In the distance, two bright silver dots appeared.
The two Interceptors came in fast, the sand swirling in their wake, and
disappeared into the rocky mountains behind her. The transport vessel followed,
stopping briefly in the settling sand to take on Ellison before following the
Interceptors back to the Warder Gideon.
Ellison disembarked into the soft red glow of the
Warder. She went to her quarters to change into her uniform. Her desert garb
fell to the floor in a pile of rough cloth and sand. She stepped into the
shower to rinse off the last trace of where she had been. The soft teal of her
uniform heightened the amber tone of her skin.
As she left her quarters, a line of bright blue
lights cut through the red ambient light of the corridor. She hurried to the
bridge, while lounging warriors snapped into action elsewhere. A small alien
vessel had been detected by the Warder's scanners. It was headed for a dense
asteroid cloud. Two Interceptors were launched to investigate the interloper.
"Why don't they turn?" Lieutenant Tallman
was usually the quiet one. His question caught Ellison off guard. She didn't
have an answer.
Captain Corey ordered the Interceptors to fire at
the asteroid cloud. The small asteroids exploded on impact creating a cascade
of explosions as the debris field spread. All three vessels turned away from
the debris hurtling out from the cloud. “Ellison?”
Ellison focused her thoughts on the alien ship.
After a few minutes of searching for a telepathic link, she smiled. “They are
called the Vree. They were heading for the asteroid cloud to hide from a
pursuing vessel.” Corey nodded to Ellison. After a moment of focused silence,
she turned to Captain Corey. “They’ve accepted our invitation.”
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