Heat Sheild's failing 25% Impact in 32:50

Riley was typing away, while me and Martha waited. I was getting bored, we hadn't got long and we needed to move.

"Hurry up will you." I sigh

"Alright. Fix the clamp on." I did so and Martha looked back.

"What are you typing?" Martha wondered

"These doors trip code is the answer to a random question set by the crew. Nine tours back, we got drunk, thought them up. Reckoning was if we're hijacked, we're the only ones who know al the answers." he explained.

"So you type in the right answer..." Martha trails off

"This sends a remote pulse to the clamp. But we only get one chance per door. Get it wrong the whole system freezes." he continues. Oh great, no second chances.

"Better not get it wrong then." I smiled

"Okay. Date of SS Pentallian's first flight? That's alright. Go!" the clamp flashed green and Martha pushed open the door.

"Yes!"

"28 more to go." We ran to the next door and fixed the clamp on ready for the next question when we were interrupted.

"Kate. Where are you?" Dad asked over the comms.

"Area 29 Door 28." I answered

"Yeah, you've got to move fast." he replies, not really helping with the situation. I knew there was a sense of urgency and didn't need to be reminded of it. We would be having words when we got through this.

"We're doing our best." Martha replied

"Leave us to get on with it, we'll get there." I huff rolling my eyes.

"Fine the next number in the sequence. 313, 331, 367...What?" Riley asked completely baffled to the question that had been asked

"You said the crew knew all the answers. " Martha looked back incredulously.

"The crews changed since we set the questions." he added.

"You're joking" (#donna voice) I replied  and rested my head against the door in annoyance and frustration.

"379" Dad stated

"What?" I asked I wasn't a full on genius let's just make that clear, I was raised by humans and i'm only 14 years old. I still had a lot to learn, so no judgements.

"It's a sequence of happy primes. 379."

"Happy what?"  I handed Martha the clamp, my arms were getting sore.

"Just enter it"

"Are you sure we only get one chance." Riley stressed as I shook my hands then push him away from the screen.

"Move" I order and enter the number The clamp beeps and the door opens.

"We're through!" I cheer and turn to Riley. "Please don't underestimate  him, he's like really old." I ran through and Riley grabbed the other thing.

"Keep moving as fast as you can. And, girls, be careful. There maybe something else on this ship."

"Anytime you want to unnerve us, feel free." Martha retorted to my Dad about his impending doom of a warning.

"Will do, thanks." I groaned

"Sometimes I cannot believe that I have a child for a father."  I mumble and we move onto the next door. We really needed to pick up the pace but it felt like there were about ten different things going against us.

Impact in 30:50

I can't believe our lives depend upon some stupid Pop quiz. Is that the next one?" Martha huffed out a heavy breath, the heat was defiantly getting to us at this point.

"Oh, this is a nightmare. Classical Music. Who had more pre download number ones. Elvis Presley or The Beatles?" I clicked on the comm.

"Dad?"

"What is it now?" he asked  sounding frustrated, but I decided to ignore it in favour of getting where I needed to be.

"Who had the most number one's. Elvis Presley or The Beatles?" I questioned "Pre Download."

"Elivs. No, Beatles! No, wait was that the remix? I don't know i'm a bit busy." he retorted back and the com cut off. Ugh of all the times not to be a know it all he choses now.

"Okay we'll ask someone else." Martha got out her phone and called her Mum.

"Mum it's me, It's Martha. Wow...Actually bit busy need you to do something for me....Mum, please. Not now, i need you too look something up on the internet....Oh, just do it will you?" she looked back at us and gave us a nervous smiled turn back.

"Please....I need to know who had more number one, The Beatles or Elvis..." She groans in frustration "Yeah....pub quiz....have you found it...." she was becoming more irritated by the second.

Impact in 28:50

"This is medical, urgent assistance requested Urgent assistance." We heard over the PA. We were still waiting when a voice came over which gave me the chills.

"Burn with me....Burn with me...Burn with me...." I looked up my blood running cold.

"What...really, Elvis" Riley ran back over and typed the answer in. I held the clamp and it flashed green, we opened the door and went through.

"Mum you're a star." There was a almighty frightening  scream which lasted for several seconds till it stopped.

"I've got to go" Martha hung up the phone and we looked at each other. Martha ran over and clicked to speak to Dad.

"Doctor what were those screams"? Martha asked

"Concentrate on those doors. You've got to keep moving forward." he retorted not answering. A moment passed as I stood there frozen,  under half an hour till we impact the sun. Fight, Flight or Freeze, human response to a life threatening situation. Why not do all of them.

"You heard the man." I pushed the clamp to the door and held it there.

Impact in 27:06

"Everybody listen to me. Something has infected Korwin. We think...he killed Abi Lerner. None of you must go anywhere near him, is that clear." came the Captains voice over coms, warning us.

"Received and Understood Captain" Came another voice.

Impact in 24:51

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The three of us were finally making some progress.We made it to area 17 when I stepped over to one of the coms to talk to my Dad.

"Dad, we're through to area 17."I told him.

"Keep going you've got to get to area one and reboot those engines." Martha took the clamp. Riley was struggling with the computer.

Heat shield failing at 20%

"Come on! Everything on this ship is so cheap." He complained to me hitting the computer. It wouldn't help and we needed to be calm so that we could think properly, so I tried the optimistic approach.

"Well make best with what you do, we'll make it out of this" I knocked his shoulder. We heard a door opening.

"Who's there?" Riley called there were more noises.

"Who is it?" I wondered

"Is that Korwin?" Martha wondered Riley let out a sigh of relief as he saw who it was approaching us, Riley glanced back with a little smile before turning back to his crew mate.

"No it's Ashton. What you doing mate?"

"Burn with me"  I stepped forward, it was like the voice over the intercom the one that called himself Korwin, whatever was going on here had now affected Ashton.

"Well if you wanna help"

"Burn with me."

"Riley, that's not Ashton, whatever got Korwin has him too." I stated grabbing Riley's arm  "Move! Come on!" We ran through a door and closed it Riley pressed some buttons and a small shuttle  opened, We climbed in and he closed it.

"What is going on with this ship?" Riley was confused

"Never mind that where are we?" Martha questioned

"Airlock sealed Jettison escape pod." I snapped my head at Riley.

" That Doesn't mean us?" I hoped but it was short lived as we quickly came to the realisation " Dad!"

"Doctor!" Martha and I screamed Riley started trying to reverse the process.

"Doctor, we're stuck in a escape pod of the area-17 airlock. One of the crew's trying to jettison us. You've got to help us!" Martha called over the PA.

"Tell me you can stop it." I panted now scared. Like really scared, not a fun scared because you know it's fun and it has an ending to it eventually.

"Jettison held." I breathed a sigh of relief but it wasn't long. "Jettison reactivated ." I screamed and went to the PA.

"Dad, please. I need you. Daddy!" I yelled

"Kate, i'm coming!" was his reply, I felt a little relief. He hadn't failed me yet and he wouldn't fail me now. I just had to keep that in mind.

" Siepinksi sequence. This'll get him." Riley muttered

"Jettison held, Escape pod stabilised" I relaxed a little, though it would feel a lot better if I had a hug from my Dad right about now, or Clyde or Mum. A family hug, one that fixed anything and everything. Those were the best hugs, in my opinion.

"You're pretty good." Martha chuckled a little.

"PrettyGood? Damn Amazing!" i hugged Riley and he hugged me back.

"Wait" Riley started typing again.

"Jettison activated." For crying out loud can't we get a break!

"He's crashed the circuit. I can't stop it. I can't stop it!"