RP from Night Zero Deadline
Chapter 1
The Colonists blasted off from HM Space Port Chichester at 1200 Hours. Minor crowds gathered to see them away. Space had long become a spent subject among the news and with the Moon (now called Luna) being a half mined, half luxury space resort you could see that the general populace had again given up on its dream of leaving the Solar system.
The Shuttle now heating up around the nervous voyagers turned the interior blood orange in colour as piercing light came streaming through the small aeroplane-like windows. Thunder crashes surrounded the vessel. For a lot of the colonists this was a first time experience, but not for one, he knew all too well about space and its shadows. He placed his hand against the rest, holding on as hard as he could, as if he was hanging from a cliffs edge. A brief moment where he could think placed him into a state of calm, or as he thought. While the shuttle broke through the atmosphere and silence descended from the fire storm only seconds before, he knew this would be a one way trip. He had looked into the deep black eye of space once before and only vowed to return to avenge or die trying.
A loud but soothing tone notified the colonists that they had reached outer space and were now safely on route to Beta Site, Mars. Most unbuckled their belts, sighs filled the cabin and small pockets of nervous laughter filled the air. What had been a nightmare for some, soon becoming memories they were to treasure never wanting to forget. “The pleasure of ignorance” he mumbled to himself, whilst holding tight his briefcase. If only he knew how all too soon this quiet, jovial mood would turn sour to the point of death!
A scream filled the cabin, “He’s Dead, he’s Dead!!” screamed one of the passengers, Zaphod Beeblebrox (Gigau) one of the colonists was found with a fatal bite to the neck.
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We still have 25 mins to deadline.