Stranded In Space Novels & Stories

~Juniper's POV~ The hum of the spaceship's engines was a constant lullaby, vibrating through the sleek metal walls of the Odyssey. I, Juniper Martin, had been a space cadet for three years now, and this solo mission with Mario Russo felt like a dream assignment. Or maybe a nightmare waiting to happen. We were charting a new asteroid belt for the Earth Space Command, our urban inspired habitat pod mimicking a high-rise apartment in New York, complete with holographic windows showing starry vistas and a control station that looked like a futuristic cock-pit bar.

The bodies of my friends are wrenched free of their restraints and rise to the ever-widening hole in the hull. I have no time to mourn their loss as my life hangs by a thread. My lungs gasp for air. I have exhausted all but the primitive need to survive. I pull myself the last few feet along the cord tethered to the airlock hatch and slam my palm onto the manual release. As the door slides open, I grab the frame against the rush of air from the bridge. I am losing the battle against the onslaught of escaping oxygen when Judah reaches out and hauls me inside. I cling to him, shaking unashamedly. I can feel Judah’s breath on my cheek. The hatch closes behind me, shutting out the nightmare I ha

"The technology on this bird is fifty years ahead of humanity. They want to seize it." "Let them try," Jackson unbuckled his seatbelt. "Computer. Initiate Lockdown Protocol." ACCESS RESTRICTED. BIOMETRIC LOCK ENGAGED. The ship's systems went dark. Without Jackson’s DNA, this spaceship was now just a billion-dollar paperweight. No government could turn it on. The ramp lowered. Jackson walked out first, holding Serenity’s hand. He looked tired, bruised, but victorious. "Mr. Sterling!" A Special Agent shouted over a megaphone. "This airspace is restricted! You are in violation of..."

Aris was already there, his fingers flying across the keys. "I’m jumping us to the Core!" Aris yelled. "It's the only place the Eaters can't follow!" "Wait! We have to take him!" I pointed at the groaning Rowan on the floor. But the pod gave a violent lurch. The giant black hand outside squeezed, and the metal of the hatch began to shear off. We were being pulled apart. "I can't hold the lock!" Aris screamed. The door to the pod ripped off completely. The vacuum of space began to suck everything out. I saw Rowan look up at me. His eyes were completely gold now. He reached out a hand, but he wasn't trying to grab Leo. He was pushing us away.

They began to fall toward the atmosphere below, where they would burn up like shooting stars. MISSION COMPLETE. SIGNAL SILENCED. REWARD: 40,000 CREDITS. THE AFTERMATH Ren logged out. He felt tired. Bone deep tired. The Zero-G missions always messed with his inner ear, leaving him dizzy and nauseous. He walked to the kitchen and poured a glass of water. His hand shook slightly. He opened his laptop to the Aethelgard News Feed. He knew what he would see. BREAKING NEWS: GLOBAL INTERNET OUTAGE

Joe goes up the 2nd floor with Jin but eventually is left alone when Jin climbs to the 3rd floor. Now alone, Penti frowns. He wasn’t afraid of being alone nor being in the dark but ever since he can remember, he’s always been sensitive to the things that normal people couldn’t see. When they approached this part of the suburbs, Penti’s sense started to go crazy. It told him that this place was bad news.

"He’s not just riding the ship, precious. He’s becoming the fuel." "I can't slow down, Nevan," I said, my voice echoing with a metallic resonance. "If we drop out of slipstream now, we’ll be stranded in the dead space between systems. We have to reach the Oort Cloud relay." Suddenly, Leo let out a soft, melodic gasp. He didn't cry. He didn't scream. He simply... detached.

"Do you understand what's gonna happen next?" I bit my lip. Tears were streaming down my face. "They were doing it in the car today… Evan, you have a car too." His breath hitched, and in an instant, he swept me off my feet and carried me into the car. Evan's car was a huge and spacious SUV. As he lay me on the backseat and straddled me, he looked down at me. His voice was thick with desire. "Mel, I'll ask for your consent one last time. If you don't stop me now, you won't get the chance to."

Everyone jumped. Carla immediately rushed into the room. She saw Amanda covering her mouth, her eyes red as she stared at the floor. "Mom, what happened? What..." She walked closer as she spoke. Then she froze. The long straw was lying on the floor and broken in half. "It broke?" Her breathing became shaky. A terrible feeling settled in her chest. She and Amanda looked at each other. At the same time, they remembered what the fortune teller had said years ago. "These straws decide life and death. The short straw represents the younger son. The long straw represents the older son. If one breaks, it means that soul has been destroyed."

“I know it seems silly, but you always seem to have the weight of the world on your shoulders and I wanted to help you loosen up a bit.” “I don’t have the weight of the world on my shoulders.” She sat up and ran a hand through her hair, smoothing it back. “Well, it can’t hurt to unwind, anyway.” He stood and held a hand out to her. She smiled as she took the hand. “I guess, but it’s still a little strange.” “That’s not really a bad thing, is it?” Emma thought about it for a second. “No, I suppose it isn’t.” Camille laid Emily onto a bed in their fourth motel room. They’d been travelling for several days, but she couldn’t find a decent job anywhere. The most she could get was fast food and th