An Ambiguous Tale

Vibrating from the increasing power of the rising decibels, He stands motionless and alone in the darkness of the tunnel. Unable to see past the blinding flood lights of the arena his music hits, And the underdog makes the long walk by himself pounding his fists. Dipping and dogging venomous boos, words, and Insults from faceless opponents with no name, Not bothered by the attempts of the crowd to slander or defame. Between the taut and strained ropes he goes, Shaking the nerves and doubt from his brain by bouncing on his toes. As sweat pours down his brow and adrenaline fills his veins, Across the mat his eyes meet with the favorite who surely would be crowned king. The underdog and the favorite meet at the center of the ring, Standing close enough for the favorite to feel the underdog's hearts uncontrollable palpitating. Though the ref does his best to strenuously bark into his ear one final thing, The deafening rumble from the anticipating crowd is all the underdo

Chapter 1: Mercury DATE: October 23, 2082. A United States Space Shuttle floats outside of earth's atmosphere peacefully around the illuminating stars, docked to the International Space Station. U.S.S. HALO MISSION STATUS DAY 152: Hovering in Orbit outside of earth's atmosphere. Repair Complete. Standing by for re-entry. A picturesque view of earth is shown through a window of the space shuttle, as chatter begins to grow in volume from inside of the spacecraft.  The six member crew of the U.S.S. Halo, containing the astronauts of a team sent up to perform repair and maintenance on the IR Satellite Expansion, sit around in the craft's dining area. The five month long mission has finally concluded and each of the rocketeers eagerly express their joy of their impending return to earth.  "In a weird way I'm actually going to miss this disgusting shit," Eric Durham reminisces as he snacks on the gel-based meal provided for consumption.  D