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Argo Base to Commander Gordon, reply.

Argo Base to Commander Gordon, do you read?

Do you read?

Argo Base to Commander Gordon, do you read?

Argo Base to Commander Gordon, come in. Do you read?

M38, don't sneak up on me like that.

It's okay.

No.

No word from the commander.

Or he ran into trouble.

No one knows why the base went silent.

Gordon to Argo Base. Do you read?

Everyone at base is dead. I repeat, dead. We have discovered strange spider

-like creatures and the entire base is covered in a green gelatinous substance.

Commander, we were worried about you.

I'm sorry, but we have a situation here. A bad one.

Everyone has perished?

Everyone. We're going to try and disintegrate this material and kill

arachnids.

I wonder where it came from.

Officer Vance.

Why was I not informed of this discovery?

Professor Benson.

It's a military mission. You needn't be concerned.

I can plainly see what your friend was up to.

Destroying lifeforms like it was big game hunting.

Professor, the entire crew has been killed because of those lifeforms.

I'm truly sorry to hear that.

But make sure Commando brings back a sample.

We'll do our best, Professor.

Or maybe you'd like to shuttle over here and do it yourself?

You're not funny.

Well, you heard him.

I did. I'd like to break that guy's jaw.

That's no way to talk.

You're right. I'll break his jaw another day.

Did you hear that, Commander?

You are to destroy the base upon your departure.

I figured that would be the directive.

We're out of here shortly.

We'll destroy the base as ordered.

M -38, report back to Earth Command and tell them the situation is under control

and that the base will be destroyed.

Give them all deep and simple.

Why

do

I get the feeling there's something bigger at play here?

We are returning back to Argo Base.

Mission accomplished.

M38, where are you headed?

I need to recalibrate the security drones over the planet.

Didn't you hear? We are on high alert.

No, I didn't.

That's troubling.

I'll let the commander know as soon as he arrives in the shuttle.

Thanks.

I want that specimen immediately.

I will see to it.

You do that, you tin can.

Good to see you.

Welcome back, Commander.

With specimen in hand.

Seen at the base was horrible.

Defies explanation.

We've been put on high alert.

Let's deliver this specimen and then get some dinner in the cantina.

Starved. After you.

Here's your specimen, Professor.

Thank you so much, Commander.

I'm glad you could oblige my request while you were busy destroying alien

with reckless abandon.

Deny.

You have a lot of nerve, Professor.

Everyone was killed on Brigantine.

Everyone.

That's the sad reality of what we do.

There's always going to be collateral damage.

You better keep an eye on that stuff.

At least it was covered in it.

That one square foot was clear.

Any idea what that might be, Professor?

No. At first glance, it mystifies me.

It could be alien in nature.

Alien?

Yes, alien.

Not of this world.

The Brigatine didn't do any deep space exploration.

How would they have come into contact with something like that?

That's for you and the good commander to figure out.

I'll let you know what I've discovered once my report is prepared.

You do that, Professor.

You do that.

Hey, how you doing?

Second thought, I can't think I'm hungry after all.

I thought you were going to lay into the professor back there.

I was.

He's had it with that pompous windbag.

All he cares about is his experiments and his thirst for scientific knowledge.

If he only knew what I did on that face, he'd change his tune.

Look at this show.

I'd like to take a look at that footage that was shot on Brigantine.

Maybe it'll help us figure this all out.

Well, we'd better hurry.

Why?

We're scheduled to go outside and examine the Nula crater and get some

No rest for the weary.

Hello, I'm 38.

Nice to see you.

What can I do for you?

We'd like to take a look at any and all of the footage you captured from the

Brigantine mission.

I don't know, M38.

Maybe it's nothing.

Still gives me the chills.

Maybe. Thanks.

We have to make a trip outside to the Nula crater for some samples. We

be long.

I will keep my comm link open.

The solar winds are picking up a bit.

Be careful.

Something wrong?

I have registered irregular interruptions in our equipment.

From what?

Well, keep your eye, I mean, keep your circuits on.

We'll see you soon.

Just as I suspected, this substance comes from another world.

But where and who created it?

It's not too much farther.

Lead the way.

Here we are.

Looks like the last two miles we just walked.

We'll get better samples below. Come on.

What? Have you lost your senses?

We're on our way.

Van, we have to go.

What's going on?

Emergency. I know what shape planetoid is.

just entered the solar system is heading towards Mars.

Argos, Argos, what's going on over there?

We have reports of a strange object moving towards the safety zone, and your

communication is...

We have to hurry!

We're safe and we're heading back. The storm has slowed down.

This is bad.

We'll get to the bottom of it.

Let that be a nice welcoming gift to these cattle.

We will better test our mettle against theirs.

to see how to better inform our supreme leader in the best ways for an invasion.

So far, we have the upper hand in strength and knowledge.

Like the other galaxies we have conquered, this may be too easy.

We get hit by an asteroid?

M38.

Come in.

M38, do you read me?

Everything's down.

Tell me right now what has just happened.

M -38 tells me we are under attack and cut off from Earth Command.

The question is, what are you going to do about it?

Going to get all the facts first, so stand down.

M -38, get us up to speed.

Do you have playback capabilities?

Definitely alien in nature.

And not too friendly either.

We're lucky to be alive.

M38, what's our situation?

It's better than nothing.

That is nothing.

How long can we hold out?

That's barely three days.

Did you send an SOS before everything went down?

Our command is aware there is an issue, but not to what extent.

It'll take a week for a rescue team to get here, and we don't have that much

time.

Well, Commander, now that we have the facts, what are we going to do about it?

These aliens are obviously hostiles.

I've retreated for now.

That is in our favor.

Send out a drone to recon the planets past the red one.

No planets before this show life.

Their sun does not provide much light on the scattered worlds.

Maybe we should move on.

No. We have time.

Let's test their resolve and see what their next move is.

We will find out what we can from the drone in the meantime.

Now is as good a time as any to report my findings.

Shoot! The substance you brought back from the Brigantine base was 100 % alien

in nature, and from somewhere outside this galaxy.

How can you be so sure?

It contains compounds and chemicals unknown to us at this stage.

Do you think there's a coincidence between the attack that just occurred or

substance? I believe there is, as far -fetched as it may sound.

Right now, nothing would sound far -fetched.

The green substance was somehow put on the base.

As a test?

Test?

Why?

Whoever, or whatever, is inside that orb.

Wanted to see how we would deal with this adversity.

And the attack on you was another test?

Yes.

These hostiles are more than likely feeling us out.

Seeing what they are up against before they plan their final attack.

Or invasion.

That's horrible. What can we do?

Professor, why didn't the orb continue on to Earth?

Right this very minute, the orb will, in all likelihood, begin to rotate around

Mars and stay in that orbit.

Until they can see how far they can push us.

You catch on quick, Commander.

I suspect we have precious little time, so we must act fast.

We're wasting our time just sitting here. We're running out of resources,

I say we load up and hit them head -on with everything we have left.

Maybe we'll get lucky and we'll be able to stop them before the Earth

Confederacy gets here.

Your plan has a 15 % chance of success rate, Commander.

M -38 is right.

What should we do then? Sit here and get blown to pieces?

Or worse yet, kidnapped?

Imprisoned? Or watch them destroy Earth?

I say we go after them, despite the odds.

Once in my life, I'd like to meet an alien.

So I'll take that as a yes.

You have my full support, Commander.

All right, so here's the plan.

We'll load up the Hawk shuttle with weapons and supplies.

We'll head to the orb, come May.

They can dock our pay then.

Let's do it.

Alright,

everybody got everything they need?

Can't turn back once we leave.

Okay, planetoid or butt, we're going on the Hawk Shuttle.

M38, what are the coordinates of the planetoid?

Got it.

Initiating cloaking device.

I sure hope they can't track us.

We'll know real soon if they can.

Professor, what is it you're scribbling?

I'm documenting what's happened to us so far.

This will go down in the history books someday.

Well, our story's not over yet.

M38, what are the chances our SRS transmission made it to the Earth?

Those aren't very good odds, M38.

contact with any life form on the Laura's base.

They must have perished.

Signal to receive shortly.

Put it on the monitor.

No activity noted on the outside.

Move the drone inside.

Move the drone to the launch bay.

Yes.

Interesting. One of the ships is missing.

Did it speak to Terra?

Possibly. Negative.

Their small ships could not travel that distance.

Then where?

Possibly to us.

Now that would be a grand challenge.

Would it not?

The arrogance of these beings that think they can approach us and engage in

combat. It is what we want, and easy before we proceed.

We will test the machinations of these great humanoids.

There it is. It's huge.

What keeps it from tearing into the gravitational pull of the surrounding

planets?

Maybe it's not a planet after all.

Look at it. What else could it be?

I believe it is a spaceship.

Spaceship? That would explain its ability to orbit Mars and dispel probes.

I also believe the professor's finding.

It is a spaceship of some sort.

Can't wait to meet the pilot.

We're going down.

Our first point of order is to find our way into the spaceship and then deal

with our invaders.

Too simple.

Have you thought any of this through?

No. I'm making it up as I go along.

That's our commander.

Looks like there's pools of molten lava everywhere.

We'd better be careful.

How do we begin to find our way inside this orb?

What's this?

What's that?

It's the whole conductor.

It will register fluctuations in surface -to -ground temperature.

So?

Good thinking time is running out m38 which way

Have you been briefed, Admiral?

Yes.

Unbelievable.

The information we have on the situation is scant, and we have had no further

contact from Mars since the initial disruption.

And do you think there are any survivors?

Unknown, but sources indicate it's highly unlikely.

And your team is certain that this incident is from an aggressive alien

Yes, that is correct.

Well, we shouldn't be surprised, should we?

We knew this day would come.

The real question is what to do next. We can't afford to start an intergalactic

war with unknown adversaries.

But we can't just sit by and let the aliens force us into submission.

No one in the universal governing agency wants that.

Then we may need to send a strong message. I suggest a thermonuclear

Tactical, but effective.

It may persuade them to back down.

It's our only option.

How soon can we launch?

Within five hours.

And how long will it take the projectile to reach its target?

Approximately 24 hours, give or take.

Then let's proceed, with haste.

I'll make the arrangements.

M -38, why are you stopping? Are you okay?

Do your best, M -38.

We don't need him failing right now.

M -38 has been cut out for the second service.

He may fail and shut down.

Continue.

6, 5, 4, 3, 2,

1.

God help us.

What's that noise?

Take cover by the rocks.

We need to take that out.

Won't that tip our hat to the aliens we're here?

If it reports back to them, we have less of a chance.

If we take it out, it buys us more time.

We won't forget you, M38.

And I won't forget all of you.

Good luck.

Bye.

Didn't we at least bury him?

We should, but we don't have time.

Let's go.

One of our service drones is offline.

All the interference from the new gravity is being exposed too.

All the other drones are working perfectly.

That I feel concerned.

We are.

Let's make our way in.

Where do you think it leads?

At the very least, the bow is in the mechanical room.

Then we'll head to the command center.

This heat is dizzying. Let's get inside, shall we?

Now we're getting somewhere.

This is a spaceship.

Could this be part of its engine?

Yes, possibly. But whatever it is, let's make sure it stops working.

Professor, stand back.

Professor?

He's gone. Where did he go?

Lost in the corridor?

No. The better part of me thinks that scientific curiosity got the best of

and he went his own way to get as much knowledge as he could before we send

these aliens packing.

He could jeopardize our whole plan.

He already has.

Let's keep going.

There was a major malfunction in the engine room, and our safety shield was

inoperative. What happened?

Sabotage. Look at the monitor.

So, the humans are here.

Send a drone and retrieve him.

And send some troops to repair the damage immediately.

Maybe this wasn't a good idea.

All right, I surrender.

You caught me.

Take me to your leader.

It's okay. I'd get lost, too.

Do you think we caused enough destruction?

I think we ruined their day, if that's what you're asking.

We'll torch up some more equipment before we are finished.

I hope we find the Professor.

We will.

Let's keep moving.

Amazing!

Tell us, how many are you?

You needn't contain me. I come in peace.

How many?

Two others.

Commander Gordon and Van.

They've caused considerable damage to our ship.

Please, you don't understand.

You came to our galaxy and attacked us. We were merely defending ourselves.

Can't we work this out, species to species?

We have no desire to combine forces with a race as backwards as yours.

Who are you?

We are the Ganatoids from Nebula Star 86277.

We are scouting expedition.

Scouting? For what?

New modes to conquer and subjugate.

We will turn in and report to our retaliatory force.

and then they will lead the main assault.

Our race won't just let you walk in and take over.

We will fight, to the last man and woman if necessary.

You speak with such bravery, but we have destroyed thousands of worlds more

intelligent and powerful than your species.

Why? Why not try to get along and work together?

An antiquated philosophy that only leads to war amongst individuals.

There can only be one dominant race in the stars, and that is us.

Thank you for your assistance.

That was the Professor!

This way, come on!

You.

That's your doctor's plan.

In their setback, more will come.

Not if I have anything to do about it.

Come on, we need to get out of here.

Leave without me.

Go on.

No, no, you're going to be okay. I'll get you out of here.

Always the optimist.

Here, get a hold of me.

I don't know what's going on, but the hostiles haven't made any attempt to

down the warhead.

Then it won't be long now.

Get out of here.

Man, that was a close one.

Target completely destroyed.

Let's get a rescue crew launched and a team to repair the Mars safety net.

You should feel better soon.

We'll treat your wounds properly when we get to Earth.

Did you do it?

Van, we did it.

We did it.

Then they're destroyed.

Yeah, for now.

For now?

Who knows what they transmitted to their kind.

More may come.

Or their silence may be a stark warning, and their attacks won't go any further.

Right now, that's good enough for me.

Man and all his technology is still minuscule compared to an alien race that

also obsolete.