Games Here's something New: Eight word challenge Beta

Let's write a story. It should not be pure nonsense like the five worder but can have humor, action, mystery, drama, etc. I will not repost this anywhere. This is a challenge. This has to be a coherant story with settings, characters, plot, climax, story, etc, and each author must keep continuity with the rest of the story. I'll start.

Twilight fell on the densely populated ice world

 

named Earth. Known as Enceladus before the migration,

 

it's once eight trillion population by plague had

 

been forced to relocate. Eons later, Earthlings established

 

orbital shipyards which constructed starships, then Hyperspace Lanes.

 

Hence, Enceladus became the new Earth, a thriving

 

center of Galactic Trade, commerce and travel. Ploffor

 

gazed upon the active cryogeysers every dusk, pondering

 

many of life's deep philosophical questions, until today,

@Iron_lord @Cowgirl Jedi 1701 @Blobofat

 

the day he'd finally launch. Disregarding the geysers,

 

he turned and checked his comm for messages.

 

Which Hyperspace Lane would he be assigned to?

 

Has the Hydian Way been opened yet, wondered

 

Ploffor, as he double-checked the comm. No message

 

. When would they-BLP BLP. He checked it.

 

Ploffor Toliman - Lane 4.37 - Kentaurus Way - Recon Approved

 

He breathed a sigh of relief. The intelligence

@Green Ice Cream PM me if this contribution makes no sense in the context and make a suggestion. I was unsure of some of it.-study

 

revealed his assignment. He'd be exploring Alpha Centauri,

@study3600 It totally makes sense. No problem. -Green

 

scouting for a proper base of operations to

 

gather materials used in ship construction. These were rare

 

substances, no longer available around Saturn. Lane 4.37

 

@clone commander bossk Welcome aboard!

, which was the main thoroughfare of the Interstellar

 

Kentaurus Way, would lead Ploffor to Proxima Centauri,

 

his destination. Once there, he'd begin to explore

 

the red dwarf's system of planets. Three worlds