42X, 12Y, 41Z, [aX+bY+cZ]=Artifact.
Those are my calculations so far. This seems to be the direction the artifact is taking. Sadly, I do not know the values of a b and c and therefore cannot get to the artifact even if I have a formula. So there goes that plan.
I look around. Many ships have disappeared along the way, not all the crews are still trying. In fact, I see only 3 ships still chasing after the artifact along with us : Paratus, the Battlestar Go Frak Yourself, and the Iron Manta.
We are not the most powerful. We are not the fastest. We are not the smartest. Hell we aren't even the prettiest. Our only way of actually getting this artifact is using the bond that brings us together.
*CASTS FERAL BOND*
No, not that bond, stupid narrator.
So here I am, thinking things in and out, walking around the ship, trying to come up with a plan. We have a spacetropper who can dig, a skill that is very useful in the middle of nowhere in space, obviously. We have a mapper who can make us a map towards the artifact, when it moves to a location we do not know. Also extremely useful. And then we have a deadweight who does nothing. Well, that's not true. Apparently, he brought a frog onboard from one of our trips...
As I am thinking, I hear a voice behind me.
''Sorry to disturb you kind lord.''
I turn around, and see one of the civilians we helped. ''You do not need to call me lord, Joey will do. And you aren't disturbing anything, I can't seem to find a good plan anyway. I may just be a failure at this.''
''That's exactly why I'm here, lord Joey.'' I facepalm.
'' I have talked with my people, and we owe you our lives. Which is why, we have decided to tell you the deep secret of our civilization. You see, we know Teleportation. We can teleport anything, of any Mass, but not to any location. One of us must be with the object, and the other must be at the location where the object must be transported, and act at the same time. Your ship goes to a certain speed, but if we can cannon out 1 member of my community, he can reach higher speed to get to the artifact, and teleport it back to this ship.''
''No way! I am not going to sacrifice one of you for a stupid artifact. It may give meaning to my life, but it is not worth another person's.''
''We knew you'd say that, and it's exactly why we're going to do it. We have 1 courageous man who wants to go on this expedition, don't worry, he'll find his way back, he's been through many an adventure like this one.''
''Ok, what is his name? So I can thank him personally and wish him the best?''
''Indiana Jaune''
So we now have a plan. As soon as the artifact is in range, we'll put it to action.
Will it work?
Will Indiana Jaune survive?
Do I know how to count to five?
Answers to those and more in the next episode!
(I've always wanted to say that)
