Cyberman: Alone Among the Stars (Episode 2: Disjointed)

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Episode 2: Disjointed

As he sat down in the pilot’s chair, Tauron became unconscious. It was decided in earlier Cyberman models that the ship could be better piloted by the AI within the ship than even the mechanised mind of a Cyberman, but these advanced ships still needed a humanoid to move parts, so the Cyberman ships basically hijacked the body of the pilot until it reached the desired location. His limbs worked mindlessly, steering at wheels and pulling at levers, the journey to this new planet took a total of 5 days, it could’ve been 3 if Tauron had specifically set course to this planet instead of letting the ship decide.

While the journey went on, his mind was still kept alive. He dreamed of his old life, he was a starry-eyed Redshirt, tan skinned, he seemed to remember being significantly happier, but only in dreams could he remember being this happy. Most of the time he’d have a rather neutral expression, not because he was sad (though it looked like he was sad), he just didn’t feel like smiling. In the dream, he walked through a steel grey corridor, unsure of where he was headed, but heading there with confidence nonetheless.

When he woke up, he coldly realised he was still a Cyberman. He didn’t feel the usual effects of waking up from sleep, rather it was like he never went unconscious at all. He stepped out of the ship and made note of his new surroundings.

New Entry:

This planet has structures similar to Grass, except here it's roughly the size of a good tree. Based on how it bends, the atmosphere here is uninhabitable for most Type 1 Life forms.

As he waded through the gargantuan grass, his mechanised body kept him firmly on the ground. Ofcourse, the body was designed to survive in most atmospheres that contained life, whereas this place seemed to contain none. He pushed a length of grass to the left, uncovering a hole in the ground. He felt hopeful that this could mean something, anything, was living here. He went through the hole, winding veins of air leading to a central cavern, empty. Nothing lived there except vegetation. In his sadness, he realised he needed to take his mind off of this, so decided to take note of some of the vegetation seen.

New Entry:

Through a hole in the ground, I discovered other vegetation, potatoes roughly the size of a tree (note to self, expand descriptive vocabulary). I can only wonder if there's anything living here...

Climbing out of the hole was significantly harder than entering was, even with his enhanced anatomy on top rigorous training for Spacefleet. When he got out, he gazed upon the path he had flattened through the grass. In the sky, he could see a sight he found rather intriguing.

New Entry:

Something unlike a gargantuan version of Orphan Planet 55 is a tree... of course the one thing here I can't compare in size to a tree is an actual tree. Instead of leaves, crystals grew outwards from the branches, big and purple. I collected a significantly smaller one as a sample... it gave me a headache. Good to know I can still get those, thanks oh glorious Cyberleader (emote unrecognised).

He went back into his ship, not at all satisfied. He wondered what he needed to do to make himself happy...