It appeared all of a sudden. Ominous stardust captured the Reis, luring it towards an all-consuming void.
Mikhail sounded the warning bell in vain. The crew knew exactly what was swallowing the ship.
“Fire up the Pegasus!”
The emergency booster retaliated with an explosion of silver-blue stardust. Captain Dirk used all of his strength to turn the steering wheel, directing his ship out of oblivion’s path.
The Reis jerked backwards.
Thank you to Miguel S. for inspiring today’s writing exercise!
This came out more “thrilling” than “spooky,” but there’s no question in my mind that skyrates would face all kinds of threats out there.