*Action* - "Distress Call - S.C.S Huddersfield"

Who: The crew of the S.C.S Huddersfield
Where: In space
When: A week after getting back into our own dimension
The spaceship floated dangerously close to a burning hot sun. The ship was old
and dirty, and looked like the owner had patched it up, rather than buying a new
one. This is because the owner was a tight Yorkshireman who wouldn't spend a
penny more than he had to.
The Captain was scientist Gilbert Smith, a bitter and rude man who had bought
the ship to research the dying sun they were orbiting.
"Oi Mavis! Launch that probe will ya!" He shouted across the messy starship
bridge at Mavis, who was a fat elderly woman wearing an apron and had curlers in
her hair. Mavis was currently mopping the floor, which she stopped doing to
press a button on a computer.
Outside, the rickety starship fired a science probe into the nearby sun.
"All done luv." Said Mavis.
Gilbert didn't even acknowledge his gratitude, he just leaned back into his
tattered chair. "By eck, I can't wait to get this mession over and get t'
nearest planet wi' a pub!" He said in his strong Yorkshire accent.
"Aye" Said Mavis, and started mopping the floor of the bridge.
"Oh Mavis duck, while you're up, fancy making a cuppa?"
Mavis sighed. "Aye, go on then." She said, and walked into the small kitchen off
the main bridge.
Gilbert watched the viewscreen showing the star they were orbiting. Things were
starting to change. Gilbert didn't realise this yet, but the probe they had
launched into the star was going to force it to go supernova far earlier than
expected.
There was some clattering sounds coming from the kitchen, and eventually the
sound of a kettle boiling. Mavis squeezed out of the small doorway carrying a
cup of tea and some food on a plate. "I dunt know why we don't just get a new
spaceship!" She said. "This un's falling apart!"
"I aint spending money when this un'll do!" Gilbert said sternly. "Did yer make
me a snack?"
"Aye" Said Mavis. "Pie n' chips."
"Bloody marvellous!" Said Gilbert. Behind him on the large viewscreen the sun
started to change colour and wild solar flares started to whip across the sun's
surface like hurricanes.
"Want some mushy peas duck?" Mavis asked.
"Aye lass. Gimme a big dollop." Gilbert said, and Mavis spooned a huge green
splat onto his plate, covering his food.
Mavis returned to the kitchen, and Gilbert started to fish around in the mushy
peas to find the chips. That was when he noticed the sun through the viewscreen.
"Ayup, summats happening!" He cried out.
The star they were orbiting pulsed with a fiery rage. Solar flares surrounded
the ship, crippling the engines.
"Blummin' eck we're in trouble!" Said Gilbert.
"What you whittling about?" Called Mavis from the kitchen.
"Mavis come quick!" Shouted Gilbert. "Put t' emergency distress call on. We need
help or we're goin' blow up!"
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Who: Captain Chysler and Kaleb Lewis
Where: Drive Room
When: Shortly after
Kaleb Lewis was manning the Navigation Computer in the busy Drive-Room of the
Blue Dwarf. When an emergency flashing light caught his attention.
"Captain, can you come in here a second?" He called into the Captain's office.
Jay emerged quickly from the office. "Yes Kaleb?"
"There's an emergency distress call sir." He said, activating the broadcast.
"It's a research ship only a few hundred light years away. It's broken down next
to a star that's going to go supernova. We could be there in seconds using the
Wormhole Drive?"
Jay nodded. "Activate Wormhole Drive. I want to get as close as possible to
their ship, but not too close to the star."
Kaleb started typing in coordinates into the Navigation computer. Jay picked up
a walkie talkie which put him straight through to the Navigation Department.
"Amber? I need you to prepare a Starbug. We're going to go on a rescue mission
to recover some Scientists."
<OOC – Whoever wants to go on the rescue mission, get down to the hangarbay
immediately! BTW, I only mentioned two characters on the science ship (S.C.S
Huddersfield) but there might be more, so if you want to invent one to interact
with please go ahead! >