Strange Light

Quincy slowly landed his ship which shuddered, as if unsure. "Easy girl, were almost home free." He spoke aloud patting the console. Once he touched down he relaxed leaning back in the seat, letting out a sigh of relief.

Quincy had just lifted some engine parts off a mechanic. In his defense he wasn't a very nice guy. He was kind of a pig. And if the mechanic had been paying attention to his shop instead of ogling he might still have the parts. Probably not, but maybe.

Quincy leaned back and closed his eyes, exhausted after a long days work. It was times like these that he wished he had partners, or accomplices, or friends. That's what he really wanted, a friend. However when you're a crook you make many more enemies then friends.

Opening his eyes Quincy realized there was a faint light in the distance. He hadn't landed within miles of civilization. It was just an empty plot of land for a quite a bit. He had actually chosen the spot for its lack of population. When you frequently carry stolen goods you learn to avoid any potential good samaritans.

Turning off the engine, but being ready to start it up again in case he needed to leave, Quincy squinted at the distance to try a distinguish what the light may be.

"Oh god, this has never happened before. This'll be embarrassing if anyone sees this... Oh god, oh god. How about the reverse thrusters? Can we re-position them Senis?" The Archer stroked the controls as if to comfort the ship; "Nothing? Okay, obviously not. Well what's down there?" He stared blankly at the screen of the scanner. "Come on Senis, tell me something! You can't be this badly damaged!" He started to see out of the windscreen, what he would probably be crash-landing on in about 20 seconds time. "Oh that looks deserted, we're fine. Apart from that. What is that?" The ship started to burn up and glow, there was little chance of survival. Even if he survived the crash, the Archer would have to rely on someone finding him. "Oh my god, that's another person. Damn, this is gonna look real bad. Better do it with style." And with a twist of the controls, the Senis Stimula started to plunge towards the unidentified craft on this deserted planet. "Oh god I'm going too far, too fast. SENIS PLEASE! CHANGE COURSE! HELP ME OUT!" With a gulp, he shut his eyes and prayed for the best as his beautiful starship would be reduced to dust if it collided with whatever was on that planet, which it looked like it was going to.