“All systems go.” Said the leader of our group.
This seemed familiar for some reason.
We were colliding particles at mind boggling speeds, something interesting was bound to happen.
I am just a lab technician with an eye for detail. Nothing special.
a simple error message
“error code OXO223.”
“Hey Johnston!” I yelled to the team leader, “What is the deal with this error that keeps popping up?”
“It’s all part of the plan,” Johnston replied. “Continue with the procedure.”
I kept with my job
I set the generators to full power and started the countdown.
“Launching in T-Minus 5…4…3…2…1… Launch”
White.
“All systems go.” Said the leader of our group.
Deja Vu started kicking in. I thought nothing of it.
“error code OXO224.”
I knew that code, something was familiar about it. Maybe I saw it in training.
“Hey Johnston!” I yelled to the team leader, “What is the deal with this error that keeps popping up?”
“It’s all part of the plan,” Johnston replied. “Continue with the procedure.”
I hesitated. Something seemed wrong.
“Are you sure the error is nothing?” I said.
“Yes, very, now get back to your job Rook,” Said Johnston.
I set the generators to full power and started the countdown.
“Launching in T-Minus 5…4…3…2…1… Launch”
White.
“All systems go.” Said the leader of our group.
I was hit with a huge bit of Deja Vu. Something was definitely wrong.
“error code OXO225, WARNING ENTANGLEMENT NEAR,”
I showed Johnston.
“It’s all part of the plan,” Johnston replied. “Continue with the procedure.”
“John, this can’t be right,” I said. “We have to shut it down.”
“You will do as you are told, now get back to your station,” Said Johnston.
I walked back to the station. I couldn’t do it. Something was wrong.
I started imputing the abort code. Before I could get through the five number code I felt a gun against the back of my head.
“Continue with the procedure,” He said.
I hit the switch.
“Launching in T-Minus 5…4…3…2…1… Launch”
Black. The whole of it. The darkest black I had ever seen. I felt suffocated in my own body. I was left here for eternity.
Just my thoughts.
Sometimes our teams don’t work together, but work as individuals. That isn’t how the game is played. Some people have to be willing to work hard and get none of the glory. Being a lineman in football I understand this feeling very well. I go out everyday and I try and I try. Am I the best at it? No, not even close, but do I try? Yea, I try really hard day in and day out. But nobody ever says, “hey he really took up space so that that someone else could get the glory.” The glory goes to the people who run the ball, throw the ball, but that’s not possible without the people on the line. As our coach said, we are the Dirty Dogs. Nobody wants a dirty dog, but they are rough and tough, but get no glory. That is how to work as a team, everyone has to be willing to put in 110% and get nothing in return personally, but understand it was for the betterment of the team. This is one of the first speeches that truly inspired me to be better and do better. 
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