The bay doors on the Cutters closed and sealed as Max powered up Terminus to follow them back off the planet, stopping only long enough to eliminate the last few Behemoths, which might stand a chance of damaging their vessels on the way home.
Admiral Drake's voice welcomed him back into orbit as Max updated his notes to encompass the last battle and the strange behaviors they had experienced on the planet.
[Commander, we have a full data set for the general population, including the spread, the markers which identify the lab where it was produced, which is here on this world, as well as some data from the government buildings about the operation to innoculate the population against the so-called Alien Diseases, which they claimed the Klem could spread through humanity.
The Second Chapter will be a bit late today. Consider it three chapters for tomorrow.
Happy New Years, Everyone.
Big Thanks to Ecco966 for the Castle.