I was jolted awake by the blares of alarms resounding around the pod. Occasional flashes of red covered my vision but my body were too sluggish to move due to just waking up from hibernation. This wouldn't have been a problem as current hibernation chambers don't have such temporary side effects but it would seem I have been hibernating for more than trillions upon trillions of years so some components inside may have deteriorated a bit due to substances that exists outside the universe mainly void matter.
Groaning, my body's sensitivity were all over the place but that did not matter. Taping on the middle of my chest, protective armor gear collapses and encases my body–protecting me from any potential harm.
"S-Status..." I muttered out as I dropped onto my knees.
[Presently entering the planet's atmosphere, sir. 78% damage sustained to Hoxus due to void radiation. The hibernation chamber you used also sustained a considerable amount of damage, forcing unstable hibernation state. Your body condition is still weakened from forced hibernation, sir. I will speed up your recovery...] Energy came back to my body and I find myself standing up filled to the brim with energy and strength. [Recovery complete. I suggest immediate action and take precautions.]
Quickly, I went to the consoles, navigating and typing various commands to save the pod but it seems the pod's far too damaged to be able to put up any defensive measures against the impact much less stop it from crash-landing. I have no other choices left other than to use this suit.
"What's the current energy percentage for Singularity?" I asked as I hastily made my way towards the emergency door and pressed the door ejection button.
As I did so, the door tears apart and vacuum of air enters inside. [Due to the exposure to void matter, energy was used to preserve the condition of the suit. Currently, about 10% left.]
"Estimate the energy consumption if I used this suit to stop the pod from crashing." I look outside and was surprised when my sight was met with the clear blue skies that reminded me of humanity's old home planet.
[Calculation concludes for about 4%.]
"Right, quite enough." I nodded and jumped into the air.
I was surprised once again as I was met with the sight of green which I assume to be the natural flora of this planet. This planet seem too similar to Prime Earth...
Cosmic propulsion bursts from my feet, my hands and my back. Quickly, I flew below the falling space pod and position my hands to carry it. Despite being a pod, it has 1/3 the size of a freighter so it's quite heavy not helped with the fact of the various kind of minerals it composed of. With the propulsion, the momentum eventually slows the pod down and a few hundred kilometers away from the surface, it completely stops. Slowly and carefully, I carried the space pod and placed it on the ground.
I sighed in relief before landing down as the armor collapses back onto the circular trigger on my chest. "Crisis averted, thankfully enough." I look around, seeing trees and grasses that has uncanny resemblance to planet Earth. "This...of course." I nodded, finally understanding. "Looks like I'm on Earth. A different one but Earth."
Doesn't help when my lungs feel refreshed, a clear and familiar sign. The atmosphere seems to have a balanced amount of oxygen and other gases that composed of Earth's atmosphere. Earth from where I came from was long gone after the sun expands and became a red giant.
Other home planets on that solar system followed suit so humans had to leave them all behind. If we had reached the level of civilization where we can light up our stars and manipulate the laws of physics, I wouldn't be alone but time had unfortunately ended all of them. Still, seeing this Earth in its current state, seems like the planet is still brand new.
"Seems like I have to investigate." I walked into the space pod and use spare materials left on the pod to fix up some things. "Alright."
Using the Materializer, I fixed the important parts of the pod and power is back on. Unfortunately, there weren't enough backup materials to fix the floaters so this pod won't be able to be used for space travel for quite a while. I'm stuck in this planet for a while, which I don't mind if this planet is Earth. And if it's anything like Earth, then living here is what I should do next.
I booted up the console and began deploying nanosatellites onto the stratosphere. Once that was done, the nanosatellites scanned the planet and relayed me the information.
"Hm. Alright." I nodded. "Looks like I'm really on Earth, that's good to know." My eyes narrowed. "But seems like this planet is filled with a new type of energy that doesn't exist on the previous Earth."
Not only is the new energy seem versatile in uses but it is also a renewable source of energy. And it is powerful enough to have an impact on the ecosystem and the inhabitants. Some regions in the planet have changes in gravitational fields, creating floating structures. Some weather also seem abnormal though the nanosatellites couldn't pick up any clear images due to the strange waves this energy emanates which must've caused these anomalies. If I want to see it, I need to investigate it myself.
Lastly, the inhabitants. It is natural for humans of the previous age to have potent energy inside as it is what kept us ageless but it seems creatures here also has energy stored inside their beings. The same energy that has great impacts on the planet. Again, if I want to know more of this energy, then I have to research it myself but...
I sighed, "I already decided to not do that anymore." I smiled. "I better just get some things here and leave this pod for a while."
This space pod is capable of surviving the end of the universe, only void radiation managed to get it so it can't corrode in this universe. After all, it is built to survive any harsh environments so this planet wouldn't able to damage it in any way. I'll just leave it here and have it set up hologram for blending. One day, I might come back to this pod but until then, I'll entrust it to the system.
"I'll be leaving for a while so system, set up environmental disguise. Maybe repair the pod." I said.
[Command accepted. We will be waiting for your return.]
I got out with some things carried and I made my way into the woods, braving into unknown territories. Looks like this'll be an interesting journey...