The Flight Test I

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I finish the last strings of code, and I admire the work that I've done in the last few hours. I can't go through all the changes to Autumn's Fall cause that would take too long. All I'm going to say is if it weren't your ship, you'd be jealous. It's a real masterpiece of design and ingenuity.

I stand up and put away everything. The ship is ready, and so am I. All that's left is to wait for the flight tester and its showtime. The time should be any minute now. I've timed it to where I'll be done when he shows up. I look towards the door as the same alien from last time walks in from the entrance to the workshop.

He seems me and the same alien creature walks up to the ship and is looking even more exhausted than last time. "You look like you need some sleep. Has business really been that busy?" Players are leaving Empyrian in droves. So them being this busy makes sense.

This alien looks too tired even to be working. He ignores my question and presses a button on his wrist gauntlet. The opening to the top of the workshop opens, and another ship flies down. Since my ship is only a one-seater, he'll have to fly in his own personal ship for the test.

He hops into his and waves his hand for me to hurry up and get in mine. My grin turns into a full-blown smile. I head to the pilot's seat and open it. I hop in as the engines and power fire up. The cockpit seals up, and I'm perfectly safe from the outside world.

I have the cockpit set up to where it's entirely made out of metal. It uses sensors and cameras to project the outside world into the walls of the cockpit, so I have a 360-degree view of everything. It's highly advanced tech on earth. Here, it's common. It's much more convenient for me as a pilot to have this.

The Flight tester requests access to my systems to monitor my moves and decisions from his ship. I grant access, and he starts to lift his ship. He leaves first and hovers above the entrance, and moves to the side to let me out.

Starships have a V-TOL mode, and, in my opinion, it could use some improvement. This is why I've made many adjustments and customizations to my own V-TOL mode. I sink my hands into a jelly-like substance, and a small neural interface comes down from above me. This is what sets my ship apart.

Well, other than its design, weapons, shielding, and power core. I can control the ship with my mind, and there is no delay in input like other ships. It's an instantaneous reaction to my thoughts. It's another exclusive thing to my ship.

Other starships don't have it because of neural overload, however, as a Primordium. I won't suffer from effects like that. Using the exclusive race that I have access to would be called cheating by others, but this is a big and dangerous universe. I'll take any advantage I can get. I lift the ship with my thoughts, and I hover above the entrance next to the flight tester.

He sends me a message from his ship telling me to head into the atmosphere and outer space. I move my fingers controlling the movements of the ship, and use my mind to power the engines. I blast towards the atmosphere and pass the blue hue of Empyrian.

Now I'm met with a scene of beautiful stars and galaxies all glowing in the distance. In all directions, there are an infinite amount of stars. Planets and places to explore. As I'm staring at the scene and waiting for the flight instructor to catch up. I get an update on my quest to find my homeworld.

[My People]

[Description: Travel to your lost homeworld.]

[Objective 1: Get off-world in your own personal ship][Completed]

[Objective 2: Head in the deep core of the Plero Galaxy]

[Note: Mission will update once objective one is completed]

[Mission Difficulty: ???]

[Mission Grade: To be Graded]

Plero Galaxy... I've seen very little information on it. It's one of the oldest galaxies in The Trans-galactic Republic. It's largely unexplored due to the unusual presence of many black holes. Every galaxy has black holes in them. Some are wandering, and others are stationary, feeding on their star's leftover remains.

There are many more in the Plero Galaxy than there should be. Almost like they've been manufactured. The deep cores of galaxies are usually where supermassive black holes reside. Meaning I have a dangerous journey ahead.