The high pitched scream echoed throuout the entire spacecraft. the thumping of feet growing louder as Lena slammed the bathroom door open. "What's wrong?" She called out her hand staitioned on the hilt of her gun.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqldBU1nm1m
Magnolia stood on the top of the toilet seat pointing down at the ground where a fuzzy brown spider skittered about.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QkOpseOhw
Lena gave of a heafty chuckle clearly enjoying the scene before her. "Lil Princess its just a spider."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu16s2VoLtn
"Eep!" Magnolia tensed realising that the spider had seemingly dissapeared. The lingering fear of the spider coming out from whatever crevice it crawled into to once again strike the fear of god into Magnolia.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRQA7tPgtL
Lena was clearly holding back a river of laughter as she gave Magnolia her hand. "Come on, we'll deal with the itsy bitsy spider when we get back, there's been a distress signal. We're to check it out."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAZMD0sf3q
Magnolia really didn't want to go, she wasn't the strongest person, nor the fastest. Really compaired to the others the only thing she was good at was getting scared over trivial things. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3uEA9SyZC
Magnolia shook her head. "I'm not sure I should go, I won't be of any help." She rubbed her arm looking down embarrassed. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyn3Qa84cTr
Lena patted Magnolia on the head ruffling up her snow white hair. "Yeah, it wasn't a suggestion lil Princess, don't forget who's in charge here. You're coming weather you like it or not."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9fBvakbqW
Magnolia walked with Lena feeling smaller and smaller. "There's nothing to worry about, Me and Helt will be with you. Sides its probably nothing, but if it's not we'll keep you safe." 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HtWRMlWdy
Magnolia knew Lena was just trying to make her feel better, but really it made her feel worse. She didn't want to have to be protected.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZeCEo2Zf0
Lena lead Magnolia to the debreifing room where the others weere waiting for them. The room was simular to an observatory, it doubled as the poilets pit where the pilot Veronica manned the ship. The glass dome was tinted as small balls of light illuminated the room. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XJlM0FAr1
Veronica, a Altean like Magnolia was crouched under the dash fiddling with some wires while a Amphibian named Kivv stood behind her. "Veronica please just let me fix the ship." He begged248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBdfggNDAr
Veronica seemed offended. "Never! No one touches my baby but me! I may not know how to fix my boy, but I'll learn."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmI8594TI7k
Kivv gave off and exasperated sigh, "We're having trouble with the navigation systems, it WOULD'VE been fixed by now if SOMEONE wasn't so stubborn."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHhb1fHQKEE
Lena though for a second, "We'll take the escape pod then. We need to head down there as soon as possible. We have no clue what's happening."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUWe7uos7w
A man strolled in pulling his blonde hair away form his freakled purple face. "Sounds good to me, there's only three of us going down anyways. No reason to bring the whole ship, might make the people abourd nervous."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5Kg3PPVvc
"Good timing Helt, I was about to send Magnolia down to find you." Lena chuckled. "Let's head out and get this overwith."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEf4KQ4hfHU
Magnolia anxiously climbed into the escape pod. She could feel her heart beating in her throat like she was about to throw up.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnxPnRijGG
Helt slid into the pod confidently with Lena following. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXBiiIYFn3
"Remember we're just going to make sure everything's alright." Lena glared in Helt's direction. "No fighting," She turned to Magnolia. "And no wondering off. We don't know why they sent the distress signal, it could've been by mistake."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMWt6Fbgyn
"Or! We'll get to beat up some baddies." Helt chimed.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnV71NczCRy
Lena sighed. "Yes that may be a possibility." she rubbed her temple.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzmZuJGyZl
Magnolia knew from the look of Lena's face that she was stressed. Magnolia noticed that Lena tended to be stressed when she wasn't in control. Best not to wonder off like Lena said. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fNhIPGFu1
When the Escape pod docked on the ship the others got out without hesitation. Inside the lights were dim as if it was in low power mode. The hallways were empty dispite the size of the ship. "Shouldn't this ship be bussling with people? A ship this size would need at least a hundred people to man it. There should be at least one or two people in the area." Magnolia pointed out.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9IAY1sEn3
Lena sighed pulling open a pannel next to where the Escape pod landed. She plugged her wristband into the outlet and downloaded the floorplan. Truning back to the others she pulled up the floorplan as a hologram. "We should make our way to navigation theres sure to be one person there to tell us what happened. Its usually the most secure place in a ship, if something happened, the crew would be gathered there." Lena looked to Magnolia.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCB9iIho6op
"Theres two routes, the longer one would be better for checking the entire ship. But the shorter route will get us to navigation faster. What do you think?" 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23tjjgfDgz
Magnolia was surprised, was Lena really asking her opinion on this? There was a glimmer in her eye. This was her chance to prove herself. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkB5lkqxhR
"Well, The short path would be best." Magnolia chimed. "We will be able to get to those in need faster."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62BDWvUH2N
Helt chuckled. "See? She's learning, sides we'll go down the longer path eventually."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8qK4M0QLt
Lena patted Magnolia on the head and they set off.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHjm9stpOa
They walked down the halls the dim lights from before getting brighter and brighter before they came to the door of navigation. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoVMt1rRf7
Lena made her way inside with Helt following close behind. "Magnolia, watch the door, alert me if you see anything." Lena called before turning to a young man cowering under a table inside.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bTd9ptccu
Magnolia sighed hearing speaking from inside. She couldn't make out what they were saying but the person inside seemed pretty panicked. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsKqoCNmY7
Magnolia jumped hearing the sound of walking down the hall they came from. 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNTUNRB6EM
She should tell Lena about what she heard, but she maybe she could prove herself to the others that she could be of use by checking it out on her own. She didn't want to be labled a scardycat her whole life.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡum0fpQKXPo
Magnolia starts walking down the call, just when she was about to poke her head around the corner the lights suddenly darken leaving Magnolia alone in darkness. She darts back to the door to find it closed.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSTSaKPafL
"No no no no no!" The boy called out. "The powers out! WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE." the boy started hyperventalating. "If the powers out that means we can't open any of the doors. And if the powers out that mean the reactors going to blow."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6FqSdZk30
"Woah hold on." Lena grimaced. "You didn't tell us that this ship was powered by nucular energy. WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE THINKING?" 248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7KsGH2vFA
"We're gonna be dead in a couple hours if the powers not turned on. Please tell me there at least one person out side."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxI6EklyXl9
Lena rubbed her temple and called out from behind the door. "You're still out there right Magnolia. Sorry, but it seems you'll have to turn on the power. I'm sending you the blueprint of the ship. I wish I was out there to helo you but SOMEONE neglected to tell us the full story. Keep your coms open alright?"248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbwe3I5IaQ
Magnolia's heart began to race rapidly. "Uhhhhhhhhhh s-sure thats fine it'll be fine." what about the sounds she heard before? What should she do?248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqkyo8y9Wv
Magnolia shook her head and pulled up the blueprints. She needed to clear her mind. She was alone on the ship, all she needed to do was turn on the power.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiDAwwQ9bs
Magnolia darted down the halls, she could do this. She navigated along the path accationally glancing back at the blueprints to get a sense of where she was.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XAZ9NXFma
The tempature began to drop. It was a cold heat simular to dry ice. The cold felt like burning, she was close. Magnolia got to the reactor door and tugged at it. "Please present your I.D" Of course you would need an ID to get into a room with an illigal source of power.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJ5UGxQvYv
She felt the hair on the back of her neck start to rise. She wasn't alone. Magnolia wanted to tuck tail and run, she wanted to hide away from the unknown danger. She was scared and too pridful to admit it alloud. But she had to do something, anything please just MOVE!248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbx4J55cNxz
Fear flooded Magnolia's body holding her in a death grip afraid to move mustle. There was heavy breathing behind her the hot breath of the being that scoured these halls traveled down her neck. The two stood there for what felt like an eterity. The creature was clearly deciding if it should kill her. This struck fear into Magnolia's hear that she had never felt before.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2iCOGmZEN
She had no clue what this thing looked like, but it's shadow loomed over her and casted down upon the door at least giving Magnolia an idea on how large this thing was. What did it look like? Why was it here? Why isn't it attacking yet?248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgxbd8sOjo
She was too scared to turn around but maybe that was the best option. The creature began to move away before BLAM! BLAM! the sounds of a blaster started going off causing Magnolia to whip around. The creature was only illuminated in the sparce seconds when the gun fired showing it's dark brown fur in small bursts248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKJWbpxrGB
Magnolia's eyes landed on the source of the gunfire, one of the crew shook profusly as it shot at the beast.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCtZJaDld6
Magnolia could't move the beast seemed scared. The monster in the short glimpses Magnolia recived as it ripped through the crew member screeching in fear and anger. It skittered away running on what sounded like hundreds of legs clattering on the cold hard floor echoing down the halls.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObBk1lOZI4
She took her first breath in almost a minute, Magnolia didn't even realize that she had been holding her breath the hole time.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKYkfCghN3
Tears began to flood Magnolia's vision, once again fear had held her back, fear had made it so others suffered. She failed to save this person and it was all her fault for freezing. She should have done something, anything.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrUQjKraWb
Magnolia couldn't make that mistake again. She crouched down next to the body and searched it gathering the Crew Member's ID card. "John Smith." She hesitantly spoke choking up on the verge of crying again. The guy probably had a family, someone who will miss him.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RG2XJLbYY
She rubbed her eyes with her sleeve and walked to the door scanning the ID card. "Identification complete, welcome JOHN SMITH." The door clicked allowing Magnolia to open it.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHysz6IzKY
A wave of blazing heat hit Magnolia. The burning cold was replaced with a burning heat. She could feel her skin burning but she pushed through.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mbCagchkt
"I'm in the control room how do i turn on the power?" she asked into the comms.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwqca2ZOY7
Lena spoke, "The guy in here says that no errors have occured. someone must have manually turned it off. There should be a switch in there."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqRFeYy0fe
Magnolia breathed in and out. She searched oround and found a lever labled 'Power switch DO NOT TURN OFF' in all caps. Yeah no shiz, this is what happens when you turn off the power.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORysk3320e
Magnolia pulled the lever but it pulled back in the opposite directedion. She leaned in close and found that the ever was covered in webs. "AHH! spider web." Magnolia pulled bakc quickly looking around the room to see if there were any other webs248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQe8nCLWXa9
Magnolia looked up and jumped as she saw the largest web she had ever seen in her life. the evtire roof was covered wall to wall with wevs striking fear in magnolia's heart. Up in the rafters were multiple people tied up in those large webs. It seemed they were still alive as they were wriggling about trying to escape.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLjKOSJ67M
She shivered. The only way out of here was to trn on the power which meant touching those gross webs.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNuDUpcKSA
"Screw this!" Magnolia was fed up with these stupid webs. She pulled out her gun and shot off the webs and quickly pulling the lever.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFfo9ARgdy
Lights flickered in the room and the temperture slowly went back to normal.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbysHWXF7T
Magnolia jumped for joy. She did it, she wasn't a comeplete failure.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUMs7HnTQS
Her vivtory was short lived as the hissing of the far too familar beast came from behind.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqy7WyyInlO
Magnolia held out her hand her eyes shut tight. The only time the creature had attacked so far was when it was startled. Event the people in the rafters were still alive (Though could be for food later.) She hoped she was right.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEuknigGJU
Nothing happened for a few seconds Magnolia's heart beating faster at the possiblity of her being wrong.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTwM3JuaRV
But then something soft pressed against her hand nuzzling into it. Magnolia's eyes slowly opened to see a large spider. She wasn't scared like she usually would, in fact it was cute in a weird sort of way. Those large beady eyes giving her puppy dog vibes.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6UMkw3fm5
Magnolia's heart swelled as she hugged the large spider and embraced it's fluffiness.248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdtDd9R9m6
After a few minutes Lena burst in with a worried look on her face only to see Magnolia happily petting the large spider. "Don't worry it's friendly."248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxnNtabrHT
It seemed that the spider was more scared of her to begin with than she was of it248Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGI0xOFDlX
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