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Lost in Space – 5 – The Body Man
He is usually physically close to Eakran, and when he isn’t, it’s because he knows there are others that he trusts to keep Eakran safe. Since he first arrived at Eakran’s laboratory, Giovanni has been a loyal friend unlike any Eakran had known. Giovanni considered Eakran to be his best friend and also his mentor,…
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Lost in Space – 4 – The Alia
“This isn’t exact, you understand that?” Alia was in a field of grass as tall as her hip. She had waded through to a spot deep inside and a cloud of pollen billowed up behind her. When she turned, there was a large screen projection in the sky and a woman smiled down at her.…
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Ascension – 5 –
The Mind Snatchers are coming and Whadgaf is worried. Maria notices that Whadgaf is tense and they don’t speak much. They have been on Oin for about a rount since they recovered Darker, a little more than a week by IP timekeeping standards, and Whadgaf has been in communication with Representatives Eakran and Kiarle Brom.…
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Ascension – 4 –
The Infirmary Center is not the largest structure in the city where it is located. It is one of many tall skyscrapers that crowd the skyline. What sets the Infirmary Center apart and makes it visible from miles away, is the large sculpture that adorns the largest building of it’s campus. It is a spectacular…
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Ascension – 3 –
Maria feels weightless and grateful for the restraints that hold her in her chair. She can see the quick descent through the window, the black of distant space, and then the encroaching of the atmosphere of the planet Oin that reminds her very much of Earth. There is a haze of what she presumes to…
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Ascension – 2 –
Maria stares at Eakran in the strange light that filters in from behind her inside their small ship. The escape vessel was able to seal to airtight because of the translucent shell that is embedded inside of the ship’s morphing metal exterior. The translucent shell is more durable than metal and it is used to…
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Ascension – 1 –
Everything happens quickly. Maria is laughing and joking, and then there is an alarm. It is loud and Maria knows that something is wrong. Something is very wrong. The lights of the ship have dimmed and occasionally there are flashing red and blue lights. Eakran is scared. “It seems we are taking heavy fire,” he…
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Lost in Space – 3 – The Weapons Expert
When the crew was stuck in their ship during decontamination, Eakran sat with Maria in what had been the living room of Eakran’s home. As the ship decontaminated, the structure of the interior reverted to its default settings and the foyer that led to the usually spacious living room with walls painted a pleasant light…
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Lost in Space – 2 – The Navigator
Before it departed Earth, Eakran was sure to disinfect the inside of his home, or ship, to be sure that no unknown passengers hitched a ride to the IP headquarters. Many of the germs and microscopic organisms of Earth can be deadly to foreign life if they are allowed to grow and spread undetected because…
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Lost in Space – 1 – Intro
Space travel can be hard on the body in less sophisticated spacecraft. The better the design, the more capable of shielding its occupants from the deleterious effects that rocketing through space and time can have on organic beings acclimated to a specific spacetime. The Druinte of the planet Druont are master engineers and their spacecraft…