Lightspeed Severance
sci-fi◐ TeenForget arguing. I had maybe minutes. I told the ship, "Show me the drop pod they're using to dump me." A map lit up: the pod was two decks down, already loading my gear. If I got there first, maybe I could control where I landed. I started running.
I reached the pod bay out of breath. My gear was strapped in, plus extra ration crates nobody mentioned. Taped to the seat was a data chip and three words in marker: "LAND NORTH. HURRY." Someone wanted me to survive. The bay doors began to cycle open behind me.
What happens next?
1 ways forwardI jammed the chip into the pod's reader. A map bloomed: the northern coast, marked with a single safe zone in a sea of red danger. Whoever left this knew the planet well. The pod sealed and fired. As the ground rushed up, I steered north with everything I had and held my breath.