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Chapter 5 - Fallen From Grace

'Darkness, just pitch black. I can't even see something five inches from my face, but I'm still alive.' this was one of the many thoughts going through the head of one of our misfits, Khauko.

"H-How, How am I alive? An impact at that speed should have killed me, but here I am still kicking. Now, why is it so dark?" [Rebooting... Systems check; Life support functional, Engines damaged, Reactor stable, Weapons systems critical, Navigational systems critical, Sensors nominal, Fuel reserves empty, Medical bay damaged, AI and black box nominal. Reboot complete, deactivating safety protocols.]

"What was that? Might as well get up now, staying in this chair is hurting my tail." As she got up she didn't realize that the central command console had lit up and was showing an figure on it. [Hi there! I'm 3ch0 but you can call me Echo, are you the captain?] This may have given Khauko a mini heart attack.

"N-No I'm not the captain, why do you want to know?" [Oh, well I'm the ship AI I am designed to help the captain to make decisions, and the people who made me said that I was the first sen-sh-ent AI whatever that means.] Echo said without fully understanding what they had said. 'Well damn, we knew they were making something that could be dangerous and oh boy were we right.' thought Khauko before responding to Echo, "Well I know where the captain is if you want to come with me." [Sure, lets go see the capti- wait there is somthing approaching the ship, bipedal mammals, they're coming straight towards us they most likely heard or saw us crash, quick prepare yourself they maybe hostile.] Echo was quick to warn Khauko but there was uncertainty in their voice, like they didn't know what to do about this.