The Wolverine had traveled a week towards their goal, and the trip had been wholly uneventful. Nothing out the norm, nothing out of place, nothing that sparked even a raised eyebrow.

And that when it all went terribly wrong.

Remy walked the passageway towards the bridge, the banks of stasis tubes along the catwalk filled the air with a slight hum. Remy nodded at Petrov, who smiled and waved. “Heya Skipper, everything looks great. The new power distribution relays are handling the surges from the cryo-fluctuation shields really well. “That’s great, Cletus. Keep up the good work.” Remy said and Petrov nodded and went back to work. As Remy approached the turbolift, the door slid open and Moreino stepped out and grinned at him. “Hey there, you sexy thing.” she said and slipped into arms and gave him a kiss. “I didn’t think you were going to wake up for a few more hours.” Remy chuckled and said “Trust me, I didn’t want to.” and he kissed her back before sliding past her and into the lift. “We still on for dinner tonight, yeah?” Moreino grinned and said “Wouldn’t miss it, husband-of-mine.” and turned to walk away. The view elicited a whistle from Remy and he yelled “Hey Angelica! I hate to see ya leave but I love to watch you go!” as the doors slid closed.

He smiled to himself as he rode the lift up through the eighteen decks between his quarters and the bridge. As the doors opened, he stepped off and moved through the bridge to his seat. As he did so, the comms activated. “Captain, we are being hailed.” Remy waved his hand to answer the call.

=/\= Unidentified vessel, please identify yourself and make your intentions known. =/\= came a voice, but no visual. =/\= This is the Federation vessel Wolverine, Captain Remy Boudreaux speaking. This planet was deemed uninhabited and we are on a colonization mission. We have personnel on the planet who have been conducting surveys and establishing our landing site. That is who we are and what we are doing. To whom am I speaking? =/\= he asked in a voice that said it expected an answer.

=/\= Oh my stars and garters! I’m so sorry. Captain, this is Cavendar McTavish, Chief Geologist. =/\= the voice said and Remy turned to the Erin and nodded to check out the name. A few seconds later, he nodded in the affirmative. =/\= Our sensor relay has gotten quite wonky recently. We knew a ship was there, but not who it was. Sorry, Captain. If you are ready to start planning the landing, we are ready to come aboard and brief you. =/\= The Captain’s mouth twitched. Something was itching at the back of his mind. Something was off, but he couldn’t put a finger on it. Taking a breath, he said =/\= Affirmative, Mr. McTavish. We’ll beam you and your team on board in an hour. See you soon. =/\= and he cut the comms. He looked at Erin, his XO. “I dunno. Something is weird, but I don’t know what.” Erin knew the Skipper’s instincts were rarely wrong, so he tapped a few commands and soon the ship was scanning the planet in depth. After forty minutes… nothing. It was as it should be. He relayed the findings and Remy nodded. “Well, okay. Must be the nerves kicking in. Too long to make a trip like this, so I guess its just arrival jitters. Ok, Commander. Let’s start looki-“

The Wolverine… and everyone aboard… exploded into billions of pieces.

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