145 Pirates Part 1

The next few galactic units passed with no incidents. Zell and Skel got to know each other a bit better, both regaled stories of their past adventures and conquests. It was a peaceful and nice flight, but as with everything, it had to come to an end.

The ship was stopped abruptly, knocking Skel onto the ground, but not budging Zell. The power dimmed and the two of them started to float.

"Veronica!" Skel yelled, his face showing signs of worry as he could tell the air inside the ship was getting thin and the temperature was dropping rapidly. "Veronica!"

Realizing it was a power outage and life support had failed, Zell placed a protective barrier around Skel. It was designed to trap as much air as possible inside with him and keep the cold out. "Something must have happened." Zell said.

"What makes you think that?!" Skel asked sarcastically. "Is it the fact we are floating, well I am floating you seem to be hovering."