[ WP ] [ CW ] Humanity builds their first hyperspace-capable ship . Her maiden voyage , a short trip to Mars , goes horribly wrong . The ship arrives mangled , her entire battleship-sized hull bent , scarred and pockmarked . Describe first the aftermath of her arrival , and then the perspective of her late crew .

The Space Cruiser Kirk appeared in the space above Mars about seven hours after the expected arrival time. Seven hours of wondering how the hyperspace jump had gone wrong when it had been tested on so many levels and so many times beforehand. Some were wondering if the time had just been miscalculated, the scientists not having done the math correctly. When SC Kirk appeared above Mars however, it blew all the theories out of the water. 
 
 The entire ship was bent and twisted, mangled almost beyond recognition save for the branding across the side of the ship that was still visible. The damage went beyond that however, looking as if the ship had been battered by hundreds of meteorites, the painted white steel pockmarked. Unfortunately, SC Kirk was still going fast from her jump, no one left alive on board to hit the metaphorical brakes. 
 
 So the first of her kind, the SC Kirk, crashed into the surface of Mars like the meteors that had scarred her hull before anyone could stop her. They had managed to slow her down but a large portion of the Mars surface was destroyed and many people killed in the ensuing destruction. The government is still spending it ’ s time trying to fix the unstable domes providing air and protection from radiation. There have been quite a few more collapses since the accident. 
 
 Igni rubs her forehead as she runs over the incident report one more time. As it is, the government and the people are giving them some serious backlash. It isn ’ t enough that the scientists are horrified by what happened but they need to pop a solution out immediately, which is an impossibility. 
 
 “ Novus, you got anything? ” 
 
 “ Not yet. The black box is pretty fucked up. It took some major damage either during the jump or when it hit Mars. ” There ’ s a thump from behind her. Igni glances over her should to see that Novus has thumped his head onto the desk, giving a very deep sigh, blowing papers off the desk. “ I don ’ t think we ’ re going to figure out what happened for a while. ” 
 
 “ Try running it from the beginning. ” 
 
 “ You think I ’ m not doing that? ” Novus scowls up at her. “ I ’ m trying to find anything that will fucking play. But it ’ s like it got half encrypted with something weird when it jumped. ” 
 
 “ Do I need to bring Alina in on this? ” Igni raises an eyebrow, unimpressed by Novus ’ s show of temper. Novus grumbles loudly, picking his head up and looking back at the screen in front of him. 
 
 “ No, you don ’ t need to drag Alina away from whatever she ’ s doing. ” Novus begins to click and type rapidly. “ I can do this just fine on my own. ” Igni gives a satisfied nod at seeing Novus get back to work. She turns her attention away to the recordings of when SC Kirk was leaving Moonbase. 
 
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 * “ This is the SC Kirk, prepared for departure. Captain Sligman reporting. ” Joren Sligman released the button, there being a short silence. * 
 
 * “ This is Moonbase One, we hear you loud and clear Captain. Go ahead and start your countdown. Wishing you a quick trip, over. ” Moonbase cut out and there was a small laugh around the people in the Moonbase room. * 
 
 * “ Moonbase, this is Captain Sligman. We ’ re hoping for one too! ” There was laughter in the background. “ All right, Berkhoff, initiate engines on my mark and Moonbase, release restraints. ” A pause. “ Five… four… three… two… one… Mark! ” The burst that came across the line is the sound of the engine. Then it cut to just the sounds of Moonbase. * 
 
 * “ Looking good, looking good. ” Another tense silence. One that had been filled with the hopes and dreams of all the people in the room. * 
 
 * “ Kirk is initiating second stage rockets. ” The speaker paused for a very long time. “ Here we go. They ’ re initiating the hyperspace drive. ” It ’ s only moments later that a huge cheer went around the room, indicating Moonbase ’ s happiness at the hyperdrive having worked, despite all the previous trials. *
