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The intergalactic port at the small planet Wlad X was one of the less famous, yet safest ports available for all and any spaceships carrying various materials and cargo across space. So in short, safe and boring, just like the life here. Which is precisely why a very young gentleman named Tubbo decided to leave this ocean planet for a bit of intergalactic adventure. And as any starting adventurer, he was well aware of the difficulties in trying to start one, especially when he looked like a kid. He could of course try to remember how to shape shift into an adult, but here everyone knew everyone and besides, where's the fun in that? So in the end it didn't matter how much he had tried, because there was really only one rule regarding any future space explorers:
Children were generally not allowed on board, especially those unsupervised and that was a fact. Unfortunately for Tubbo, he didn't have any friends or family members, who could vouch for him. And to add to it, he was also broke, so there was no way he could afford a board pass. It also meant that he didn't have enough money to bribe someone, who could pretend that they are his guardian or mentor. Or he could just bribe the guards, they seemed uninterested in their job most of the time.
Speaking off, that was the only reason he had made it this far into the storage. He had to admit that if the guard actually did his job, he would have been thrown out the moment he tripped over a cable in the dark and fell with a loud thud. Tubbo ducked his head, as the garage doors opened with a screech as a random worker came through with a car full of cargo. I really hope those are going out and not in. He glanced briefly at the stickers and put a fist up in the air in victory. O U T. Out of this place, out of the planet and into space. This really was a good day for a bit of crime.
Woohoo. Tubbo silently cheered when the storage worker dropped one of the boxes by accident and put it back on the cart by the wrong way up, exposing a reasonably sized hatch. His odds to sneak in were now increased. The boy quickly runs out of his hiding spot and aims for the big pile of boxes, when the worker turns around. He locates the flipped box with ease and his hands roam, until they find the hatch. He's not exactly sure why or when they started using the boxes with hatches, but he supposes it's to get the fishes out quickly, as bringing them across space can be tricky, when they want to keep them as fresh as possible.
Tubbo tries to open the hatch and smiles widely when it easily pops open, but to his surprise, instead of aquatic animals he sees various fabrics and prints. The universe really must want to meet me, it even prepared a bed for me. He jokes, as he climbs up and attempts to get inside the box. Good thing he chose a small child as his body type, any bigger and he would need to find another way in. Maybe I'll finally find someone like me. He muses and gets himself comfortable, so he could fall asleep. Tubbo looks at the ceiling one last time, before he closes the hatch and hopes that when he wakes up, it will be in the middle of an empty galaxy, so they can't throw him out.
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On the other side of the port near an entry for passengers an orange astronaut dressed in an orange suit and red headphones impatiently tapped their foot, as they waited for their partner in crime. They had a big backpack and a suitcase, a simple one, that they planted on the ground in order to pull out their issued communicator. The name of this astronaut is Captain Sparklez, to his friends known as Jordan. But what is such a public figure doing here? The man sent a few messages, before resuming his pacing.
Message sent:
Are you coming? The ship is taking off in 5.
Message received:
I'm here, calm down sparkly pants.
The captain looked up at his co-worker in a red space suit, who wore a lab coat and safety goggles over it and sighed. "Sorry Kara, you know how important this is, I wouldn't want you to miss it for a simple outfit."
"You don't have to tell me twice Sparklez. Another boring briefing and I'll scream."
He smirks as he breaches the topic "Speaking of, do you remember our mission?"
"Of course I do. We need to take a ship to Suhduh and from there we can contact the base to come pick us up." She sees the way his shoulders drop down in relief and ask with a hint of concern in her voice "What happened?"
"They still haven't answered any of my messages ever since they sent the distress signal."
Both of them went silent, as the ship attendant came to inspect their bags, before letting them pass the gate. As soon they were out of their earshot, Kara spoke again "If it was the league it would be already in the news."
"That's the only thing giving me hope" he sighed.
She puts a hand on his shoulder and they steady themselves, as the yellow ship captain descends from their spot to greet them. "Captain! And miss Korvus, what a pleasure meeting you both. I'm Cheris and I'll be your captain today. Did you both enjoyed your vacation? I heard the beaches are quite nice."
Kara gives the short friendly woman a polite smile, as she answers for both of them "Oh the beaches were lovely, thanks for asking. Have you also had time to visit them?"
"Unfortunately I was too busy, but good to hear. By the way I love your outfit. The coat looks so pretty."
"Oh thank you. Your cherry looks adorable-" And as Kara and Cheris walked into the ship making small talk, Jordan looked up at the sky.
They are going to be fine... They have to be. Scott knows how they operate and Steve always keeps tabs. He tries to reason with himself and tries to ignore the feeling of dread, because without the main ship, they won't be able to come home and what's worse, the entire mission they spent nearly 2 years on would be utterly pointless. He shook his head to clean his mind. He can't think like that. He's Captain Sparklez, famous bounty hunter and an idol for the future generation. Even if his friends turn out to be dead, he can't give up, can't give the league what they want.
He clenches his fist and scoffs. If they think they've destroyed us, then they're in for a treat.
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