The Nightmare Planet

By jon white

A ship crash lands on a desolate planet, or so they thought. As soon as they arrive ashore they feel that exposure isn't all that they should fear.

• Language: English
• Publisher: jon white
• Release date: Nov 12, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533773173

Book preview

The year begins 2069, thousands of worlds have already begun interstellar travel assuring the human and alien expansion, tours become the height of exploration only a few planets yet to be unexplored, little does anyone know the reason...

Settling at the corner of the forest, a short walk from the crystal clear waters stands a blood-soaked welcome sign. The blood drips slowly down the cold gouged metal, pooling onto deep footprints. Distant growls and wails whistle through the trees, as a dark outline of something creeps past the trees, disappearing into the forest...

The Planet Calphia stands at the forefront of an alien galaxy, known all over the cosmos as one shroud with mystery, death, and secrets. Even with this uncertainty, visitors hope to unlock the wonders and mysteries, of what could undoubtedly be their downfall.

Although many fear of setting foot on the planet in the day, most are blissfully unaware of the dangers that lurk in the Night. When the suns disappear into the planet's mass, the truly bizarre and spectacular animals show their true colours, illuminating into weird and wonderful creatures to dazzle, court or to lure...

As time serves for wonderful moments in life, each and every wonderful feeling, bad must undoubtedly follow

No matter the size of the planet, no matter the danger, the visitors will find out quickly that complacency is never the answer.

Captain Sara Williams of the CP17 starship Argon plunges into the deep abyss of Class 3, Danger 5 planet, where a worrying yet inviting sign greets with,

"Welcome to Planet Calphia,

we hope your visit goes well on this fantastic voyage, make sure that you have all your belongings with you when you leave, you don’t litter and don’t feed the animals, a friendly warning for all those

who dare...Don’t go in the water! Have a nice day  "

Chapter One

The Crew

A large starship, almost invisible in the vast emptiness of space, stands lifeless with a few scattered planets amongst the stars, a shattered wing and communications tower pass into view as the ship floats along. Barely a distant bleep emits from the emergency lights can be heard.

The ship ventures into part of space that most fear to go, for the rumours that have been echoed throughout the decades. Some visitors cower in fear, naming this corner of the universe The Devils Back Yard.

Although lifeless, the ship illuminates with just a mere few red lights flashing from the remains of the backup power. Not even the outlines of this large starship are bright enough to show the battered and bruised remnants of the galaxy cruiser.

Sparks and explosions are the only signs of life in the darkness, the light from the fires

reflect off the glass from the compartment

windows show just a glimmer of floating debris, orbiting the ship.

As the ship floats in the endless space, it descends ever closer to the atmosphere of a light blue and green planet, surrounded by a mist of pure turquoise.

Inside the corridors, dark walls mirror the world outside with a row of small lights running along the floor.

Meanwhile, in the cockpit, Tracey the main Captain and leader of the tourism group awakens bleeding slightly from her forehead, her clothes torn and blood soaked with the stench of burning swooping through the cracks. Wiping her forehead, she looks around the room at the devastation that lays before her, with chairs flung against the console’s in front of her and computer screens hanging from their wires smashed with parks emitting from the wires.

Peering down at the console she sees the oxygen needle dipping lower and lower, with a few checks of the computer and a look out the window, she shouts to the crew...

Hey! Is everyone ok? Oh great! Bloody fantastic engines are off, oxygen low, communication shattered to a billion pieces not to mention we are freaking blind up here, and to top everything off we have no life support. James!!!.... hail someone down NOW!

With all the staff getting to their feet they say one by one I’m ok!.

Panic starts to overwhelm the captain, with engineers getting frantic in the engine room, echoes of shouting fills the corridors. The communications officer snaps back into action and tries desperately to get someone to answer his pleas.

Mid-panting, he tries to catch his