4. The Before

Waking from their nap, no more refreshed, body aching from the cramped quarters and an undeniable throbbing in their unfortuitous console-injured forearm, radiating the undeniable heat of infection, or at least agitation.  This wound would have warranted a trip to the sick bay, caring machines encouraging the healing properties of the body’s natural defense andContinue reading “4. The Before”

3. The Others

They waited for help, knowing it may be a while. In the meantime, they pondered on what was, what is, and what will be, almost to the point of insanity. It was curiosity about the history, it was observations about the present conditions, and it was concerns about what was still to come. While weContinue reading “3. The Others”

2. Pods in the Bright

The pods (a gamble at best) launched. To where exactly, in the past-present is an unsurity, but as they used to say, time would tell. One of the younger Travellers who had been tasked with monitoring the flickering screens heralding their communal doom had managed to hotwire a panel (rebelliously; recklessly, but what is youthContinue reading “2. Pods in the Bright”

1. The Rest

It’s all over now. Well, the waiting is over anyways and that was what made these last few months (years?) on the terminal feel like purgatory. Now it’s just The Rest, as they’d always mentioned there would be. Nothing but the sharp intake of breath could be heard as the group of Travellers made theirContinue reading “1. The Rest”