When the starship crashed on Voledex, cryogenic chambers were scattered across the alien landscape.
I was the only crew member who had suited up before life support gave out. There were no other survivors.
Eight children slept in their chambers, dotting the gray dust of our new home.
I located a rover, and one at a time I hauled those chambers from the frozen waste to the previously-built Ops Dome.
It was not ideal, but the second ship would arrive in a month. We might make it. And if not, well, at least we had made it home.
I was the only crew member who had suited up before life support gave out. There were no other survivors.
Eight children slept in their chambers, dotting the gray dust of our new home.
I located a rover, and one at a time I hauled those chambers from the frozen waste to the previously-built Ops Dome.
It was not ideal, but the second ship would arrive in a month. We might make it. And if not, well, at least we had made it home.
