In the neon-drenched sprawl of Sector 7, "Rocketbabey" wasn’t just a handle; it was a legend spray-painted on the sides of gravity-defying hoverbikes. It was June 2020 in the Neo-Earth calendar, a time when the world felt small and the sky felt like a locked door.
For a few seconds, there was only the shaking and the heat. And then, suddenly, silence.
On the night of June 7th, the clouds finally parted, revealing a sliver of the old moon. Jax climbed into the cockpit of her custom-built rig—a jagged, chrome-plated rocket she’d dubbed The Sovereign . She punched the ignition.
Since "Rocketbabey" sounds like a character destined for the stars, here is a story inspired by that name and the era it suggests. The Launch of the Star-Bound Rebel