S7 Draft

*Two Interns sat at their regulated post, watching over a job that sounds important, but really left more to be desired: navigating the autopiloted thrusters of the Facility station. Since nothing really happens around there anyways, they had decided to take their mandated coffee break a few minutes early. Despite that, however, one of the two was quite annoyed.*


“Man...this is bullshit.”


“Huh? What are you talking about, Jake?”


“Everything, man! First, we get sent to *space,* then we get **downsized?!** There are **more** positions available now, so why are we getting snubbed? It sucks!”


“Huh. I guess it doesn't help that we're in one of the *most* boring parts of this station now, does it?”


“Not at all. Nothing happens here, Phil.”


“I know. Worst...internship...ever. Did you hear about Thomas?”


“No, what happened to him?”


“Apparently, he was walking over by that gym in the urban sector and...BOOM. Vaporized. Didn't even see it coming. Some power just *erupted* out of the walls, and that was the end of him.”


“Damn. Really makes you think, huh.’


“Yeah…”


*The conversation grew a bit more awkward, as the two sipped their coffees in silence at the unsettling news. The lights above them flickered briefly before their sterile glow returned to its normal pale demeanor. The two Interns looked at each other, confused.*


“Jake, what was that?”


“How should I know? Maybe a breaker busted. It's not like this place is well maintained anyway…”


“Fair enough. Still, something just feels...off. I'll go check it out, alright? I'd rather not get written up again for leaving a light on, or something."

"Be my guest, Jake. I'll be at my post."

*Jacob the Intern left to investigate the breakers, as his co-worker returned to his post. As he set down his coffee mug, however, the Intern forgot one crucial thing about liquids and electronics.*

*They really aren't supposed to mix.*

*The mug slipped and tipped over, splashing all over the control panel that they were responsible for. The panel for navigating the entire station. The terminal began to glitch out, sparks and flashes of light blinding the confused Intern.*

`Facility Navigation System engaged. Now searching for: “EARTH”. Redirecting main thrusters. Searching...Searching…`


*As incredible and impressive as the Facility was, it wasn't perfect. Especially not with the wires and controls for the navigation systems now being...damaged the way they were.*


*So, when the FNS began searching for Earth, it was really just searching for...something LIKE Earth. A similar atmosphere, gravity, temperature…but it was missing the crucial detail of actually* ***being*** *the Earth that the Facility once called home.*


`Proper planet found. Redirecting main course to “EARTH”...`

...


*A few moments later, an emergency alert message made itself known to everyone throughout the Facility, as sirens began to blare. It played from every television, every phone connected to WiFi, every speaker and intercom.*


#**ALERT. ALERT. THE FACILITY IS NOW IN REENTRY TO AN UNKNOWN PLANET. THE FACILITY IS NOW IN REENTRY TO AN UNKNOWN PLANET. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL.**

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*30 Minutes Later...*

*The Facility was in a state of relative chaos, as faculty and residents alike collectively worried for the state of their lab-turned-station. The Facility had never tested a planetary landing before. Naturally, this led to only two possible options for what was to come in the next few minutes.*

*Either they would be marooned on a strange new planet...or they were all about to die.*

*Some desperately tried to escape, as others put up their defenses to attempt to weather th-*

##***CRASH***

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*Darkness. The Facility was thrown into darkness, as everyone stumbled around to try and find an exit. As they did, they were shown something different from everything they had seen before. Light.*

*Light, coming in from the planet's surface around them...*