Posted by Ensign Kalani Kāne (Science Officer) in Vespa V - A Need to get Away

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“Oh sugar honey iced tea, we are going to die… that’s it we are going to die… see this is why I hunted. I could go out in the woods and shoot things and prevent them from blowing me up… or learning how to wield tools… you want planet of the apes ‘cause babe this how you get planet of the apes… or planet of the Kalani’s cause I am going to name them after you… yep I saw them first so I get to name them, that’s how it works right? I am going to name them Kalani’s then I am going to shoot them for taking me out on trips where I could be eating by them!” Jarred said, his voice growing in volume as he felt more irate as he stood there. They needed to do something, just sitting here waiting for them to notice them wasn’t going to work.

Alindor, CE

“Hey,” she said spinning to face Jarred. “That is what you call a magical weekend. You take me out into the wilderness for a little waterfall action and then shoot me,” Kalani’s voice cracked a bit from the hot whisper to a low volume shout. “No wonder why I was able to snap you up with a smile and jelly donut!”

“I didn’t take you out here! You invited me silly, you said you wanted to study the planet, and now you got us stranded here!” he said, his voice raised as he looked at her like she had a second head for blaming him on this all. He just came here to bond with her, she came to study and learn. At this point neither seemed to be going according to plan.

As if to punctuate the tone of Jarred’s words, a loud boom echoed through the jungle throwing Jarred and Kalani back and off their feet as if they were a stunt double in a high budget holomovie. The energy wave that hit them was hard and fast but not dangerous enough to cause any physical damage. It was as if a tornado touched down inches from them blowing foliage, leaves, and loose dirt in all directions. Birds and other insects took to the skies around them screeching and buzzing terrified by the sudden sound that had permeated their idyllic jungle setting. Small rodents that had no been flung to the far corners of the jungle darted backward not caring if they crossed the weird hairless apes that were tramping about the area like they owned it.

The distance Kalani and Jarred traveled was only about three feet and Jarred would find he was lying in a soft bed of moss luckily missing anything that could have impaled him or broken any bones. The force of the blast was not enough, however, to clear out the jungles thick vegetative growth. Once the shock wave rolled through, the plants, ferns, and branches moved back to their upright position obscuring any visual of the village. As the local wildlife slowly settled an eerie quiet would have filled the jungle. Like being in the eye of a hurricane the jungle was now deathly silent.

Ensign Kalani Kane, science

Jarred felt his ears ringing as he began to get up, dazed and disoriented he stumbled like a gorilla trying to walk on two legs as he lumbered around as he began to get his bearings. His vision felt blurred as it slowly began to focus, the sound quieting as he began looking around as he began to assess what just happened. “Dear god.” he shouted, louder than he intended as blinked slowly as things finally slid back into place as he began to take notice that Kalani was no where near him.

“Kalani!?” he shouted, fear beginning to fill his mind as he looked around, shocked and startled as he began to notice she was no where around here.

“Kal this isn’t funny, where are you?” he said louder as he looked to see where she might have gone, seeing if there was any clues in the wreckage around him.

Alindor, CE