The Big Decision

SELF-DESTRUCT IN 0:45… 0:44…

Zephyria, hovering her hand over the shutdown switch: "Finn, say the word!"

Finn, clutching his head: "Oh cogs, I hate this job…"

Aurelia, shouting while still fighting Dorian: "FINN. DECIDE. NOW."

Finn, taking a deep breath… then shouting:

"HIT THE SWITCH!"

Zephyria slammed her gauntlet down.

Everything went dark.

For a second, there was only silence.

Then…

Gravity happened.

The Aetherion suddenly plunged, engines dead.

Finn, screaming: "WHY DOES IT ALWAYS END IN FALLING?!"

Vespera, grinning as she clings to him: "Isn't this exciting~?"

Tess, holding onto a railing: "I'D PREFER LESS EXCITEMENT AND MORE SURVIVAL."

Dorian, laughing even as he's thrown against the wall: "Well played, boy! But if we die, I'm taking you with me!"

Finn, clinging to the control panel: "I REFUSE TO DIE NEXT TO THIS PSYCHOPATH."

Zephyria, furiously typing: "Hold on, hold on—rebooting engines now!"

The ship kept falling.

Still falling.

Still—

Zephyria, sweating: "…Any second now."

Finn, panicking: "ANY SECOND ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH."

Zephyria, grinning as the engines suddenly ROARED TO LIFE: "TOLD YOU."