User blog:Xenodrone98/An alternate ending for LaFette, a story. Pt 1.

Well, after reading LaFette's transmission about something trying to break into life pod 17, that made my mind race. Doesn't every life pod have gear in it? I think the creature is a sand shark honestly, when thinking of the message, an attacking sand shark comes to mind. So here is an alternate ending of this, where this LaFette doesn't die. Since I don't think they tell us LaFette's gender, I decided to make her a female.

How fast are we moving? Why are these life pods designed to only land on planets with water? Why did I get this job anyways? These thoughts raced through my mind. "M'am?" The engineer looked at me as if I saw a ghost. "Yes?" I replied. "Are you going to put gear into life pod 17?" He asked impatiently. That is right, I was assigned to select the gear to put into the life pods, unfortunately we lacked certain important gear and had an abundance in useless gear. I also had to inspect the malfunctions or non functional parts of the new life pod shipment. "One minute, how many life pods came fully functional?" I asked. "Let me check" the engineer replied swiping away on his PDA. "Only life pods 1, 5, and 8 came fully functional." The engineer said with a growing frown. I hope we won't have to use these faulty life pods I thought. "Okay, get someone to run down and grab a repulsion cannon, a radiation suit, some ration cubes, 3 water jugs, a combat knife, 2 flares, 1 light stick, a flashlight, 2 med kits, one of those builder tool things, and some batteries." I commanded. "That is a hefty list, standard procedure doesn't ask that much." The engineer said looking at me full of confusion. "Well we have too many small things and not enough tools, let's get rid of some." I said frustratingly.

Around ten minutes later, a cart with the things I asked for came. I examined them to make sure that the life pods were the only faulty things that I had to deal with. I climbed into life pod 17 and stashed the storage compartment. A rechargeable power cell lay near my feet. Confused, I picked it up and notices that it was ruptured. Climbing up the ladder to the top hatch frustratingly I shouted: "Engie, tell someone to rush down and grab another rechargeable power cell! This one is busted, and they better get here fast! I am losing my patience!" The engineer rolled his eyes and pulled out his radio."We need you to send someone from electronics to grab a rechargeable power cell. No, bring a cart, and bring ten power cells. Stop asking questions and hurry!" Engie said over the radio. I climbed down the ladder back into the life pod and examined it further. "Huh, not only is a power cell damaged, but these ones haven't been fully charged." I muttered to myself. "Yeah I don't think I will get any sleep tonight if I have to do thi...." Something that sounded like a gun firing near my ear rippled through the ship.

I fell over in pain, unable to hear a thing with the intense ringing in my ears. I crawled up the ladder and looked out. Red alarms blaring, people, screaming, trying to scamper into life pods. Next thing I know my head is banged against the open hatch, I held on and watched everyone start sliding to one side of the room screaming. Almost all of the life pods were empty. I slammed the hatch and locked it shut. Jumping to the seat and locked myself into it. I heard a voice over the PA, I could not make sense of it as my mind was panicking, people still alive banged on the life pod, with muffled screams. I hit the launch button on my life pod. I looked up and watched as the aurora flew over, then part of the ship exploded. A shockwave hit my life pod, spinning it out of controll in its descent. My head collided with part of the chair, knocking me out. My mind slowly blackened.

I groggily opened my eyes, every sound was clouded. A stinging pain was jabbing the side of my head. My vision slowly cleared up. I looked up, my hair was standing straight up. I slowly turned my head to the panel. "Warning, life pod is not upright, please continue to turn it upright." I grabbed onto the seat lock, and elbowed the release button. I swung and collided with the wall and fell to the bottom of the life pod. I looked down and saw the top hatch next to me. The supply panel was above me, luckily it didn't break open. I grabbed the ladder and tried to climb it, ever step was painful, my arms felt weak. I finally was close enough to reach the supply panel.

Ok that is all I have for now, I will write more later