[center][h1]Arrival[/h1][/center]

The UNE fleet slowly moved through the gate. Captain anotnov signaled for the engine room to set speed flank ahead, and the old Kiev class cruiser began to inch forward with the other ships. The other ships of the fleet followed behind the Jack, the crew members anxiously looking out the windows.Dozens upon dozenf of ships passed through the gate as a massive pillar of light emerged from the structure. Antonov reached for the intercomms to prepare his crew for the passing. "All hands, general quarters." He needn't make any rousing speech; his crew already had full confidence in him.

Soon the bow of the ship disappeared behind the blue shimmering wall, the bridge crawling ever closer to the gate itself. The crew looked out the windows anxiously in the last seconds as the Jack passed through the gate, finally revealing open oceans all around them. Antonov navigated the Jack to the Northern part of the arrival area, the rest of the ships following behind closely. Antonov reached for the the intercom again, tuning into 1MC. "Code green, we have arrived." He waited out the cheers of the bridge crew before continuing. "Take your time off enjoying the fresh air, we'll be moving out in 60." 

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Most of the Jack's crew had taken to the flight deck, taking the best positons atop teh cargo containers or the sides of the superstructure to look around. The captain and the Sarge were scouting around on the fore, binoculars in hand. Then the sound of Gregory appeared in the walkie-talkie, with a faint background nosie that sounded like clings against metal. "Uh, captain, we might have something under the water. The boys here in the engineering are pretty sure it's not the engine, so keep your eyes out." Antonov turned to Lise with a worried look, the silent command understood perfectly by the Sarge.

In under five minutes, the deck's crew manned surface positions, their guns at the ready for possible attacks. Soon enough, the perpetrators of the clinging sound emerged from below water along with the AG's submarine. Lise raised an eyebrow, not quite believing her eyes. "Huh, they look like Naga. What's next, elves and dwarfs?" It didn't take a second before Gregory replied via the comms. "Hey, I heard that you know." Lise just shook his head, whilst Antonov continued to examine this alien race through his binoculars.