Martin was about to give the order to close the channel when Ensign Levy spoke up from the science station.
"Commander!" he said. "Bio signs!"
"What about them?" said Martin, overlooking the Ensign's unprofessional outburst.
"A third set of human bio signs on the surface!" said Levy. "They just appeared on sensors!"
"What's that, Martin?" said Captain Swift over the open communications channel.
"One moment, Captain," said Martin, unwilling to raise false hopes…though his own were pretty high just then. "Double-check your readings," he told Levy as he headed for the science console. "Triple-check while you're at it."
As Levy toiled over the console, all noise and movement ceased among bridge personnel. All ears were tuned to Levy's next words.
The reappearance of the missing bio
