Jackie Jupiter -

With her remaining strength, she manually steered the submarine toward the borehole she had created on the way down. It was a race against time.

At a depth of five miles, the sensors detected something extraordinary. It was a hydrothermal vent, spewing warm, mineral-rich water into the freezing ocean. And clustered around the vent were life forms unlike anything ever seen on Earth. jackie jupiter

They were translucent, gelatinous creatures that glowed with their own bioluminescent light. They looked like a cross between a jellyfish and a spider, with long, delicate tendrils that drifted in the current. Jackie watched in awe as they moved with a slow, graceful rhythm. With her remaining strength, she manually steered the

Jackie Jupiter was not born; she was engineered by the Galactic Exploration Initiative in 2345. Her purpose was clear: to lead humanity's first manned mission to Jupiter's moon, Europa. It was a hydrothermal vent, spewing warm, mineral-rich

When Jackie regained consciousness, the Abyssus was floating upward. The explosion had worked. She had successfully freed the craft, but the life support systems were failing rapidly. Her engineered body was beginning to feel the effects of the extreme cold and lack of oxygen.