An Unlucky Trio

"Dad! Dad! Look at this drawing!" A young Graham says running into his father's Lab with some paper that he wants to show him.

Graham's father turns to him from his Work-desk that has some Test tubes and Jars with some creatures preserved inside them. There are many mini experiments being worked on by the ship's machines or long term experiments. He looks down with a smile at Graham and lets out a small chuckle at his drawing. It's a doodle of his Mother and father with Alloy, A clearly childish drawing but one from the heart which his father enjoys.

"Graham, You have improved but I did tell you to not come into the Lab." He says before turning to a monitor displaying a message.

"Doctor, We have a Message from Home Colony! It's about the creatures found on the Space station." Alloy appears from the Screen to alert Graham's father about the importance of this message.

"Graham, Could you leave me to this? I have to make an important call" He says after removing his Safety gloves and leads Graham to the door to his dismay. It was such a short interaction.

"B-but Dad, I wanted to help you! Can I stay?" Graham looks at his father giving him a shake of his head which saddens him from being not allowed to help.

"I'm sorry Graham, This is highly important... Go see if Mom is free? The ship is on autopilot." His Dad says at the Doorway of his lab and before Graham could protest about any farther, The door closes.

The memory fades as Graham opens his eyes and the dull feeling of pain throughout his body. The memory of his father, Why does his mind wander to that when thinking of those monsters who appeared. Could they be related to the ones that his father was messaged about? A pink light enters his room which is Alloy exiting Sleep mode and rushes to Graham.

"Graham! How do you feel!? I was so worried about your health from all that blood-loss." Alloy says while running a few medical scans on him.

"I feel pretty sore and hungry, Other than that I'm okay." Graham's head feels a bit dizzy but why? It's sudden and Blood-loss is clearly not the reason, it's probably just from his Minor Regeneration using too much from him.

"I will get some food ready! But... Graham, Please be careful, I can't lose someone after-" Alloy gets quiet even being an A.I, She can show signs of pain and grief.

"Alloy, I'm Sorry... I was careless." Graham says with some understanding that Alloy cares for him somehow. He looks at his wound in this moment of silence before exhaling. "Moping around isn't going to help."

Alloy nods before her projection disappears from the room and Graham lays back down. He holds up his hand to look at it, His fingers were almost broken after attacking that monster which isn't good. He needs to get stronger to fight more of those monsters like that but He can't be careless again.

Leslie Beryl looks at the mirror in the Ship's bathroom. She grips the front edge of the sink. Those crystals are growing on one side of her face, This really shows what she has become. She's a Superhuman now... How will her father react!? She can't go home like this! The crystals start growing more wild as her panic grows. She closes her eyes and takes deep slow breaths which makes the Crystals regress.

"I can't go home... They would hate me..." Leslie puts her hand to the side of her face as the crystals regress back into her body. Those crystals are barely held back by her will, How can she properly control them?

Something clicks in Leslie's mind and she looks at the door of the bathroom. She can have Graham and Alloy help, One of them is a superhuman like herself, So he can control his powers. Graham would be understanding alongside knowing how to control superhuman powers... He even saved her life after she threatened him with a blaster.

"Hey! We're preparing some food. You should come to the living room." Alloy says through the Bathroom door towards Leslie. She quickly leaves to prepare food for everyone.

Leslie opens up the door to walk through the Hallway towards the middle of the ship to the Living area. This ship is surprisingly big like it's probably big enough to support a decently sized crew but it currently feels pretty empty with only two people. She reaches the Living room after a bit of walking. It's a pretty nice room with a bit of a mess around the place.

Some old Chairs in the corner and a table covered in old parts but the center of the room has a huge couch that curves in a half Circle, It seems like the whole crew could've sat together. Graham is sitting on this massive couch and looks over to Leslie then gives her a smile before waving. He motions for her to sit down by him.

"I thought you would be in bed for longer after that injury, It was only a few hours ago." Leslie says while sitting by Graham and crosses her legs while raising her eyebrow at him being in the living room instead of his bed.

"I'm not fully healed but It's enough to move around, I just need to take it easy." Graham scratches the back of his head from Leslie pointing out that he's still recovering from his injuries, His regeneration has fixed most of the damage but the Gash could reopen if he pushes himself.

"I owe you my life but Don't get yourself killed by pushing yourself while recovering." Leslie gives him a stern look because she's taking this favor very seriously. She might've not liked it but she understands when she owes someone, It's why she didn't like it. It's impossible to repay him if he dies for something stupid

"Well, If you owe your life to me then join my ship's crew! I need a crew if I'm going to explore and investigate the universe." He gives Leslie a grin while holding out his hand to have some handshake. It feels formal in his mind.

"Well, I have nowhere else to go." She holds out her hand and gives Graham a pretty firm handshake. She can't go home like this. Hanging out with him might help her control her crystal powers. "Count me in, Captain Graham."