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A Battle away From Home
#WritcoStoryPrompt19
'A distant, habitable planet, a crew of six; three women and three men, a perilous journey.'
I read the news with a sinking heart. They were going ahead with the mission even though it was rife with danger...
The moment they got a clue of a habitable planet in the distant region from the radar signal they received they quickened their journey by increasing the speed of their spacecraft which they named as 'l'amite ' ,to reach the planet instantly.
When they about a little distant away they felt like somethig got stuck onto the craft which was pulled backward at the same time ,gaining the speed it moved forward immediately, but the same thing happened again, so they moved it away from the spot and let it drift in the space for a moment while observing the surrounding area in a careful survey in order to find the safety of a possible path to lead the way ahead.
Through a microscopic view around they glimpsed of a strange growth of a fungus that obstructed their way by pulling them back.They seemed to possess great strength to push a heavy
metal construction. One of them had to go out to remove the large growth of fungus to continue their journey. Rahal can you take it? demanded the leader of the crew. OK I'll be there in a minute. Good, then take all the necessary stuff and go!
He attached an extra oxygen tank to a side of the things he packed ready to face the target and the most important is the anti-fungal spray with enough of them. 4, 3 2 1 zero go!
Suddenly he was found among a gradually growing fungus community. He instantly started to emit the spray and he saw how quickly they vanished into a side, thus it made a wide path ahead of the craft through which they recommenced the journey. He sent the spray everywhere before and around the spacecraft. Then after half an hour of hard work he started to enter the craft and then almost at the entrance he was attacked by a strange creature which had no body shape but some flinging limbs around like an octopus who held him tightly and he cut the parts taking out a laser beam from a long tube which he hung around his waist ,but he couldn't do it since there were more limbs with it and they strangled him. It was a tough grip so he gave another laser beam through,...