As the Star 3 engines roared to life, lifting them away from the violet clouds and into the safety of the black, Elias looked back at the receding planet. Michelle-020 was a lonely place, but for a moment, they had survived its cold embrace.
The red warning light on the console pulsed like a dying heart. Outside the reinforced viewscreen, the atmosphere of Michelle-020 was a swirling bruise of violet and charcoal. Michelle-020-star 3.7z
Michelle-020 was a ‘rogue’ planet—a dark world cast out from its solar system eons ago, wandering the void without a sun. The Star 3 expedition was supposed to be a simple extraction of the rare crystalline isotopes found in its frozen core. But the planet’s gravity had a jagged, unpredictable grip. As the Star 3 engines roared to life,
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"If that hatch blows, the extraction rig goes with it," Elias muttered. He grabbed his mag-tether and stepped toward the airlock. "What are you doing?" Sarah’s voice spiked with alarm.
"The 7z seal is a manual override," he said, his breath hitching as his suit pressurized. "I have to lock it from the outside."