The soundless, darkness of space was spotted with distant stars and planets. A rather large, completely white planet looked like it had no clouds in the atmosphere, although there were small patches of red. Just then, a large metallic space ship appeared near the orbit of this planet. It was scratched, beaten up, yet still in tact and running smoothly.
Inside there was a room playing some mixtures of big band from the 1950's. The walls and floors were made of the same metal, but the room had maps of planets he's been to. Pictures taken from others, posters of bands, or women as well. It was the largest room on the ship, belonging to the Captain of the Marauders. Jason Hunt sat down at his desk, his legs on the table, whistling along to the tune. This was ancient music for them, but Jason really liked the sound. There wasn't anything like it anymore.
Jason was a very handsome young man, his brown hair messy, but had a certain perfection to it. His dark green eyes looked intensely at a small piece of machine he was messing with. He wore a dark leather space jacket, a dark t-shirt with cargo pants made of a rather strong material intended for space travel, and boots. He had a bit of a five o'clock shadow.
As Jason Hunt sat there staring at the small device, he heard a small ping on the center of the table. Looking up, he saw that he was receiving a call from the Head of the Committee. Although there was an official Committee member on board, Jason still had control of his ship, and the members on board. He pressed a button, and went back to putting his legs up on the counter. "Evening, Chairman." Jason said, his eyes going to the machine. A holograph of an old, balding man with cold eyes and a pointed nose stared at Jason. "Captain. You received the coordinates i see." He said. Jason rolled his eyes.
"We don't know much about this planet. All we do know is that there is a very thick, cold layer of ice on the surface, and very hot layer of lava underneath... We need you to collect the usual data. Inhabitants, climate, terrain, etc, etc, etc. You will be able to carry out your mission in your own way, as usual." He said with a smile. A gift he gave him for being alive for much longer than the rest of the expedition teams. Most planets aren't the safest, or the friendliest to visitors. Jason was doing something right if their team had very little casualties.
"I'll go get the crew ready. I'll have Darius send you the info when we're done and out of there." Jason said, ending the communications. Jason then rolled up his sleeve to reveal a metal wrist band. "Captain Hunt asking all members to meet in the briefing room. All members to the briefing room." He said, his voice echoing through each room and hallway in the ship. Jason made his way out of his room and down the hall.
Although the Marauders were a band of criminals, Jason felt proud to be leading them. Half don't even deserve their punishment. Most have been around since the beginning, and over their time as a Marauder they have saved each other's necks, which gained a bit of trust... and people knew Jason Hunt for having the longest surviving expedition team out there. He entered through a sliding door which held the briefing room. A circular room with a device that displayed the destined planet they wanted to go to. Jason turned on the device, setting the coordinates to lock in on the ice covered planet, now waiting for his Crew to arrive.
Inside there was a room playing some mixtures of big band from the 1950's. The walls and floors were made of the same metal, but the room had maps of planets he's been to. Pictures taken from others, posters of bands, or women as well. It was the largest room on the ship, belonging to the Captain of the Marauders. Jason Hunt sat down at his desk, his legs on the table, whistling along to the tune. This was ancient music for them, but Jason really liked the sound. There wasn't anything like it anymore.
Jason was a very handsome young man, his brown hair messy, but had a certain perfection to it. His dark green eyes looked intensely at a small piece of machine he was messing with. He wore a dark leather space jacket, a dark t-shirt with cargo pants made of a rather strong material intended for space travel, and boots. He had a bit of a five o'clock shadow.
As Jason Hunt sat there staring at the small device, he heard a small ping on the center of the table. Looking up, he saw that he was receiving a call from the Head of the Committee. Although there was an official Committee member on board, Jason still had control of his ship, and the members on board. He pressed a button, and went back to putting his legs up on the counter. "Evening, Chairman." Jason said, his eyes going to the machine. A holograph of an old, balding man with cold eyes and a pointed nose stared at Jason. "Captain. You received the coordinates i see." He said. Jason rolled his eyes.
"We don't know much about this planet. All we do know is that there is a very thick, cold layer of ice on the surface, and very hot layer of lava underneath... We need you to collect the usual data. Inhabitants, climate, terrain, etc, etc, etc. You will be able to carry out your mission in your own way, as usual." He said with a smile. A gift he gave him for being alive for much longer than the rest of the expedition teams. Most planets aren't the safest, or the friendliest to visitors. Jason was doing something right if their team had very little casualties.
"I'll go get the crew ready. I'll have Darius send you the info when we're done and out of there." Jason said, ending the communications. Jason then rolled up his sleeve to reveal a metal wrist band. "Captain Hunt asking all members to meet in the briefing room. All members to the briefing room." He said, his voice echoing through each room and hallway in the ship. Jason made his way out of his room and down the hall.
Although the Marauders were a band of criminals, Jason felt proud to be leading them. Half don't even deserve their punishment. Most have been around since the beginning, and over their time as a Marauder they have saved each other's necks, which gained a bit of trust... and people knew Jason Hunt for having the longest surviving expedition team out there. He entered through a sliding door which held the briefing room. A circular room with a device that displayed the destined planet they wanted to go to. Jason turned on the device, setting the coordinates to lock in on the ice covered planet, now waiting for his Crew to arrive.