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Chapter 4 - Black Hole

"Alien fighter ship insight, permission to launch the torpedo, sir?".

" Permission granted". Said a middle-aged young man. Almost instantly, five armed torpedoes were launched into space.

"Target missed" another voice rang out across the room.

"What? That's a clear shot, how could they have missed that?." The middle-aged man said.

"Captain, they are jamming our comms, we can't get a clear shot".

" Fire everything we've got, we have to keep them off *Area 201*". The Captain declared in a commanding voice.

"Another alien ship was spotted behind us, they are targeting our thrusters. We are ready to intercept under your command Captain".

The captain stood up from the bridge captain seat, the seat is located almost in the center of the bridge. He looked confused, but he knew he must stay strong because his mood will determine the fighting spirit of his crew. One wrong move could mean the end of his crew and the Nemesis.

Bridge: The upper part of Adam spaceships, where the ship is piloted and orders come from.

Bridge Cap seat: A special seat located at the center of the bridge, only meant for Captains, any order coming from any individual sitting on it must be carried out by the crew.

Nemesis: The current ship. One of the best Adams motherships which extended to almost two miles radius. The ship contains 600,000 Adam mutated army, 40,000 fighter ships, and more than 1,500,000 crew members.

" Send out Agent Kyle and his co-pilot on a fighter ship, I trust them to do a great job".

"Captain, we've got a lock on the alien mothership, permission to fire torpedoes".

" Launch Genesis".

"Captain, Genesis can wipe out all spaceship insight, it can also activate space mines, it will also reduce our shield to almost 10%". The navigator explained, trying to change the Captain's mind.

Genesis is a deadly weapon shaped in a missile form. It was trained in Mars orbit. Its massive wave of flammable hydrogen energy will burn everything it touches.

" That's an order". The captain yelled at the navigator.

Computer beeps were heard " Genesis Launch initiation on 10, 9, 8,.....".

"Sir Agent Kyle is already out with his co-pilot". The assistant Captain announced through the radio.

" What?. Agent Kyle is out?. Stop Genesis launching now" The captain yelled at the bridge crew.

Computer beeps " 2, 1 Genesis launched".

"What?. somebody stop that thing, agent Kyle is out there". The captain asserted. This is his worst nightmare, he never wished for a crew to die under his command.

" It can't be stopped, Genesis is already launched". The navigator confessed.

The captain looked confused, a crew member dying under his command can cause a threat for his post has a captain.

"Contact agent Kyle to get out of there now". The captain mumbled to his assistant. The assistant quickly went to the radio coms.

" Agent Kyle, if you read this. Get out of there right now, Genesis is already initiated. If you are hearing this, get your ass out of there now".

Swiii Sssshhh...ka booooooom, the sound of Genesis exploding on the alien's mothership, the wave threw Nemesis back to almost 150 kilometers, reducing the ship's shield to 4%.

"Shield at 4% and dropping fast." Announced by a co-navigator.

"Captain. we are hitting a violent black-hole".

Do everything to get us out of here, engage all power to thrusters". The captain declared.

Computer beeps. "Switching all power to thrusters".

Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. Black holes have been responsible for missing ships since the last century.

" Sir we can't outpace the black hole, the Genesis waves send us too close to the black hole".

The Captain knew the ship is doomed, also a crew member died under his command. He had nothing to risk anymore. Has he made his final decision which can kill them all or make them survive the danger they are walking into.

The captain knew that trying to speed away from the black hole will only bring them closer to it. He knew that they had to wait and prepare themselves. Black holes' event horizon, they won't be able to stop. And with all the radiation and heat. Their ship won't be able to last for so long.

Moving past the event horizon and onto the Cauchy horizon, this is where time and space start to get a little wonky. Their body will begin to stretch and bend in all directions. Not to mention, the bounds of time and space all around them will also begin to stretch, this will eventually lead to their death.

They need to brace themselves and keep moving throughout the black hole. Once they have reached past the Cauchy horizon, this is where things get a little bit sci-fi. That's because, after this point, science isn't exactly sure what happens this far into a black hole. They might be completely obliterated by the black holes force, or it might lead to something entirely different.

"Disengage the thrusters. Head straight for the black hole horizon put in every we've got. We are evading the hole". The captain knew this was a decision that could be the end or survival of him and his crew.

Computer beeps, ( "disengaging thrusters, everyone brace yourself, get ready for a bumpy ride" ).

The thrusters were shut down leaving the spaceship floating towards the black hole. The captain is ready to give his command at the right moment. He knows his crew has lost faith in him but their survival is his priority.

Computer beeps (" hitting the couch zone, brace yourself".)

The spaceship begins to lose its structure as it starts to form a worm-like structure.

Everybody became stunned and got stuck in a time loop. This is where things get a little bit sci-fi. That's because, after this point, science isn't exactly sure what happens this far into a black hole. They might be completely obliterated by the black holes force, or it might lead to something entirely different.

Computer beeps. (" Ennggaagiing tthhrussters")

Just like riding on a roller coaster, the spaceship made its way through the black hole event horizon. Into outer space. The spaceship gradually regained its form and got released from the time loop.

Computer beeps (" black hole evaded"). Almost instantly. Everything went back to normal as nothing happened, but the crew can still see the black hole far away. It means the black hole can cause their death, without them knowing.

It's a joyful mood on the bridge, they knew they just escaped a brutal death.

The captain knew he had to answer to the judicial punishment for passing the simulator in a disgraceful manner.

Computer beeps ( "simulator success").

The captain stepped out of the alternate simulator bridge, facing the general.

" Your Simulator battle is a total failure, you gave out orders without thinking it through. If it were a real battle, you could have gotten all your crew killed". The general yelled at Captain Fedrick.

Captain Fedrick knew he passed the simulation battle, but a crew getting killed during the simulation is a total disaster, and it's success can not be credited.

"Your courage in outpacing a black hole is on another level and achievement which is not easy to achieve. Even though you risked all your crew's lives, but it's a wise move to ascertain the safety of your crew". The general said this in a praising voice.

The mood turned from silent to happiness, and claps were heard across the room after the General speech, they all knew the captain accomplished the impossible.

Invading a black hole is something scientists classified as impossible, mumbles were heard.

" it's just a simulation, a black hole can never be evaded".

The Captain heard what the other cadets said, but he choose not to react.