User blog:WeareVenom16/VNM Breakout Part 1

The Morningstar station was quiet, typical for an orbital space station, humans and Worker Drones alike were moving around, performing their respective duties. One engineer walked up to a Worker Drone named Steve who was securing a Landing Pod.

"Hello Steve, how is the pod looking?"

Steve, who wore a typical Worker Drone uniform and hat, and had blue eyes that turned to look at the engineer, responded in what sounded like a Southern accent.

"Looking good if I do say so myself, it's secured and ready to launch as a moments notice!"

Steve did a sort of half salute as he was speaking, the engineer nodded along as he wrote down the status of the pod while inspecting it into a form attached to a clipboard he was carrying.

"Everything looks ready, once we have the squad prepared, we can send renforcements. The sooner we get rid of the rogue Worker Drone population the better."

Steve nodded along as he spoke again, "Can you picture yourself being rogue? It's about the dumbest thing a Drone can do!"

Steve laughed to himself a bit after finishing his sentence, a clear sign that Steve was not rogue himself.

The engineer just smiled a bit, clearly humored by Steve's comment. The Drones's personality was a bit of an engima among the other's stationed aboard the Morningstar: Hardworking, but a bit of a jokester. The engineer never really minded, after all the work they did making sure the station was in top shape, having a sense of humor is a nice breather from the scent of oil and the loud sounds of machinery, both autonomous and stationary.

The human engineer was just about to respond with a quip of his own when he was alerted by the stations PA system.

Attention all personal stationed in Hanger 7, there is a Landing Pod on a collision course with your location!

All personal are advised to save their work, and make their way to the airlock!

"What in the-"

The engineer's comment was cut short by a sudden collision, it was as if a flaming boulder crashed it's way throught the hanger, crashing into the Landing Pod and exploding it immediatly. Workers and humans who were not directly in it's path were thrown across the room, some of them in pieces. The engineer felt and saw blood and oil all around in the air as he was also thrown back, hitting the wall and nearly getting crushed by a retractable leg from the Landing Pod that started the mass destruction.

When he came to, all he saw was fire.

Flames covered nearly the entire hanger, the remains of Drones and humans were scattered all over the ground. Some were still alive, altough they were in really bad shape, with some humans being stuck under debris, or barely moving while covered in pools of their own blood, which spread across the floor and was eerily illuminated by the emergency lights flashing red.

The engineer stood up, looking across what used to be the hanger. Until he spotted Steve, who was still alive, and not badly damaged. The engineer could make out some burn marks on both Steve's clothing and frame, but those seemed to be the only signs of damage, which wasn't that hard or expensive to fix given how much it happens in the Drones line of work.

Steve had a look of shock on his visor, his mouth hanging open as he looked around the room, clearly seeing the remains of his coworkers.

It was then that Steve noticed the engineer, and finally spoke.

"What is tarnation just happe-"

He never finished the sentence.

Something grabbed him and quickly pulled him into the thick cloud of smoke that was behind him. It all happened so fast, and before the engineer knew it, he heard Steve's screams of pain before they were quickly cut short.

The engineer began shaking in place, he watched as a bright orange X as well as 5 lights that appeared to be white in color began to glow throught the smoke, and whoever, whatever it was, spoke in a distorted voice fitting of a monster.

Oh dear, I've made quite a mess.

End of Part 1