《Ulnaris 7》 Hello New World -[18+] Sexual Story- This chapter is clean, the next chapter not so much. When I was younger, I had always wondered where we sat in the universe. Not physically, but technologically. We always have people ''saying they''ve seen aliens, or been abducted'' but have never had any real hard evidence. Nothing like, "Hello, my names Sven, our solar system is neighbors with yours. just thought I''d say hi." Nope, no clich¨¦ weirdo neighbor welcoming us to our new home with a pie, or old man warning you not to play any loud music. Just, silence.... All this thinking led me to a thought that maybe we are in a universe that perhaps is a lot younger than we thought. It just might be that our ''neighbors'' are actually all pretty much at where we are, maybe a little further along due to how their culture developed. Or possibly really far behind due to weather conditions or some other factor that no one can accurately guess caused their lack of development. So when I heard news that we had just successfully tested a space faring craft that could travel the stars I was ecstatic. People around the world exploded with chatter about how our government had finally done it. At the time it was nothing fancy, but just opening up the gate, no matter how tiny allowed for the pressure that had built up to slam a hole into the field that is space travel. Within 5 years we''d gone from sub-light travel to light-speed engines. Surprisingly enough at the time the gap between the two was thinner than a membrane. Although it took 4 years to first discover it, after a grad student decided to use his parents money to build a smaller scale engine for an easy A in class. Funnily enough, he didn''t expect it to take as long as it did and rushed the build. A safety device that the original maker of the sub-light engine deemed necessary to stabilize the plasma was forgotten. When it made the news that a student of SpaciaTech University had made a down-scaled engine, someone up top decided it would make good publicity to see it on an actual craft. coincidentally the model used for museum tours happened to be scaled almost exactly to the proper dimensions for the engine in question. What no one actually knows is that the ''inventor'' of the engine ''Alan Knight'' actually just stole a copy of the schematics and copied that for his project. -Although, I am not really supposed to know that. Nor would anyone ever believe me if I attempted to try to tell everyone about how I slipped into the back of one of the seminars he held and heard him talking him self up... The guy really isn''t too bright. - At the time that happened I had just turned 12, a few days before it and begged my parents to allow me to go and meet him. You could say I was a little disappointed, even wanted to leave at one point before the man whom I had admired even went out on stage. Hoping against odds that maybe it would still be fun I talked my self into staying and I have to say that decision probably impacted my whole life. Getting to my seat I happened to sit down to a man whom my first thought about his appearance was ''goofy''. He wore a brown suit jacket with patches on the elbows, had shades on indoors and had the kind of grin on his face you''d expect from someone touched in the head. I was still a no manners kid then and couldn''t help my self from laughing after I saw him. Thomas as I would soon learn was his name looked at me, looked down at himself and laughed right with me. I would have to say that right there was the point in which we bonded and I found my mentor. I learned from him that he was a professor of a new university that came along shortly after the discovery of the light-drive, he wasn''t a teacher there but was hired on to work with the Spacecrafts the university worked on. He said it was actually a university made by the government to bring up students with the knowledge to travel the stars.Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. Fascinated we talked non stop about space travel for the full hour that was left until the event started. Telling him of my thoughts on many things and listening to his opinions and theories. After asking him about his outfit he told me that he liked to dress how he did because when he used to teach it helped to loosen up his students if he wore clothing that was ''unpleasing'' to the eye. Making them more likely to drop what ever inhibitions in class and pay attention to him. Most of them would look at him and laugh, by laughing right with them he was able to get to know them better. So when he actually started class they paid more attention. He told me he had actually mostly stopped doing it too but that it still kind of stuck. When Alan came up on stage finally to talk a bit about him self and his discovery, I just toned him out and thought about the new friend I had made. At one point I happened to hear something that made me look up and focus on the podium. Alan had stepped to the side and an older man in military uniform had taken his place. I had missed out on part of the speech and tried to piece together what had been said. "..and due to the efforts of our brilliant minds including those such as the man standing beside me our military has decided to begin allowing enrollment into a new school. This university will be used to not only give students the necessary skills in life that all other establishments provide, but also train its students in how to survive in space. The school will have multiple fields of study including piloting, engineering, and security being the main focuses. These three will also be required to an extent to be studied and passed regardless of what path you choose. We will begin the enrollment process at the end of the school year." By now I could hardly contain myself, something I had wondered about all my life, something that I had wanted to pursue was within my reach! The man continued on with his no-nonsense attitude. "The school decided after the results shown in studies that unless under certain circumstances, the school would only accept students whom are between the ages of 7-10. This was decided due to testing on the optimal condition our bodies must be in to allow for prolonged space travel. If anyone here would like to enroll today we will have that available after the convention ends. Now then on to..." All I could think about was how I was off by two years, TWO YEARS. My chance to do something I had dreamt about for years all crushed because I was to old. Sinking further into my sorrow, I think at that moment Thomas noticed my odd behavior and made a guess that I was too old or young to enroll and for some reason or another make the decision to take me under his wing. While wallowing Thomas placed his hand onto my shoulder waking me up from my funk and simply told me "Don''t worry." Then was called up onto the stage to give a speech. Right after his name was called a large amount of gossip came up. "The eccentric genius.." "He never shows him self.." "Is he going to be teaching..." Confused I tried to think of who he might be. "..and here he is, I welcome to the stage Thomas Fargrove. The inventor of not only the sub-light engine but also the first ship to ever fly with it. Thank you for allowing us this honor." Thanking the announcer Thomas steps up to the mic and begins talking about his experiences in the past 10 years, 5 of which was the development of his masterpiece. "Now then, onto the real reason I am here tonight.." pausing for effect he continues. " I will be, AHHH!" Gasps and worried glances invade the audience. Wondering what happened. "Sorry, just wanted to make sure you were paying attention. The reason I am here tonight, is to let you all know that I will be working with the staff to raise the future personnel on our space craft." The crowd begins to murmur in excitement, I my self am still shocked that I talked to this man for an hour and didn''t even know who he was. "But I will not be there as a teacher, I will assist with class but otherwise my main goal is to further the technology available, so when we are ready for the first far out expedition we will have the proper tools to handle any situation that may come about. Thank you for your time.." As the announcement that Thomas wouldn''t be teaching was heard lots of disappointment could be heard throughout the crowd. "Oh, one more thing." Thomas mentions as he steps back towards the mic. "I would like to introduce my proteg¨¦, Ale...." Hello Teacher [18+] "..l, Al.. Alsius Frey. Just because you pass every class with a 100% doesn''t mean you can ignore your teachers in class." A few snickers run through the room "Mrs. Henderson, I mean no offence, but if I am passing your class with 100% and I don''t pay attention then why am I still in this class and not in a more advanced one?" Upon saying that the class goes silent. -oops- I thought. "Mr. Frey, if you feel that you are so advanced then why don''t you stay after class and take the final exam for this year then?" -Wow, I''ve been nagging her all year and now she brings it up? Must have finished it early just to get me out of her class. Haha- "Alright Mrs. H, I look forward to it." Smiling, I wink at her just to aggravate her. I have to say, besides the fact that she takes her job way to seriously Clair Henderson is a bombshell. Even being 9 years older than me at 28 she still looks like she''s only 21. Red headed, beautiful with long hair just asking to be freed from its year round confinement. Instead of chained up in a bun, it should be bouncing freely along her shoulders as she moves. Laying on the ridges of her breasts. -Whoa, I am going a bit too far... But she is really hot...- Frustrated she goes back to teaching class after stopping her self from commenting. Thankfully it''s Tuesday or today wouldn''t be my last class and I would have to wait to get this over with. As much as I like engineering listening to things you already know day i and out is really quite tedious. I suppose it''s my fault for over working my self when I first started schooling here. Not only did I have to go through more extensive Physical Training or PT I also had to cram most of the classes that would be taught over the course of the day into a much shorter period due to said PT. So I just got into the habit of doing everything to the best of my abilities and well, when I didn''t have as much of a work load a few years later. I kept it up by studying more advanced lessons. Considering how adding in any extra courses I take and the auxiliary training in both piloting and security so that I can take up any position if needed you could say until recently I was pretty busy. Well, all that hard work will finally pay off! I will get a free hour that no one else has to start working on getting all of my pre-reqs done for graduation. 7 years is actually 2 years earlier then the bare minimum that is normally required but due to testing out of a majority of classes throughout the years, I''ve gotten even more ahead of the class then I was before just because of my age. If anything, being older than everyone in class by 2 or more years has been really hard. Other than my first sexual experience when I was 17 which was really awkward I am a spring chicken when it comes to dating. I might know the theory on it but well, it''s not as easy to put in practice. If we weren''t supposed to be in a specific environment that helps with conditioning for space I would be allowed to go out into the world, but being confined for 7 years with everyone younger than you is really kind of hard. Looking around I make note of everyone starting to pack up to leave for the day. Wednesday is my designated day off to do with it what I want, so I have the rest of the day and tomorrow to do what I want after I finish this test. Seeing Claire trying to catch my attention as she walks into her office, I grab my bag which hadn''t been opened and follow after her. Upon entering I make note of how bare-bones it its other than file cabinets, her desk and a table in front of said desk it is spartan. While looking at a few papers Mrs. Henderson says "It''s on the desk." before going back to what she is doing. Glancing at the stack of papers I grumble a bitand then get to work filling in busy work that is supposed to measure whether I have the know how to test out of the class. Thankfully, and sadly at the same time I am rather used to long tests due to the different requirements necessary to test out of a class. Two and a half hours later I sigh as I lean back finished with filling in the blanks. This would be so much more simple if I could just interface my thought with the damn thing... Glancing up at the only other person in the room I notice her rolling her shoulders every once in a while in discomfort. Not thinking much of it I pick up my test and place it on her desk before going around and beginning to work some tension out of her muscles. Start of 18+ scene - Stop if you don''t want to read it "What are you, Ahhh" She starts before moaning in contentment. "Just habit I suppose," I mention a few moments later. "You mind me taking that off?" As I gesture to her suit jacket. "..." Taking her silence as confirmation I continue to work her shoulders as I begin to start down her back. "Doing this wont get you any... Mhmm" Claire begins before moaning again.Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! "You don''t think I actually need it do you?" I mock as she starts squirming slightly. Making note of her still tightly wound bun I release it from its confines before starting to work a bit harder on her muscles. "This is just causing tension, let me undo that for you." As I begin again she abruptly lays back into me and one of my hands slip to her breasts. pausing for a moment noticing her lack of disapproval I begin anew slowly working my other hand down while massaging her with the hand currently still there. Feeling emboldened I start unbuttoning her light yellow blouse and pull that off to while mentioning that it was in the way. Another groan of pleasure escapes Claire''s lips as I continue with my work. Starting from the shoulders again and working back down. Thinking about how she almost seemed to enjoy my teasing her, I lean down to her ear and breathe into it, "Claire, your nipples are already hard." than bite her earlobe. I hear a sharp intake of breath as she instantly reddens, right afterwards I slip one of my hands into her bra to show her what I mean. Pinching her nipple in-between my fingers as my other attempts to open her bra. Sighing slightly Claire releases it for me and pulls it off. "You are really working me up aren''t you? I hope you are prepared to finish what you started Alsius or I might have issues leaving the office." As if to answer her question I bring my lips to her neck as one hand keeps fondling her breast and the other trails down past her waist. Stopping momentarily to snap open her skirt before delving deeper. "Ahnn" Hearing it emboldens me to keep going as I barely touch her nub as I move past to slowly circle her sweet opening, already slick with her juices. As a whimper escapes, I plunge my finger into her, turning it into a loud moan. Slowly moving in and out I whisper to her, mocking her, encouraging and teasing her. When she starts to buck I''m a little bit surprised. While my middle and ring finger are still buried inside her I begin to rub my thumb along her nub making her buck even harder. Immediately stopping, I growl into her ear, "Each time you move I''ll stop." Beginning again I continue for a few moments before stopping again when she moves once more. "please..." She whimpers as she tries to rub herself against my hand. "Please what Claire?" Shocked and turned on at how much I have her in control. abruptly getting up and ripping off the rest of her clothes, Claire walks over to the door and locks it. Looking back at me she makes note of my still being clothed and cocked an eyebrow. As she saunters over I pull my shirt over my head while feeling hands unbutton my pants and pull them down, freeing my penis from its confines. "ohh" and a sharp intake of breath are all I hear as I free my self from my shirt to see Claire staring at my cock. "Fuck me Al." Claire says while still staring at me. Lifting her up onto her desk, I for the first time appreciate all the work I deemed wasteful before. -There are some perks, no?- Looking her in the eye I lock lips with her as I plunge my self into her fiery depths. Feeling more so than hearing her moan as I slowly pull out of her before once again sink myself into her. Continuing my pace I notice her urging me to pick up the pace. To slam into her folds and give her the release she craves, but I hold off. She''s been the one getting all the enjoyment, it''s about time I take what I want. Claire seemingly getting a bit desperate begins to push her self into my cock as I thrust into her. Giving her a moment of enjoyment, I abruptly pull out and flip her over, giving a hard smack to her ass. hearing her yelp I notice she starts to drip, Smacking her again, I wait a second before slamming my self back into her depths, fucking her like she wanted. Fast and hard, within a minute I can already feel myself get close but I know she is even more so. Claire begins to moan even louder and I hope no one hears us as I smack her again for making me worry. "Ahnnnn" Claire shouts out as she climaxes. Slowing down I let her ride it out before laying her down on the floor where are clothes are and slowly working in and out of her while kissing her. Soon I once again feel my self about to release into her, but from the sounds she''s making it would seem that her second climax may come soon too. Feeling my self about to explode, I hiss into her ear "In or out?" "All I get in response is another "Fuck me" Taking it as free rein to cum inside I having a fleeting thought hoping she''s on birth control, now a days it''s really easy to prevent or stop pregnancy but it doesn''t stop me from worrying irregardless. Bottoming out I feel the best climax I have ever had. It doesn''t seem to end and so I continue to thrust increasing the pleasure. Before long I am still going and my climax has subsided, Claire and myself both a bit surprised, I give a quick chuckle before pulling Claire over on top of me. "I hope your are prepared to finish what your started Claire, or people might question what happened in your office." I mock her, as I do I feel her walls pulse around my cock. She soon begins to bounce on me, bringing her self and me both closer to a wonderful finish. moving her hands to her breasts she tweaks them for a moment before placing them down on my chest to stabilize her self as she rams her pussy even harder onto my waiting rod. Each thrust causing a ''squelch'' due to how wet she''d gotten. Every time I bottomed out I could feel her clit rub against me causing her to shiver with pleasure, I could already tell she was close. Not wanting to be behind her I flipped her over again and started to pound her pussy even harder. Seeing her nipple jiggling about I lunge for it with my mouth and bite down on it causing her moans that were already pretty high to take on another octave. Feeling my self get even closer as her walls start to clamp down I start pounding even harder hoping to climax at the same time. Bottoming out one last time I feel her start to buck against me increasing the pleasure for the both of us as I start to spurt into her, surprisingly cumming even more than before. -How weird- But a passing thought. Thrusting a few more times until I begin to go soft I pull her one more time on top of me and just lay there basking in the glow while breathing in her scent. Looking down to her head where it rests one word comes to mind "Beautiful." "Mhmm, thank you." Claire murmurs. "You should really leave your hair down more often, You look gorgeous." My last action before falling asleep is to pull a piece of clothing under my head and putting my arm around her. Hello Opportunity? Waking, I notice a comfortable weight rest upon my chest. If not for the same weight causing an ever rising heat due to the close proximity I''m sure I would have still been sleeping. But alas, I am cursed with the desire to hold one close and yet despise the warmth that is involved. Opening up my eyes, they rest on the source of my discomfort. Frowning slightly I admire her beauty. The slight curves that run down her frame, the large mounds that peek out from the sides as she rests her head on my chest. Running my hand along the side of her body, I allow my fingers to brush slightly across her breast. Noticing her move slightly and how a small smile twitches on the edge of her mouth I take it as confirmation that my caress is wanted. Moving my hand even further down her I rest my hand on her ass, feeling her firmness as it fills my hand. I stiffen slightly as I delve deeper, running across an even hotter place. As Claire begins to stir I continue to explore the folds I delved into mere hours before. Turning back to look at her face I see her already half-open eyes gaze back at me. The smile from before still there as she allows me to continue. Abruptly shoving my fingers into her Claire jumps forward into my waiting lips. Our passion climbing as we continue to kiss, our tongues warring with each other as a very different one-sided fight goes on below. My fingers plowing a path of pleasure across her while my thumb dances heavily across her engorged clit. All too soon I feel her clamp onto my fingers, her body shaking slightly as a slow moan escapes her lips. Kissing her again as she comes down from her high I start to pull my fingers from her causing aftershocks to run through Claire''s body. "Good morning," I mumble while smiling. "Now get off of me you beautiful beast. I''m burning up." Sliding out from under her as she pulls away I take in a breath as the chilly air is finally allowed to reach my skin. Basking in the cold embrace for a moment before looking down at the bracelet on my wrist as I send a mental command to its sensor. -What time is it?- The material morphs slightly from its original unassuming black shape. A fluid like screen appearing showing a few hours have passed since our joining. The watch is a bit of a relic considering how much technology has advanced recently. Now most people have allowed themselves to be uploaded neurally. Scientists and the masses alike originally wary of possible ''Brain Hacking'' but soon discovered that right after assimilating with the tech a firewall was found. Little things like slight alteration of visual and aural perception were allowed as long as the user didn''t feel harmed by it. Even further manipulation up to a point if both consciously and subconsciously the said manipulation is deemed unharmful or accepted by the user. +++++ Sadly though for some people, especially gamers hoping to experience full dive, their brain deemed any outside influence as a threat and all traces were taken down and eliminated. Attempts to try to get around it all ended up with failure earning the particular cases such as this the nickname ''Absolute Defense''. As studies were being pursued at the time we even found a few cures to things that we would have never guessed possible. Others more obvious but just as useful such as poor imitations of the absolute defense.(All of which were barely even shadows of it) The most surprising of all though was how the immune system begin to evolve after people reported not being able to delve as far as others. Like flipping on a switch, life threatening afflictions such as cancer were eradicated within days, in some cases depending on the severity and how strong the ''defense'' people about to die from cancer within days were back to good as new within hours, or at least as good as their ravaged bodies could get within such a short time frame. One couple, whose child was ravaged with multiple types of cancer turned to the new discovery in a last-ditch effort to save their baby girl. Going against their doctors disapproval who deemed it unsafe they had it tested on her. Within a month she was able to see for the first time as her body shockingly seemed to repair its self before their eyes. The strangest change of all though was that her body within a year actually grew to that of a late teen where as she was only 11 at the time. No solid proof was ever found correlating to what actually happened but a large majority of those who studied it hypothesized that her mind accelerated her growth to fit with what it deemed her actual mental age.The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. Many scientists were baffled and quite a few laws that seemed unbreakable ended up broken as cases just as bizarre popped up. even one rumor circulating around about some person who had been dead for a few days being brought back but most people thought it was someone just being ridiculous. One thing was certain though. The few years that followed the discovery would always be looked at with awe. +++++ "Well that''s one way to be woken up!" Smiling back at me Claire stands up, shamelessly stretching as she allows my eyes to take in her whole figure. Her slightly messed up hair cascading down her body making her even more desirable. The smirk on her face making it all to obvious that she knows exactly what she is doing. Shaking my head, I try to pull my self together knowing all to well that I can''t stay here much longer. The time on my watch all to obvious that I am past the time I should be in the part of campus I''m currently in. Where as the curfew is not too heavily stressed students are still required to stay away from certain areas to prevent the faculty from having to keep an eye on as many places after hours. Sighing at the thought I tell Claire as much as I too get up and stretch. "Well," She begins as I start to pull on my clothes. "I can just write up a note saying you were with me working on some grading as payment for the amount of work I had to put into gettingtogether those exams." Pausing for a moment I notice her smirk. "Although I can''t say I am too mad about that now." Squeezing her legs together she continues. "But you''ll have to make it up for me some more by helping with ''grading more papers''." Stuttering slightly as I reply, "I. I kind of figured you would say this was a one time thing and it never happened. Not to say I''m not pleased your fine with it..." "I certainly wouldn''t mind you being quiet about it, but I am not against it becoming more regular. anyways, let me write that up for you. Well, that and a little extra too." Sashaying to her desk still as naked as she was when she woke up Claire starts writing down something on a piece of paper before ripping it in two and handing me both pieces. "Ones your excuse and the other is something a little more personal." looking down to the second paper I notice a number and do a bit of a dance momentarily in my head. -Wohoo- I can definitely say that this is not what I was expecting from today! trying not to seem too eager I carefully place her number in my bag and move over to embrace Claire and kiss her. Holding her close to me, while squeezing her ass tightly. A gasp escapes her lips as I pull away. More tenderly this time I reach up to her face and kiss her again. "See ya later Claire." Waving over my shoulder I leave her office with my excuse still in my hand. Exiting the building that Claire''s lecture hall is in I start to head in the direction of my dormitory. Looking up I am reminded of the fact that I am underground. The simulated night sky only a poor imitation of the real thing. Some times needing to be conditioned in a special environment to adapt to space travel has its downsides. Not seeing the stars outside of pictures has to be one of them. "Mr. Frey? You''re normally not out this late." Startled I look to the source of the voice. Surprise registers on my face as I see Thomas. I haven''t heard much from him ever sense he said he was going into a restricted sector to work on a ''top secret'' project and even he couldn''t divulge the slightest information on it. "Thomas! I am a little surprised to see you, I thought you were working on something?" "Ahh, it''s funny you ask. We just now have finished on what we hope is an amazing new discovery. Revolutionary you could even say!" Pausing for a moment I notice him thinking about something. "Speaking of surprise I too am wondering what you are doing here I was just heading over to.. Well never mind that." Raising an eyebrow as he waits for my answer. "Hmm? I stayed after in Mrs. Henderson''s class so I could test out of it. In fact I just finished that a bit ago. Afterwards she asked me to help with some papers as ''payment'' for the exam, so here I am." -Whew, glad we thought that up- Looking at me with his eyebrow still raised, Thomas crosses his arms while pondering something. "Hmm, that would mean you''ll have a free hour tomorrow now yes?" Before I could even reply, he answers his own question. "Ohh, that''s right.. You have off tomorrow so it wouldn''t matter if you had a free hour." Frowning he looks down at the ground. "Why the sudden interest? Anything I can help with?" Now my interest it peaked. "Well, " He begins. "I was heading to see that ''proteg¨¦'' of mine to ask him about something but, well... I think we both know how much of a disappointment he''s become. Too much lime light I would say... A bit too young as well. Oh what the hell, Alsius, why don''t you come by tomorrow at 11 to ''meeting room 2''. I''ve got an opportunity I don''t think you''ll want to miss!" Muttering Thomas begins to walk away. "Now w..t was I go... to do aft....." "Doctor Far.. grove. What was th, ahh..." I stutter to a stop as he walks away. -I guess I''ll just have to see what this is about then. I''m sure anything he needs assistance with will be quite interesting!" "Opportunity huh?" Hello Warp Drive!" Walking down the hall I wonder how the meeting will turn out, hell more than anything I wonder what the meeting is even about! What with everything happening I couldn''t sleep much when I got back to my dorm, Just laying there I went over my night, thinking about all the crazy things that had happened. In fact, the more I thought about it, the more I couldn''t help but believe all that had occurred was fake. "It''s almost like a third-party decided my life was too dull and threw a wrench into it just to see what happened." Thinking aloud as I continue on my way, a few people look at my with odd glances. -I know right, even I think it sounds silly- Arriving at the entrance to the hall I notice a guard standing to the side, a student currently talking to him. As I get closer I hear some of the conversation. ".. is closed today, any and all classes originally being held here will now be held in different rooms." Pointing to a piece of paper he continues. " Each class and its new room are listed here." Stopping there he doesn''t say another word. The student looks at the schedule and start rushing back my way. Passing by me I hear him grumble about how far he''ll have to walk, "Stupid girl just had to be sick.. wouldn''t have missed class if not for her." Feeling a bit disturbed by the way he said that I try to put it out of mind as I reach the guard. "Hi, Doctor Fargrove told me to come to Meeting Room 2 at eleven. Although... He didn''t tell me what was for what reason." "Name?" -Ahh, how stupid of me to not mention my name..- "alsius Frey sir. I don''t know if I will be on th.." "You''re free to enter." The guard interrupts me before going back to looking imposing. "Okay, thanks?" Not expecting an answer I open the door and head to the room I was told to go to. Before the door closes I hear what sounds like a muffled "Your welcome." Thinking the delay was kind of late, I can''t help but wonder if he''d been thanked at all for doing his job. -Well, I hope he''s at least getting paid to do that. Probably kinda boring..- Opening the door to the meeting room, I notice as all everyone in the room quiets down for a second as they look to the door to see who entered. Seeing it''s just a most of them go back to what they are doing with a few looking on in interest a few moments longer before going back to what they were doing. Looking for Thomas, I hear my named called out from the right.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. "Ahh, Alsius. I''m glad you could make it. I think you are going to be really excited about this one!" "So, what exactly is this all about anyways Thomas? Considering you needed the whole hallway cleared I''d say it has to be pretty important." -Maybe I''ll actually get some answers- "Come now Mr. Frey. what fun would that be if I told you. Just sit back and enjoy. Speaking of which it looks like you wont have to wait for long." Following his line of sight I see a man walk out from a door opposite to where I came in from. "Good morning, I''m glad all of you could make it here so early. I know a few of you were up quite late working and appreciate you being here. As you all should know we will be testing the new drive that has been in development. We have run a few small tests with it and believe it is ready for a bit more. We plan on running a 2 day circuit around our solar system to do a bit of a stress test on it." Stopping up to here, the man gives everyone time to digest what has been said. -A new drive? One that can go around our solar system in two days or less? That''s insane!- "Doesn''t it take at something like 11 days to do that with a light-speed engine Thomas?" Confused, I Whisper to him. Just nodding his head at the man, he stays silent. "now then, you should all know that this is going really easy on the new tech but we want to see how it reacts in short jumps so before and after each jump we''ll be collecting and going over a large amount of data to see how well it runs. As this is still pretty new a lot of tuning is going to be happening, but we believe that we are almost to the point where we can place this on every ship we can, allowing us the ability to travel to places we have never been before. Most of the preparation has been done. The date to start is still tomorrow so make sure to be at the launch site at noon with your things." Looking at the man I feel my excitement rising! From what I can tell they managed to create a warp drive and it can make a trip around the solar system a lot faster than 2 days. looking to the man I wait for him to continue. "As this is still an expedition out into space, we will be required to as always be geared and ready for any situation that might occur so make sure you have your suits with you as well as any weapons you are cleared to have. This shouldn''t be in any way shape or form dangerous but showing caution is why we have had so few accidents. I know you all have been waiting to do this for a while so I''ll end this here, thank you." A short applause follows the end of the speech before some begin to leave, as others start to discuss things correlating to the project. "I hope the testing will give us enough data to safely verify that we can travel more than a billion Km per jump. I know why they put that precaution into place but st.." "You see that kid come in with Thomas? I''m surprised it isn''t h.." Zoning out their conversations I turn to Thomas to start my own. "does this mean I get to go with you to test the Warp Drive?" "I expect to see you tomorrow, you''ll have a lot of work to do assisting me with what I am doing. We''ll mostly be directing people in engineering and making sure the system is running correctly but other than that it should be an easy trip." Looking to Thomas I can''t express my gratitude for this chance. "Thank you, I appreciate you giving me this opportunity. I''ll try to not let you down Thomas." I give Thomas a quick hug. "I need to make sure my suit is in operable condition and my PDW is in working order. See you tomorrow!" Hello Parallel Disaster Pulling my engineering suit down from its rack I start to take it apart and oil all of its components. Pulling my repair kit out from its place in my room I also replace some of the parts that seem to be cracked. -Wouldn''t want this to have a breakdown when I am in deep space.- Taking my PDW from its holster, I start to run the diagnostics screen on it while reassembling my suit. ~Data Corruption detected. 23% of processes need formatting. Plasma stabilization inoperable, seek technician soon.~ "Well shit, how the hell did that happen?" Flabbergasted I stare at the screen for a moment. *start secondary system conversion* ~Secondary operating system conversion will take 3 minutes. **** Error **** Primary systems malfunctioning, aborting process.~ "What!" Even more so confused I try to think of the reason why it is having issues. -Could it have been tampered with?- *Disable primary system, begin restoration. disable motorized blade ejection. Enable manual control.* ~Restoration time estimated at 18H, 19H, 23H, 3 days, 7 days~ ~Blade lock disabled, manual control authorized.~ Pulling out the collapsible blade I examine the dark grey 2 foot long blade. Normally it would have a plasma blade contained on the edge but due to the failed system it doesn''t work. Thankfully it''s still ''usable'' without it but most modern armors wouldn''t be cut through by it. Meteoric Steel may be highly advanced but it''s still metal. "Oh well," Placing it into the holster on the hip of my suit I finish up reassembling my suit. Finished, I slip it on over a set of clothing that monitors my temperature and regulates it to a proper heat to keep my self in optimal form. Snapping together the last of the fasteners I throw on a jacket to cover up the suit partially to not draw too much attention. Grabbing my duffel bag I head out the door. I''d have to wait until we get back before requesting a new PDW. It was getting old but I liked the feel of it. "Sigh" I knew I should have done all of the checking on my equipment last night but got to held up on reading up on some of the material for the mission. The schematics for the drive are fascinating! The design took some pointers from Thomas''s creation but really is a completely new invention. This isn''t just going really fast, it''s punching a hole into space and traveling in some kind of destabilized zone that runs parallel to our own. The only thing we have really discovered about it so far is that it seems to be that its made up of nothing and it is much smaller. Allowing us to travel further distances while only going a fraction of the way in the other realm. The objective of the mission is really just fine tuning the computer system to get ready for much longer distance jumps. A few secondary goals are in place, but other than that it''s just getting it ready for more wide spread use. Looking down at my watch I conclude it is about time to go. Glancing over at my roommate who is currently full diving in some fantasy game I chuckle. Sending a mental command to my watch I message him, letting him know the rooms all his for the next few days. A quick ''Bye'' his reply. "Yup, love you too buddy!" Once again chuckling softly to my self I head out the door in the direction of the Launch Zone. Looks like I''ll finally be able to see the stars for the first time in years. On my way there I pull out Claire''s number and input it into my contact list. Selecting her as the recipient I send a short message. ''Going on a trip with Thomas, Should be back in a few days. Expect company then. ^.^ '' ''Yeah, I better Mr. Frey. Enjoy, I heard a bit about it, you''re quite lucky.'' ''I know and I will. Thanks!'' glancing at my surroundings I make note that I am about half way there. Spotting a Snack machine I stop and browse momentarily. Seeing a couple candy bars I place my watch against the sensor and confirm my purchase. Putting one of them in my bag I open the other and start munching on it while continuing on my way. Drowning out everything, I keep walking as I put in my headphones. As big as the campus is and what with how nice it is to have as many things as we do. It is definitely a pain having to walk every where. When you have to walk a few miles just to get to your next class you have to wonder what the people who designed the facility were thinking. Either they had a sweet transportation system planned out and had to cut it due to budget or time constraints or they just wanted us to all never get fat. I wouldn''t be surprised at either of them really... While still thinking about a few unimportant things I look up to notice that I''ve just about reached my destination. Noticing Thomas talking to a man in a engineering suit a little like my own I head over. "...ter systems checks are all coming up positive. We should be good to go in 15 if everyone is ready to board. We have all of the research equipment already ready so other than passengers preparations are complete." Finishing the engineer waits for Thomas response. "Good, thank you for the report. Start having people board, I''d like to leave as soon as everyone is here and the ship is good to go. Dismissed" Looking over to me Thomas greets me. "Good morning Alsius, I am glad to see you. Lets head inside, I''ll show you your quarters. We will be free to do what ever until we start up the Warp Drive, so enjoy your self while you can." "Thanks Thomas, once again. I really appreciate you allowing me to go with you." Gesturing to the ship I continue "She''s a real beauty, it always amazes me each time I see one. the marvels we can accomplish when we set our minds to it. Just this alone shows how much we have advanced, we''ve finally reached the threshold to traveling the stars. I can hardly imagine what we might find out there."Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. "Yes, we really are almost there... I look forward to working with you Alsius, well.. lets go in in." Entering the craft we head over to the crew quarters, the ship is really quite large, allowing a full crew of over 400 members to fit comfortably, any more and you start having to share rooms and the such. But still, massive. Reaching my room I open the door and place down my bag. "Like a said, there wont be much to do until really after the first jump so feel free to move around the ship. There''s a cafeteria down the hall, everything else you''ll just have to see for your self. I will be in engineering monitoring the drive. I''ll have them send you a message when it is time to come over. Hope you enjoy the trip!" "See you in a bit Thomas." Waving as he leaves I turn back to my bag, pulling off my jacket I stow it away before closing the door to the room after registering my name as the owner of Room 136. -Hmm, food?- Taking my rumbling stomach as que I head over to where Thomas showed me. Entering the cafeteria I make note of the absence of anyone. "Oh well, more space for me." Smiling slightly I head over to the synthesizer, thinking for a moment I decide I''ll go with something I haven''t had in a while. Pulling up the menu I scroll down to sandwiches and select a Reuben adding in no sauerkraut. A screen shows up stating it''ll take 40 seconds to prepare. -Gosh, having this thing is so convenient, I don''t even know how people managed with out it. Seems like too much work to me.- Hearing the timer go off I pull out my food and pick a random table. -Mhmm, That''s satisfying- Finishing the thing a bit to fast i am a bit saddened. -oh well, I can always have another later.- A yellow light flashes through the room, "warning, stand by for take off." Thankfully now a days it isn''t nearly as hard to leave our atmosphere. No giant rocket of doom or anything just a gentle downward pull before the inertia dampeners kick in. I have to wonder what went through peoples minds when they were being propelled into space by a giant missile. Poor bastards, haha. As we breach the atmosphere I head out of the cafeteria and look for a window to see the earth fade away. Reaching it I just stare as i see it for my first time with my own eyes. Any image just cant do it justice, It''d only be better if I activated my helmet and left the ship, but well.. That''d be a bad idea. A few hours later I find my self back in my room after looking around the ship, reading up some more on the Warp Drive. I''m actually trying to think about ways it could malfunction, if we put too much force into going into the other place, or too little some pretty bad things might happen. Rebounds if the force is too little could rip apart the ship. Thinking about it, that might actually be weaponizable. The only problem being we don''t know what kind of repercussions the possible damaging of it might cause. Once again seeing a light flash through my room, "Warning, beginning start up for warp drive in 10 minutes." Hearing that I start heading toward engineering, "looks like it''s time to get to work!" Rubbing my hands together I pick up the pace. "5 Minutes to jump." Hearing that as I step into my destination I start moving over to where I can see Thomas writing things down on a clip board. "Everything alright? The view as we left Earth was amazing by the way!" "So far so good, seems to be that everything is in order. We''ll be making the jump at the current calibrations and then adjusting it and making another jump every ten minutes for the next hour or so. then were going to let the drive rest while going over the data. There is a few specific things we want to try out today, so other then just making sure the distance is calculated correctly we''ll being doing that too." "Alright, well it looks like they are about to start it up. This is pretty exciting!" After saying that another warning goes through to get ready for the jump. "Do we need to strap in or anything? I don''t remember seeing that in the reading." "No," Thomas starts. " It should be a pretty easy process. You might want to hold onto something though just to make sure." Feeling a slight rumble through out the room I respond, "Alright." before heading over and hold onto a bar. The rumbling becomes a bit more intense before going away. In its place a weird haze washes over my vision. Like everything is moving at the normal speed and yet going faster at the same time. I notice a few people becoming a bit green after it happens. -Must be because of the parallel realm.- Moving my hand back and forth I see what looks like two images, one at the normal pace and the other zooming back and forth. It seems to even somehow do things before I do then. I feel that if I were to take a step, I''d see my self take a step before I actually took one, how weird. Feeling a bit of rumbling again, the haze fades away as we presumably enter back into normal space. "Well done everyone, the computer is showing all systems normal except for us being off by a little from where we wanted to go. lets get moving on calibrating that. We''ve got another 5 jumps so take your time. No reason to do any massive tweaks." Thomas calls out to every one as they start to get to work. He him self motions me over as he moves to a terminal. "What we''re doing is just moving around where we exit from the other world. So we can find out the most precise position to be as close to our goal as possible." Watching him, Thomas pulls up a screen and tweaks a few numbers. Pulling my head away from his screen I look around at a few of the other technicians as they alter some things. looking specifically at one of them I notice some changes that cause me to crease my eyebrows. looking more closely I ponder a moment before just me not knowing what I am doing. Noticing that everyone is done, I head back over to my spot and hold onto the railing I used as support before. The alarm goes off again to let every one know we''ll be jumping. The rumbling is a bit lessened this time as the haze once again comes about. dropping from the space I look back at the terminal I saw the odd changes at. -Huh, looks like those weren''t actually saved.- Seeing the technician tamper with the numbers a bit more I notice him apply them this time. "okay everyone,lets get ready for the next one." Moving back to my spot I wait for the rumbling. Feeling nothing even after the warning goes off I am a bit confused. All of the sudden a big grinding noise sounds out. A blaring red alarm starts to go off through the room. The haze sinks in and I see the beginnings of what looks like white flashes around each technician. The haze showing what was about to happen. Worried I look to Thomas as I hold on tighter to the rail. Frightened by what I see I call out, "Thomas, be careful, the haze seems to show you what is about to.." All of the sudden a large amount of plasma ispushed out from around the waist of everyone in the room but me. Unable to contain it''s self it splashes out instantly vaporizing anything around it. "THOMAS!" I scream his name right before banging my head into the pipe next to me and blacking out. Where the hell is Ulnaris 7? Waking slowly to the sound of the wildlife around me, I start to drowse again. -Wildlife?- Jumping up I open my eyes, immediately awake. All around me are leaves falling. The sources of nutrients during the warm times of the year slowly dying and falling to the forest floor. All of this would be normal if not for the fact that it''s not chilly out, but hot. Even more concerning is that all the leaves are blue! -Where am I?- As this thought comes to mind I lose my balance, what I thought was the appropriate strength to get up quickly due to the possibility of danger actually propelled me into the air slightly. With a crash I fall to the ground, my reactions dull due to my confusion as well as still being addled from just waking recently. More gingerly this time I push off the ground, testing my weight. "Must be because the gravity is lower on this planet.." Coming to a quick conclusion I go back to examining my surroundings. Out of vague curiosity I move over to one of the many trees around me. The color like the leaves is slightly blue, more so brown but still completely different from the greens, reds, and browns I''m used to. Running my hand across the bark I make note of the fact that where as it is slightly warm, the tree its self is actually cold to the touch. -How odd.- Thinking up to here I place it at the back of my mind. It''s obviously a normal thing here, so I can always think on it later. Moving out more so into an open area I start familiarizing my self with my new freedom of movements. Where as the gravity that we experience in the university and on ships is about 1.3 times that of earth, here it is .8. Throwing out a few punches and kicks I close my eyes and immerse my self in my regular routine. Running through a few different forms before settling into one that is more in tune with my faster movements. Slowly stopping I open my eyes.
Gained Skill: Basic martial arts Basic footwork now advanced Basic martial arts now advanced Experience exceeds level one
Startled by the screen that had appeared in front of my face I jerk back. The screen following with for a moment before disappearing. "What?" Confusion fills my mind, -Was that like a.. Game screen or something? Am I in some simulation like my roommate? Did I get injured and need to be immersed into a virtual world?- Questions invade my mind as i try to understand the situation I am in. "Game screen huh?" -So what I should commands to do stuff right?- "Can I call it back up? Log!"
You have crash landed on Ulnaris 7, the universe you are in has mana as its main energy. Electricity does not work in this realm. Mana is being introduced to your body to keep it from dying, 7 hours required to complete immersion . Immersion successful, affinity unavailable. Searching memories for magic system most suitable. Implementing ''Game System''. Game system''s basic capabilities now available.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. 10% of system accessible, increase mana capacity to level 10 to unlock full system.
-So is this the real world then? The ship must have somehow went into another universe after we went out of control.- Thinking quickly I try to come up with some way to get out ahead. -Game system, why did it have to be a game system. I don''t know anything about this! Mark would surely know, my stupid roommate does nothing but play games...- "Mark! He talked about his game all the time, always bragging about his stats and how everyone would always be awed every time they identify his gear." Maybe I can use that with this! "Stats!"
You have not done anything worthy of keeping track of
-Ahh.. That''s kinda harsh. So not stats... Status?-
Alsius Frey Human
Level: 1 Experience: 10/10
Strength: 8 Dexterity: 9 Vitality: 8
Intelligence: 12 Wisdom: 13 Luck: 20
*Further information unavailable until system is unlocked again. *The average stats of a ''level 1'' citizen on this world are at 10 due to exposure to mana
Looking at my less than average stats I am a bit surprised for a moment. Being part of the elite in the university I was pretty far ahead of most others in my build. (140 lbs) -Must be because the mana naturally has a greater effect on muscle growth among other things.-
Would you like to level up? *Warning: takes 10 minutes to consolidate your new mana capacity
Looking around to make sure I am still in a safe environment I decide to go ahead and see what happens. Hitting accept I all the sudden feel a rush through my body, like something similar to blood all rushing to my head at the same time. Except that instead of warmth it is a comforting cold. Sitting down I allow my self to sink into the feeling, enjoying the sensation. All to soon it begins to fade away as it collects along my spine. -Huh, must be where my mana pool resides.- As the last of it enters I feel a slight pain, as though something is stretching before the cold rushes back around my body causing similar pain to happen as rushes past. As the cold starts to fade so too does the pain until I can only feel it slightly along my spine.
You are now level 2. Mana required 2/20 2 points available for allocation.
Not really knowing what to do with my points I ignore it and try to emulate the feeling I got when the cold, no, mana passed through my veins. After 20 minutes of struggling I finally start to make my meager supply move around, moving it around my limbs I notice it starts to get a bit faster. within an hour I can move it around relatively freely.
Gained skill: Beginner Magic Manipulation. +1 intelligence