Chapter one
Stella woke to the computer singing again. The inside of the life pod was dark but she knew it from when they left the Venture. She was in a small padded tube in a small life pod, and she was claustrophobic. Well at least she is now, who would not be, with the only thing you could move was your index finger to press the release button. She could not even open her eye lids, this was of course because the impact of landing was so great that you would get mortally Injured if you were not in conditions like this. Then she pressed the release button. Soon the tube opened, she took off her air mask, and inhaled fresh air, but then again the air was still from shipboard oxygen generators. She opened her eyes to bright lights, but after she got used to it it was rather dim. Then she heard it louder now, and she asked in a tired voice. “What in this new worlds name are you singing about Juditha?”
Juditha, the main computer replied, “Us sinking to our deaths on this beautiful new world! of course! Oh isn't it exciting this new place!”
Stella looked out the window and saw deep dark ocean, and did not think it was “beautiful” at all.
“Why didn't you wake and tell me we are sinking TO OUR DEATHS?!!" asked Stella yelling the last the words.
“I did, don't you like my lyrics? We are all going to die at the bott..." started Juditha, but was interrupted Stella saying “so that is what you were singing about! And silence!”
“You did’nt say the magic words!”
“Not that again"
“Those aren't the magic words.”
“Well be quiet or else”
“Or else what?”
“Or else I’ll get pie!”
After that the computer was quiet. No one knows why the computer hates pie but it is suspected that pie got in its circuits when it was first created.
Now that Stella had peace and quiet she could think. Every life pod had six people in them. One was a security officer, for defense in case you landed in an unsafe area. On this pod that is Stella. Another is a doctor in case some one was injured. Then there was an engineer, if possible, to make sure you get out of stuff like sinking to the bottom of the ocean.
Stella decided to wake the engineer. She found the appropriate tube and released George. Immediately Stella could tell something was wrong, George was blue, like his blood did’t get enough oxygen. But then George said “Mommy, where did you put the cookie jar?”
This can’t be good thought Stella.
"There are no cookies in this pod George!" said Stella.
"What do you mean, there are no cookies, there are always cookies! And what is pod?" asked George.
Stella palmed her face, and said "I'll go look for the cookie jar, just stay here and stay quiet, ok?"
"OK." said George. However Stella did not go looking for a cookie jar she went and released the ships doctor. The tube slid open to revel it empty. Empty! How can it be empty! thought Stella. "Every pod has a doctor why don't they!" but it was no use to cry over spilled milk so Stella went and sat next to George explaining in a soft voice,
"There are no cookies in this room, and this room is sinking to the bottom of the ocean, but if you can get us to the to the top of the ocean then we can open that door" pointing to the back of the pod. "And go get cookies. How does that sound?"
"Mom can I talk now?" asked George.
"Yes you can talk now." said Stella.
"Cool" George began excitedly. "So in this game we are in a submarine that is sinking to the bottom of the ocean and you need me to get us to the top, and if I do I get sugar!" finished George.
"I guess so" said Stella. I hope that he has the intellectual age of 27 even if he has the mental age of 4' thought Stella. 'Ok now that I have objective one, surviving, getting taken care of it's time to work on objective two, what happened to Captain Kordith.'
Juditha, the main computer replied, “Us sinking to our deaths on this beautiful new world! of course! Oh isn't it exciting this new place!”
Stella looked out the window and saw deep dark ocean, and did not think it was “beautiful” at all.
“Why didn't you wake and tell me we are sinking TO OUR DEATHS?!!" asked Stella yelling the last the words.
“I did, don't you like my lyrics? We are all going to die at the bott..." started Juditha, but was interrupted Stella saying “so that is what you were singing about! And silence!”
“You did’nt say the magic words!”
“Not that again"
“Those aren't the magic words.”
“Well be quiet or else”
“Or else what?”
“Or else I’ll get pie!”
After that the computer was quiet. No one knows why the computer hates pie but it is suspected that pie got in its circuits when it was first created.
Now that Stella had peace and quiet she could think. Every life pod had six people in them. One was a security officer, for defense in case you landed in an unsafe area. On this pod that is Stella. Another is a doctor in case some one was injured. Then there was an engineer, if possible, to make sure you get out of stuff like sinking to the bottom of the ocean.
Stella decided to wake the engineer. She found the appropriate tube and released George. Immediately Stella could tell something was wrong, George was blue, like his blood did’t get enough oxygen. But then George said “Mommy, where did you put the cookie jar?”
This can’t be good thought Stella.
"There are no cookies in this pod George!" said Stella.
"What do you mean, there are no cookies, there are always cookies! And what is pod?" asked George.
Stella palmed her face, and said "I'll go look for the cookie jar, just stay here and stay quiet, ok?"
"OK." said George. However Stella did not go looking for a cookie jar she went and released the ships doctor. The tube slid open to revel it empty. Empty! How can it be empty! thought Stella. "Every pod has a doctor why don't they!" but it was no use to cry over spilled milk so Stella went and sat next to George explaining in a soft voice,
"There are no cookies in this room, and this room is sinking to the bottom of the ocean, but if you can get us to the to the top of the ocean then we can open that door" pointing to the back of the pod. "And go get cookies. How does that sound?"
"Mom can I talk now?" asked George.
"Yes you can talk now." said Stella.
"Cool" George began excitedly. "So in this game we are in a submarine that is sinking to the bottom of the ocean and you need me to get us to the top, and if I do I get sugar!" finished George.
"I guess so" said Stella. I hope that he has the intellectual age of 27 even if he has the mental age of 4' thought Stella. 'Ok now that I have objective one, surviving, getting taken care of it's time to work on objective two, what happened to Captain Kordith.'
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