Sakura-chan's Story Collection

Well... it's been a while since i posted a story here, so following on from my last sci fi story... heres another...... and i've based it on a tv show i like

The Shining Path

The End of The Long Night

Against the blackness of space, a solitary ship glided in the night.

‘Battle Stations!’ The ships AI’s voice rang out through the corridors.

‘All crew... Man your battle stations.’ The crew was scrambling to their stations.

‘3 minutes 8... 3 minutes 9... 3 minutes 10...’ The first office Bruce Sheppard counted as a crewman ran passed.

‘MOVE IT!’ he shouted as the crewman ran into the near by point defence station. At the same time Captain Hotaru Isuna walked out of her quarters and up to a ladder. Activating her anti gravity harness, she started to descend, at first holding onto the sides of the ladder. Several decks down, she let go of the ladder, smiling as her descent slowed to a stop on the same deck as her first officer.

‘I wish you wouldn’t.’ The ships AI said, ‘Your anti grav harness might fail... and I mightn’t be able to catch you.’

‘You wouldn’t let that happen Henri.’ Hotaru said, ‘If it did, you’d have to break in a new captain.’ She smiled as she turned a corner.

‘Port point defence station 7 manned and ready.’ Someone called out.

‘Point defence station 8 manned and ready.’

‘Point defence station 9 manned and ready.’

‘Report.’ Hotaru said, approaching Sheppard. ‘All stations manned and ready.’ He said with a salute

‘Elapsed time 3 minutes 45 seconds.’ Henri said.

‘Too Slow!’ Sheppard yelled for everyone to hear. Hotaru’s eyes went wide for a moment as she started to rub her right ear.

‘Too loud.’ She muttered, making her way to the command deck.

‘3 minutes 45 seconds.’ Sheppard said, ‘If it were a real battle... this entire section would be vented.’

‘Perhaps.’ Hotaru said, ‘Ship wide please.’ A tone went off; signalling the ship wide comm. System was active.

‘Not bad people... but I know we can do better.’ She said, ‘Let’s try and get it to 3 minutes or less… Isuna out.’ When she stopped the comm. System deactivated. Sheppard smiled softly as the crew started going about their normal duties. Some were once again going back to their quarters for some rack time. Others were heading to the mess hall their evening or morning meal. Smiling herself, they started walking again.

‘How is young Peri?’ he asked. He’