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Captain Mara Venn watched the colony rotate beneath them while the Echo maneuvered along the edge of the security perimiter. Everything appeared calm. Almost suspiciously calm.
“They're requesting another shuttle corridor,” Lieutenant Hale reported.
Mara looked away from the planet. “Again?”
“Again. The Harmony's delegation chief says she could of submitted the request yesterday, but apparently nobody told her about the traffic restrictions.”
The tactical display chimed before Hale could continue. A contact had appeared near the system's outer marker: an enormous vessel with no transponder, no flight plan, and no apparent interest in answering FleetCom's hails.
Irregardless, the diplomatic staff continued their luncheon as if nothing unusual had happened. Somewhere aboard the Harmony, a string quartet began playing louder.
Mara leaned toward the display. “Well,” she said, watching the unknown ship turn directly toward them, “that's probably fine!!”