Inside the space station.
"Beep, beep!" A sudden alarm interrupted Tom and Jerry's cheerful daily routine.
"Huh? What's going on?" Jerry immediately checked the control panel. Tom took off his headphones and sat up straight, his expression turning serious.
Every astronaut selected through that rigorous screening process was the best of the best! Since Tom had made the cut, he obviously couldn't be as flaky as he looked.
"The... the pressure in the oxygen tank is dropping!" Jerry exclaimed.
The two exchanged a glance and immediately saw the gravity in each other's eyes. There was no oxygen in space. What would happen without it went without saying!
"Jerry, wake Butch up right away! I'll put on my spacewalk gear and get ready to go outside and check!" Tom displayed his professional competence at that moment.
"Got it!" Jerry replied.
The two immediately sprang into action.
"Woo, woo~" The shrill alarm soon rang throughout the space station!
"Yawn~ What's going on? Huh? Is that... an alarm?"
Butch, the other astronaut, woke from his sleep in alarm and immediately rushed to the station's control room!
"Jerry, what's going on? Why did you sound the alarm?"
"Something seems to have hit the oxygen tank. The pressure is dropping!" Sweat beaded on Jerry's forehead as his fingers clattered across the keyboard.
"What! How did that happen? Was it space debris?!" Butch exclaimed.
"We don't know. Tom's already putting on his gear to go outside and check. Go help him and be ready to back him up!"
"Okay! I'm on my way!"
After Butch left, Jerry was alone in the control room.
"Jerry, this is Tom. I'm ready to go outside. How bad is the damage?" Tom's voice came through the Communicator.
"The pressure's still dropping, but thankfully, not too fast. The damage probably isn't