Alendar raced back from the mountains. His search had failed to find Kar-Al-Lynn. About two Kilometers away from the cavern system, his mission timer read two hours and eight minutes.

“I still have plenty to get back to the research station,” he thought.

On the edge of the horizon, an overwhelming glow filled the sky. Alendar’s visor darkened to dim the bright light as he froze in place. The glow pulsed and flashed as it rose from the ground and into space.

Even though he knew the answer, Alendar called the station and asked, “Alendar to station, What is your status?”

“Hal-Ax-Ti heard the transmission as his team raced from the surface. He simply didn’t reply and kept focusing on the trajectory laid out on the screen in front of him.”

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