The DFS Bonnie Lass

[Zapp]

The command center of the DFS (Dublin Free Ship) Bonnie Lass was a wreck. The ceiling was missing chunks, which lay strewn about the floor in a haphazard assortment of debris and detritus. Over their consoles, the current command crew of the Bonnie Lass lay slumped; some dead, some meerly unconscious. To the rear of the room, there was a hatch with a circular 'knob', the kind you would see on doors to submarines and sea-faring ships on old Earth. Slowly, imperceptible at first, it began to turn, until it spun freely for a second before the door opened inwards, and a man in his early forties strode in.

Wearing the green uniform of the Mollies, he struck an impressive figure. Flowing red hair to his shoulders and a rugged beard framed his imposing face, with green eyes that betrayed a twinkle of merriment inside his soul. He surveyed the damage with nary a wince, instead reaching for the comm device to call the med bay to send up a few medics. When the comm didn't respond, he cursed softly, then looked skyward for a second.

Gasping, he took an involuntary step backwards. He saw a Nova Torpedo stuck through the top, one that had yet to detonate. A string of very loud and colorful obsenities flowed from his mouth now, and he ran to grab the slumbering crew. Throwing one over his shoulders at a time, he ran down the hallway that led from the back of the command deck to a small lift. Running the entire time, he soon began to pant. As he went for the last person, a noise that filled him with dread began - the beeping from the warhead that signified that it's timer was about to end, which would self-detonate it.

With a sudden burst of speed and stamina, he grabbed the last person, and with a roar sprinted out. Much like a bowling ball, he threw him across the ground to the others, closing the door behind him and engaging the emergency bulkhead, which sealed off the bridge. Running for cover, he barely had time to make it to the lift before a deafening explosion rocked the Bonnie Lass. Everything went light, then the darkest dark.