10,000 Words #73: Escape

There was no oxygen left. Inside the ship there was oxygen, and also the vicious Q’Fnargh pirates who’d boarded and probably gobbled the crew on sight. Outside the ship, where, during routine maintenance, he’d discovered the Q’Fnargh travelpod attatched to the ship’s exterior, there was no oxygen and also no Q’Fnargh. A solution struck him: he’d steal the spacepod and take his chances at finding help. Gasping for breath, he left his crewmates to their fate. In the medbay an exhausted stranger told the crew of his escape from Q’Fnargh pirates: lucky he’d found their spacepod before they found him…