- vision could not hinder his expertise in tactics. He listened intently, but heard no sound.
Backing away cautiously, he tried to stifle the sound of his boots on the floor, and found himself back in the corridor once more. He exhaled a small breath of relief.
Suddenly a hand shot out from the darkness and pulled Malcolm backwards. He started to pull away to take a shot, but found the sharp blade of a knife positioned a hair's width away from his throat.
"Your search is over, Lieutenant."
Ooooh.... Teaser. - v I love them so much... when I know what's going to
happen....
Okay, enough teasing- it's that time again! Review, everyone! pushes everyone toward the review button Go on... cliiiiiick. You want to click
the button.... You WILL click the button.... The button is your friend....