By the time Jayde had changed, eaten something, taken a quick nap and made her way back to the observation deck, Hetania was in view. The moon had an orange glow around its gray surface. The planet Dreteron loomed behind the moon, dark and ominous. “Too bad we don’t have any way to cloak our presence,” Loch complained. “If the Thraan see us, we’re toast.” Jayde had been meaning to have cloaking technology installed on the Determination, but she’d been putting it off due to money constraints. She decided to get it done once they were done rescuing Earth. “I’ve located the source of the signal,” Loch said. “Set us down somewhere nearby,” Jayde instructed. “I don’t want to land in the middle of a trap.” “Will do. I think I might be right about this not being a trap. The signal is coming

