The aircraft tore forward across the sky with maddening speed. After crossing a certain distance, as though gaining momentum, a concentrated beam shot out from the aircraft like a laser.
Far ahead, the beam collided with space itself, causing it to distort and rupture, tearing open into a swirling portal. Without a moment's hesitation, the aircraft surged into the portal at extreme velocity, and in the next instant, the portal snapped shut, sealing behind it with a silent flash.
High above the atmosphere of a planet known as the Blue Planet, another portal suddenly formed. From within, a military aircraft burst forth, continuing to shoot forward like a bolt of lightning as it pierced through the sky.
Beep.
"We've arrived at the destination: Blue Planet," came the AI's mechanical tone once again, echoing through the cabin.
It hadn't even taken five minutes to traverse the vast cosmic distance between the military base and their homeworld.
