Freya awoke slowly to the soft beeping of a distant alarm, groaning as she sat up and swung her legs over the edge of the bed. She sat still for a moment, her head in her hands as she forced herself to fully wake up. Standing, the young woman grabbed her tight pants and pulled them on, followed by her cropped top, boots and a belt with a pistol holster. She grabbed a pistol from where it had been discarded onto of a messy bookcase and slid it into the holster.
“Trish, what’s happening?” She said wearily, stepping out of her cluttered and messy room and into a metal corridor.
“Ah, you’re finally awake. We’ve found something.” Said the ship’s AI in a female voice. Freya reached the end of the corridor and began to descend the ladder.
“Well what is it and how valuable is it?”
“I’m not entirely sure.” The AI responded.
“How are you unsure if it’s…” Freya’s words trailed off as she dropped into the one person cockpit of her space craft and admired the view. Orbiting the small planet was a space station of human design. And it was massive. Freya watched in awe for a few moments, settling into her pilots seat.
“Where the hell did it come from?” Freya had travelled this route for months now and had never come across anything like this.
“Unknown.” Trish replied. “Although scans indicate that it has some form of FTL jump capabilities. The engines are burnt out though.”
“Is there anyone in there? Looks like it’s taken some damage.”
“Indeed it has, though only superficial in nature. However there is no known organic life, dead or alive.” The AI explained.
“Hmm. What about life support, gravity, all the important systems?” Freya asked.
“All running at optimal levels. There appears to be no immediate danger.” Freya couldn’t help but grin, her mind racing at the kind of loot a station of this size could contain.
“Well, find us a docking bay and set us down.”
There was a strange scent in the air, only barely perceptible yet Freya’s nose crinkled as she breathed in deep. She opened her mouth to speak but Trish beat her to it.
“There appears to be an unknown substance in the air. It isn’t deadly, but I’ll run an analysis of it.”
“Let me know when you have something, I’ll just be exploring.” Frey said, stepping through the docking bay door into a corridor. A few things were scattered here and there, clothes, suitcases, tools. It was as if people had left in a hurry. Freya picked through everything, her hazel eyes scanning for anything of value. She hummed to herself as she wandered deeper and deeper into the huge, labyrinthine space station, the scent in the air growing slowly stronger.
“Trish, what’s happening?” She said wearily, stepping out of her cluttered and messy room and into a metal corridor.
“Ah, you’re finally awake. We’ve found something.” Said the ship’s AI in a female voice. Freya reached the end of the corridor and began to descend the ladder.
“Well what is it and how valuable is it?”
“I’m not entirely sure.” The AI responded.
“How are you unsure if it’s…” Freya’s words trailed off as she dropped into the one person cockpit of her space craft and admired the view. Orbiting the small planet was a space station of human design. And it was massive. Freya watched in awe for a few moments, settling into her pilots seat.
“Where the hell did it come from?” Freya had travelled this route for months now and had never come across anything like this.
“Unknown.” Trish replied. “Although scans indicate that it has some form of FTL jump capabilities. The engines are burnt out though.”
“Is there anyone in there? Looks like it’s taken some damage.”
“Indeed it has, though only superficial in nature. However there is no known organic life, dead or alive.” The AI explained.
“Hmm. What about life support, gravity, all the important systems?” Freya asked.
“All running at optimal levels. There appears to be no immediate danger.” Freya couldn’t help but grin, her mind racing at the kind of loot a station of this size could contain.
“Well, find us a docking bay and set us down.”
There was a strange scent in the air, only barely perceptible yet Freya’s nose crinkled as she breathed in deep. She opened her mouth to speak but Trish beat her to it.
“There appears to be an unknown substance in the air. It isn’t deadly, but I’ll run an analysis of it.”
“Let me know when you have something, I’ll just be exploring.” Frey said, stepping through the docking bay door into a corridor. A few things were scattered here and there, clothes, suitcases, tools. It was as if people had left in a hurry. Freya picked through everything, her hazel eyes scanning for anything of value. She hummed to herself as she wandered deeper and deeper into the huge, labyrinthine space station, the scent in the air growing slowly stronger.