Chapter 4: Mission success?..or not.

"I'm in the missile launch check on 3-98" pangunguna ni Commander Chris sa akin, today is the day of our mission, we are now on the perfect distance away from Apophis A.

"step 1 launch key inserted, previously accomplished" dugtong niya, ang iba naming kasama ay abala sa maintenance ng Nuclear missile namin para maisgurong walang magiging aberya habang kami naman ni Commander smith ang mag tatarget sa asteroid, I'll serve as the Deputy commander

"Great" I replied.

"Step 2 Target your launch off selected, select from launch main menu, launch click option selected; Zero, Zero, Five, One, Zero" tumango ako sa kaniya at pinindot ang mga sinabi niyang numero sa keyboard operator na nasa harap ko.

"Zero, zero, five, one" I clarified.

Napatingin ako sa harap namin,and my heart skipped a beat when I saw the asteroid infront of our space craft, Its so huge, kailangan naming mapag tagumpayan ang misyon na ito.

"Astronaut Abella! Focus!" napatigil ako sa pag iisip dahil sa sigaw ni Commander Chris sa akin, "One mistake Abella, a single mistake can destroy our planet" napahinga ako ng malalim.

"Step 5 Alignment mode, enter Mike" tuloy nito.

"Mike" I said after I entered

"Step 5 alpha, enter Sierra in the SIOP boa Field" I entered sierra before answering.

"Sierra"

"Step 6,Initiate key pressed"

"Initiate" we always have to clarify every single order verbally to make sure that everything is good and normal, dumaan ang ilang minuto ay patuloy lamang kami sa pag ooperate ng missile na ilolaunch namin patungo sa apophis B, as minutes passed the asteroid is moving closer and closer to our direction.

"Step 17 all fall enable procedure required"

"Great" I replied while still looking on Apophis A.

"Astronaut Abella, we are now on page 3-103 launch menu to main menu selected Step 1"

"Watch"

"Enable from launch pop-up menu selected"

"Selected" I quickly said.

"Unlock code, Juliet, Papa, Papa, november,Kilo, foxtrot"

"I have juliet, papa, papa, November,Kilo,foxtrot—"

"—Thats good! Enable switch down and lock, o ID/- whiskey side"

"Whiskey"

"Good, Initiate key pressed"

"Initiate Commander " I can feel some engine that is  now starting to run, and I'm starting to get nervous unlike Commander Chris, He's too calm and cool I envy him.

After I enter the key pressed a word Countdown to commense in this area appeared on the screen and after the countdown I typed

PNG as the code of coop.

"I have successful enable coop" I informed my commander.

"I agree,I'll call enable is accomplished moving to launch checklist" tumango ako.

"Great"

"Launch action at this time, hands on keys—" hinawakan ko ng dalawnag kamay ang magkabilang keys sa harapan ko.

"On my mark! Three.. Two.. One.. hold" pinihit ko ito pababa upang maiharap sa 'Launch' sign.

"I have DCL message transmitted" I said.

"And released" binitawan ko nag key na hawak ko.

"Commander, the DCL message  transmitted—" I repeat.

"I agree" nawala ako sa focus

nang makaramdam ako ng isang malakas na impact sa sinasakyan ko kaya tumingin ako sa likod ko ngunitbwala akong makitang kahit na ano.

"Step 18 is accomplished, step 19 which is back to code used" our commander said, huminga lamang ako ng malalim bagi ako mag salitang muli.

"O-okay,  we're waiting for L.I.P—"

"I agree, Waiting for CES. we are now launching" my heart is pounding, the space craft is moving histerically

"10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0" he shouted.

"FIRST MISSILE, FIRE!!" I pressed the red botton infront of me, after that action the space craft immediately shake.

"SECOND MISSILE,FIRE!" Sigaw ni Commander Chris, Kahit na hilong hilo pa alo dahil sa impact na nangyare sa unang launch ng nuclear missile ay sinunod ko ang inutos ni Commander Chris, I  pressed the second red botton infront of me.

"We Reach the ground of the satellite thats a good news, LAST MISSILE, FIRE!!" nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi niya at dahan dahang pinress ang pinaka malaking botton, I was expecting that this was like the other missile's impact but I was wrong. The space craft is shaking histerically, tumingin ako kay Commander Chris at may pinipindot siyang kung ano ano sa operator but seconds passed the emergency alarm started to make a sound and the light turned red, narinig kong sumisigaw ng malakas papunta sa amin ang apat pa naming kasama sa space craft.

"No, Go back!!WEAR YOUR SPACE SUIT!" bumalik ang mga kasama namin para pumunta sa pinaglalagyan ng mga suit namin kami ni Commander ay nanatili sa pag ooperate ng sinasakyan namin, narinig kong nakikipag usap ito sa tauhan ng NASA.

"—WE ARE NOW IN DANGER, the space craft crashes after we launch the last and biggest missile, Is there a changes to the rotation of Apophis B?" what?!!  Talagaangg yung rotation ang iniisip niya? Our life is at risk.

"Yes?? Thank God! Commander do you want to speak with your daughter?" maya maya pa ay tumingin siya sa akin at itinapat ang monitor sa akin.

"Princess how are you? Are you okay?? Oh my god please not my daughter!" sigaw ng tatay ko sa monitor, my eyes started to filled with tears.

"I-im okay d-dad—" naramdaman kong may isang bagay na tumama sa space craft namin na naging dahilan ng mas lalong pag yanig ng paligid,rinig na rinig ko ang sigaw ng mga tao sa NASA.

"Commander, here's your space suit" nakita kong may dalang dalawang space suit ang apat naming kasama, nag madali kaming isuot ito in case na maging worst ang kakalabasan namin.

"Princess?" tanong ng tatay ko sa monitor.

"DAD I'M OKAY!  WE ARE NOW ON OUR SPACE SUIT—" napatigil ako sa pag sasalita nang mapatingin ako sa harapan ko.

"D-dad, can you check our location please?" sabi ko sa tatay ko habang nakatingin parin sa harapan ko.

"D-dad?"

"You are now outside our solar system Amara elezia!paano kayo nakarating dyan?" tanong nito sa akin.

"D-dad, this is my end" Mahinang sabi ko sa kaniya while still looking at the space infront of me.

"Nakikita ko lamang ang ganitong bagay sa mga monitor natin sa NASA dad, and now its right infront of me"

"What do you mean anak? "

"Asteroid belt dad, they're beautiful" napansin kong napatingin sa akin sila commander Chris bago tumingin sa harapan nila, bakas ang takot sa mukha nila nang makita nila ang mga asteroid sa harapan namin.

"D-dont worry princess, imposibleng matamaan kayo niyan, masyadong malalayo ang distance ng mga asteroids sa isat isa" ngumiti ako.

"This belt is different dad, magkakadikit sila" kinuha ni Commander Chris ang maliit na monitor na nakaharap sa akin at itinapat ito ss kaniya.

"Listen you all, This might be our end but It's worth it. As an astronaut we've already expected this.. The most important thing is we successfully finished our misison and the earth and humanity is now safe" sigaw nito, nag sabi ng kaniya kaniya pang mensahe ang mga kasama ko bago ito mapunta sa akin.

"Before I decided to take this mission I know that I have, No, WE have to take the risk... Its our job to protect the mankind, and if we didn't survive this don't be sad, we did this not just because thid is our job, but because we want to save our planet..goodbye everybody..goodbye dad" Pinatay ko na ang monitor at tumingin sa mga kasama ko.

"The space craft is now heading straight to the belt in 3 minutes" I said.

"Abella hindi tayo pwedeng sumuko ng ganito nalang" sigaw ni Axel sa akin, ang mga kasama namin ay napatingin kay axel,pilit na iniintindi ang sinasabi niya.

"What I mean is we can't just die like this, we have to try to surpass this belt" napahinga ako ng malalim.

"How?" I asked,  hindi niya ako sinagot bagkos ay ibinaling niya ang tingin kay Commander Chris.

"Let me handle the operator commander" umalis kaagad si Commander smith sa inuupuan niya at nag madaling pumalit dito si Axel, 1 minute before we reach the belt ay lahat kami'y tahimik lamang habang pinag mamasdan si Axel na minamaneobra ang sinasakyan namin, muli akong tumingin sa labas,hindi gaya kanina ay matapang ko nang tinanggap ang maaring mangyari sa akin.

Being raised by a wonderful father, to work at NASA and to see the space is enough,I've already had the best life that any person could ever wish for.

Nakaramdam ako ng pag gewang ng sinasakyan ko nang sinubukan ni Axel na iwasan ang unang asteroid sa harap namin and he succeded, pagkalagpas namin dito ay isa nanamang asteroid ang nasa harap namin kaya pinihit nanamn ni Axel pakaliwa ang space craft sunod naman ay dalawang magkadikit na asteroid ang nasa harap namin kaunti lamang ang distansya nito sa Isa't-isa. Hindi na maaaring pumihit pa sa magkabilang side si Axel dahil kukulangin siya sa oras ang pinaka posible niyang gawin at ang lumusot sa gitna nito.

"EVERYBODY WATCH OUT I'M GOING TO PASS IN BETWEEN THIS TWO ASTEROIDS,HOLD ON TO SOMETHING" lahat kami ay humawak kung saan para masuportahan ang aming sarili, ilang segundo ang lumipas ay nakaramdam na kami ng pag gewang ng paligid at kahit na lumulutang kaming lahat ay nakaramdam padin kami ng hilo. Habang patagal kami ng patagal sa loob ng asteroid belt ay mas nagiging delikado ang nakakasalubong naming mga bagay, thanks to axel and his skills we are surviving for about 30 minutes inside the belt.

"Astronaut Sharlotte can you please check our location" utos ni  Commander smith kay sharlotte, agad naman itong kumilos papunta sa isang computer na nag dedetect ng location namin.

"We're almost there commander"

"Where?" I asked.

"The end of the asteroid belt abella, in any minute we are stable" masayang sigaw ni Sharlotte sa aming lahat nakaramdm ako ng kaginhawahan sa puso ko.. Finally we are stable, but that happiness quickly fades after the light inside the space craft turned on and off, muling gumana ang emergency alert at pinalibutan kami muli ng pulang ilaw galing dito.

"What's happening?!" sigaw ni Zach.

"Guys?" tanong ni Axel sa amin lahat kami ay napatingin sa kaniya.

"Why? Whats the matter?" commander Chris asked.

"What is that?" turo nito sa isang bagay sa harapan niya.

"Please tell me that I'm wrong" napahawak ako sa bibig ko sa nakita.

Noo...is that a black hole? Kapansin pansin ang isang itim na bagay sa harap ng space craft namin, malayo pa ang distansya nito ngunit sa sobrang laki ay maaari na nito kaming mahigop, its surface was covered by a massive amount of color orange light but you can see the black hole on its center,hindi kami maaaring dumeretyo pa kailangan naming bumalik.

"Turn the space craft around axel!! " I shouted.

"Oh my god" I heard sharlotte's voice so I immediately hold her hands and hug her.

"Its going to be okay" I comforted her "No, no its not"she replied.

I know, Oo at nakaligtas kami simula kanina papunta dito pero hindi namin alam kung makakaligtas pa ba kami pabalik, ang direksyon ang mga asteroid kanina ay pasalubong sa amin kaya naman alam ni axel kung paano iiwas ngunit sa panahon na ito ay hindi namin malalamn kung ano ang nasa likod namin.

Akmang ililiko na ni Axel ang Space craft nang makaramdam kami ng isang bagay na parang humihigop sa aming lahat.

"NO!" Commander Chris shouted, "AXEL TRY TO TURN THE SPACE CRAFT AWAY FROM THE HOLE! "

"I'M TRYING COMMANDER!!" he shouted, my head gets blurry and blurry as seconds passed..I can feel some Vacumm sucking each and every part of my body, my stomach feels too bloated and my head is spinning unconditionally, I cough a lot of times I wanted to vomit but it seems like I have nothing to released, I can feel John trying to wake me up but I was just exhausted, my peripheral view was focusing on sharlotte that is now floating around unconciously and Zack is now approaching her...

"B-be strong Amara elezia" I heard john said on the speaker inside my helmet, He's conforting  me with his weak voice, I know that he's suffering the same way but h manage to be strong to comfort me as well as Zach to Sharlotte.

"Everyone p-please be strong" Commander Chris said, I know at this moment that this is the end of our journey and I alredy accept it.

That's why I waited..until my vision started to get darker.

And darker.

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-Voi-a-Sirius ♥