Two weeks later, the Vanguard-7 was drifting through the gaseous clouds of the Veil Nebula.
The view screens were filled with swirling pinks, deep purples, and neon blues. It was beautiful, but the nebula was dense, interfering with the ship’s external communications and creating an artificial sense of total isolation from the rest of the galaxy.
In the science lab, Leo was meticulously scanning a containment vial containing a sample of the nebula's gas. The room was dark, lit only by