No Turning Back

Chapter Fourty-Seven: The Generator

I must have fallen asleep eventually since now the daylight shone through my closed eye lids. I could see the bright orange permeating through which finally woke me up. I slowly cracked open my eyes and let the light in as my eyes adjusted. I could make out a dark silhouette which eventually came into focus.

"Mornin' honey", Dempsey smiled. 

He looked tired - the night watch had taken its toll. I smiled back and looked around.

"You're up early. The others are still alseep", Dempsey said as he gestured to Takeo and Nikolai who were asleep.

I then felt a warm body beside me and turned around to see it was Primis. I felt my curiosity getting the better of me as I wondered what he and Richtofen spoke about last night. I then noticed Dempsey looking at something behind me.

"Ahem", a voice cleared their throat.

Primis suddenly awoke and sat up before glaring at whatever Dempsey was looking at.

"Oh no..." Dempsey rolled his eyes.

I swung my head around to find Richtofen towering over me. He was back in the spacesuit and looking like nothing had ever happened.

"I have an annoucement", Richtofen announced - looking down at me in particular.

Takeo had already awoken upon hearing Richtofen's voice. But as usual, Nikolai was still out cold. 

"Wakey WAKEY!" Dempsey shouted as he kicked Nikolai's boot.

The deafening decibels of Dempsey's voice caused Richtofen to wince and murmur something under his breath.

"Wha? Hey? What's going on?" Nikolai asked confusedly before he straightened up at the sight of Richtofen.

"Ve vill begin our vork at vonce", Richtofen finally said.

"About time, I'm gettin' pretty damn bored of this place!" Dempsey grinned.

"I have finished repairing zhe generator und now ve must send it to Dr Gersch", Richtofen explained.

"Hmph, und have jou come to a solution?" Primis asked defensively as he folded his arms.

Richtofen looked down at Primis with a raised eyebrow as if it was the most ridiculous question he had ever been asked.

"Ve must launch zhe rocket first", Richtofen began.

"Well that's easy, we've already used the landers to fuel the rocket", I replied.

"Is it that button upstairs?" Dempsey asked as I nodded.

"I'll go up and launch it! I wanna press the big button!" Dempsey squealed with child-like delight.

The marine then ran off up the stairs. Richtofen rolled his eyes again and murmured under his breath some kind of insult.

After a few minutes; the rocket launch tower began to awaken. The tannoy announced the launch initiation before beginning the countdown. Dempsey ran back down outside and waited for the rocket to launch.

"Three... two... one..." the Russian accent counted down.

The rocket began to fire up as the deafening rumble reverberated through everyone. The thrusters began to glow with hot incadnescent flames as they began to propel the rocket up in the air. 

"Woah, that's fuckin cool!" Dempsey marvelled as his eyes lit up.

His eyes reflected the bright light of the rocket in his greyish blue eyes. We all watched the rocket make its way up into space. It became smaller and smaller before disappearing from view altogether.