On the bridge, Magnus watched the viewscreen with unfaltering interest. The countdown clock on the viewscreen showed that the Alcatraz had almost reached the Empyrean station. Kain and Joshua were going over information near the engineering console. Celeris was prepared to deactivate the FTL drive when the timer reached zero. Genji, A’zyren, and Nemesis were working away. It took everything Magnus had to contain his excitement.
The door to the bridge whisked open and Matthew entered. Everyone turned to acknowledge their new captain, and he smiled at each of them. He walked to Nemesis to inspect the status of the evacuation. The ships had been loaded with equipment, and now the people were boarding.
Nemesis turned to her brother. “We’re going to struggle with fitting all the
