“Good afternoon. This is Mon-El Furash, with GNO. I’m joined here today by Sub-Commander Zanzibar of the Peacekeeper Eighth Fleet. Good afternoon, Sub-Commander.”
The middle-height Palorian nods, his uniform jangling with metals. “Thank you, Mon-El.”
“Sub-Commander, can you tell us what’s going on in the Molandro sector?”
“Of course. As part of Peacekeeper Command’s efforts to be more transparent and forthcoming with the citizens of the GC, I’ve been ordered to brief you on the incident.”
Mon-El blinks, but doesn’t comment.
The Sub-Commander clears his throat. “Yes, well. Approximately eleven days ago, Peacekeeper long-range sensors in the Jolan Tru system detected an unidentified vessel attacking a freight convoy. When an interdiction force made contact, all twelve vessels were destroyed. We lost contact with the vessel shortly after that, when it jumped to FTL.”
“Oh, my. That sounds terrible. Peacekeeper Command doesn’t know who the ship belongs to?”
“It doesn’t match any known government or military design that we know of. At this time, all Peacekeeper forces are on high alert.” The Sub-Commander bows. “Thank you.” Then he turns and walks away.
Mon-El glowers at the back of the departing officer. “Uh, well, thank you Sub-Commander Zanzibar.” Turning back to the camera, she continues, “There you have it, Belzar and Xyrzix, a lone ship seems to have destroyed several Peacekeeper ships as well as a freighter convoy. Its current whereabouts are unknown.” She tilts her head, listening. “No, I don’t see that this mysterious ship could be connected to the unrest here on Tarsis, but stranger things have happened.”