Pale Blue Dot - volume 5 - The Pale Blue Dot 5.2
The red warning lights went off, and the others began unbuckling their seatbelts, while I still hadn’t recovered from the intense forces experienced during the ship's cosmic velocity, leaving me frozen in my seat. "First time?" A large yellow...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 5 - The Pale Blue Dot 5.4
In the transport pod heading directly to the bridge, the Admiral stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his expression unreadable as he stared at the briefing information displayed on the wall, while sipping his first cup of coffee for the...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 5 - The Pale Blue Dot 5.5
The hexagon at the pole of Cronus slowly rotated, majestic and vast, while violent, high-speed storms churned beneath it, silent yet overwhelmingly oppressive. It was as if a higher-dimensional being, beyond our comprehension, was executing a plan far...
Pale Blue Dot - Bonus - Weightlessness
"Black alert warning, entering Gaia buffer zone in ten minutes..." I glanced at the green jelly and the pink goo, and a thought began to form. "You know..." I covered the dish back up, activated the magnetic feature on the table, and...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 2 - Fly 2.1
"Dragons are born to fly in the sky." I touched the photo of my mother, stuck next to the instrument panel, and recited softly. She disliked being photographed because the unique physical structure of our family's scales reflects almost all wavelengths...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 4 - The eyes 4.6
"Uh… is this really okay?" Tohru's voice was full of uncertainty. "Don’t worry, it’s a replica created from the original casting." I ran my fingertips across the bronze plate, tracing the path of the engraved inscription."Not like the brazen...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 4 - The eyes 4.1
I ran my fingertip over the small, constantly shifting dots on the terminal, reading the words filled with ornate imagery and hidden meanings. Some seemed to reference ancient names and figures, while others were related to plants. I thought that by...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.1
The Pegasus-class skyhook streaked across the heavens, releasing a departing shuttle into space while its opposite claw latched onto what appeared to be a cargo ship bound for Ares. The Pegasus was the newest of the twelve skyhooks operating above...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.6
“You really can get your hands on anything, can’t you?” said the African lion with a long scar over his right eye, greedily toying with the Federation-standard combat rifle in his hands. I tapped the table lightly twice, signaling to him that...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 4 - The eyes 4.4
“Sorry, can you wait for a moment?” Tohru said from behind me. “What’s up?” I turned around and leaned closer to his ear. In the noisy street, regular people would have been drowned out by the sounds around them, unable to hear anything. But...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.5
I hadn’t figured out how to explain the source of those supplies to Ali or anyone else, so I just tossed the bag into the basement for now, planning to deal with it later. Curling up beside Ali, I could feel his steady breathing and...
Pale Blue Dot - volume 3 - Promise 3.3
Military boots and tank treads crunched over the cracked streets, a sound that had gradually become part of daily life in the settlement zone. The clattering noise was no longer strange, and the drones flying overhead, far above us, were far less...