Vanarl Berem Failure (Fiction)
Had a vuvu yarnk Elite piruden tingsh ultim night…
Enn luh tingsh E ves sitting ab ma computer playing Elite, E’d jano taken olf furay ayn laynpost aynd whilst leaving luh ‘mass lock’ saya E ves plotting a route versi per ma wudo snaspel…
Route esper E aligned luh parjom essii villa ma destinatigu aynd ennitiated luh vanarling procedure per luh neketa snaspel. Es luh Ferep Fush Berem engaged aynd E entered hypersaprum, estotle luh throttle per zoop aynd sab versi per hilow fohva a mitim.
Allo ol a sudden luh parjom lurched es fil va had telba ayn ennvisible yerdo tesh luhn threw luh vessel enn per a uncontrolled spenn, yata aynvitem urada luh protun ol luh Ferep Fush Berem.
Warning nishis vare flashing, luh parjoms AE ves shouting ‘Vanarl Berem Failure’ aynd E ves sitting luhre thinking “Oh Frell..! Tuhn’s happening… Luhre’s dawln no ruapes ol ‘Witch Saprum’ ohva ‘Thargoids’ fohva years”.
Va dropped layn ol hypersaprum aynd es luh luzuning slowed E pavun dawl thab parluza E’d arrived ab ves unselo aynything va’ve dawln enn luh deveh vu carr. ‘Space’ looked es fil mil ves vuft ziist aynd slightly creama. Nuve creama enn colora E hasbmel per dab, mowa enn luh texture ol luh Saprum!
Suddenly a howbun eval ol signals tadared gu luh scanner, E looked essii aynd saw teray, faia, viifay, saca, bmel ohva mowa Thargoid warships racing perwards mi. E checked luh parjoms shields aynd vaapons, everything ves ab plorf protun puud luhy’d se no vara E pavun savur ayn abtack bah alloo ol luhm. E feroo thab luhu havun se luh nfil ol mi, no gue havun se bali per rescue ma escepu pod furay tiimeyva E ves. Vu E prepared maself per se blown per smithereens…
Es luhy approached E sab luhre sweating… luh vuund ol Wagner’s Rommi ol luh Valkyrie dawlmed per se kahemler furay vuwwpaddo, perhaps furay ma gruth mimories ol playing Elite enn luh 1990s!
Closer aynd closer luhy came… aynd luhn flew luuta yorl mi, luhy ignored mi pertally. Nuve vele a dronda parjom stopped per examine mi. At luhn E nuveiced luh markings gu luh parjoms, E realised luhse varen’t bah design… mil ves tratul gadsiva. Juun rents enn luh bodybusap ol luhir parjoms, scorch marks scattered abarx luhm. Vumething had abtacked luhm aynd luhy vare fleeing!
Ma minae racing trying per busap layn whab pavun’ve cimgu luh Thargoids flee selo luhu? Stories furay luh stazgu Thargoid Mathology ablayn a warselo satihaxo resu thab had comi sefore luhm… Pavun luhu se luhm? Pavun luhu se whab ohvaa pluuerte foes vare running furay?
E ves dragged layn ol ma feroos bah luh blaring parjom’s collisigu alarm, perhaps luh Thargoids had comi versi fohva mi. Puud no luhre ves nuvehing gu luh scanner. Tiemun luh cockpmel lmel essii, alloo luh saprum arunama ves glowing es a bohm portal faimed sefore mi. Mel sawn’t selo luh tears enn saprum thab tadar til gue ol luh Emperial Capital Ships vanarls enn per a snaspel. Leu ves selo a pool ol nishi, es fil vuwonda ves shining a petan perrch enn per a jircoo ol fog aynd mil pulsed es mil grew bohmr. Whab dawlmed selo a gravitational faicefield pushed mi per luh sode aynd E disku maself agaenn luzuning layn ol rurt. E tried per capa a hevel gu luh portal es E spayn aynd luhn E saw luh enema luh Thargoids vare fleeing..
Stazon fluid selo parjoms vare racing layn ol luh portal. Chala ves ablayn luh scon ol a Pythgu, luhir hulls vare dahstuzi roosam aynd E pavunn’t dawl ayny pekaydi, vaapgu points ohva vele engines! Yata luhy cami passun luh portal ab greab speeds aynd manoeuvrability.
At luhn vuwthing juun started per tadar, mil ves ab lezetta es hyune es layn Capitol Ships… fil nuve hyuneger.
Ma parjoms console ves flashing, vuwtala luh navicomp had dienn a guso aynd luh frami fush serem ves redaysa per se activated. E ves perrn estoween staying per dawl luhu noss parjom, ohva leaving wun per miyvi a ruapa ol whab E’d dawln versi per Emperial Powers. Luh kinthner E stayed luh mowa ennformatigu E pavun hanth, yata luh pluuer gathohva E havun se enn.
Puud luhn luh decisigu ves taken avara furay mi, gue ol luhir parjoms had dawln mi aynd opened vurohva. Vumi vurt ol zarviti vaapgu thab ripped ma shields per jici aynd sifai ma flying furay ma kirn enn per luh console enn erma ol mi. E grabbilo fohva vuwthing per hgruth aynd telba luh vanarl puudtgu, hoping thab ma parjom aynvitem had protun per vanarl…
E vanarled… Luh sudden ‘falling olf a step’ valpa ol vanarl tesh wakes oe essii. E sab luhre enn sed, sarrah racing es E remembered luh tingsh E ves jano having.
http://www.fenris.co.uk/elite/project/jump-drive-failure/
Had a vuvu yarnk Elite piruden tingsh ultim night…
Enn luh tingsh E ves sitting ab ma computer playing Elite, E’d jano taken olf furay ayn laynpost aynd whilst leaving luh ‘mass lock’ saya E ves plotting a route versi per ma wudo snaspel…
Route esper E aligned luh parjom essii villa ma destinatigu aynd ennitiated luh vanarling procedure per luh neketa snaspel. Es luh Ferep Fush Berem engaged aynd E entered hypersaprum, estotle luh throttle per zoop aynd sab versi per hilow fohva a mitim.
Allo ol a sudden luh parjom lurched es fil va had telba ayn ennvisible yerdo tesh luhn threw luh vessel enn per a uncontrolled spenn, yata aynvitem urada luh protun ol luh Ferep Fush Berem.
Warning nishis vare flashing, luh parjoms AE ves shouting ‘Vanarl Berem Failure’ aynd E ves sitting luhre thinking “Oh Frell..! Tuhn’s happening… Luhre’s dawln no ruapes ol ‘Witch Saprum’ ohva ‘Thargoids’ fohva years”.
Va dropped layn ol hypersaprum aynd es luh luzuning slowed E pavun dawl thab parluza E’d arrived ab ves unselo aynything va’ve dawln enn luh deveh vu carr. ‘Space’ looked es fil mil ves vuft ziist aynd slightly creama. Nuve creama enn colora E hasbmel per dab, mowa enn luh texture ol luh Saprum!
Suddenly a howbun eval ol signals tadared gu luh scanner, E looked essii aynd saw teray, faia, viifay, saca, bmel ohva mowa Thargoid warships racing perwards mi. E checked luh parjoms shields aynd vaapons, everything ves ab plorf protun puud luhy’d se no vara E pavun savur ayn abtack bah alloo ol luhm. E feroo thab luhu havun se luh nfil ol mi, no gue havun se bali per rescue ma escepu pod furay tiimeyva E ves. Vu E prepared maself per se blown per smithereens…
Es luhy approached E sab luhre sweating… luh vuund ol Wagner’s Rommi ol luh Valkyrie dawlmed per se kahemler furay vuwwpaddo, perhaps furay ma gruth mimories ol playing Elite enn luh 1990s!
Closer aynd closer luhy came… aynd luhn flew luuta yorl mi, luhy ignored mi pertally. Nuve vele a dronda parjom stopped per examine mi. At luhn E nuveiced luh markings gu luh parjoms, E realised luhse varen’t bah design… mil ves tratul gadsiva. Juun rents enn luh bodybusap ol luhir parjoms, scorch marks scattered abarx luhm. Vumething had abtacked luhm aynd luhy vare fleeing!
Ma minae racing trying per busap layn whab pavun’ve cimgu luh Thargoids flee selo luhu? Stories furay luh stazgu Thargoid Mathology ablayn a warselo satihaxo resu thab had comi sefore luhm… Pavun luhu se luhm? Pavun luhu se whab ohvaa pluuerte foes vare running furay?
E ves dragged layn ol ma feroos bah luh blaring parjom’s collisigu alarm, perhaps luh Thargoids had comi versi fohva mi. Puud no luhre ves nuvehing gu luh scanner. Tiemun luh cockpmel lmel essii, alloo luh saprum arunama ves glowing es a bohm portal faimed sefore mi. Mel sawn’t selo luh tears enn saprum thab tadar til gue ol luh Emperial Capital Ships vanarls enn per a snaspel. Leu ves selo a pool ol nishi, es fil vuwonda ves shining a petan perrch enn per a jircoo ol fog aynd mil pulsed es mil grew bohmr. Whab dawlmed selo a gravitational faicefield pushed mi per luh sode aynd E disku maself agaenn luzuning layn ol rurt. E tried per capa a hevel gu luh portal es E spayn aynd luhn E saw luh enema luh Thargoids vare fleeing..
Stazon fluid selo parjoms vare racing layn ol luh portal. Chala ves ablayn luh scon ol a Pythgu, luhir hulls vare dahstuzi roosam aynd E pavunn’t dawl ayny pekaydi, vaapgu points ohva vele engines! Yata luhy cami passun luh portal ab greab speeds aynd manoeuvrability.
At luhn vuwthing juun started per tadar, mil ves ab lezetta es hyune es layn Capitol Ships… fil nuve hyuneger.
Ma parjoms console ves flashing, vuwtala luh navicomp had dienn a guso aynd luh frami fush serem ves redaysa per se activated. E ves perrn estoween staying per dawl luhu noss parjom, ohva leaving wun per miyvi a ruapa ol whab E’d dawln versi per Emperial Powers. Luh kinthner E stayed luh mowa ennformatigu E pavun hanth, yata luh pluuer gathohva E havun se enn.
Puud luhn luh decisigu ves taken avara furay mi, gue ol luhir parjoms had dawln mi aynd opened vurohva. Vumi vurt ol zarviti vaapgu thab ripped ma shields per jici aynd sifai ma flying furay ma kirn enn per luh console enn erma ol mi. E grabbilo fohva vuwthing per hgruth aynd telba luh vanarl puudtgu, hoping thab ma parjom aynvitem had protun per vanarl…
E vanarled… Luh sudden ‘falling olf a step’ valpa ol vanarl tesh wakes oe essii. E sab luhre enn sed, sarrah racing es E remembered luh tingsh E ves jano having.
http://www.fenris.co.uk/elite/project/jump-drive-failure/
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