<USS Avalon> Arachnonaut: The First R'ish'tk in Space

Arachnonaut: The First R'ish'tk in Space


by Mir'ast'hera



It had all seemed great adventure, her special suit was actually quite cosy, 
and being the first of her kind to see the entire planet from above made her 
light-headed, as if someone had put oxygen in her breather.

The craft was only just big enough for her and all the equipment that they 
fitted to it. Comfort of the pilot was not the primary concern of the 
designers. No-one bothered to climb in here with a suit on did they? she chided 
herself. The ride into orbit had been quite scary, to feel that immense 
pressure upon ones body and it not implode.... Mir'ast'hera wriggled her 
forelegs and gnashed her pinchers at the mere thought. 

After the first orbit of the planet, on which she captured many interesting 
images for her fellow scientists, something hit the side of the ship.

It had also hit with enough force to throw her craft spinning out of orbit. As 
she had been doing the preparatory checks on the faster-than-light drive the 
collision somehow managed engage that at the same time.

It was a short hop, but enough to take her to the outer reaches of their 
system. She had managed to stop the ship with gentle use of those thrusters 
that still worked.

Once her head stopped spinning the pilot activated the distress call, knowing 
full well rescue from home would be impossible. Doing a run down of systems she 
found life-support still functional and dialed it down to a minimum level, 
settling back to wait.

Let's see if there's anyone out here.



"If there's nothing wrong with me... maybe there's something wrong with the 
universe!" 
~ Dr Beverly Crusher (ST:TNG, Remember Me)



                
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