Star date 2015:

In quest of the Alpha Centauri star system, spacecraft CE II has ventured into deep space toward the Andromeda Galaxy with 12 souls onboard. The mission of CE II and its crew, under the command of Captain Murdock and First Officer Goodsall, is to be the first inner stellar spacecraft carrying musicians into deep space to test the influence of weightlessness and prolonged flight on music composition. ‘Exploration Of The Southern Constellation’ which is beyond human reach and therefore are considered to be a ‘Fictional Works.’ CE II will attempt to reach life-sustaining planets that lie beyond the Alpha Centauri system, otherwise to be referred to in this story as Alpha Syntauri. From the flight deck Captain Murdock looks in awe at the 'Magnificent Works’ of the southern hemisphere as he controls the ship from the built in consol ‘alphaSyntauri’ keyboard. Suddenly an alert has been sounded, by Navigator Jones that the ship has entered the 'Gravitational Pull Into Śūnyatā' (emptiness in Sanskrit), which has led the ship off course. Jones’ Radio Shack inventions have been subject to question ever since lift off. He insists their accuracy. However, his early inventions included a cockroach detector and a thunderstorm detector that failed to convince. His commitment to the flight is under question. Communication's Officer Preston receives undefined signals in an alien language and is trying to decipher them into any known earth language. With the support of CE II Linguistics Expert Minobe, a translation of the alien message reads: ‘Universal life is comprised of frequencies that are inherent within and without all existence!’ The message includes a request to know the CE II frequency code. Ground control specialist, Clift has sent low decibel frequencies from striking gongs from Florida, which have reached the alien encounters request. Preston has no longer detected multiple blips on the screen. Normal has returned to the CE II. Goodsall announces over the craft’s intercom that due to ‘The Sun In The Night’ where ‘The Days Will Last Longer’ an endless power supply is a source for continuing the journey. CE II finds itself worshipping the Sun like a ritual performed by the ancient Aztecs. As a celebratory meal, Japanese chef Yoneda has announced the evening meal; Freeze-dried tempura and sushi. Just as dinner is served an alarm has been sounded indicating external factors have been compromised. An oxygen leak has been detected. As emergency procedures are put into place, security officers Kubota and Ueda have detected a security breech. An alien life form has been detected in the lower bay section of the craft. Captain Murdock has declared an emergency and measures are now in place. Mission Control Chief Namba has now instructed that CE II follow the Space Navigational Regulation Manual Section 523: In the event of a compromised spacecraft due to ‘Falling Off The Map’ The options are as follows: a) frozen suspended state of animation of crew with SOS signals sent for rescue with the course set to return to Earth, b) self-destruction of craft and crew. Silence prevails. A choice has been offered; a) or b) as engineer Stevens has activated the sequence and countdown commences while medical officer, Doc Juteau has distributed tranquilizers to respective crew to prepare for ‘The Gate Of Winter’s Past’ otherwise known as the state of non-existence. Officer Goodsall opted for the transcendental medication. However, even though additional doses were administered to him, John remained unaffected. The others have returned to their respective posts and will await their fate. Captain Murdock CE II uploads and transmits its final music compositions back to earth before facing the inevitable. Thus, the doomed CE II ‘Trip To Alpha Syntauri.’