Moon:
I guess that's the advantage of being a drone.
Now... which one?
She hesitated. Flashlight or night vision?
Moon:
Flash or night vision? Flash or night vision? Flash or-
Aha.
Why not both?
But first... let's try the flashlight.
Moon touched her eye screen.
Her purple eye glowed like a flashlight.
Moon:
Nice. Now we ca- WAIT!.
She stood in an empty hall. Medium in size.
Normally, her eye could light this entire hall. Even in the blackest night.
But now?
Moon:
W-what? Why is my light only reaching my hands? Not even two meters in front of me?
She noticed something.
A strange phenomenon. Right in front of her.
Moon:
What is happening? Why does it look like the darkness is swallowing my light? Like it has a fixed size?
"One thing I hope isn't true... that some drones got on our ship and are using an EMP."
"But my body is supposed to be immune to old tech like that."
"The important thing now... I have to be smart. And silent."
"Although my memory is still blurry, I remember night vision being hard to control. It requires a lot of power."
"Two very bad conditions. Especially for the state I'm in right now."
Moon sighed quietly, trying to calm herself.
"I guess I don't have another option. I have to try night vision."
Moon:
"Night vision protocol-activate."
A robotic voice:
Protocol n-night-
-f-function-
-error-
Protocol cannot be accessed. All system functions are currently unavailable.
Moon:
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"
"RIGHT NOW?"
"Out of all moments, you pick NOW to glitch out?"
"Anger flickered across her face. But underneath it confusion."
Moon:
"Even if I was rusty for a while... my system shouldn't fail like this."
"Something's wrong."
A weird idea surfaced. Stupid. Maybe desperate and embarrassing. But worth a try.
Moon:
"So what if I bash my head into the wall?"
"I know it's stupid. But I don't have a choice."
"And anything is possible... RIGHT?."
A loud sound of bashing metal echoed through the hall.
Moon:
Hah... haah... haaaaaah... I feel so dizzy.
She looked at her finger. Her vision was blurry.
?_?
Moon:
"Am I blind or something? Why is my finger doubled?"
"FOCUS, MOON! You and your friends are in a serious situation right now!"
"I'll try one last time."
---
System:
Protocol nininigg...
Protocol failed.
Moon:
"Try again."
---
System:
Protocol nihigigiyg...
Protocol [night vision]... starting.
---
Her world shifted.
Grainy... Greeny. Glitching at the edges.
But visible.
Moon:
"YESSSSSSSSSSSS! FINALLY!"
"My friends I hope all of are fine... i hope."