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Chapter 5 by Actiaeon Actiaeon

"What of 156,225 and 199,982?"

Cryopods Operating Normally

"Cryopods 156,225 and 199,982 operating within normal parameters," the computer says.

Your mind races, so only 2 more survivors this is terrible, horrible even. However, you might be able to make this work.

"Computer what are the crew manifest for Cryopod 156,225 and 199,982," you ask.

"Cryopod 156,225, Haruka Saitō from Osaka, Japan; Job: Colonist Plant Biologist."

"Cryopod 199,982, Yasmin Nasser from Cairo, Egypt; Job: Colonist Assistant Medic."

No other men, a sick feeling of joy passes over yourself. However, the pleasure is short-lived you realize that the computer stated that the ship was damaged by debris. You are the only one awake, and you have no idea how to land this thing as your job was just supposed to be as one of the colonist miners.

"Computer where are we in our journey" You hope it understands.

"We are around the planet Ross 128 b we are 11 light-years from the Earth" the computer stops for a second, "the following information is classified," before it continues "we have traveled for 591,888 days or 1,603 years."

Your head spins, well no rescue for you, all your friends and family back home are now almost certainly dead.

The journey was supposed only to take ~350 years! You have awakened quite far off the planned schedule. You feel almost outside of your body, the spinning only getting worse.

"How bad is the damage," you ask wishing you did not have even to ask.

"Sections 2-3 including Pods 200 through 90,000 are gone following the separation of the ship" the disembodied computer continues, "Bio-bay 5,6, and 8 are damaged beyond repair and reverse thrust engines 1,5,8 are gone as well."

"Can we land safety?" you ask worriedly.

"Ship unable to safely decelerate to prevent entering the atmosphere, recommend entering shuttlecraft to surface."

(The shuttlecraft is more like a small ship, with a cargo bay, computer core, and enough room for a man to survive for some time alone.)

Well, to the shuttle craft?

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