Solar Crisis story
To stop a solar flare from destroying the Earth, Steve Kelso is tasked to drop an artificially intelligent bomb on the Sun from the spaceship Helios. Arnold Teague, who believes the danger to be overstated, attempts to sabotage the mission so he can profit from the panic. Teague's agents on Earth clash with Kelso's father, Admiral "Skeet" Kelso, and his son, Mike.
12 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| planet scorching solar flare | choice | The story centered around a desperate mission to prevent a solar flare from destroying the Earth. |
| sentient bomb | major | The Helios crew dropped a sentient antimatter mega-bomb named Freddy on the sun. |
| a danger shared can bring people together | minor | Mike mentioned how solar flare crisis was bringing the whole world together. |
| father and son | minor | Steve Kelso was seen off on his mission to the sun by his father Admiral "Skeet" Kelso. |
| grandfather and grandson | minor | Mike was reunited with his grandfather Admiral "Skeet" Kelso at one point in the story. |
| hologram | minor | Arnold Teague used a hologram of himself to distract his pursuers. |
| interplanetary space travel | minor | A crew commandeered the spherical-ish spaceship Helios to the sun. |
| space station | minor | There was a large space station, named Skytown, in orbit about the Earth. |
| speculative genetic engineering | minor | Alex Noffe was a "biogenetically enhanced human" who was breed and trained to have enhanced physical and mental abilities. |
| speculative spaceship | minor | A crew commandeered the spherical-ish spaceship Helios to the sun. |