It was quiet over at the Martian Colony, a group of five Martians can be seen moving towards the rectangular structure. They move like octopuses, gliding along the rocky, misty surface of the colony ground. If anyone had seen it, they would have thought it was eerie, but oddly graceful. It's almost like each tentacle has a mind of it's own. The two Martians in front start to converse.

[color=39b54a]"We have built enough multi-purpose civilian housings to contain all 300 members of this colony, but I am unsure of what we will do next."[/color] 

It's tone is completely flat, it's voice doesn't raise or lower at all during the whole time it was speaking.

[color=a2d39c]"Our advisors have said we have to establish contact with other human colonies, or "nations" as they are called."[/color]

Their voices are exactly alike, and it still has the same, unchanging tone.

[color=39b54a]"I assume we will send a small group of our spacecraft to other nations."[/color]

[color=a2d39c]"That assumption is correct. We will send one group at a time." [/color]

[color=39b54a]"Why are we sending only one group at a time?" [/color]

[color=a2d39c]"To not overwhelm the researchers at the main research tower."[/color]

[color=39b54a]"I understand. I assume we will be telling the rest about our advisor's commands."[/color]

[color=a2d39c]"That assumption is not correct, we will be onboard one of the spacecraft. Our advisors have already told it to the researchers at the main research tower."[/color]

[color=39b54a]"What is our task?"[/color]

[color=a2d39c]"We shall be the ones collecting data, mainly about human behavior."[/color]

[color=39b54a]"I understand"[/color]

The group arrives at the rectangular structure, which they seem to call "The Main Research Tower." As they reach the tower, a large panel in the front of the building opens up, revealing a white hallway which ends in a circular room that has strange mechanical elements incorporated into it. The room, which is white with dark green lines going in a vertical direction, is perfectly symmetrical on each half apart from what looks to be a keypad on the right side of the wall. The group enters as the panel closes behind them, and they step into the center of the circular room.

[color=a2d39c]"I much prefer this teleportation technology over elevator technology, do you agree, Eirora?"[/color] It says while inputting the numbers 0012 onto the keypad-like device located on only one side of the room.

[color=39b54a]"Yes."[/color]

After the other Martian presses another button, the lines on the walls glow intensely green as the wall starts spinning. The spinning gradually increases speed as a whirring, energetic noise fills the hallway and the ears of the Martians. Suddenly, in a bright, electric flash of green, the group disappears and the spinning slows down to a halt.

In another part of the building, a bright flash of green light bombards the surrounding area with a lime tint before the group suddenly materializes in another circular room, exactly like that of the one they just entered. The teleporter that the Martians came through leads to a (surprise surprise) white landing bay. This particular day it is silent, it usually is filled with the sound of ships landing, taking off, and being repaired. The group makes their way to a silver UFO with a single neon green, vertical light fixed around it's perimeter. A ramp opens and extends to the floor as a blinding white light shines from the entryway. The crew of 5 promptly enters the UFO as the ramp closes up behind them.

The UFO slowly hovers up into the air as one of the walls slides upwards and opens into the outside. As soon as it is completely open the UFO almost instantly accelerates to speeds comparable to a jet and within a few minutes reaches the forcefield. The UFO doesn't stop at all and just passes through the field.

The UFO soars through the sky like a shooting star, flying in a perfectly straight line. It does not possess the grace that the Martians had when walking, in fact, it looks... unnatural. It looks like it is completely still, yet moving very fast. Almost like something out of a surreal dream. It slows down as it approaches the border of The Federation...