Outer Space

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginnings to the end, for the first time and last time I remain to begin.

Shall start my journey, assessing the issue at large.

That could kill us and tear us all apart. Though our Captain of a father saved us all from certain death at heart without a bother.

I'd wanted the thank him an hug him tight like a mother, with his arms hugging me below my waist of me talking common sense to him for me the rescue him out of his nonsense.

The door hit the back end of the dry patches of blood sword held on his back,  as he stepped inside the warm air enveloping

him smelling of species and bread.

Stood in the cafeteria doorway,  eyes darting from one line to the next.

The drool-worthy smell of mixed flavors of coffee caffeine benas wafted from the entryway that  troop of  civilization they was jammed into.

Stick figures lined both sides of the hot an ready  pepperoni pizza bar.

Nothing but the rustle of plastic sounded from the right-hand line: pacekts of forks, spoons, knifes, and napkins travel lightly.

Much love from the world to the next,   recycling.

Healthy fruit apples, bananas,  to mango, keep energy up ready for what's to come.

He glanced at his watch an sighed.

There  were going to give enough time to settle on in.

Have  many choices before arriving home for the deposit of an very  special artifact.

The beautiful people were in one corner, the smart ones in another. The dreamy  kids sat off to the side, as if to choose a corner would define them too narrowly.

The children troublemakers were scattered throughout in ones and twos, without even the cohesiveness to form a group.

He slid into the booth at the far end corner of the room; a waitress placed an order in front of him.

He glanced up at through the bangs of sea formed green hair.

He reached into his pockets producing big tip of silver tokens that she pushed aside him the set it on the table towards his lap.

Her eyes dilated out.

"No need, our hero, she said.

It's on the house, I'm sorry Stencil if I did not recognize you at first-" "It is okay, Amelia,   he concluded. I have not been here awhile to easily be recognized.  It's not your fault."

"You don't have to sell yourself short," she replied with a wide smile.

Amelia held the arms to fingers of his hands  examined it for a moment letting it go by his sides. You're still all in one piece.

We will go see our family, you got hang in there.

I miss my family too for so long, I know how you feel."

With y'all help cooking  keep our stomachs nutritionally

save from   starvation I'm sure I'll-be-fine,"  his voice particularly chimed. She raised an eyebrow

and shoved his wrist away,  returning to her arms crossed in  position on seating the  open part of the diner table he was seating with a an mocking laugh ha-ha!"

"Heh heh, I'm serious Amelia.  You wish,"  she rolled her eyes.

"Being a medic position more important then you think.

She looked him tendered the look on her face.

Without them, there warriors won't be able perform there best.

They will be partially good."

You truly mean that?" She asked.

"I would not be here the able slain the mosnters last cove hideouts with my team if it wasn't for you."

She  giggled  lifting the palms of her  hands to her mouth. They turning pink avoided eye contact looking away.

So do you want another menu?"  Looking at him again as her eyes dusted over the glamor.

Yes, I'll take a cheesy pizza please."

"Okay no  problem, she stood wipe the dust off any dust on her blue dress uniform clearing her throat.

Just go up front and order when you're ready.

Cullen will deal with any changes you want to make."

She hurried off to the next table her glamor sliding around her.

He carefully paced to watch her go for a few minutes before turning to his menu.

It was foreboding,  hand-addressed across turned the page in the fine diner name top of the page in fine print.

   Between the token bills prices for different kinds favors of pizza to flatbread an appetizers salds, he went pass the rest of the pages awaiting his taste buds to the beverages aisle.

He extracted it from the table getting up slowly, make his way to the front counter, slipping the menu on the table.

There was no one up beside front besides a girl who looked to be about twenty. She was leaning against the counter staring at the front door with her tired blue emerald eyes. Her long pink wavy hair was flat all out laying there freely full pinch of hot pink contrast texture to her hair an long length, it covers to the tip of her forehead. She started turn slowly catching his stare with tired yawn one her own.

"Can I help you? She drawn her voice to warm tenor.

"Jesus babe, have you even got any sleep last night?

He worriedly said,  flush forming his cheeks.

You could've told me what you were ordering so I can order the same-" She stopped abruptly  the passing out her chair, and je took a dive save her out before she fainted.

She squirmed under his gaze of worrying.

Sone the people quiet lower the racket  down was staring at them.

The familiar aroma of  smeared drips of vanilla Macchiato coffee and samosas, coupled with the stench of mixed people sweat   the entirety on the knees of the floor.

But they wasn't concerned, little shock to a falling person ome fo there own thought of the be dead.

A running  visually woman rushed to there  aid.

Oh my god, is you're wife okay?" Amila asked.

Yes,  for now at least," Stencil shoved out his big tip tokens at her again for another offer. For this one please, make her some tea to wake up her back to health for just today, please."

She nod her head carried the girl  that groaned  mumble with her eyes barely opening.

"Is she gonna be okay?

The server asked, stood over him  in front of counter as he had  his head leaning back and forth whipping a wet alcohol handkerchief  between his fingers nails pours fit in  firmly  white gloves.

"Yeah, Stencil waved a hand down.

Got up his head leaning back and black hair covering his forehead, mouth slightly open  hands rested on  his knees sat om down, holding the menu up.

I'll order a cheesy pizza" to eat please.

You're staying here for once?"  " Don't I get that alot?" Stencil midly chuckled away.

"Wow, what service? Coming right up young warrior,  hold tight."

He spun around from the counter into the kitchen waving list on piece of paper he wrote in fine print hollering  for the main chief to handle on it. The voices conversations distantly incomprehensible outside a bit out the Cafe.

Stencil awoke from him leaning on the  counter he  heard an girl  come in through the front door

jump up an down, waved calling his name.

"Hey! Hey Stencil!?"

A warm evening breeze followed her in as she felt the

soothing comfort of the refreshing air across her face and the welcomed company of  hug by Stencil.

She knew within seconds it was one of those days that he had effects of  reaching ends of his feeling guilty without visiting his family, judging by the tone in his voice.

Reporting for duty Stencil-" She tightened up her pose and her left arm  hand arched acorss her forehead. When do the next  invasion starts?

"Ha-ha cut it out! He scoffed.  We been friends for how long?"

"That of the first day I been brought here on the force mistaken identity on this ship."

You're not scared anymore, huh Elisabeth?

"Without a doubt," she welcomed him with a grin an wider smile.

"Scoot over, she gestured to seat to the other side of the ome she wanted seat on next to him with her hand. make some room for two." She let out a long sigh of blueberry flipper of her lips and awaitng the chef waiter to make an order reservation.

Fun day at work. huh?" Stencil asked.

" Has some it's ups and downs.

Turns a quick glance at him.

I ain't complaining.

Keeping the civilians safe from harm's way accompanied them as there source weapon protection the bunkers-" She paused spin around in her stool look at the socializing groups of people. pretty handy work I might add."

"I'm glad all  doing well, he smiled.

You're getting   real hold hand with this.

Your sister would be proud."

"Why thank you. Stencil, our hero."

"Why I thank you most valuable player."

Yeah, more valuable then you," she replied as she rolled her seat on back to the front face of the counter, waving down the server  coming back with large  pack of cheesy pizza 

with an  blue ranch dressing pack set on it, and she chuckled.  It made out of real cheese an flat bread dense in loaves of it's crust corners.

The heat of the  puncture in the crust scent flow within  her nose,

inhaling the fragrance that makes her  mouth flood

with saliva. Her  expression brightens at the treat.

You for once not treating yourself like crap ordering a piece of cheese eveeytime you come here?  She acted surprised.

He did not  how to respond.  Sighed as he paused mid-sentence heading to lend half his body over the counter to grasp his dinner dish from the waiter the share with her.

Don't I get that alot.....?"

There was a transporting protected-proof-armory-plane-space-ship just cruising on out the universe atmosphere lift off unknown looking  planet hours ago, from the bay of there coordinates designated mission  felt like fine chilling.

The Captain yawn while sitting up in portable space home base of the spaceship  stretching his arms out, but interrupted by layer of double doors abruptly swoosh opened a female passenger passing through into the little camp bubble.

He leaned way back into his chair to see who it was.

I did it for you Sarah," whispered Sharon, the words she wanted to shout from the sound of her  mouth. Months of staying under the radar, will compromise there location to potential danger in outer space.

Sarah?" The Captain stood up.  Hi, Captain," she  slurred her words giving Sharon a hug pat on the  back trading seats of there  operative work locations. Sarah yawned a bit searches through each database removed auto pilot controls running a program wind the leads to there coordinates go back home.

I don't know how you do it," Sharon said in feeble voice.

Sarah eyes stinged as her tears reached her died up  pours of luggage.

Take it as it this way-" She spun around adrenaline surged up from her asleep leg toes to the roots of her pink combed hair and she reached for Sharon's hands ahold in front of her's.

If it wasn't for you buying us time for me to get my crap together with your skills, we wouldn't even be alive."

D-Don't be silly, me? No way!" I-I was just lucky.

She stuttered in embarrassment looking away from her.

I mean it, Sharon."  Sharon sat in silence.  Sarah hand brings her face back to look at her. Her gaze through her blushing red cheeks. I know we've been competition since school, but the be honest we really make a good team. I can teach you on the way home of my programming skills if you like."

Her face  lite up They  smile grew wide as Sharon eyes began to sparkle. I'll love that, Sarah." Me the same, Sharon."

The Captain lifts his gaze leaning his seat back the seat down away ahead.

Anxiety what keeps him awake half through out  the night.

He gives up sleeping in the cranky seat of his chair once more, glancing at the clock he been given to him on Father's Day by the nightstand.

The photos near the nightstand slowly grew into focus.

The first was his favorite, a   polaroid of his son senior year.

His having swords crossed with his friend an the rest of his classmates in the background dressed as there favorite anime series as SwordsMan civilians, his school year sister leaning arms crossed to the far right back of the wall  front entrance into the school within  camera frame point of view  rolling her eyes. Omnthe otherside his teachers an peers posing as the DarkSide evil for the SwordsMan rivals in cosplay. 

He always loved that picture-he claims it makes him feel at home with him-rather he is or not.

He clutching the camera he spent months saving up that old poor thing with big memory sd stored in there it far back into childhood golden days, for their graduation- present to himself- and he feels guilty,  it can be new wonderful item cheering him right up.

Boss, you needed me?" Sarah asked. Gently, he brushed a thumb centered it cuped picture mainframe  in his hands place.

No, it's fine Sarah, he replied.  Go ahead back to your duties."

That's how I know something is wrong-" His expression closed down as she take a few steps more forward. You said my real name twice, she said softly. You'll see your family soon too, we're coming home Captain." As her arms wrapped around him, tears flowed more freely.

The perfume from her clothes was to his nose feeling the bristle leather of the jacket.

In that moment, there in her arms, he felt safe.

Were coming home. Trust me, I won't let you down, Captain."

That smell pleasant strawberry smell.... It's few hours ago.

The acrid smoke was starting to sting the Captain's eyes and parch it's throat from the back of the running patrol spaceship engine.  Only a few minutes into off his shift with his crew on the way back home.

Hey guys, wait up please!  A jumping up an down boy  catches the to  him about twenty pages throughout out there big village on out to there exist cruiser catching his breathe.

He stood on the last train of stairs  a  admiring the view. 

With a half hid grin on his face he took a look back to see who it was.

I saw that, Captain!"  He pointed out. No you didn't Duke-" Everyone burst out laughing  a walk the  catch up towards each other groups of fives. Admit, I know I made you smile."

Alright, guilty, he said, as he shifted towards him an his wife.

The couple balances there body on the full soles of there shoes wiping away tears  few centimeters from there face.

What is it you, want Duke?"

I wanted to thank you an you're team for saving our shelter an goods freed of the people an there homes still in piece, Duke explained.  He turns sideways. My wife baked you guys a family large  blueberry pie as a token of our appreciation."

She rose the  way with a raising smile look at the  crew  in the back happily declining in overlapped chatter.

That's nice too, Duke," Captain spoke, you're so generous you don't got to do that, it's what we do for the love of the people."

"It'll mean alot to me, Captain. It is the least I can do."

He stared into Duke eyes, tried the think of about it.

Sure."

Duke jumped a fist arm in the sky. Yes, you're the best Captain!"

Only on one condition, it stays warm with us on the cruiser for our families on the way home.

He given Captain a hug, it squeal his hardened walls down. Looks around the others telling him in face it's oki.

He give in hugged Duke on back patting him a few times on the shoulder.

"It is beginning sunrise to nightfall cold winter weather it soon will hit, Duke  replied,  releasing Captain.

Not the summer  I hoped for.

Some chills down making snowman an snow angels will do.

Each other  family's are smiling happy with one an other.

The violence that lowered minimum wage of our civilization now swept away, does feel like you can now breathe again."

Duke an the civilians near him by his wife bowing down her hips lowered her vanilla quake dress  backs away tipping there selves back at them.

"Adios to you too Commander! " They shouted.

Good bye Duke!" the hero pack said, waving them away.

Please an you guys take good care of yourselves! "

You guys are the best!"

One of the fellow's mentioned.

We'll need help repairing any damages that happen to this village!"

Duke, continued.

"It's the least you we could  do for the whole community the ones that was not so lucky losing there loves ones, an a way to need the cold winter."

"Gone to the front of the latch halfway closed  of the civilians eyes seeing The Operator Sarah peek out her head out.

New upcomers arrive at our  sweet home village, we'll give you guys  a warm pleasant welcome, by any chance you guys ever stop by. I'll-I'll love that, she winked at him, closed it off on up they go.

The Captain was sleeping deeply about being with his family.

Laugh  and talking with joy.

After a long day spnding time with the children on movie night, he was looking forward to walking through the  front door and put sneak unlocking the door.

Commander Captain.....?

Before he could slide his key into the lock, however, his son awoke from his light sleep as he heard his  father rattling with thr front door

of their home.

A warm buttery popcorn  night aroma flew him

soothing comfort for more sleep.

He  knew within seconds it was one of those days that he had brought work home with him,

judging by the body emotion of him leaving them again...

Commander Captain.....?

You're leaving again, dad aren't you?" he said when looking down, "even though we barely see you alot, I still do love you." I love you to bud-" He declined his welcoming hug raised his head down a put of arms  crossed obove his shoulders.

"You're the only one who knows what I'm going through.

Ever since I was a kid—"

He held  upa hand for him to stop.

Commander Captain?!

"Say no more. I promise this is the last job I'll ever do with catch of lease  extended amount of cash that'll last us a lifetime.

I Promise."

Commander Captain!!?

The girl  behind the counter barked at him to step forward.

Contracting commander Rodolph boss get us right on schedule!"

I sorry, mam, I'll keep you guys girls  updated regards of the   happening today!"

earlier or just about now. "I'm coming!" "I'm coming!" " I'm coming! "He  shouted, tumbling his self  towards  ready himself up in his chair.

Had overcome few obstacles on his way to the main updated database.

Tripping off a little codes an numbers.

Disturbed out of his only way driven him sane, has driven   into a noob at his own job.

The women looked at him with much worry, now.

Sharon dig in her purse.

Been out of her food emergency package too

He  unlocked the current mission pod. Wind flew in releasing a gentle breeze.

You really need to eat something Captian," Sharon suggested, had a hand of a chocolate  hiking Carmel high protein bar.

That isn't necessary, it is for-" I insist." He got it from with her with soft expression of gratitude.  Thank you," he said.

No thank you, Captain." Her lips pressed together kissing the Captain on the cheek.

He had a hard time trying focus without blushing.

Taking a biite of the meet with crunchy edible crunch of dark chocolate has of  everyone settled themselves inside speaking to each other like a hot kettle box.

The system auto to mount to auto having nothing to worry about much.

Near to close to home.

The low  fuel up to medium of his energy sparkimg up in for thirsty throat.

The room pod been closed shut, unable to open through the unlock the Operation Computer Protocol, the guild them safe back way.

The ship headquarters were to peaceful.

It little to noise in updating them about anything.

Uhhhhh, could you do the coding yourself, Sarah?" He looked a bit confused. It is not working on my end.

It's too quiet..."

Ehehehe, you so lazy Captain!"

She teased as her an Sharon  of the rest of the girls stick there tongues out at Captain.

Cracked her knuckles, combination button the people on the line.

It didn't work.

It given her a wrong button sound.

"Huh? " She asked.

She tries the same way she did with the buttons but with more focus but the computers been override with   Emergency! Emergency! Emergency! All over the screen.

Computer; "This is an emergency." "Level one alert! " I can handle level one," she said with nervously chuckled.

"Level ten  will be restarting!"

Oh this is bad!"

She  click on the buttons crazily at work.

The fun is out!"  Time for defense!"  Roger that!"  Sharon an the girls agreed.

Try the fought the overdrive in submission.

"Genome resurrecting." Consumption exon replacement. Base code 85 million... to 100.

A million!?" Sarah  frown in shock from the computer screen.

It's speed is overwhelming!"

Alpha one to Razael Central Access Confirmed," said one of the girls.

Initializing fake net. (Fooom!) I think we're good, Sharon,"  replied Sarah.

"Ahh! "

Disconnected. "Activating emergency shelter!

The access went through.

Swarm around the dots past lead the reinforcement to the

weapon chambers to fight off  this huge threat.

It got denied!"

Sarah shouted out.

The contamination is spreading widely Captain!"  One of the girls  looked back reeled on crying.

What we do!?"

We're on edge here with our life's at stake, how can we hold them off!?"

"Cut off the cables manually, Susan." " He said.

"Roger. " Activating self-to destruct bolts.

She  flips open the latch beside her.

Removed the top on the right side of her.

Twisted the bolts to a twist.

And activating the button.

It confirmed! " Everything went dark for a few seconds.

Zap!

Lighting blazing in around the ship as there last defense it electrocute of thunder throughout the whole  outside of the ship.

It did little to no dmg.  No, it does nothing in our favor!"  Sarah blurt out.

Omega  they are attacking- the ship wobbled side to side. Shaking the people inside unsettled.

It sent the girls flying acorss the room.  "We can't stop them!"

98% of our weapons has been taken over!

The Capitan looked up a little, up from his hat on his head to the blinking red lights.

"The auto system fauet has been accessed.

Darn!"  He raised up from his chair.  They had plan on attacking us like this! " The Captain picked the phone.

It was hard to breath having a lump in his throat.

He set the phone down with a saddened sigh.

All reports to Engine Room!

Activate the emergency sealing system! Captain waited for an response, or some sounds at least. Nothing happened.

Everyone was dead, choking gpthe gasp on there own blood.

The receivers clanging on the ground electrified. Engine room! Engi- The call went dead.

All the electric cables to the phone  was yanked out.

Captain slowly removed it from his ear to his face.

Stared at it for a little while before setting the phone back down.

Lift his head a little the see on the computers infected with wording all over the screen; I'm Coming For You! I'm Coming For You! I'm Coming For You!

Realized he was at his ends meet.

The spamming reflected in his eyes to the last pupils of his eye lids.

Didn't want it have to come down this. Like there's any other option.  Captain!?"  The girls screamed.

He commanded them  to deploy on out with the civilization on with the  passengers tag along them to the escape shutters.

No, I'm not leaving you behind!"  Sarah was against it.

You're coming with us!"

Everyone else left.

You heard me Sarah, do I need to repeat myself? " he asked.

"No, no! You aren't going try be hard like that, not right now!

This how you want to leave you're family!? How you want to leave me!?"

There to storng, Sarah!"  His voice trembled. Smashed his hand on the desk.

He started to speak and then faltered.

'I don't know how else to beat them of us still to stay alive  he sped up, the words tumbling out of his mouth, he was crying now to shock Sarah the see him borken for once of his broken walls.

He turned to her, finally making eye contact.

'How can I make things easier?'

"I want to be quite clear on that, there is no win win out of this.

They want me, let them have me.

Making more time for you guys to leave.

He closed his eyes an looked away.

Babe I just-"

The ship was rumbling out of control. Pieces of the ship broking off deteriorating the ship whole lot more. Gas fumes sputtering out. Making the air hard to breathe. Just get out here,"  he spoke.

Before I do something I'm gonna regret.

You already did,"  she ran to the Captain giving him a hug.

Let God be with you!" Walked out the room.

You do the same," he muttered. Tmp! Tmp! Tmp! Took you long enough!" Shouts Stencil.

Not now super hoer, let's just please go," she eagerly want end the conversation. 

"No problem. " The shutter doors closed.

Sped off to the  deep end within the space constellations stars.

Captain  swallowed and blinked a few times, the tears drying up as if he regretted losing a hand ahead to have control.

His expression tightened as if all of his facial muscles were holding in his emotions and only just managing to contain them..

Stares at his picture frame. BAM RAM! KA-BOOM!  CRACK! REEEECKKK! The double doors being screeched rip open manually in half with raw strength.

"Capitan!!!!!!!!!!! " Screamed the monster boss of the whole clan.

Breaking all the defences he defaulted the be dead.

You have no idea what I am gonna do to you!" He took a threatening step forward.

The Captain ignored him.

Proceeds on finishing staring at his  family it'll be the last time.

Yea, but if I'm gonna die, then I'm taking you an the rest along with me!"

He shouted, to quickly activated the big abort  red button. "What!The timer was counting down. 3........2.... They dashed for him it been a little to late.  BOOOM!  He killed every threat including the space ship along with him.

It exploded  big part of explosivenes.

"You think Captain will be waiting us? Stencil asked. Yea, ..... He will. She said. "I know he will."

Leaned over to him. Closed her eyes on his lap. He was little shock an allowed it. Even nicely rubbed around her back.

We thought we'll make it home all alive-no one left behind, we soon for a fact found out .......we were wrong...... And it wasn't just one......