Newbie Galactic Combat II - Story Thread

[Ruatha]

2408.0 The Weyrling Empire
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Thurya felt somewhat numb due to the psychoactive drugs that seperated her from The One, it was impossible for the collective to track her movements now. She had severed all ties with her people, all for the good of her people!

The small interstellar shuttle was slowly approaching the construction site at Alpha 2 Lib.
The ship was loaded with explosives.
Ever since Try died Thuryas life had felt meaningless and empty, and now that the Weyrlings were going to isolate themselfs it had lost all meaning, the only thing that still brought her some joy was to fly amongst the stars, pass through the wormholes in anticipation of what would be on the other side. And now that was going to be taken from her.

Never!

It wasn't egoistic motives that had prompted her to take action, she was fully convinced that isolation would be the doom for the Weyrlings. Stagnation and decay was the future for the people who had risen so fast, she couldn't let that happen.
If it meant sacrificing herself to show the rest the true way so be it, she didn't have all that much left to live for anyway. It was a small price to pay.

"-Shuttle Erax respond", the comm channel opened with a surprising loud voice. Thurya hadn't used a comm channel for ages it seemed.
"-Is there anyone aboard? We receive no contact with any Weyrling aboard! If there is anyone aboard respond!
We are sending a boarding crew!"

Thurya armed the explosives and pushed the throttle control forward to maximum.
The engines roared into action and pressed her deply into the seat, the small ship was unbalanced in mass versus power, it was heavily owerpowered and accelerated quickly.
Thurya opened an all direction comm channel.

-"This is Thurya Kyli speaking. Our people was stagnating before, after we opened ourselfs to the great wastness of the universe we have risen and become a great nation. Our achivements are legio and we are renowned for our honour and reliability.
Now we have decided to abandon the rest of the universe, to put ourselfs into isolation and care nothing for what happens to our allies who we have sworen to aid.
I cannot silently watch this deceit.
If we isolate ourselfs we will also loose our motivation to evolve, to strive forward. We will stagnate and perish.
This cannot be.
To stop this I will gladly give my life.
To those working on the System Gravitational shield in the Alpha 2 Lib system, head for your escape pods now, in two minutes it will be too late.

Don't forget this sacrifice for our people, take it for what it is, my Last service for our common good, reconsider what you are doing.
Thurya Kyli out".

Thutya shut down the comm channel, watched the escape pods starting to launch from the orbital yard ahead of her as the crew there realized what was about to happen. All would propably not make it, but Thurya still hoped they would.

At first the yard seemed to grow so slow on the front screen that Thurya thought the engines had somehow malfunctioned even though she could feel the acceleration making her every move cumbersome.
The jets of the disappearing escape pods became clearer and clearer as she approached and soon the yard was growing at an astonishing speed. She had never approached another object in space this fast while watching it on the front screen. It was an exhilirating feeling, she smiled as she felt the adrenaline pumping though her veins.

Here I come Try and Areia, finally!

[ May 19, 2003, 18:22: Message edited by: Ruatha ]