Small disclaimer: I don't own Infinite Space or it's characters, just the idea for this story, and my few OCs in the story.

Here's the second chapter, let's hope you like it. Again, sorry if it's short, but, this is my first story in a few years. I'm just getting back into writing. Hopefully I can make the chapters longer as I go. This chapter is in Yuri's point of view. On with the Show!

Infinite Space: After Katida's Rescue

When I found Katida, she looked like a skeleton. A ghost of her former self.

"Katida...?"

As I said her name, it dawned on me. I could've prevented this from happening to her. I should've taken her with me, permission be damned.

Hearing her name coming from someone she didn't know- or recognize- must've scared her, because she shrunk a bit.

"Wh... Who are you?" she asked me.

"Don't you recognize me? It's me- Yuri!"

"Y-Yuri?"

"I'm sorry it took me so long... But I'd like to make good on the promise I made you. If you still wish to travel the sea of stars, I'm willing to have you," I told her, holding out my hand for her to take.

She thought about it for what felt like an eternity, which was only a second, in reality. Then she hesitantly took my hand.

"S-sure, I'll go with you."

A feeling of relief flooded me. I took her out to the hall, then pulled one of my few trusted aides, Miserichorde, aside. I started whispering to her. "Take her to my quarters. She can stay there. Get her some food when you've brought her to my quarters, because she looks like she needs a meal. And if she asks, take her around the ship. let her get a feel for where she'll be staying. And, whatever you do, don't forget to talk to her. Knowing the Lugovalians, they've probably kept her away from society. Now, go."

I gave her my room, because it was the one with a bed that was soft. I wasn't willing to give her a room in the crew cabins. Plus, she looked like she would bolt if a guy were to talk to her. I was lucky enough that she knew me from before.

Clearing my thoughts, I realized that we had arrived at a lab of sorts. Looking around, I noticed Professor Minas and his student Aminda, as well as a man I recognized, but didn't know the name of.

"Professor Minas, Aminda! We're here to rescue you!"

The man Held a gun to the Professor's head. "Not While I'm here, you won't! Take one step and the good professor here gets it!"

I stopped. Then pulled my plasmic blade from it's sheath. "Step away, or I won't be held accountable for my actions."

"Never. You're here for the False Epitaph, aren't you? Well, you can't have it! It's mine! All mine!"

There was a flash of light as The Man held up the Epitaph. Then the Dead Gate we passed activated, which later lead to a new kind of Grus(1).

But for now, we went back to the ship.

The author's notes:

(1) I've got this word figured out. It's the censor for the words hell and shit, because if you censored the word out completely, you'd end up with a lot of blank spots. And those blanks would be hard to fill. So they changed the words shit and hell to Grus to make the game a more teen oriented game.

I said I'd make it a multi-shot, I'm just not sure how long I'm gonna make it.