On the trip over Vera was staring out one of the observation windows on the ship as the asteroids bounced off the main shield causing it to ripple out like water. It was the same kind of tech they used for their defensive shielding, and she could only guess where they had obtained that from. Looking up and to her side she saw her two sleeping sisters, Fray of which was acting like her pillow. She muttered something to herself before falling into her own deep sleep.

[color=a187be][b]"I can only hope that they are not as powerful as I suspect..."[/b][/color]

Soon the battleship was flying above the world of mars, one of the oldest human colonies to ever be built within their solar system, however as of now it looked more like a fortress. The fleet from earth loomed over head while the orbital defenses pointed out towards the stars. Only a few days remained and the army would have to get ready for what is to come.