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A
AHORT STORY
ON
JESKYBY:
BILAL AHMED SHAIK
NRI-IT
VIJAYAWADA
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Jesky was first to be woken. He opened his eyes and pain shot through his brain, the cold
harsh light of sick bay hurt his long unused orbs. The Autodocs feminine voice told him he
was of optimal health but needed exercise to reawaken his dormant muscles. It also said the
cold-sleep amnesia should wear off soon. Jesky swung his legs over the side and stepped off
the exam table. He made his still blurred way to the bridge.
He walked through the hard white light of the corridor and stepped onto the beltway, the
field wrapped his body and whisked him the 20kms to the bridge in a second. Jesky stepped
off and proceeded through the airlock onto the bridge. The empty chamber illuminated as
he entered, a chair formed out of the floor, in the center, Jesky sat in the chair. A single
tendril grew down from the ceiling and snaked to the back of his bald head and snicked
into place at the base of his brainstem. His mind was immediately linked to the ship,
displays, graphs, readouts, screens; numbers flooded his minds eye.
Jesky asked ship the most absorbing of his questions. Where are we? When are we? Have
you contacted Earth yet? The words were unspoken as ship was directly linked to Jeskys
brain. Ship did pick up on the fear, the nervousness in Jesky though.Ihave some troubling information to share with you Captain Jesky, said Ship kindly,
softly as if to ease into the news, we are in the Sol system; however a greater period of time
has passed than originally thought.
Jeskys gut lurched; he had felt wrong ever since being woken. Exactly how long Ship? he
spoke with the authority he commanded. Tell me what you know spare me no sympathy, I
need to understand our situation.
We, myself included Sir, have somehow travelled for approximately 5.4 billion years. Ship
paused, letting this have its effect on the Captain. Ship monitored Jeskys vitals for signs of
physical distress. Jesky was checking Ships analysis of the data received. All systems were
nominal, functioning as expected. The information was correct. He sat back in the chairand breathed deep breaths.
Open the main view for me ship, let me see for myself what I assume to be the state of the
Sol system. Jesky commanded, in no mood for defiance from his old friend. Ship sensed
the tone and complied. Ship had parked them in orbit about Jupiter and even from here
the swollen, angry, orange red mass of Sol was large in his eyes. The sun was larger than an
Astronomical unit in diameter. Earth, Venus and Mercury were eaten by the very star that
had birthed them. Mars was a cinder, a blackened crisp. Jesky wept.
I have made contact with Titan, it took me a while to figure the language, but I have a
back and forth happening Sir. Said Ship, enthusiastically. They have offered us
sanctuary, they will treat us as refugees, give us a place of our own, land, a place to start
new. We will be segregated form them however. Said Ship with unease, a little more
cautiously.
Exactly who have you contacted Ship are they not decedents of the human race? asked
Jesky.
No sir they are indigenous to Titan, humanity is gone, they have been extinct for over 3.5
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billion years. said ship. Jesky rose from the chair and unplugged the wire. He walked from
the bridge stepped on the beltway and returned to sickbay. He made the Autodoc give him
a strong dose of tranquilizer and drifted to sleep. His last thought was that hed deal with
this when he woke up.