Echo-B1
By KeFF on May 19, 2024 6:43 pm
Echo-B1, nicknamed Bee, orbited the desolate planet Cerulea. The station, once a beacon of hope, now felt like a metallic prison to its dwindling crew. Supplies were scarce, and morale was even scarcer.
One fateful day, an alarm pierced the oppressive silence. An unidentified object was hurtling towards Bee. Captain Mira Santos, weary but resolute, ordered the crew to brace for impact. As the object drew closer, they realized it wasn’t debris but a battered alien spacecraft.
Communications were established, and a haunting voice filled the station. The aliens were desperate, their ship crippled. Mira’s decision to help them was met with fear and suspicion among her crew, but she pressed on. The docking bay was prepared under flickering lights and palpable tension.
The airlock hissed open, revealing the aliens. They were tall, with luminescent skin marred by scars, their eyes reflecting both suffering and a desperate plea for aid. As they stepped aboard, the crew couldn’t shake the feeling that this encounter would bring not salvation, but doom.
In the dim corridors of Bee, humanity and alien kind met, shadowed by the unknown, and the fragile hope that this alliance wouldn’t lead to their end.
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