All Things Zombie: Chronology of the Apocalypse by Authors Various

Author:Authors, Various [Authors, Various]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Zombies
Publisher: ATZ Publications
Published: 2016-02-27T05:00:00+00:00

After the crew left for earth Ming and Tolstoy worked to continue gathering data for almost two weeks before the accident. For months the particles of cosmic dust that had been on the forefront of the unprecedented interstellar phenomena had fallen to almost nonexistent levels. But without any warning the particulate matter returned, only in much larger micrometeorite sizes. They struck the station with enough force that it sounded as if a dump-truck of gravel were raining down. Before long multiple delicate pieces of equipment mounted outside the station were destroyed or not functioning, and Tolstoy swore in Russian as he donned his Extravehicular Suit. She argued it was suicidal to go outside even while helping him suit up.

“You worry too much,” he said confidently before entering the airlock. He insisted it was critical to secure the delicate scanners outside the station before they were all destroyed but did agree to wait for a lull in the meteoroid storm. After a quarter of an hour passed, Ming reported the striking sounds against the hull had slowed and almost stopped.

Tolstoy began the egress procedure. The pumps started removing the atmosphere inside the airlock when a meteoroid, roughly the size of a typical household refrigerator, struck the exterior hatch. It was not a fast moving object but because of its mass it still hit with enough force to damage the outer hatch. Tolstoy was uninjured, managed to exit the airlock and started to say something about the hatch then said, “Forget it, it's not important,” before continuing with his plan as if such things were a common occurrence.

Ming stayed in communication with him and repeatedly tried to convince him it was too dangerous.

“It appears the station is badly in need of a paint job and perhaps some bodywork,” he joked while continuing to secure and repair equipment. He reported the solar panels looked like Swiss cheese. Forty-five minutes later he finished his repairs and finished adjusting the sensors. When Ming asked how much air the suit had left he only chuckled.

“What's so funny?”

“Actually, very little is humorous all things considered. There is no way back inside for me. The airlock's outer hatch has a hole ripped in it the size of a scythe.”

“Roddenberry! Use the Roddenberry Compartment's airlock!” Ming shouted.

“Please, do not be yelling in my ears. I can hear you quite well. Unfortunately I can also see equally well, and what is left of the Roddenberry section looks much like a rather large crushed soda can. You are lucky, Ming. If it had been Galileo, where you are now, that was hit you would be... very not alive... and quite flat. It seems another meteoroid destroyed Roddenberry. On the bright side, I believe you will soon have your wish to be alone granted.”

“Pavel, you jerk, don't give up. At least try and fix the airlock hatch.”

There was a drawn out aggravated sigh before he agreed to try. It was a fool's errand, both of them knew this but he did his best.

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