May Day Bangbus Full: May Day

"May Day!" Zara shouted into the comms system, her voice strained. "Bangbus Full, requesting emergency clearance for landing! Over!"

Zara's copilot, an wiry engineer named Arin, frantically worked to compensate for the failing engines. Sweat dripped from his brow as he hammered at the console. "We're experiencing critical fuel pressure, Captain! If we don't-"

Static crackled, and then a faint voice responded, "Bangbus Full, this is Control. We're scrambling a rescue team. Hold position, help is en route. Can you-" may day may day bangbus full

"May Day May Day!" the comms system repeated, a robotic echo of the distress call. "Bangbus Full, this is Control. Report your status."

Zara and Arin exchanged a grim look. The ship's instruments flatlined, one by one. Outside, the stars twinkled like cold, uncaring eyes. "May Day

In the Bangbus, a hulking mass of scavenged parts and makeshift engineering, Captain Zara wrestled with the controls. The ship's instruments screamed warnings as the engines sputtered, threatening to give out at any moment.

The comms system died, plunging the cockpit into an eerie silence. The Bangbus's engines coughed, a dying wheeze, and then fell still. Sweat dripped from his brow as he hammered at the console

The Bangbus drifted, a crippled hulk, as the silence stretched out into the void.