Dr. Elijah Jackson watched as the final heat shield was added to the Velocity, the newest research vessel of the Terran Representative Organization. The TRO is an alliance of nations with the purpose of colonizing other planets. The crew was due to embark onto the Velocity the next day. Almost all of the tests had been completed, resulting in a skeleton crew working on last minute checks. Things were finally starting to come together, Elijah thought. Captain Bodhi Stevens wore a smile on his face as he walked up to Elijah, carrying a comtab with the latest results of the test progress. He was accompanied by First Lieutenant Aly Long.

  Dr. Elijah Jackson watched as the final heat shield was added to the Velocity, the newest research vessel of the Terran Representative Organization. The TRO is an alliance of nations with the purpose of colonizing other planets. The crew was due to embark onto the Velocity the next day. Almost all of the tests had been completed, resulting in a skeleton crew working on last minute checks. Things were finally starting to come together, Elijah thought. Captain Bodhi Stevens wore a smile on his face as he walked up to Elijah, carrying a comtab with the latest results of the test progress. He was accompanied by First Lieutenant Aly Long.

  "The progress looks great. There is almost nothing left on our checklist." said Bodhi. He moved his finger on the comtab and it displayed only a few unchecked items on a long list of things to do.