A 'Minor' Setback.

[Jack Ryan]

The journey had taken several long, hard, unbearable months, but finally, Katie neared the jumphole to Omicron Minor. The journey had been fraught with danger. Not only was the little starflier a peice of junk in the first place, but many unscrupulous inhabitants of Sirius were obliged to take advantage of that, and as a result the little ship was in terrible condition.

As Katie set up her approach to the Jumphole, her scanners beeped frantically, as if screaming in terror as 3 nomad craft appeared on the sensors. Katie rushed to the hole, but took several hard hits to the port side, and the craft was not going to hold on much longer.

The little ship was catapulted out of the hole, and Katie frantically broadcast a system wide distress call, but the transmitters were shot, and she wasn't even sure if it got out. The klaxon ringing in her ears added to the intense horror of the moment, as she wrestled with the ships controls. The engines whining was a voice for the ships pain and torment, and with a horrible crushing sound the little ship slammed into an asteroid, embedding itself into the rock. Katie was slammed against the ships console, and with a crack, several of her ribs were smashed, and she collapsed in pain into the seat.

For a moment that seemed like an hour, Katie sat, groaning in pain, until a voice came through the communications array. Someone had heard her! They were on their way, but they would be some time, precious time. Time that she didnt have much of to spare.

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