DUST Fiend
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2013.07.25 17:54:00 -
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Wiping the silvery hair from her face, she put on the helmet, enclosing her in the drop suit. She leaned over the controls of her Atron, powering down all systems except for the cloak. With a few clicks, twists and presses, the frigate went silent and dark. Moments later, the room began to glow a light red as the backup lights hummed to life. Taking one last glance at the controls, she turned and left the cockpit, floating partway down the short hallway to the maintenance shaft. Climbing through the air lock, she made her way up the ladder and punched in the code to open the hatch.
The locks above clanged open one by one as the airlock sealed beneath her, and with a muffled hiss the hatch popped open. As she floated slowly upward, she was reminded once more just why she did this. The starry sky surrounded her as she drifted into its mesmerizing, entrancing embrace. With eternal life, it is of vital importance to grasp the beauty and magnificence of the universe around you.
Letting herself float gently out of the ship, she smiled and relaxed as the stars spun slowly around her. With a thought, small propulsion drives in the suit thrummed to life and sent her spinning faster in the vastness of space. As the gravity of the tropical planet beneath her grabbed hold, she disengaged the propulsion systems and began to plummet. Spinning at incredible speeds, she drilled straight into the planetGÇÖs atmosphere. Flames burst to life around her as the suit shook violently under the pressure of reentry. A crimson streak upon a sea of green, cast upon the backdrop of a dark and endless ocean of stars, she hurtled ever closer towards the planet sprawled out beneath her.
Slowly, the trembling subsided and the flames receded as she spun violently downward. Suddenly she flipped herself so she was summersaulting head over feet, twisting wildly out of control. Moments later, she spread her arms and legs wide, stabilizing her descent. Silently she fell, plunging through the billowing forest of greenish clouds. For a while, all she could see was murky green fog rolling slowly past, until she burst out from the clouds like a missile erupting from the sea.
Lush green forest and jagged mountain peaks were spread out beneath her as far as she could see. Reaching for the helmet, she fought with it for a moment as she removed it, tossing it away as soon as it was off. Her world went from silent to thundering loud in an instant as the wind whipped her short silver hair behind her. Smiling intensely, she continued to hurtle towards the mountain reach beneath her.
Right about now her helmet would be warning her to activate the inertia dampeners in her drop suit, which is precisely why she had removed it. The jagged rocks jutting high above the luscious jungle were now fast approaching as she slowly turned so she was facing the sky. Closing her eyes and smiling gently, she took in that moment. She savored the smell of the air, the sound of the wind, the rush of the fall, and the warmth of the sun. Time slowed to a crawl as she heard the mountainside approaching, these final moments what she craved the most.
GǪGǪGǪGǪGǪGǪGǪ.
With a sickening thud, her eyes flow open as she dropped to the floor of the emptying clone vat. With a deep gasp she collected herself, smiling as she rose to her feet. Standing tall and strong, her beautiful, perfect body glistened as she made her way back to her quarters.
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