Beyond

ᑕᕼᗩᑭ丅ᗴᖇ 丅ᗯᗴᑎ丅Ƴ-ᗝᑎᗴ

𝓕𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 ✶༄ ‧₊˚

Beep.

Space. What does it mean? An expanse, that's free and empty. Dimensions, of height and width that of which all things move freely.

Floating endlessly in a dark silent world. Neverending. Constellations lighting the way. Planetary systems orbiting stars. Dwarf planets orbiting those in a never-ending cycle. A boundless continuum, to the point where its vastness is entirely incomprehensible.

Traveling through something entirely unexplored past our galaxy is a dangerous undertaking. The odds of finding nearby life are close to nothing. The odds of being found yourself are even slimmer.

Beep.

Space can be beautiful, between nebulas and shooting stars, eclipses, and plasma. Space can also be deadly, with wormholes and black holes, and an expanse so vast that it can never be fully discovered.

Does traveling through a black hole truly take you to a different dimension? No one will know, as physically no one can survive the threshold between it and whatever is beyond.

Beep.

Even if one could survive, you could never reach any satellite or radio from a distance of thousands of lightyears away. It's truly terrifying when taken into consideration, you'd be stranded for life and would likely die from lack of oxygen.

There would never be enough resources to travel through a black hole and back, that is if you didn't die first.

Beep.

Years ago, space was discovered to be more than just a night sky. Many phenomenal sights can be seen just by the unaided eye—the Copernicus crater of the moon, the constellations of the zodiacs. Only in 1846 did astronomers notice the other planets in this vast emptiness.

Beep.

For tens of thousands of years, human beings have been fascinated by the patterns of stars in the sky above. Early astronomers discovered the change in stars of the night sky, as well as the moon changing its shape. Growing a shadow over its normal brightness.

Beep.

Ancient Egyptian people noticed the stars in the sky formed shapes that could be interpreted as people. They made up stories about the unknown stars above, painting the constellations into stories of great heroic bravery, painting them on the walls of their tombs and pyramids. Hoping to spread their stories for thousands of years. Egyptians aligned their pyramids and temples toward the north because they believed their pharaohs became stars in the northern sky after they died.

Beep.

Space being such a vast plane, humans didn't know nor realize that at least one astronomical event happens every second. Supernovas are a prime example, they might not be visible to the unaided eye, or even to satellites. But they happen, some other unknown being is experiencing them right now. . .

Beep.

An earsplitting alarm sounded through the entirety of the Stargazer, paired with flashing red lights as it was slowly plummeting toward a large planet. Orbiting a star so hot that it was blue in color.

Sylvia gasped as she woke up, glancing over to find her fellow watch leader completely unconscious. She looked forward, only to find that the pilots were also knocked out cold.

"Crap, crap, crap. . ." She muttered under her breath, fumbling to steady the ship with the limited controls available in front of her. Pulling the throttle back, to slow the flow of fuel going to the engine. Effectively slowing the ship's descent toward the strange planet. Sylvia hoped to get into orbit of the planet to give the crew a chance to regroup. "Oh yeah, sure general Monroe. Leo is improving so much." She muttered under her breath as she maneuvered the ship slowly as possible toward the orb.