SoftWare: This chapter is dedicated to the victims in the school shooting in Florida on 2/14/2018.
Sakowa: We also offer our condolences for the victims' families.
Gakowa: That being said, you're in our minds.
Chapter Two
A Startling Discovery
(EV Apollo, soon to depart Andromeda Galaxy for Milky Way galaxy)
Gakowa walked on crutches onto the main bridge. His helmsman noticed him, and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but you need to
recover." Gakowa faced him. "Captain's prerogative." He faced his second officer, and said, "I would like my chair back,
please." He nodded, and got out. Gakowa sat down with only slight difficulty, and was not surprised when his mother
walked into the bridge. She noticed him, but decided not to comment on it. No one in her family, herself included, liked
being cooped up in a medical room for too long. She looked out the viewport, and faced Gakowa. "Well? Aren't you
going to activate the Warp Gate?" Gakowa faced her. "They're priming it right now. It'll be ready in a few minutes.
Besides, you're supposed to be a master of patience." She sighed. "You couldn't resist, could you?" He smirked. "Little
payback for that teasing earlier." She flashed him an amused smile. A startled yell got Gakowa's attention. "What is it,
Lieutenant?" The lieutenant faced him. "Another Centennial Warp Gate, sir!" That got Gakowa's attention. "Cloak the
Apollo!" "I just did." As the wormhole stabilized, two Centennial battle cruisers soared through, only missing the Apollo
by meters. Gakowa faced the wormhole. "Launch a probe into the Warp Gate. Let's see where it ends up." Once the
probe was launched, Gakowa faced his helmsman. "Activate our Warp Gate device." The helmsman sighed. "We can't,
sir. The radiation caused by the Warp Gate the Centennials used is interfering. We won't be able to make a stable
wormhole for seven hours." Gakowa sighed. "This day." The helmsman nodded in understanding. "Contact the nearest
Earth ship and let them know what happened." The commsman nodded. "EV Apollo to EV Ares. Another Centennial
Warp Gate was opened. We are unable to open our own for another seven hours. We are standing by for further
instructions." Gakowa faced the helmsman. "Can you track the probe?" The helmsman nodded. "You're not gonna
believe this, sir. It's in the Milky Way, on the other side of the galaxy." That got Gakowa's attention. "Transfer image to
my viewer." After receiving the image, Gakowa looked at it. "The only sector of the Milky Way we didn't explore."
Ahsoka faced him. "Why wasn't it explored?" He sighed, and said, "It's cut off from Earth by black holes. We can't use
the hyperdrive to get there. President Trump didn't think it'd be worth it to use a Warp Gate, either." She sighed. "What
does the probe detect?" Gakowa checked the images. "Three planets, one that's capable of supporting life." She
nodded. "Scan the region for Centennial cruisers." Gakowa nodded. He used the probe to scan the area, but found
nothing. "No cruisers. If there are any, they're either cloaked, or on the planet that can support life." The image went
out. Gakowa faced the Helmsman. "The Centennial Warp Gate just shut down, sir." Gakowa sighed. "Track the new
ships. I want to know where they're going." Ahsoka turned to him. "You're not going to attack them, are you?" Gakowa
faced her. "No way. We wouldn't stand a chance. I just want to get close enough to scan those ships." She nodded.
Katooni and Aisha walked onto the bridge. "Gakowa?" He faced the wife his mother had arranged for him. "Two more
Centennial warships. We can't use the Warp Gate device, so I'm gonna follow them." She nodded.
A/N
SoftWare: Little thing to look forward to.
Gakowa: Darn.
Computer: SoftWare, offline.