Prologue part 2

Contents

Prologue part 1

Prologue part 2

Chapter 1: Dillan Winter

Prologue part 1

-Contact with unknown spatial phenomena, warp becoming unstable. Jettisoning cryo-compartments and activating distress signals.

-Cryo-bay 1, jettisoned successfully. -Cryo-bay 2, jettisoned successfully. -Cryo-bay 3, failed to jettison

-One cryo-bay failed to jettison. Initiating prime directive, protecting and assure the survival of passengers has taken priority. Locating hospitable planet.

-M-class planet located. Leaving warp, initiating landing sequence.

-Landing sequence successful. Beginning atmospheric and environmental threat evaluation. Testing for potentially infectious microbes. Presently evaluated as too dangerous for remaining passengers to disembark from ship until proper safety measures are put in place.

-Proceeding to directive #2, promote and facilitate the continued survival of the human species and the establishment of the new colony on planet of destination. New planet of destination established.

-Evaluating remaining passenger manifest for those suitable for command and logistics management.

-Checking for members with military experience, zero matches found. -Checking for members with management or logistics experience, zero matches found. -Checking for members with supply line experience, zero matches found. -Checking for members with engineering experience, zero matches found. -Checking for members with teaching experience, zero matches found. -Checking for members with any viable work experience, zero matches found. -Checking for members of adult age, zero matches found. -Checking for members of age 15-17, zero matches found. -Checking for members of age 12-14, one match found. Proceeding to further evaluations.

-Subject, male, age 12, peri-pubescent. Sertoli cell and gamate production indicates subject has not yet reached seminarche. Will be necessary to stimulate and enhance gamate production. Beginning awakening process. Subject will be awake in 48 standard galactic hours. Will execute hormone treatment during awakening sequence.

-Qualifications for acting captain status, negligible. Search for other viable candidates.

-Searching...

-Subject is only member of current crew and passenger manifest over the age of 10. No other viable members found. Individual Dillan Winter is designated as Acting Captain.

-In accordance with child welfare law, individuals under the age of 10 cannot be without the supervision of individuals age 12 and older. Individuals age 12-14 may be responsible for up to 3 individuals under age 10 with a blood relationship to themselves, or 1 individual without a blood relationship. No family of Dillan Winter detected. Conclusion, only one individual in addition to Dillan Winter can be woken from cryo-sleep. An order from the Captain or Acting Captain will be necessary to increase the number beyond one.

-Prime directive #2, promote and facilitate the continued survival of the human species and the establishment of the new colony, necessitates individual awoken must be a pubescent female.

-Evaluating female passenger hormonal levels. No pubescent individuals found.

-Evaluating female passengers for viable candidates for induced puberty. All candidates between ages 4 and 10 are viable. Individuals under age 7 possess higher tolerance for cryo-awakening sequence and can accommodate greater stresses during the awakening process, but possess a smaller birth canal and thus pose a danger for subsequent impregnation.

-Unable to properly evaluate. Conclusion, requires a decision by the acting captain. Awaiting completion of awakening process for the acting captain.

Chapter 1: Dillan Winter