The navigators console beeped three single tones meaning that they were imminently about to drop out of warp at the designated co-ordinates. Whatever plans or strategies the crew of the Wolverine had made were soon to be put to the test. Once the ship would drop out of warp you wouldn’t need a view screen to see the extent of the volcanic activity undergoing on the planet below.

An enormousness grey cloud took front and centre engulfing most of the southern continent, a stain on what would otherwise be a beautiful planet much similar to Earths South American region with deep dense untamed jungle areas with long winding rivers into a sea that covered almost 80% of the planet, the unseen colony which laid below the ash cloud was situated in usually dry, humid spot much similar to Egypt. The contrast which showed this planet was indeed not Earth.

The only thing piercing the grey ash cloud was flashes of purple and yellows as volcanic storms raged, a sign of their power was a shuttle badly scorched and marked on an intercept course with the USS Malaga sitting proudly in orbit of the planet. The shuttle also showed signs of power loss if anyone cared to scan it, a new beep would sound as the Malaga attempted to make contact with the Wolverine.

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