Outer space, 3.26 light years away from Owen's lesser world planet. Within the dark void between stars.
A spacecraft glided through the emptiness, its hull sleek and its engines silent. It was not large, perhaps fifty meters from its bow to stern, but it pulsed with a yellow along it's streams. And a faint hum vibrated through its metal frame.
Inside the cockpit, a being with pale blue skin and two feathered wings sat before a holographic monitor. A halo floated above his head, casting soft light across his features. He wore a white robe over a fitted spandex suit that glowed at the seams. His fingers danced across the holographic interface.
Then the monitor flared.
BEEP!
[Lesser world detected]
BEEP!
[Designation: #2678]
BEEP!
[Status: Lifeforms detected]
BEEP!
[Energy readings: Normal]
BEEP!
[Conditions: Harvest-ready!]
The being's lips curled into a smile. "Oh, how delicious! Captain! We've found another one!"
