Chapter Three Daniel unbuckled and stood at the helm after they came out of hyperspace. A grin plastered across his face. They were in sector 36780. It was a relatively uncategorized system. “Shawn, pull me up the background info on this system.” Shawn typed at his navigation computer. “Umm … no one has visited here before, Captain. It’s been studied from a distance. There are seven planets. Four rock-based planets, with an asteroid belt between three and four, two gas planets, and one nitrogen planet. A little similar to Earth’s solar system.” Daniel pressed his watch. A wide-eyed brown skinned woman appeared. He smiled at her. “Jasmine. At the bridge, please.” Within minutes, the bridge door slid open and Jasmine strode in. She wore black pants, a purple silk top with black sleeves,

