by Melanie Edmonds
Ship’s log, 19:45, 28 June 2214 Location: Approaching Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Sublight transit This system is thick with ships. I thought there were a lot the last time I was here, but that was nothing compared to this. The beacons are bleating constantly, trying to guide ships into the correct orbital […]
Ship’s log, 20:16, 28 June 2214 Location: Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Docking approach On the outside, I move serenely, sweeping around to docking bay Alpha 62. They’re squeezing me in between a freighter and another scout-class, the clamps extending at an awkward angle to account for the bigger ship’s bulk. I should […]
Captain’s log, 11:21, 30 June 2214 Location: Dock Alpha 62, Feras, Lambda 1 system Status: Docked and powered down Log location: Captain’s cabin Every time I open this log these days, I wonder if it’s for the last time. Things will start to happen soon and then there won’t be any time for logging, […]
Ship’s log, 13:14, 30 June 2214 Location: Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Sublight transit I can’t believe we left them behind. Lang Lang and Cirilli, and my Wide Load. Members of my crew. The drone who is piece of me. They’re missing and I feel it, but I power on through the orbital […]
Ship’s log, 14:52, 30 June 2214 Location: Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Sublight transit The pieces are set. I have almost reached one edge of the parking zone, high above Feras’s metal surface, while a squad of five fighters weave their way through the traffic towards me. There are charges hovering between us, […]
Ship’s log, 15:12, 30 June 2214 Location: Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Evasive manoeuvres, sublight transit I’m surrounded by a mess of ships. They’re all fleeing from the area where we set off bombs, spraying away like debris. They rub and jostle at each other, as if the expanse of the solar system […]
Ship’s log, 16:43, 30 June 2214 Location: Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Stationary Cruiser to the front of me, fighter to the rear, and here I am, stuck in the middle with my crew. I’m dented and scraped. Elliott and my boys are working to shore up the worst of the damage, and […]
Ship’s log, 15:21, 30 June 2214 Location: Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Stationary Location: Bridge (Warnings flash on each console around the room.) CAPTAIN: (gripping the arms of his chair as the ship’s frame shudders) Starry, report! Starry! STARRY: (standing to the captain’s right, she stares forward unflinchingly) Hull breached. Wide Load is […]
Ship’s log, 16:45, 30 June 2214 Location: Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Emergency Warning Warning Impact detected Integrity compromised Hull breach detected Warning Location: Bridge (The main lights are out; emergency lighting and half-functioning holograhic consoles illuminate the scene. The central hologram is off. The captain and his SecOffs cling to their […]
Ship’s log, 17:39, 30 June 2214 Location: Nowhere/everywhere Status: Step drive active Corporeal objects are not supposed to be outside the universe. The lack of substance here picks at me, trying to even the balance between us by spreading my atoms equally across this non-place. My surface blurs. I feel like I’m leaving a […]