Commander Grev stood on the bridge, looking down at the glowing blue planet. The Ramesian fleet floated silently in tight formation above it with their shields activated.
Pressing a button on one of the control panels in front of him, he called Scout Leader Nevle. "Report!" he ordered.
The communications remained silent. He waited for several moments before roughly slamming his hand on the comm button and trying again.
"Report!" he ordered again. His voice grew louder with anger.
The communications remained silent. He waited again for several moments, realizing that no one was going to respond.
Commander Grev looked around the bridge at the stiffly standing crew. The bridge crew stood at attention, their faces slack, waiting to receive their orders. He sneered at those on the bridge before taking one last look at the glowing blue planet below. He had lost yet another scout team.
