"What happened?" Mike asked, as he entered the control center with Bobby hot on his tracks. They had been sleeping, and had rushed to get dressed when the alarm had sounded.
"Just Illia, being careful," Pacha said, from his position before the display. Mike peered at the view, noting the lack of nearby stars, and the distant haze of light that was the next arm of the galaxy. It would have been a mesmerizing view at any other time, he thought briefly.
The signal that had brought Mike a