[b]Location: Earth Spacecraft Black Bird, Approaching Planet Beryl[/b]

It really was quite amazing how quickly technology had developed, Jeene Quark mused as she tinkered with some of her equipment, making sure her gauntlets and boots were just so.  She was in a small lab room on the ship that had transported them so many light years in such a short time.  The Black Bird was a relatively small spacecraft, with a distinct triangular shape, which just showed that everything had to be spheres.  Like its name the Black Bird was colored like the night so it could easily slip through space undetected thanks to the inclusion of a set of sensor jammers on board.  Stealth was the name of the game as the ship hurled through space.

The ship had a special drive system that created essentially a tunnel through space-time which the ship had hurled through on its trip to Beryl.  A trip that could have easily taken months a ship's generation ago had been reduced to a few days.  The ship had exited the slip-stream a good ways from the planet however to make sure the last leg of the trip could be done undetected and so far the ship had made it.  They had seen no other ships on their way there but most likely the invaders had already landed a long time ago so it was not exactly a surprise.  A final few adjustments with some micro tools fixed into her engineering gloves and her armaments were fixed to her satisfaction.

[color=Cyan]"There finally complete!"[/color]  She beamed, unaware at how disheveled she currently looked, a product at having worked almost non-stop since she got on board, making sure ever last circuit and piece of equipment was just how they should be, plus her own tinkering with, especially customizing her multi-launcher and skate shoes.  The girl really didn't know when to quit.  Her revelry was interrupted however when Rufus came bursting through the door.

[color=Orange]"Qwirky get your butt in gear we're about to land on that wasteland of a planet."[/color]  The werewolf yelled, much more loudly than he needed to causing Jeene to have to cover her ears.  [color=Orange]"Get out here now or I'll drag you out you grimy little human!"[/color]  Rufus growled menacingly and Jeene instantly knew he was not joking around.

[color=Cyan]"Right, right be out in a second,"[/color] she quickly put most of the equipment into capsule form and put on her special combat equipment.

[color=Orange]"Tch, your kind of a second is too long, come here!"[/color]  Rufus grabbed her roughly by the arm and towed her away before she could take any longer, thankfully most of the important stuff was ready to go.

A voice came over the ship as the two made their way toward the ship's landing ramp, located at the bottom, front of the ship.  "Welcome to planet Beryl, home to various metals, wastelands, and various mining operations."  The voice came from the pilot of the ship who would stay with the craft at all times.  "The Berylians are quite a hardy bunch so I've heard.  You should probably head toward the nearest city from our landing zone, Onyxtite, see if you can't get some information out of the locals, unless they've already been enslaved or something.  Well I'm sure you crazies know what to do, hopefully I'll see all your ugly mugs, with a few exceptions, within a week."

The ship made its way through the atmosphere rather smoothly to avoid as much heat up and friction as possible to not give their position away as the ship headed toward what appeared to be a deserted valley.  The location would lessen the chances of the Black Bird being spotted while the operatives investigated.

Jeene and Rufus made it to the loading ramp area just as the ship managed to touch down on firm ground.  Rufus threw her aside, thankfully her reflexes saved her from a fall and crossed his arms menacingly.  [color=Orange]"Tch about time we landed this bird, I want to find these so called aliens and kick their sorry asses into the next galaxy."[/color]

Jeene sighed, Rufus could be a hard individual to deal with.