# Victernus - Chapter 28

Author: Baumarius
Tags: Cybernetics, Science, Transformation, War, Werewolf, Wolf, apocalypse, corruption, dystopia, implants, mind, tf, uploading

            Later that night when everyone was
sleeping in their cabins, Namara was still awake on the bridge. He sat far away
from the window, fumbling with a small wireless video game controller in his
hands. Kyon was beside him, and they were playing an old racing game against
each other. Theo had set it up so that the window could be converted into a
screen and then put on the game for them.
            Namara grumbled as he crashed his
McLaren into another car and Kyon passed the finish line, "Damn traffic... It's
hard to miss it with these hands."
            Kyon chuckled and sat back against
the wall, "Do you want me to go easy on you?"
            He frowned, "No! I'll beat you
eventually."
            Kyon started another race and
smiled, "Whatever you say."
            Namara pressed the controls for the
gas and the nitrous with one hand while trying to steer his car with his
implants. Deciding to use one of the floating claws instead of his forearm, he
moved it back and forth on the thumbstick. His thoughts gave him far more
control. It was not long before he passed Kyon's car on the street and sped
ahead of him. Smiling, he began, "Eat my dust, you-" and then stopped when he
reached a part in the track that had a sharp turn. Unable to control his
implants to hit the brakes on the other side of the controller, he went flying
through the guard rail and watched as his car descended through the air towards
the ocean, causing Kyon to win instantly.
            Kyon laughed and teased, "Having a
little trouble there?"
            He yawned and put the controller
down, "I think I'm gonna go to bed. It's useless trying to beat you at this."
            Before Kyon could object, the screen
turned dark blue and the map of a solar system was shown. It zoomed in on the
second planet in the solar system, out of six, and showed that it was viable
for settlement. It had two main continents and a vast ocean between them. The
land had clear signs of animal and plant life, and there were no signs of any
species similar to their own.
            The console at the front of the
bridge started beeping. Namara whispered, "Huh..." and then went down the stairs
to get to it. He sat down at the station's chair and looked at the screen in
front of him. It gave two options, saying "Set a course" and "Ignore." He
turned back to Kyon and asked, "What do you think?"
            Kyon shrugged, "It looks good to
me."
            He turned back to the console and
pressed the "Set a course" button. The ship rumbled and came out of hyperspace
in the middle of nowhere, before turning and launching back into hyperspace in
a different direction. The screen darkened so that all they could see were
gentle blue lights streaming past the ship. He yawned again and got off of the
chair, taking a spot on the floor and lying down.
            Kyon came down and towered beside
him, asking, "Why don't you go to your cabin? You look really tired."
            Namara closed his eyes and refused,
"I'm just resting for a minute. We can play more in a little bit..."
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            About eight hours later, he woke up
on the floor of the bridge by himself. Sunlight streamed in through the window,
but was blocked by the console so that it did not reach his face. He stood up
and stretched, seeing the trees just outside, then smiled and looked down. On
the console, a message was left for him that said, "Hey sleepyhead, we're
outside - just hit the transporter control."
            He chuckled and wagged his tail,
pressing the button to activate the transporter. A bright green glow enveloped
him briefly, and he was beamed down into a field below the ship. Just outside
the shadow of the Starlight Alpha, Theo and Kyon were sitting under the trees
beside a small creek. He smiled, taking in the fresh morning air, and sprinted
towards them.
            Theo waved when he saw Namara
coming. He called out, "Hey, you're up!"
            Namara stopped by him and nodded,
"Yeah... Where are the others?"
            He pointed upstream, "They went
exploring that way. They only left a few minutes ago."
            Behind him, Namara heard what
sounded like a rocket taking off. Turning to see it, he saw something coming out
of the top of the ship and shooting into the sky. He asked, "What's that?"
            Theo looked down at the stream and
answered, "It's one of the satellites. I'm positioning several of them around
the planet to make a shield. It'll go online once they're all up there. If
anyone does manage to find us, they'll have a lot of trouble getting in."
            He smiled, "Oh, that's a good idea."
            When they were silent for a few
moments, Namara passed by them and started walking along the edge of the creek.
He told them, "I'm going to go walk with the others. I'll be back in a little
while."
            After he said goodbye, he watched
the water running along as he walked. It flowed around the stones and past the
grassy edges of the stream. Some of it was shaded by the trees overhead, giving
it a somewhat solitary feel. His ears perked up when he heard what sounded like
an alien frog, with its high-pitched bellowing echoing through the trees. He
reminded himself, Oh yes... I'm not on
Earth anymore.
            Breaking out into a jog, he ran
upstream until he found Mahalia walking with Athius and Gala. He stopped behind
them and asked, "Hey, where are you guys going?"
            Mahalia shrugged, "We were just
walking along this creek here, talking about stuff."
            He stood beside her and questioned
them, "Oh... about what?
            Athius smiled and stared at the
ground, "Well, Mahalia was telling us that we could build our own house, and... you
know the rest, probably."
            Namara chuckled, but his ears
twitched uncomfortably. "Yeah... I think I do. That's good, that you are thinking
about that. Humanity's gotta restart with someone..."
            Mahalia stopped with Namara and
advised to Gala and Athius, "Why don't you go on ahead and find a place you
might like?"
            Athius nodded, "We won't wander too
far - if you can't find us, we'll meet you back at the ship in a few hours."
            She nodded and waved to them as they
left. When they were out of earshot, she asked gently, "Is something wrong?"
            Namara sighed and looked away from
her, a blush forming in his cheeks. He paced forwards a few steps and said, "I
know you said you wanted children before... but I don't know what to do about
that. I spoke with Theo about it, and he said that there's a good chance it
would kill you. You know I'm not human anymore..."
            He felt her warm hand grasp his
softly as she spoke, "That's okay. I'm sure Theo will figure out a way
eventually."
            He turned to her, "Are you sure
you're alright with me being like this?"
            Mahalia hugged him tightly and
answered, "Sure I do. Don't worry about it."
            Namara hugged her back and nuzzled
her head, saying, "I guess we'll see what happens then?"
            She nodded and then released, taking
his hand and walking back to Athius and Gala. "That's right. Now, come on -
this world isn't going to explore itself."
            Being pulled along, he asked, "Why
can't Theo just make a big map with the ship?"
            Mahalia chuckled, "He did already,
but I think it's best that we see it for ourselves. We need to see if we like
it or not."
            He thought for a moment before
matching her pace and putting his arm around her shoulder, "Oh, I see. I guess
we do have a lot of exploring to do
then!"
            After she replied with a cheerful
"Mhm," they set off to explore their new home. Namara was so close to solving
the mystery surrounding his desires, and Mahalia and the others could finally
settle peacefully in a land free from oppression, greed and tyranny. All they
had to do was take it.

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