Five-Minute fiction - 23:08-23:13
A brilliant flash of light filled the sky, but Thrope did not turn to look, he wasnt any need. Above him, on the edge of space the shuttle exploded. A field of energy, vibrant, effervescent sprang to life scything the shuttle in half. Below the shield, flames flashed into existence before being stifled by the thin air of the atmosphere. Above the shield, the remnants of the shuttle, propelled by the sudden out-gassing rocketed off into space.
Thrope watched the blips on his command console carefully, but none seemed to have been caught in the explosion, which meant things were going well.
Engage topographical interlay, he said speaking to the onboard computer. The display on his H.U.D. changed providing a complex map of the city below. Points of light flashed, some red, some yellow, some green, and Thrope adjusted his course to align himself
A brilliant flash of light filled the sky, but Thrope did not turn to look, he wasnt any need. Above him, on the edge of space the shuttle exploded. A field of energy, vibrant, effervescent sprang to life scything the shuttle in half. Below the shield, flames flashed into existence before being stifled by the thin air of the atmosphere. Above the shield, the remnants of the shuttle, propelled by the sudden out-gassing rocketed off into space.
Thrope watched the blips on his command console carefully, but none seemed to have been caught in the explosion, which meant things were going well.
Engage topographical interlay, he said speaking to the onboard computer. The display on his H.U.D. changed providing a complex map of the city below. Points of light flashed, some red, some yellow, some green, and Thrope adjusted his course to align himself