Back again. Same drill. Here we go.
How had I let this happen?
How could I have been so blind?
It was so obvious, yet so subtle.
He rigged the capitol. He managed to set up a intricate array of armed explosives to go off, only four weeks after the capitol had succumbed to the wrath of the Rebellion. Just enough so there would be no plan of escape possible, not for everyone. The explosives were all something of his own design, something powerful enough to destroy the world, but just barely. It would take four weeks to detonate, but I have a feeling he had planned it all. Planned to give us our sweet time to mull over our imminent demise. Nothing could stop it. I suppose that's life right there. Everyone just waiting for Judgment Day. For this world, it was He who got to decide when that came apparently.
But right now that didn't seem to be important. What was important was being there for your family. Your loved ones. Being there for Her. But I can't ,not right now. Right now we need to find a place to go, somewhere that will take us. Its been a week since we got the device report, and in that time we manages to get our starship up and running. Our only hope of getting out of here is over 500 years old and can only stat up once. When it does, we must make it count. That's what's been asked of a small group of people by the leader of our little rebellion. His name?
Captain Krevin Der Faul, leader of the Rebellion against the tyrant Carver Der Faul, and Commanding officer of the Cosmic Explorer Class, EAS Damascus. The one man chosen to lead us all. Unfortunately faces tons of criticism because of his relation with the world tyrant, and has been harassed constantly because of it. Good man, bad lineage I suppose.
He has asked a group of nearly two hundred and fifty people to think of a way to get off the planet before its done for. None have succeed I making reasonable ideas, except for a good friend of mine, Dr.Equinox. He plans on using the technology that was implemented into making my 'Jumper' device, and expanding it to an extremely large scale. Large enough to transport a starship. There are many problems faced wit this task.
One problem is finding a way to implement the scale of which the Jump will take place. It must be able to take the entire starship and transport it, hopefully safely. Another is getting actual coordinates to Jump to. That is up to me to figure out. The last is the place, which I am currently in an argument about right now.
"No. I am not letting the influence of humanity's destructive nature to destroy that world. It will not be an option."
"You don't get to choose whether it happens or not, all you need to do is find somewhere safe."
"How can you say that Doctor?! You know of this world as well as I do and you know what a species like Humanity can do to it!"
The Doctor sighed. We had been arguing about this for ten minutes now and I've still yet to agree with him.
"Can you just listen to me for a SECOND?! Please?!." the Doctor yelled.
I was stunned silent. He never yells, unless he's very agitated. He noticed my silence and continued.
"I know exactly how horrible humanity is now, but we have no choice left on the matter. Unless you want all these people to die for your own selfish reasons, I would suggest getting some feedback on the other side. This is the only option we have left, and its our only hope of surviving against Carvers sadistic plans. Alright?"
I stood, silently contemplating this decision. On one hand it could mean a chance for redemption of Humanity, but on the other it could pose some serious issues with the populace already living there, for some random species to come from nowhere and claim land as its own. I just couldn't decide, at last not on my own. This was not what I wanted to come back with.
"So have you realized the proportions of the issue here? We need that planets consent for arrival, otherwise it could turn for the worst."
I thought it over quickly and decided that it was the only option." Alright, I can ask them for a meeting of such. I'm just unsure whether or not it would work. I don't even know five people on that planet, so I can't even make a guess."
The Doctor smiled "Well, thank you for understanding. I know it will be hard, but that's what I'm here for. If you ever need me, you know what to do."
With that, I was left to my thoughts. I looked down at my arm band that the Jump device was on and thought about it. After a few seconds of contemplation I just sighed and put in the coordinates, thinking of a way to start that conversation. Right as I hit the activation, I had a thought pop up in my head.
'I kissed her yesterday didn't I?'