It was a cold and wet night planetside but that hasn't stopped New Ceoss from being bright and loud. Within this treetop city of lights and sounds down the walkway around the corner is this seedy little dive bar called Knotted Branch there was a story being spun.
"I tell ya it was turn i knew captain broadstor before he got to big for his boots" said a middle aged man who's had a few to many drinks
The other patrons learned to ignore Roga's drunken antics and stories but one kid always listened this kid was Elliott. And he was enamored with Roga's stories of the stars it was his favorite thing to listen to while his father worked the bar.
"Roga can you tell the story of blackjaw" asked Elliott excitedly
Roga looked at the boy and smile wide his grin missing more than enough teeth
"Ah my boy listen good blackjaw was a pirate borged out of his mind with cybernetic he was more machine than man when he died, but by the stars could he fight I've never seen a man get ripped apart like that before I tell ya" Roga said with a hearty laugh
But Elliotts father wasn't having any of this story and ushered his son into the backroom
"Elliott what i tell you about Roga's stories" Elliotts father asked him kneeling to his sons height
"Not to listen cuz there not true" said Elliott looking at the ground not wanting to meet his father's eyes
"Good now wait for your mother she'll be here soon" said Elliott father before be stood up and walked back to the bar
Elliott sat there not able to get the stories out of his head and it was then he knew what he wanted to do he wanted to travel the stars just like the stories he heard.
--8 years later--
It was mid morning when a shaggy haired teen stood on the loading dock with a packed bag and smile bigger than the sun. Elliot looked at the ship in from of him a medium sized long hail freighter that was set to leave in an hour, this was his ticket to the stars it took him a year to do it but he got certified and approved for a matniance position on a space bound ship,and he stood there staring at it like it was made of gold.
"Elliott load the matniance gear and get aboard we dont got time stand" yelled a deep voice from the side
When Elliott looked to his left he saw Ronfa the ships quartermaster looking at him
Elliott jumped to get his share of the work done he knew it was a bad idea to piss of the quartermaster, it didn't take him long to load the matniance equipment it was all in what was basically a toolbox the size of a truck but he got it loaded onto the grav-lift and into the ship. He now stood there with fifteen minutes till takeoff staring out the cargo door as it closed he waved goodbye to his parents not know when he would be back or if he ever would be back, Elliott made his way to the crew quarters and sat down on his assigned bed as he took a deep breath in be felt it the engines started there first burn and deep down inside he felt like his was starting as well.