Gone & Missing

[Toaster]

“We are approaching the jumphole, sir,” Victor announced.

“You sound a little nervous, Vic,” Beige remarked with a chuckle. He opened his eyes and sat up straight in the pilot’s seat, gazing out through the canopy at the cloud that surrounded them. It was murky and thoroughly unpleasant looking and reminded him of his past experiences in the Edge Nebula. The mercenary did not look forward to this newest adventure.

Victor’s orb bobbed rapidly in midair, somehow managing to convey a sense of worry.

“The Omicron systems are well-known for their hostile environments and similarly hostile inhabitants,” the AI observed. “I am merely concerned for our wellbeing.”

“Don’t you worry,” Beige replied, trying to sound as happy-go-lucky as he usually did. “We’ll be fine!”

Before them, the glowing, pulsing tear in spacetime that was the jumphole to the Omicron Beta system emerged from the eerie mist. The Inspiration crept towards it, then lurched forward as the gravitational pull took ahold of the ship and launched it across the stars, into the far reaches of the Edge.

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Olivia Sable