Saga 3 Episode 38: The Spirit of Helios Pt. 1

## Participants

Dez WilsonKevin DonaghyRenee
I

On a normal bright and sunny day in Kasaihana City, Yun Tower stands as a beacon of the future and everything that could be discovered in the world. On the steps outside of the buildings many tourists snap pictures next to the Donnie Yun statue and sit in the park area to have a lunch break. Next to the statue there is a woman who sits on the edge of it with her back leaned up against Donnie’s leg. She is a small petite frame with beautiful long brunette locks that drape over her face. Her cheek is pressed down onto her hand that has her elbow resting on her knee, clearly looking sad about something. A large shadow begins to block the sun from her view and her eyes quickly widen, feeling the coolness of the shade hit her skin.

???: That doesn’t look like the excited face of someone who is going into space tomorrow.

Recognizing the voice in an instant she looks up with a smile to catch the sight of her friend and midtown hero, Dez Wilson staring down at her. His short black hair is slicked to the side and he shines a bright smile down to her.

Dez: This is usually where friends exchange a polite greeting, you know like ‘good morning’ or ‘hey, how’s it going?’ I feel like that’s something they don’t teach at Harvard for any of the fields of science we are into.

The female buries her face into her palm before standing up and laughing at him. Dez can see that she needed this and she opens her arms to wrap them around his large chest. Dez laughs and wraps his arms around her as well to embrace her in a caring hug.

Dez: Nice to see you have some laugh left in there, Renee. So you going to tell me why you are out here sulking or am I going to have to pry it out of you?

Renee steps back from Dez, using her right hand to push the hair out of her face and behind her right ear. She gives a soft sigh before her bright iceberg blue hues stare back up to Dez.

Renee: It’s Kevin. We were supposed to have this romantic night together before we go on this launch, you know a final night to enjoy the normal world before we leave it for a year. But he wanted to do some last minute tests on the Solar Reactor Panel to make sure it is one hundred perfect capable of taking the solar radiation that the Sun will be giving off.

Dez: Didn’t we test for that last week?

Renee: My point exactly. But you know how Kevin is, if he doesn’t think it’s perfect…he won’t let up. He PROMISED me it wouldn’t take more than an hour after his normal work day and then he’d be able to make it home. Well now it’s a day later and I am just dreading what awaits for me in that lab right now. Part of me wants to yell at him for standing me up, but who can really be angry at a man who is that in love with his work? If it were any other guy this would be like cheating behavior. Oh my god he’s cheating on me with work.

The two share a laugh at her joke and Dez places his right hand on her shoulder, shaking his head slightly. He then gives her a slight pull as he begins to walk towards the entrance to the tower.

Dez: Come on, Renee. It’s time we go face the music on our investment here. Worst case scenario he blew the lab up and we gotta reschedule the launch for another six months from now.

Renee: You know he wouldn’t let that happen. He’d build his own ship if it got him up into space sooner.

Dez: Touche.

The two of them enter the building and use the elevator to get up to the 22nd floor where Kevin has his own laboratory where he has studied and creates many new ways to use Solar energy to be a new renewable energy source. Stemming from the early years of the 21st century, Kevin has taken the solar technology to new heights that have never been thought of in the hopes to create a perfect renewable resource for this highly technology dependent world. When the elevator doors open up they reveal the large lab filled with millions of dollars’ worth of tech and gear. Once the doors open up they are filled with the musical tones of one of the many playlists that kevin listens to while working.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n95A6G9IxlM )
Dez and Renee both examine the area with their eyes to try and get a visual on the missing scientist they are searching for. Renee gets her eyes on him and lifts her right hand up to tap Dez so he can see as well. Both of them stare at Kevin who is completely slumped at the moment. He is sitting at his desk with his head planted onto the keyboard of his holo computer and his right hand hanging off the edge of the chair. There is an energy drink can in his right hand and it continues to drip with excess liquids and the ground around him is covered in the now dry sticky substance that is the energy drink. Renee shakes her head and can’t help but laugh a bit as Dez squints his eyes feeling a little ticked off at the image in front of him.

Renee: I don’t know whether to say its dedication or over exertion to see him passed out here like this.

Dez: I call it ruining my million dollar floor.

The two of them walk over to his desk and without any hesition, Dez uses the tip of his suit shoes to kick the edge of the desk to wake Kevin up. (Cut the music) Kevin instantly jolts up in his chair and looks up to see the two of them standing over him. Messy blonde hair is sticking up on the front of his forehead from bed head and his chin is covered with a small beard that has grown from lack of shaving the last few days.

Dez: Good morning there, Sleeping Beauty. Did we have a busy night last night?

Kevin looks down at his watch to see the date and time and he quickly stands up in the chair, not having yet realized that Renee is also standing next to Dez.

Kevin: OH CRAP! Renee is going to be SO PISSED that I missed our date last night!

Kevin reaches for his jacket and tries to walk out of the lab but before he can take a step he stops in mid motion to see Renee having a sarcastic smile across her face. Kevin begins to release an awkward “I just got caught” kind of laugh and he stands back up to look at Dez. His boss and long time buddy looks at him with a stoic angry expression and he slowly turns to look at Renee who still has a sarcastic smile on her face.

Kevin: See what had happened wasssssss…

Renee and Dez both raise their eyebrows looking at Kevin waiting to hear what excuse he is going to try and use even though he clearly just got busted for having slept the whole night away here in the lab.

Kevin: yeah I got nothing…

Dez squints his eyes once more and begins a slow nod as if he was expecting that answer.

Dez: The most knowledgeable man in Heliophysics, ladies and gentlemen, Kevin Donaghy.

Renee uses the back of her hand to playfully slap Dez on the arm for joking about Kevin falling asleep. Kevin looks at Renee and flashes puppy dog eyes to try and get on Renee’s good side.

Kevin: I am SO SORRY for missing last night. I got caught up here at work and had to finish up the tests and one thing led on top of the other.

Renee shakes her head and turns around to walk into the lab, looking at all the equipment.

Renee: Don’t worry, you were the one to miss out anyways.

Dez laughs while pointing at Kevin and that brings the scientist to slap Dez’s hand away before turning back to focus on his fiancé.

Dez: At least tell ME you actually got the tests done and you feel comfortable enough to be ready for the launch tomorrow.

Kevin: Yes. I looked up some of the data we received from the Apollo Satellite we sent out to orbit the sun and it has given me a lot of data to work with. It’s as we predicted and the Sun has it the dull of its phenomena. We are right in the perfect time of the Solar Minimum and should see enough solar phenomena to get data but nothing to extreme that might put us in danger. How are the plasma shields on your end?

Dez: Everything is ready to rock for the launch. These shields can withstand the heat of any phenomena that comes out of that ball of fire. I’d trust my own life on these bad boys being enough to protect you guys if anything does go wrong. These things can take nukes head on when I’m in a metal jump suit, there ain’t no way something is breaking through.

Kevin: I like the sound of that. If things goes right, we will be responsible for saving the world! A clean renewable energy source that won’t change the way we live our daily lives; imagine the good we could do with something like that. No more fossil fuels that are almost damn near depleted. We’d be saving the environment and so many different types of lifeforms all across the planet. We’ll be remembered forever as the men who changed the world from what started as nothing more than a dream.

Dez puts his hand on Kevin’s shoulder, giving him a smile and nodding in agreement.

Dez: That’s why I can never get rid of you, Kevin. Unlike half of the other wackjobs in this place…You actually give a damn about the work you do. It ain’t just about money, you really do wanna see this world changed for the better. Not all heroes wear capes.

Kevin: Yeah, some of them like to run around in tin can armors.

Dez: That’s cold, mannnn.

After joking around some more the three of them finish up some final things in the lab and if all things go right, tomorrow will be a day not long forgotten for human history.

II
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( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0JDomv8ac )
Reporter: Ladies and Gentlemen we are here on a beautiful Tuesday afternoon where we are just a few short hours away from one of the biggest and most important space launches in the history of human kind! Never before have we had the ambition to go inward of our solar system towards the Sun but today a brave few have their mission on their mind and seek to save the world! Backed by one of the most science based corporations on the planet, Yun Corp has teamed up with this team of researchers to see a better world is created! We spoke to lead researcher Kevin Donaghy earlier this morning and he said, and I quote, “With the tools we have been given and the years of research that we have poured our blood sweat and tears into can only bring us one thing…A Better World.”

Inside of the Hangar Bay locker room Kevin and his fiancé are finishing up getting into their space suit gear. Unlike the old giant orange jumpsuits that were once worn by the men who first stepped on the moon, Kevin and Renee get into a more sleek all black armor. The design came from Dez himself, using his own S.U.I.T. capabilities of survival in any atmosphere for occasions such as this. Once they are dressed, Renee walks over to where Kevin is sitting and stands in front of him. Using the palms of her hands she lifts his head up to stare into his ocean blue hues.

Renee: We are about to make history, sad face. Why so glum?

Kevin’s lips curl into a bright smile that could only describe the amount of undeniable joy and overwhelming happiness he has at that moment. He’d never admit it but the butterflies in his stomach are just about ready to burst out of his body because of it.

Kevin: Glum? No. I am overjoyed that my dream is so close to coming true. Ever since I was a boy I always knew I could make a difference…and now…Now I have the opportunity to save all of the World. Not just a few hundred people as a doctor, but the entire world and every living creature that lives on this little planet called Earth.

Kevin stands up, wrapping his arms around Renee’s waist and he leans his forehead down to rest on hers as she practically purrs with her own sense of enjoyment to see her fiancé so passionate about his work.

Kevin: And when my dreams come true…I’ll have you right there beside me, making everything perfect. I am only good enough to save the world because you get me there.

Renee laughs a bit and places her right arm up around Kevin’s neck.

Renee: You’re damn right. Don’t forget that!

She then pulls him down and the two share a passionate kiss, holding each other tightly while their lips are pressed against one another.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzAJSQFLO4o )
A few minutes later Kevin and Renee exit the locker room to see the rest of the team waiting for them. Almost a dozen different scientists coming together with the same goal and hope to change the world. Once the team is set and ready to leave they all begin to make their way towards Hangar 5 where their ship to get to Helios’ Chariot awaits them. As the entire group walks into the hangar, their eyes widen with shock as they witness the large, sleek, and beautifully crafted white Stargazer. The ship is about as big as a freighter ship and Kevin can’t believe his eyes. Plastered on the outer hull of the white ship is a giant “Yun Corp.” name and insignia in black paint. As the group makes their walk up to the ship, the center steps that extend down from the bottom of the hull are released. This creates a small walk up to get into the ship itself. But before any of the team can step on, their benefactor and team member Dez Wilson comes walking down in his Armani suit with a black tie and black aviator ray bans. Once he steps off of the ship, Kevin and the rest of the team smile and are happy with the sight of another who has worked hard to see this dream come alive. Dez reaches up to the frame of his glasses and removes them, placing them in his suit jacket pocket.

Dez: What can I say to all of you before you go? I know that every leader has some kind of speech or words of wisdom to pass on to all of you so you can have the confidence to get through the mission and come out the other side successful. Truthfully…I got nothing. Not because I can’t think of some inspirational speech to say or just download one from the internet as I speak to you…I don’t need one. You have all worked years to get to this point. This project just isn’t a project to all of you. This is your life! This is what you have dedicated EVERYTHING you have too.

As Dez motivates his team, Renee reaches down and grabs Kevin’s hand; interlocking her fingers with his. The two look at each other and smile while they continue to listen to Dez.

Dez: I have never seen anyone work as hard as THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE. The long nights and the early mornings. The relentless crap that came your way that you all fought back against. Everything you have went through, everything you have sacrificed…it comes down to THIS MOMENT. RIGHT HERE. Because at THIS MOMENT…You are all successful. When they said you wouldn’t get your funding…you got it. When they said you would never get an expedition…YOU. GOT. IT. So now…Now it is all up to you. Each and every one in this team has a role. And you have all mastered that role. For that, I need no inspiration or quote to push you passed the finishline because you all have each other. And none of you will let the other fail. Congratulations team. Go kick some ass up there for all of us down here.

After Dez gives his talk, the team all yells out with confidence and a motivation that would light a fire under all their asses to get the job done. One by one they begin to pile into the ship just itching to take off. But the last two to get onto the ship are Renee and Kevin. Dez gives a smile to his friend and extends his right hand out for Kevin to take. Kevin shakes his head slightly and Dez knows exactly what kevin is looking for. The two come together in a bro hug and Renee practically giggles with excitement.

Kevin: Thank you, for everything…We couldn’t have done this without you.

Dez: Just come back with something I can make a profit on so I can make us all rich.

Kevin nods and moves back to Renee and she gives him a nod as if there is something else left to say. Dez raises a brow and looks at the couple.

Kevin: We talked it over and we decided that we want to get married when we come back from the expedition, instead of getting married on the station.

Dez: What made you guys change your minds?

Kevin: Renee didn’t want me to get married without my Best Man being there.

Dez: But who wo-

And as it hits him, Dez looks at Kevin and the scientist gives him a nod to help him understand it a little better.

Dez: You want me to?

Kevin: Yeah, man. Who else could do it but you?

The two hug once more, this time with a little more bromance involved and the two bust out laughing; trying to hide the bromanical emotions to sustain their manliness.

Renee: Okay Okay. Anymore of that and I will have to keep you away from my future husband out of fear of you stealing him from me. We have a flight to catch, gents.

Dez and Kevin both grab Renee and bring her in for a group hug and the three laugh like they are friends in high school who have nothing but life in front of them with endless possibilities.

Dez: Godspeed my friends.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl6s0Ao4Alk )
Everyone gets on-board and strapped in for the flight with Kevin at the helm. He flips a few switches on the dashboard of the Stargazer and uses his left hand to position the microphone close to his mouth.

Kevin: Ladies and Gentlemen please keep all hands and feet inside of the vehicle during the ride…Takeoff in…5….4…

Out in the public viewing area, Dez looks at the runway where The Stargazer is positioned for a quick plasma propulsion takeoff. With his vision he can see into the cockpit where Kevin is doing an exeptional job of being a pilot and Dez can’t help but smile in envy.

Kevin: 3….2….

With the countdown getting closer to zero the thrusters on the back of the shuttle begin to release a bright blue glow of energy. This is the chemical reaction of the plasma propulsion systems within the plane and the roar created by the chemical reaction is enough to shatter ear drums for miles. Luckily for everyone here they are wearing protection for their ears.

Kevin: 1…We. Have. TAKEOFF!

Kevin pushes forward on the ignition and the plane practically teleports through the runway, blasting off with a sonic boom that blankets the entire area behind the runway for miles with shockwaves released by the takeoff! The jet rips through the atmosphere within a few seconds. The team is shipped off into space and Dez looks up at the heavens to see the shuttle disappear from his technovision. All the people in the stands begin to cheer and Dez even lifts his hands up to clap a few times with the butterflies in his stomach now.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Xt3-XbHI8 )
No one can truly describe the feeling someone gets then they first make it into space. Sure they can explain in detail about what they are seeing; the distant stars, the large planets that can be made out from their large size, and the black void of space that constantly surrounds them. But what they can’t describe is the feeling someone can get when they first experience this. I’ve asked many astronauts in my life and they have always given me the same answer; “You have to experience it for yourself to understand.” And before I used to hate that answer. It ate at my bones because I always WANTED, NEEDED, to know. But now that I am here experiencing it for myself I can honestly say one thing that I know is true…They were right…

Sitting in the cockpit of the Stargazer spacecraft, Kevin’s bright blue eyes take in every little piece of detail that surrounds him. The overwhelming feeling of an entire universe now at his beck and call is something that is undeniably everlasting. Sitting beside him is the only person he wants to have this experience with. And like a kid in a candy store, Renee looks over at Kevin and can see the childish gleam in her fiancés eyes. Even with her own ambitions and goals for this expedition, seeing Kevin like this brings special warmth that surrounds her soul. She extends her hand that is closest to him over to his hand, gripping it tightly to get his attention. Having to practically rip himself from staring out into the vast unknown, Kevin looks at her with a bright smile that is only for her.

Renee: You did it, Kevin. You saw the dream of being an explorer of the final frontier and here you are…flying a million dollar aircraft further than any human has ever gone before.

Kevin turns his hand over so that he can clasp his palm with hers, shaking his head slightly at her.

Kevin: WE did it. I couldn’t do any of this without you and the team. Teamwork makes the dream work, Hun.

Renee rolls her eyes at Kevins sarcastic statement before turning back to look out towards the void of space, seeing the sun get brighter and brighter as they get closer to it. Renee and Kevin both begin to squint their eyes and that is when Kevin reaches down at the control panel to switch on the tinted window layer, allowing a dark black shade to come over the windshields to keep the sun from blinding them. As they get closer to the sun, Renee points her left index finger out and Kevin turns his gaze to see what she is pointing at. In the distance they come to see the large Space Station named Helios’ Chariot. The large infrastructure is about the size of an entire city just revolving around the sun in constant orbit! The design of the space station is like a lollipop. There is a large mechanical circular tip that is very wide in diameter. This is for the experiments and tests that are used. On the Space Station this portion of the station is called The Sunbreaker. The circular device is able to harness and collect solar radiation and energy like a net. The bottom of the circle leads into a straight line, this is the actual station itself.

Helios’ Chariot Operator: Chariot to Stargazer. Chariot to Stargazer, we have you locked on and ready to pull into the hangar. We will be activating the Tractor Beam, please disengage any ignition and allow us to pull you in.

Kevin reaches forward, flipping a switch above him to activate the intercom so he can speak back.

Kevin: Roger that, Chariot. Disengaging ignition now. Prepared for landing.

He pulls back on the ignition and the Stargazer releases a loud powering down sound that causes the ship to shake a bit like turbulence but it is just part of the sequence of events that ship needs to go through to proper turn off. As soon as this happens, a bright blue beam of energy is shot out of the tower of the Chariot and a force begins to pull them towards the metallic space station. Within a matter of minutes the ship is pulling into the docking bay and Kevin is able to retract the landing gear to steadily place the Stargazer down onto the metal floor. He releases the stairs down from the center of the ship and the team is more than eager to get off the ship to be welcomed onto The Helios’ Chariot. As they get off, Kevin and Renee unfasten their own seatbelts and make their way down to meet the rest of the team. The group disembarks from the Stargazer and they are quickly met by the Captain of this space station. An older gentleman in a military officer style uniform walks up to the team with his hands placed behind his back. He is aged around the eyes with wrinkles and hair mixed with a feel of salt and pepper of greying hair surrounded by lively black locks.

Captain Cole: Good day to all of you and welcome to Helios’ Chariot. My name is Captain Cole and I will be your introduction officer here today to get you all ready to save the world…or so I have been told.

Kevin steps out in front of everyone, extending his hand out for Cole to shake. The two give a firm handshake and Cole gives a respectful nod to Kevin.

Kevin: Thank you for greeting us personally, Sir. We are all ready to work. You don’t find a lazy bone in any of my team.

Captain Cole: That’s a good thing, Mr. Donaghy. From what I have been told it seems you and your team will be quite the busy bodies for a while. My crew is a hard working crew. We keep this place in tip top shape for the boys down on the good ole blue marble. If yall would be so kind as to follow me, I’ll be able to give you the rundown of this station while my men grab your stuff and place it in your designated living quarters.

Kevin motions for the group to follow Captain Cole and without a second thought they herd around their fearless leader to learn the ins and outs of this space station.

## III

A FEW WEEKS LATER
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtWtibJhTKw )

Laying down in bed together, Kevin and Renee are wrapped up like vines with the blanket of the bed resting over them. Kevin lays on his back with his right arm wrapped around Renee and his left hand placed down on the bed. Renee lays on top of her fiancé and her right hand plays with the scruff of a beard he currently has. She playfully kisses at his chin as they relax together in their room.

Kevin uses his right hand to pull her in tightly to him, leaning up to kiss her softly on the forehead. Renee gives off a playful giggle before laying her head down on his chest. Her eyes stare out of the window, gazing into the further of space completely lost in a joyful bliss.

Renee: Can we just stay here for the rest of time?

Kevin: Well if we do that we won’t get any of the work done that we promised Captain Cole would get done today.

Renee lifts her head back up, a long brunette lock falls over her forehead adorably as she gives him a rather stern stare as he killed the moment.

Renee: What’s a few more minutes? I don’t get to have you all to myself very often so I have to take advantage of these times before your other wife steals you away from me.

He starts to open his mouth to defend himself but before he can even say anything, Renee interrupts him.

Renee: Yes your other wife is work. And no you cannot leave this bed yet until I am ready to get out and start the day.

Kevin: Fine. Fine. You win. But we don’t just have to lay here ya know.

Quickly turning over and laying Renee down with her back on the bed, he leans over her and presses his lips against hers. She releases a sexy purr while her hands disappear down underneath the covers and the two begin to do some Not Safe For Work activities.

Meanwhile on the Control Deck
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjmkmdg-55E )

Captain Cole overlooks the Sunbreaker and sees that it is not yet activated. His arms cross across his chest and he can feel the impatience flowing through his veins. His eyes look up towards the clock that is on the wall and then he looks out the safety window to stare out towards the sun. At this range even the little details of the surface of the sun become refined like a High Definition television. He can practically hear the sound of the ticking clock going back and forth as precious seconds are being lost for whatever reason Kevin and his team have not activated the Sunbreaker. Finally he looks out at one of his workers who is on the main computer console.

Captain Cole: Alert the Sunbreaker unit, tell them to active sequence and get the ball rolling! I’m tired of waiting on Donaghy and his damned team. We told them a time and they decided to be late! We can’t afford to lose any more time on this!

Computer Worker: But Sir the team hasn’t given the all clear for the experiment.

Captain Cole: I don’t give a damn if they didn’t give you the all clear to fucking blink. I gave you an order now turn the damn thing on so we can get this thing over with!

Worker: Yes, Sir!

He begins to flip through his keyboard, typing away like a madman to activate the powerful solar radiation net. As the device begins to turn on, the ring on the other end of the station begins to spin with enough plasma energy to power the entire country. A bright yellow energy begins to appear on the outer rim of the ring before jolts of lightning appearance energy outbursts begin to spark towards the middle of the ring. After a few seconds pass, the energy comes to stabilize and create a thin layer of energy that flows all across the ring. The appearance is similar to how the liquid of a bubble blower would look as it coats the ring. The sound of the Sunbreaker activating is very similar to the sound of a bomb exploding before it stabilizes and begins to release a constant stream of powerful energies flowing like a river.

Inside of their room, Kevin and Renee remain under the blankets enjoying their time together when the sound of the Sunbreaker activating blares through the entire space station. Popping his head out from the blanket, Kevin looks up trying to see if he actually heard it or if his mind is messing with him.

Renee: Come on, kevin. Why’d you stop!?

Kevin: You didn’t hear that!?

Renee: hear what!?

Just as she asks that, the roaring sound of the plasma energy discharging gets both of their attentions.

Renee: What the hell!? Who authorized the activation!?

Both of them jump to get on their feet and dressed in their uniforms to race and figure out what is going on. It only takes them about a minute or two to get moderately dressed before Kevin rushes to the door and swinging it wide open. Once the door Kevin’s chest bumps into one of his male workers and he staggers back from being surprised.

Kevin: What the hell, Frank!? What’s happening!?

Frank: It’s Captain Cole, Sir! He activated the Sunbreaker because you were late for the test screening! He has been impatient with our progress and is taking it upon himself to get this job done!

Kevin: So why are you HERE!? Why hasn’t anyone tried to stop this guy from stepping on our toes? The Sunbreaker has to be activated at the right moment otherwise we can have a complete meltdown!

Frank: That’s why I am here, Sir! We’ve received heavy readings from the corona of the sun increasing in temperature dramatically from the activation of the Sunbreaker. If the corona is heating up then that means,

Kevin: That means the surface is being heated too fast. What are the readings of activity on the surface?

Frank: We are getting large feedbacks of geomagnetic energy funneling towards the Chariot. If the Sunbreaker keeps pulling solar radiation into the ring it will create a funnel effect where,

Kevin: To where we might as well be painting a target on our backs for possible solar phenomena to hit. Get this information to everyone! NOW! I will go deal with Cole and see if it’s not too late to fix this mess!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1D\_BJrxf5k )

Kevin bursts from the doorway with Renee running right behind him. Frank raises his arms up to try and continue talking about the situation but there is nothing more that Kevin needs to know. His eyes are steadfast and his mind as sharp as a tack as he maneuvers through people in the hallway; barreling passed them like a fullback running through the defensive line. When he sees members of his team racing in the opposite direction, coming towards him to probably explain what is going on; he quickly shoos them off with his arm while yelling orders out to them.

Kevin: We have to shut down the Sunbreaker! Push towards the power core, we might have to shut this thing down ourselves, whether Cole likes it or not!

Inside of the control deck

Captain Cole still has his arms crossed and he watches as the bright orange energy of the sun is being pulled towards the Sunbreaker ring. A slight smirk appears on his face, not even realizing what he might be causing by taking the experiment into his own hands. Racing into the room, Kevin and Renee barge through the guards as the door!

Kevin: SHUT IT DOWN, COLE!

The Captain turns to look towards Kevin with a face of anger and frustration painted over him. He thrusts his left arm out towards Kevin with his index finger pointing at him like any military man would.

Cole: You stay out of this! Some of us actually want to get this job done! Unlike you who have been too busy playing pattycake with your little piece over there to get anything FINISHED!

Renee walks up to the Captain and with her right fists smacks his square across the jaw with her deinty fist without a second of hesitation. Captain Cole is sent staggering back a few inches with his head looking up towards the ceiling as he clearly pissed off the wrong woman with that statement. Renee uses his lips to blow some air out of her mouth to remove some of the hair from her face while shaking out her right hand now after punching him.

Renee: Do you have any idea what kind of danger you are putting all of us in!?

Kevin can’t help but feel slightly turned on at the aggressive personality that his fiancé has but those thoughts would have to wait till later because of the seriousness of the danger they are in at this current moment. Kevin leaps forward to be in front of his wife, more for Captain Cole’s safety than hers because there is a chance she’d probably punch him again if given the opportunity.

Kevin: You don’t understand. The Sunbreaker has been brought online before the given period that is best suited for a successful test. We missed our mark because I was late, that is my fault…But you have now put this entire station at risk! If this machine isn’t shut down NOW we will all be argueing about this in heaven from our bodies being turned into ash before the next few minutes come to pass!

Renee: More like Hell for this guy for killing all of us if we don’t turn it off!

Captain Cole: FINE! FINE! Johnson, turn of the Sunbreaker.

Renee and Kevin both give a sigh of relief at the order given and Johnson, the guy working the computer, punches in a few cancellation codes to get the Sunbreaker offline once more. A few seconds pass but nothing happens. Captain Cole and the others both begin to look curious with slight confusion. They turn to look out of the window to see the Sunbreaker still online and pulling in solar energy from the Corona of the sun.

Captain Cole: Johnson I told you to turn the damn thing off! Do I need to go over there and teach you how to work your own machine!?

Johnson: Sir, it is turned off…Whatever is happening now…it isn’t us…

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M0\_rXv-YnQ )

All three of them look out to see the Sunbreaker beginning to release high amounts of energy to the point that some of the metal harnesses that are strapped around the ring begin to shake loose and actually get pulled in by the suns massive gravity. The heat quickly incinerates the pieces that get too close and all of their fears begin to come alive.

Captain Cole: GET TO THE ESCAPE PODS, NOW! I WILL NOTIFY THE SHIP!

Everyone in the room begins to run out in a dead sprint to try and get to the escape pods as fast as they can. Captain Cole runs up to the intercom that will blast microphones all across the station so everyone can hear.

Captain Cole: THIS IS CAPTAIN COLE! WE ARE IN CODE ALPHA! I REPEAT THIS IS A CODE ALPHA! ALL PERSONELL EVACUATE TO THE NEAREST ESCAPE POD!

Within a few more minutes people begin to strap into the escape pods that are located close to the epicenter between the Sunbreaker and the station itself. Everyone on the space station crams into these large ships to get ready for a hurried flight back down to Earth. But just as the majority of people load up to get into the ships, The Sun finally has its first reaction to the magnetic pull of the Sunbreaker. The sun begins to release a powerful solar flare that fires straight towards the ring of the space station! As they run towards the escape pods, Kevin quickly grabs Renee and pulls her back from running any further. She screams out in protest of Kevin stopping her from running towards their last hope but before she can say anything else, the ring of solar energy shatters through the large metallic object like a hot knife through butter! The Sunbreaker completely shatters and explodes outwards with enough energy to release a magnetic storm that will eventually reach Earth! The solar flare rips right through the center of the space station, slicing right through the metal and leaving those who weren’t on the escape pods on The Helios’ Chariot! Kevin and Renee both look outwards towards the door that led to the escape pods only to see that the heat of the sun incinerated everything of the space station without a single trace of anything left to be found. With the station now exposed with part of the station ripped open, Renee and Kevin both go flying forwards into the vacuum of space. But as one of the safety precautions, each wall and door has a secondary metal stopping mechanism to defend against the vacuum of space. Before Renee and Kevin can get launched into the void of space, the metallic security doors fire inward towards the center and create a loud clanking sound when they clash together. Renee and Kevin both hit the wall before sliding down onto the floor. As they sit there, Renee begins to burst out in tears with the thoughts of their imminent death coming towards them. There are no escape pods and now they are stuck floating around the sun, soon to be taken by the heat from the lack of the SUnbreaker.

Renee: What are we going to do!? WE ARE DOOMED!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9\_Rj4mwESCM&feature=youtu.be&t=21 )
Kevin: Hey! Come on now, Renee! Don’t give me that. We aren’t doomed. We still have time.

Kevin reaches down for her right hand and places it on his chest so she can feel how fast his heart is racing.

Kevin: You feel that? That means we still have hope! They have to know what’s going on down there on Earth, I am sure Dez has already sent a rescue ship up to get us.

Renee tries to catch her breath but the tears keep coming down her face and the heavy weight she feels in her chest about being here in this situation. Outside, the solar flare begins to get a little smaller but the radiation funneling out of the flare begins to push up against the remaining metal of the space station. This forces the Emergency Plasma Shields to activate and buy the people left in the station some time. Renee looks out of one of the windows to see the bright blue aura of the shields taking a beating from the constant stream of radiation hitting it. Kevin lifts his head up to see how the shields are reacting and he knows firsthand how the plasma shields work.

I see the way they get hit and I know…I know we aren’t going to make it out of here. Of course I don’t tell her that. What kind of monster would take the last bit of hope from someone like that? I can hear her crying in my arms and it breaks my heart to know end. So what do I do? I look down at my beautiful fiancé, take in every detail I can about her face. Even with all the tears I cannot deny the beauty behind each little detail that makes her. If this is the last thing I get to see before I go, then I can’t ask for a better image to leave this world too.

Renee: What are we going to do!? We can’t just sit here!

Kevin: I tell you what we are going to do…We are going to get back down to Earth. You and I are going to have a big, no, HUGE wedding where all of our friends and family are going to be. And then we are going to go on our honeymoon and make lots and lots of babies…Well granted we can only do one at a time, but you get what I mean.

Renee looks up at him with a face of pure fear on her face, something that Kevin feels shakes him down to his core being as something he never wanted to see from her.

Renee: How can you joke at a time like this!?

Kevin stands up, picking Renee up with him and he pulls her tightly into his arms. He lifts his hands up, using his thumbs and palms to wipe the tears from her eyes. He doesn’t pay any attention to the space around them, only looking down into the iceberg blue hues he has come to enjoy being lost inside of.

Kevin: I would never joke about our future Brady Bunch that we will be having. We are going to watch each and every one of them grow up into successful adults, doing things in the world that even WE can’t even think of yet. We will grow old and grey together, that is OUR future. I promise you that.

Renee begins to laugh a little bit, pushing herself passed the tears and enjoying the way Kevin is trying to cheer her up in this dire moment. She nods her head while leaning her cheek into his left palm, caressing his hand comfortably.

Renee: You promise?

Kevin: I do.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yOZEiHLuVU )
Kevin slowly leans down while keeping his hands on her cheeks to press his lips onto hers. Renee’s arms wrap around Kevin’s waist and the two share a very romantic kiss that rivals any kiss they have ever had before in their relationship. As they embrace each other, showing not only themselves but the universe itself that their love goes beyond that of the cliché romanticized love that appears on TV or movies. But like every wonderful thing that graces itself in the presence of the living, it must always come to an end. And for the case of mortal beings, that end always comes with the lonely entry into the dark abyss that is the end of ones days, death. The solar flare has revamped and is ready to blow everything to kingdom come. In the control deck, Captain Cole looks out of his window as the solar flare is fired out back towards them. Like any Captain, he is prepared to go down with his ship. The solar flare bursts right through the space station, blasting uncontrollable amounts of solar radiation through the metal structure of the Chariot. The bright blue energy of plasma that kept the station shielded for this long shatters like glass and then gets enveloped into the radiation, being ripped around like paper! The radiation blasts passed the two lovers but through all intents and purposes the two of them remain in their standing positions with their lips locked in a heated embrace. But mere moments pass from the moment the Solar Flare rips through the station before Renee’s body begins to become charred and crackle. Her hair is burnt to a nonexistent remnant of nothingness and the rest of her body is soon to follow. Every part of her physical being becomes charred from the inner narrows of her bones to the outer layer of her skin. Kevin’s eyes remain closed from their kiss but he can feel it on his lips. The moment her body becomes a lifeless piece of carbon is something that hits him harder than the solar radiation. And before he knows it, the radiation pulls the rest of her; shattering her into a cloud of ash before burning that away as well. From the view of the outside, the rest of the space station follows suit. The metal is ripped apart on a molecular level, turning the metal into a liquid almost instantly. After that occurs the superheating of the solar flare causes the metal to incinerate. This all occurs within the span of a few seconds and the solar flare slowly recedes back into the sun. The so flare disappears back into the sun and it would seem like nothing had occurred here. From the outside view of the sun there is no residue of the explosions that occurred or the hundreds who have died here today. In a tragically beautiful image, one would be able to look upon the sun and see the bright and shining star of hope. A beacon that there is always a brighter day. But for some people, it only became an engine of death.