Previously[]
I'm studying Runner's satellite right now, and there's no signal, or message from anyone right now. I've been waiting a really long time for someone to talk to us from home.
Finally, I hear static.
Suddenly, we hear beeps.
I call Runner and she comes over to the satellite.
After comprehending everything, I said to the Runner in shock.
"We have to go home. Tell everyone. Now."
Chapter 3: Another Way Back[]
POV: Runner[]
I was confused.
Why did we have to go home?
Why did the Student look so shocked?
She flipped the "Talk" switch and spoke into the satellite "We'll be there soon. Try and survive whoever killed everyone."
Then I followed the Student to Launch Site C, asking her why we have to go home, and she didn't respond because she was way ahead.
When we reached the Launch Site and I asked her, she finally cracked.
"Everyone's dead, okay? Some random-ass shit just so happened to kill everyone in the city before Duplicator, Angel, Child, Lizard, and Bunny went home! Then they somehow sent a signal to us in Morse Code! I don't know what the hell is happening, but we need to get Skater and everyone else and go home!"
There was a moment of silence.
"Runner, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, we just have to get home and figure this out."
"I think we can use that boat that the Angel's been talking about."
"What boat?"
I turn around. It's gone.
So I asked "Should we contact him and ask where it is?"
"Sure, but they already left."
"Let's try anyway."
A few hours later
I speak into the satellite "Hey Angel, if you're there, do you have that boat of yours?"
After a few minutes, there was a reply in Morse Code that I translated to "No, I accidentally left it running and continued on its own journey to nowhere"
Student lost it again and exclaimed "Are you shitting me?! You said you wanted us to help you guys and you abandoned the boat?"
"Student, calm down."
"Sorry, I guess I'm going insane from how long I've been here."
"So was I. And Duplicator was there to see all of it. He even (grits teeth) drew on my map."
(Morse Code from Robot) "It was still funny."
"Yeah whatever. Can we just find a new way to get home?"
(Morse Code from Robot) "Hey, this from the Child. I remember making a boat of my own called the Wind Sailor. I think it's somewhere in Launch Site E. I used some ring and box shenanigans to make it work, so I think you can make it home with that!"
"Wait, there's something called the Wind Sailor? We're gonna tell everyone and ride it. We can go back home and help!"
(Morse Code) "I'll give you the directions. Tell me where you are and which direction you're facing."
Student said "We're in Plan C, Part 22, and we're facing uhh, according to my calculations and research there's no wind in deep space so I won't be able to see which way it's blowing and then i can't do more calculations and find out which way we're facing, so if I look very closely at the planet then I can probably see which way we're facing by looking at it. I could also just find out by looking at a compass but I don't have a compass, and I don't think runner has a compass either hey Runner do you have a compass on you? Well maybe she doesn't but I can-"
She was talking too much, so I just said "Yeah I have a compass, but-"
"Find out another way on how to do it but uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-"
(Morse Code) "Are you done?"
"uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh- Oh wait what? Yeah. Thanks Runner."
Now that she was somewhat back to our senses, I gave her the compass.
"We're facing West."
(Morse Code) "Okay, then. Turn east, go forward, then you'll see..."
Several hours later...
The Student, Gentleman, and the Pastafarian caught up with me at Launch Site E, and there it was. The Wind Sailor. It looked better than the Angel's boat, and more functional.
Student had an idea, and told me: "Put a bunch of boxes around it when we get in. That way, when we hit the atmosphere, we won't burn."
Gentleman said, in his fancy formal accent "Would you tell me exactly how we are going to be capable of lifting something so heavy?"
Then I realized, "Your electromagnet! Some boxes have power cells-" "*cough cough* batteries" "And with those power cells in those boxes, you can fly towards them, and collect the boxes as well. They'll stay on you until you crack them open and the power cells are shown!"
"Well then, I suppose I am the only one to carry this burden."
(Morse Code) "Oh yeah, and the respawn barrier is broken. Our rocket shattered it entirely. Be careful, Gentleman."
Student said "The respawn barrier is broken?!
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