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Chapter 2 - THE LANDING

Kepler 12c is a round rocky planet that had 95% water on the surface. It also has been seen to have hydrogen and nitrogen. The size is only a little bigger than earth . It's sun is a yellow dwarf star just like the one on earth . It had normal clouds made out of water . They were no signs of life on the surface but the planets water is said to extend deeper and life could evolve there . Because of it's water and atmosphere the planet was a blue planet . The only difference from it and earth were the lack of plants , planet size and water size. They arrived at the planet.

[AI NEXUS ] "We have arrived at the planet now, we can't go any closer to it as its gravity will pull us in , so we have to deploy the mini-ship .

[Kenzo] "Okay that's sounds right I guess , So we have to split us so some will stay in the spaceship the others will go down , Okay !"

[Kota ] (He jumped up from his sit with excitement , his blue eyes filled with excitement and his teeth widened as he rushed to the captain) "Pick Me !....Pick Me !..... I want to GOOOOOO!"

[Kenzo ] " Woah , woah hold on,(He stopped Kota with he's palm as kota comically tried to run forward) I guess you can go . Anyone else we need one more person."

[Aimi ]She stood up with calmly with her hands on her lap and a serious but soft tone " I guess I'll go "

[Kenzo ] " Ok then , AI Nexu....(He kept his hands on his chin),No wait that doesn't sound right . Don't you have a name or something ?."

[Kota ] "Yes , you gotta have one ?"

[Hayami ] " You must at least have one "

[ The rest ] "Yh"

[AI NEXUS ] " As an AI , I do not think a name will be useful for me. Names belong to humans . My only duty is to serve ."

[Kenzo ] With a saddened tone " Oh I guess that's right"

[Kota ]He looked down with as his mood changed instantly " You are wrong ([Everyone confused about what he's talking about . He looked at the screen and screamed ) YOU DEFINETLY DESERVE A NAME AS MUCH AS ANY OF UUSSSS !, IF WE DID'N HAVE YOU WE COULD HAVE BEEN DEADD! . I respect you for that ."

[Kenzo ] (Sighs ) " The kid's right AI whatever ,You deserve a name too. Right, team?"

[Hayami ] (Giggles softly ) " Yes !"

[ Aimi ] (Smiles ) " Did he have to scream tho but he's right. "

[Shin ] ( Sighs and smiles softly while folding he's hands ) " I guess so . "

[ AI NEXUS ] " I see , If you all insist . What name do you intend I use ."

[Kenzo ] " Hmm ...a name huh ?"

[Hayami ] She thinks to herself for a second putting her fingers on her chin " How about' Princess' "

[Shin ] In a calm voice , while sitting down and his leaning on the chair " I think 'light' will be better. "

[AIMI] She said while reading a book about flowers. "Flora' seems nice "

[Kota ] He stood up while making a pose " No , Space Traveler Of The Night Cosmic Radioactive Stars "

[Everyone ] " Huh ?"

Voices clashed as they debated, the room buzzing with energy until Kenzo's sharp command cut through the noise like a whip. . 

[Kenzo] " ENOOOOOOUGGGGGGGGHHHHH!. How about we name her 'Emilia' "

[Everyone ] "That sounds great , I guess "

[ AI NEXUS ] " Thank you very much . I'll go by Emilia from now on if I could feel emotions I would have been happy. Okay then the people going on the mission should head to the dock", I'll direct you now "

Kenzo ,Kota and Aimi headed to the dock / hangar while the rest stayed at the control center.

That is where the mini space ship was , the dock was filled with different vehicles for different situations , cars , submarines and bikes. They entered the space ship which was only capable of three people , the enter it had a glass dome on top of it which closed automatically as they entered . The hangar bay cracked open as the mini ship zoomed out of the spaceship entering the blue planets orbit , it seemed to have some oxygen as it caused some ignition to the mini spaceship when they entered the planets atmosphere. As they began descending to the ground an unknown creature viewed them from the depths as it waited for them to land.

[Kota ](shrieks) "Uhmm .. guys outside of the space kind of on fire.... Is..is that a good thing "

[The rest ] " We can see that too !"

[Emilia / AI ] " That's normal , it's because of the presence of oxygen on this planet. We should be landing soon"

[Kota ] (Shocked )"Woah you are here too Emilia "

[Emilia ] " Yes , as an AI I am connected to every area of the spaceship and can communicate everywhere simultaneously. Prepare for land impact"

[Narrator ] " Kepler 12bc is a water planet with only one huge island on it , it is a rocky island with no alien life seen on it , at least with the naked eyes . Landing on the planet was the only option . The planet is surrounded by waters which had depths deeper than the ones on earth . Who knows what secrets lurks deep within .

The three tucked in their sit belts as the ship reached the ground. 

A deep rumble echoed as the ship descended, its landing gears absorbing the impact.

[Emilia ] " Scanning for chances of survival in the area

 *** Air components

Nitrogen (N₂): 78.08%

Oxygen (O₂): 20.95%

Argon (Ar): 0.93%

Carbon dioxide (CO₂): 0.04%

(variable, increasing due to human activity)Trace gases (neon, helium, methane, krypton, hydrogen, etc.): ~0.03%Water vapor

(H₂O): Varies (0% to 4%) depending on location, altitude, and humidity

 *** Gravity : Bearable 

****Atmospheric pressure : Normal."

After saying that is was followed by some s beeping and static sounds sharp beeps that indicated active scanning.

[EMILIA] "You are free to exit the spaceship the environment has been deemed safe for your exiting. "

The spaceship gave a great hiss as the glass dome lifted up giving way for them to pass. As they descended out of the spaceship, they were met by a sigh of relief.

The fresh air blew through them as the sound of waves surrounded them , it was a rocky planet and no lifeforms seemed to be present . The blue sky made the planet look even more dream like ,which was illuminated by a sun identical to earth's sun . The wave crashing and moving softly gave a bit of nostalgia to air like during a rainfall. It was almost like home and it. 

[Kota] "WOW !, This place is amazing (He looks around ) but there's no sign of life though "

[Aimi ]" Hmmm ,you are right , I wonder why they aren't any life given that the conditions support it " She thought to her silently.

They stood on the only island on the planet , there were no plants , or trees , just an empty land with some craters on it and a massive volcano at the center. The volcano looked unactive .

[ Kenzo ] " Emilia it seems there's no life here what would you propose we do"

[Emilia ] " I will try scanning any heat producing lifeform."

[Kenzo]" Do you perhaps have a microscope for looking at microscopic organisms?"

[Emilia ] " I do . You are planning searching for microscopic lifeforms that would be a brilliant idea . Then bring a sample of a soil for me to test it.

[Kenzo] " Okay then , Everyone you you guys can go exploring the island but don't go too far okay and if you see anything suspicious do not and I say do not investigate on your own."

[The two ] " Yes Sir !"

As the two separated , Kota heading in the direction of the volcano , while Aimi to the other side of the island . Kenzo took the sample from the soil to the spaceship as he waited for the results.

Meanwhile At The Main Ship In the control center .|****|

Shin sitting there alone at the captains sit looking at the planet . It glowed from the star it was orbiting , space was not empty it had distance stars and galaxies that looked like dots in the sky . They was an asteroid field surrounding a gas planet after Kepler 12bc but it wasn't really close to the planet , just as a safe distance. The beautiful dust and gasses in space made it look bizarre.

[Shin ] " I wonder what there are doing down there " He said to himself.

{Steps } His quiet time was interrupted by running steps as it opened the person opened the door as if in a rush . It was Hayami. She immediately locked the door behind her . It had a lock there .

(Gasps and hurried breathing ) 

[Hayami ] " Shin ! .. Shin! I sa.. saw "

Shin shocked quickly got up and led her to her sit calming her down .

[ Shin ] " Calm down ,what happened !"

[Hayami]{ She took a huge breath ) " Welll , I went to the kitchen area to get some food but..tt . When I arrived there I saw a monster or an alien , but it wasn't human {Cries as she put her hands to cover her face while trembling } I don't know what I saw ."

Shin face looked confused he knew monsters didn't exist or he thought they didn't .

[Shin] " A monster ? (He thought to himself ) Are you sure about what you saw? Maybe you just saw thing "

He said looking at her .

[Hayami ]{She cries even more ) " You don't believe do you , I know what I saw "

[ Shin] ( He tries to lighten the mood by smiling )" I do , just stop crying " 

(KNOCK ! KNOCK! KNOCK!)

It was coming from the door leading to the hallway or the door leading into the control center the one Hayami had locked .

[Hayami ](Screamed , tears flowing from her eyes )"Seee! I told you as . " She got up from the chair and hid behind Shin holding his shirt from behind.

{Shin} (Shrieks his eyes white with fear as sweat fell from he's face like a water fall )" WHAt THE HELLL is THATTTTT! "

[Unknown voice coming out from the other side of the door ]" Open up , I'm Hungry !"

KNOCK ! KNOCK ! KNOCK !

[Shin ] {He stammered as and Hayami moved back gently }" There is no other person on the ship , so could it really be a MO ..MO..MONSTER!"

They both screamed at the top of their lungs as the Knocking continued as their voices disappeared in the void of space .

[Narrator ] Going back to Kepler 12bc 

Kenzo and Emilia are still researching and taking samples . While Kota has gotten almost close to the top of the mountain , the wind flowing through his hair as he struggled to climb the steep mountain . While Aimi has gotten to the other side of the island and was washing her legs close the water. The ocean shimmered as the calm waves moved reflecting the sun . The air felt calm and at ease .

[Aimi ] (Sigh)" It looks so beautiful , we may not fully remember who we were back home but I feel this is familiar . The air feels fresh and the small waves are calming . The water is so cold "

There was something looking at her legs from within the water

She got up and went into the ocean but just knee deep as she walked around in awe . She tied the hair that was covering her face behind are hair to make a bun and revealed she had two different eye colors the one she covered was purple while the other one was a dark color. She walked around for unsuspecting about what's about to happen to her .

Kota made to the top of the volcano which was in fact not active , the wind blew softly as he looked around the island seeing the ocean which looked endless . He could see everywhere in the island , he looked at Aimi and saw her splashing in the ocean , He then turned he's attention to Kenzo bring samples to the spaceship.

Aimi continued splashing in the water , when she noticed a shadow flowing towards her . She tried running her face was already paled with fear to the Island but the thing swam too fast and got a hold of her legs she struggled as she screamed with all her lungs . It grabbed her into the depths of the ocean leading her deeper and deeper at an insane speed . She couldn't see what grabbed her as she fell unconscious because of the change in pressure and the immediate acceleration but before her heart raced as her skin was prickled by the water unable to breath as the water became colder and darker she knew this will most likely be the end of her

[AIMI ]" Is this the end of me.... I couldn't even recall my past .(She thought to herself as her mind fell into darkness )

. The sea was endless. The screamed alerted both Kenzo and Kota . Kota looked at Aimi being dragged from the mountain , He gave a scream [Kota] " AIIIMIIIII!"

He slid down the mountain sustaining serious injuries from his arms and back , scrapes and a twisted ankle from sliding too fast but his adrenaline took over . His heart raced as the wind passed through him while he ran in the direction Aimi was in . The pain from his injuries stingy him as he moved.

"What was that , aliens ,. Why didn't I pay more attention to her when I spotted her . Darn It !!!! . I have to make it in time " He thought to himself running towards the direction jumping through craters and slopes and heading straight there.

All he could think was making it in time.

Kenzo immediately jumped on the spaceship as soon as he heard the scream from coming from Aimi , he knew she was in trouble and it's he's responsibility to save her , He's heart beating fast , sweat failing from his head.

" Come on hurry up ! , We have to get there now!"

[ Emilia ] " If I were to start the ship now the results will disappear "

[Kenzo ] " We can always try again now go now ,. If no I'll start this thing my self ! " He screamed in desperation.

[Emilia ] " Okay then " The spaceship as the thrusters ignited them pulling them upward the noise making the air vibrate , as they zoomed to the direction . Kenzo thought regretting his decision on sending them out on their own as he grinded he's teeth.

[Kenzo] " I'm the leader they are just kids if anything were to happen..... Darnnn !"

[BOTH KENZO AND KOTA ] " Faster ! , Faster ! I have to get them on time " Their heart racing as both of them rushed there in an attempt to save Aimi .

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