" in what context ? " Calvin asked her.
" Does it stop us from leaving this place with the pod ? Will it force us to take a narrow ideal path between magnetic currents ? " Sera asked.
Calvin had put it very lightly, but needing an ideal path is not a small matter. Ninety percent of the mecha and pod drivers can not navigate well when an ideal path is required. Almost all mother ships will refuse to dock in a planet needing an ideal path of entry.
Simply put, even if the rescue team comes here, they can not pick her up.
Path of entry is still an easy task, one in ten pod drivers could manage it.
The problem is the path of exit from a planet is usually ten times more pickier than the path of entry. That is when there are no other external disturbances. Now, they have three magnetic obstacles. The asteroid's gravity, the blackhole's magnetic field, and the rotating electromagnetic ring around them.
It's really like a pilot's saying ' Dear Billy ! Have you ever seen a storm, and thought I have to fly straight through it ? ' !
If they miss even by a micrometer, they will crash into the asteroid, flattened into a pancake by the nano blackholes, or fried into coke by the lightning.
Thankfully, before Sera's imagination could run even wilder, Calvin answered her.
" There are many ways to get out of here. However, there's a catch. Once a decision is made, we can never switch over to another path. "
" You mean to say we have to achieve a hundred percent success rate with our election manifesto ? " Sera exclaimed.
" That's a bang on hashtag, I would say. " Calvin quipped with a smile...
Though he had been on earth only for a short three years, he understood enough to know that election manifestos are never upheld with complete success.
Sera deflated.
" So, what are our options ? " She asked.
" First, we re-orient the nano blackholes so that our 'halo' ring would revolve around us, creating a sphere of protection. The axis of rotation will match with the Bazinga's line of fire, so even if the Bazinga shoots one more beam at us, only the EM ring would get energized. That means, we could have a safe life on this comet, growing crops, enjoying our beach chairs … Life would be a long day of remote work. " Calvin said.
" Only, we will die on the day Bazinga gets out. This double ring of gravitational and magnetic spheres of protection will be our prison. If and when a rescue arrives, they can not reach us, nor can we get out. " Sera opined.
" Can't say you are wrong ! " Calvin said.
" I am assuming this reorientation is not a day's work ? " Sera asked.
" I would need to disassemble the pod's engine to create the magnetic tractor. Then, every day, we have to adjust the blackhole's direction a little, and in an year, the alignment will reach our goal. "
' Not good. ' Sera said in her mind.
They are out here in the open cosmos, the asteroid is big for an asteroid, but has not reached the size of a planet, at most, it's at the size of a smaller moon. That means any random flying object in the cosmos could break it up into dust, not to mention there's an annual, or semi annual appearance of hydra or aqua here. This could totally wash away their little asteroid. Long life is neither safe, nor possible.
" Next option. " She said decisively.
" I and Moby will score this side for any and all metal. With the help of the black holes, and the neutron star shard you have, we will create a bouncing wormhole. Then we entered the junkyard. "
" Do we die if there's even the smallest amount of error ? " Sera asked.
" not just that. We have no guarantee we will find a suitable material, nor am I sure that just these four are enough to create a teleportation point. Also, we will be completely exposed to the bazinga during this time, " Calvin worried.
" It does not matter. We will take this option. " Sera is determined.
" We don't know what kind of dangers we will face in the junkyard. " Calvin reminded her.
" There's water, there's earth, I am sure there will be a sun too. As long as I can farm, we will not starve. " Sera assured him.
" There's also a third way. " Calvin told her.
" There is ? What is it ? " Sera did not think he had these many alternatives. The moment she heard the second option, she thought it was her only option.
" We will support Moby with all our resources. Once he becomes a juvenile, he would be able to fly freely in the entire universe. " Calvin told her.
Sera looked at him with shock.
" Support a leviathan ? With all I have ? " Sera asked slowly.
In the game, a leviathan is the top krypton pet. It ate rare drops, rare metals and rare items. On top of that, there's the ridiculously expensive and unique leviathan feed packs, which cost as much as Sera's rent.
" Moby is a unique variant. He needs more organic feed. " Calvin told her.
For the first time, Sera had a strange and ominous feeling.
What is this feeling ? Leviathan is not a naturally obtained pet in the game, it's a ' krypton only ' pet which costs more than Sera's salary. In the current reality, Leviathan is an extinct species in the galaxy. She knows this from the original owner's memories. In fact, the last war is fought against a legion of leviathans, under the command of Demon lord, who died after turning traitor. These creatures are labeled with elimination upon sight after the war, where the Demon lord turned traitor and blasted off sixteen planets full of people along with himself.
There are many rumors about this demon Lord, the deadliest soldier in the entire galaxy's history.
Some say he does not age. Eight feet tall… has a special celestial body … has speed greater than light.
However, this all happened fifteen years ago. For Calvin should be five years old, just like herself at that time, right ?
She is Sera dustwood in the game, she has similar features.
But the Dark knight looked like no one in the game. What is his identity ?
" so… what do you say ? " Calvin implored her again, this time, his face full of that wounded lion cub look.
It screamed .. ' I am vulnerable ! I need love ! Give me hugs and kisses but I will never ever say thank you ! not just that, I will keep spouting domineering presidentish nonsense every time you do it ! '
As much as Sera likes to deny, she is a sucker for this look.
Moreover, she has a ready made justification. She has a delicate mecha that could be crushed easily and zero fighting skills.
' I need him. ' She told herself.
At this point, this guy is going to eat her out of the house and out of the planet - that goal, he did not even hide from her. In future, when he becomes strong, when he abandons her, she would have no one to blame but herself.
' Is this how my mother felt ? ' she wondered.
' A capable man with ulterior motives. coincidentally, she has no way out but to rely on him, what choice does she have but to give in ? '
' Is that how this body's mother convinced herself ? '
Sera felt the irony of fate in this moment, yet, what could she say but ' yes ' ?
' To think I will shoot a chick flick all by yourself in the interstellar military novel ! ' , A Little cartoonish Devil Sera laughed at her from her left.
' I will not repeat their mistakes. During this time, I will also learn skills needed for survival. I will never ever get into a situation where he will betray me ! Even if I have to cut off my own leg, I will betray him before he abandons me ! ' an cartoon angel Sera spoke from her right arm, pumping her fist in athletic style.
" Very well. We will go with the third option. I will plant more clover. I need it anyway if I want to change soil quality. " Sera answered finally.
Calvin still looked hesitant.
" Actually, we need the neutron star shard that you retrieved. " Calvin told her.
Sera simply commanded her mecha to open its outside box, at Mecha's stomach.
The moment Sera opened that box, the EM ring surrounding them started to flicker.
" Moby ! " Calvin called out.
The moment it's called, the tentacle arrived from god knows where, and then it swept away the neutron star shard.
Sera turned her head following the tentacle, only to see a wide mouth open underneath the Leviathan. The sharshard is fed to the leviathan, which shudders all over.
" We will be back in a while. " Calvin said, entering the cabin.
Sera waved her giant mecha hands in goodbye.
Moby vanished in no time.
Sera looked down at the field and sighed.
One good thing is .. moby left plenty of manure.