A young inventor, who had been standing outside of his underground house when the crash happened, had a clear view of the ship as it plummeted from the sky, nosediving into the dense forest near his home. He wasted no time in investigating the scene, hurriedly climbing into his all-terrain vehicle and zooming over the rocky, forest floor, the tires bouncing against protruding tree roots. Upon arriving, his eyes widened at the sight of the totaled ship.
Smoke rolled from the engine, rising into the trees and sky. He stifled a cough, batting the smoke away from his face as he ventured towards the destroyed spacecraft. No one could've survived a crash like this– but that didn't stop him from fighting to pry the door open (which was fairly easy, as the door had nearly been ripped off its hinges during the impact).
He pulled his scarf up over his face and his goggles down over his eyes as he stepped inside, an attempt to protect himself from the thick smoke. He could hardly see anything, but he crept further into the darkness, holding his breath as his eyes scanned for any form of life.
There. The single passenger, a young woman, lay unconscious, pinned against the dashboard.
"Oh, crap." She was dead. She had to be.
He rushed over to her, hurrying to get the piece of metal that had pinned her down off– and, despite her bloodied and broken state, a flood of relief washed over him when he saw her breathing.
She was alive!
But she didn't look like she would be for long if he didn't get her any medical attention.
Making a point to be as gentle as possible, he scooped her limp body up into his arms, coughing against the smoke that burned his lungs, and rushed back outside. He sucked in a breath of fresh air, thanking heaven for it.
Now he just had to figure out how to save this stranger's life.