Choose Martinez's plan?

From Create Your Own Story

Those mines have you immobilized, but you have the finest crew in all of Space Command and they are always at the ready to give you creative solutions to get you out of tight spots.

"Lieutenant Martinez," you say. "Prepare to re-polarize the hull."

"Aye sir." he replies. "Lieutenant Thenalak, will you assist me please?"

"Of course." she says. They go to work on the appropriate circuitry. In no time the ship's hull is ready to be re-polarized.

"We're ready captain." Martinez announces.

"Alright," you say. "Lets make this happen."

Lieutenant Martinez presses the control panel and every bulkhead hums as the polarity shifts. You would laugh at the sight of Ensign Knight's hair standing straight up if the stakes weren't so terrifying.

"The mines are starting to come loose!" Martinez exclaims.

"No!" Thenalak gasps. "I'm reading a spike in the radioactive field of the mines. The new polarity has activated the detonation mechanism... they're going to explode!"

"Martinez!" you shout. "Shut off the--"

At that moment the mines explode. The detonations rip the hull of the Excalibur to shreds. The last thing you see is shrapnel tearing through your shipmates. You feel metal pierce your body, but you don't have time to bleed out because the bulkheads rip away and you are blown out into the void of space.

Back home they talk of the doomed voyage of the Excalibur- the ship that ventured into the darkness... and became one with the darkness.