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“Aye; it is, and I’m sure we will get into plenty ‘o’ trouble if we cause a bonny bang wi’ it” he replied
laughing. Gio walked in with Krysta.
“We are going to Terra Prime for a meeting with the Unity High Council; part of our diplomatic
duites, Captain Hart wanted to know if you had anything you want to pass on, we’ll be taking it. A
Buraxin vessel is taking us part of the way” Gio said. Krysta eyed the drone.
“That looks like trouble; we found a strange device, in pieces, that we have since found out was a
Gantrax drone probe. Keterian space has a region littered with their debris. Our Ancestors thought it
could have been some kind of battle. I hope that’s not a weapon” she said
“No; it’s an experiment, an idea and we hope it won’t blow up in our faces, apparently we don’t
have as stable a power system as the Kryst ones. I’ve processed the data burst from my colleague
Trok, I’ll relay the relevant data to you enroute” Lennie said hastily. Gio and Krysta left and Lennie
and Jock heaved a sigh of relief. What they had planned wasn’t strictly on the level, but it was the
only way to test a theory without relying on the Military, who would have weaponised it anyway.
Who wouldn’t want an ultra fast, stealthy, invisible delivery system?
“I want to make some changes to the initial coordinates we discussed iTrok is right, we could be
looking a real live Kryst in the face” he said to Jock.

Hart and the others awaited Lennie in the Captains ready room. He wheeled in with a broad
grin on his face. He set up a personal data link to the viewer screen.
“Trok has sent us data of an accidental discovery by the Keterians. What they didn’t know was how it
related to our knowledge of the probe and the data of the “Broken” moon findings. They don’t have
the fast data processing capability we have, so didn’t make the connections between the images
you’re now seeing.” He said and played back the relevant sections of the data burst.
“That’s a holograph of this galaxy in relation to the Osir one” Hart said “From a vantage point
outside both?” she concluded puzzled.
“Exactly! People I think, no, believe the Kryst come from another galaxy, a third galaxy nearby”
Lennie proudly announced. A few silent moments went by then everyone began talking at once.
After a minute or two of impassioned discussion a concensus was achieved.
“Get this information to our two Keterian Ambassadors quickly Lennie” Hart said and looked at
Lorna
“I still think it would be worthwhile going back to that moon, some pieces just don’t sit in place, it
could fill in the gaps…” she was about to say more when the intercom buzzed and Jock announced
that the drone had been launched and was ready to have the drive switched on. Lennie quickly
explained what he and Jock had been up to and what they intended for the drone.
“… So you see. The phasing shield will catapult the drone across the distance between the galaxies. If
it remains intact it will record and transmit data bursts from the new galaxy. With a great deal of
luck we might just encounter our first “live” Kryst” he beamed. Hart was shaking her head.
“You’ve violated Maker knows how many protocols with this. I just hope I can fend off the Military.
You have put me in a difficult position.” She stopped then slowly smiled as if realising something.
“We do have one thing in our favor though! Even with the time dilation effect, those data bursts will
take months to reach us here. Years to reach the Osir and Unat. That gives us time to get our story
straight, In the mean time I want you to come up with a plan for the expedition to that moon. I do
have some contacts I could get help from” she smiled “OK! Let’s get started”.