Humanity had almost completely used up Earth's natural resources before they turned to the stars. They had built an\ single empire and controlled almost all the earth when they turned to the stars. Humanity was dying when they turned to the stars.
In the year 2298 the Empire Humanity had destroyed the last of the resistance cells and began focusing
on the planet they lived on, Earth the war had nearly destroyed the planet, water was irradiated, crops harvests were failing and people were starving. Humanity had destroyed itself. Yet, there was still a glimmer of hope as the greatest minds created large spaceships capable of carrying entire nations. Humanity could survive...
Year 2750 Humanity had settled many Planets and had, Once again fallen into the cycle of war. Millions of people died and planets were occupied simply as mining depots for materials for war. The pointless war raged on until Humanity discovered a threat to its very existence...
When Derek had volunteered to help fight the war he hadn't expected to be shipped away from his family with only one duffel bag with his prized possessions, only to become a repairman on a mining planet! After a month or two he had finally found he actually enjoyed his job, enjoyed seeing broken machines and robots seeming to rise from the dead. He even enjoyed spending time with many of the other workers. There were three things he disliked about his new job, He couldn't contact his wife, the constant fear of an enemy attack, and the food. All the food had to be shipped all the way from Omal, approximately 1 and a half light years away, so it was either in a can or flash frozen.
Derek had gotten up that morning on the sunless, barren planet of Thentuuk, looked around his small, plain room, and got dressed. His only clothing was orange, and chemiluminescent in case the power failed. If the power failed it was his job to fix it, so he also carried a flashlight at all times.
He finally left his room and went up the dimly lit,steel halls to the commons area. As he walked into the commons area, a group room with a more homely look, bright lights, entertainment, and even a greenhouse, someone shouted “Derek!” excitedly. Derek look in the direction of the shout ant saw his wife, Jessica. “How did you manage to get here?” asked Derek as he hugged her. She replied “The company has said all employees get a visit with there family every other year, I decided to come to you.” “But, if I had come to you we could have enjoyed sunshine.” “But this way it was more of a surprise.” Another worker clad in orange walked over and asked is this your wife, Derek?” Derek turned and said “Niko! I thought you were in the infirmary, your leg better? This is my wife Jessica.” Niko bowed towards Jessica and said “Great to meet you, Derek has told me so much about you. Your hair looks amazing, is red your natural hair colour, or did you dye it to look like Derek's?” Jessica blushed having never had her hair complimented by a stranger before and replied “It's my natural colour, though I'm the only on with hair like this in my family.” Before Niko could reply a loudspeaker announced “Derek Kiltop must report to level 0, Sector 3. Generator breakdown in that sector. Other sectors not affected by power loss. Anyone in affected sectors should immediately report to their rooms. I repeat, Derek Kiltop must report to level 0, Sector 3. Generator breakdown in that sector. Other sectors not affected by power loss. Anyone in affected sectors should immediately report to their rooms.”
So that's like... the first chapter i guess.
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