BrivanBrivan“We"re approaching,” Jack said. “Dropping out of warp in three…two…one!”
The point of light at the end of this endless tunnel broke apart into a million stars that spread out all around her shuttle. And then a planet grew from an infinitesimally tiny point, expanding until it filled her window.
It was a dry, brown wasteland with craters that were visible from orbit and a thin atmosphere of helium and nitrogen. The surface temperature on the day side was over 120 degrees centigrade. Not suitable for human life by any definition.
The box-like cargo hauler was hanging in orbit, seemingly inert. When she scanned it with her instruments, she detected no energy spikes. Even the shields were offline. As if…As if they had abandoned ship. But why-
Cargo doors in the hauler"s belly s
