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I stand here today, to proudly present a discovery that will revolutionise the way that we produce energy.
Thanks to their hard work and dedication
our scientists have been able to construct a fully operational
fusion reactor!
This amazing discovery
has lead to a joint operation between the EU and the USA.
We have not released these news until now, because we did not know if it would actually work.
But we have succeeded!
I want to thank everyone that's been involved in this project.
I especially want to thank my family, my lovely wife, my daughters
and everyone that's always been supporting me and standing behind me in this question.
As we conquered the Wild West and took the first steps on the moon
we will now reach further out into space than ever before!
Thank you!
Lieutenant and team reporting, General.
Jolly good!
Mate, set the heading towards the Andromeda galaxy.
Yes, General.
General, we just passed an unknown vessel!
What?! Turn the ship and go back!
Yes, yes.
Mate, try to send a message to the unknown vessel.
But what am I to write?
Ask them if they are humans and why they are here, in the Andromeda galaxy.
They are not answering.
Hm. Okay.
Hold that frame!
Magnusson, search for that picture in our archives.
They are firing at us!
Fire back!
The weapon system is jammed, General!
Their case seems to be the same, they have either way stopped firing at us.
Hold on, I have received a message from the enemy ship.
Increase the volume!
I will try to translate the message.
Surrender yourselves to us and you will not be harmed.
Come to us unarmed, or you will all be destroyed.
Heavy ***, man...
I can percieve a high temperature on several locations inside the enemy ship.
There is possibly fire onboard it, but that does not exclude their weapon system still being intact.
Send them this message:
We have no reason to surrender.
Our weapon system is, unlike yours, intact.
And we have several ships nearby,
that we can call for aid, should we need it.
General, our ship is the only from Earth ever to have travelled as far as to the Andromeda galaxy.
Send the message anyway.
Magnusson, any results concerning the picture of the enemy ship?
I have searched for the picture, General.
But the only result i got was the name of a moving company
that uses the mark upon their cars. Trion, they were called.
They are henceforth to be called
the Trions, write it down.
Any answers from our foe?
No, General.
Why did they blow themselves up? They were the ones having the advantage.
We have received far to much damage to continue in this pile of junk.
Set heading towards the nearest planet, in this pile of waste we cannot continue.
Is there any damage done to the lightspeed engines of this ship?
No, General.
Good, then get us moving, onwards!
We have reached a planet.
If the instruments are to be trusted in the state in which they are, it should be fit for human life.
Here is data concerning the planet.
So the planet has got oxygen?
Yes, the air is made mostly out of the same things that the atmosphere consists of on Earth.
And the surface of Similion is covered mostly with woodland.
Similion?
Yes, I took the liberty of naming the planet after my first cat, Simon.
Yes, anyhow...
There is a possibility of bouncing into intelligent life
and Similion has got liquid water and the same preconditions to develop life as the Earth has had.
If life is intelligent
how then do we know, whether they might be hostile to us?
Well, it wouldn't be such a good thing to do, would it
shooting at them the first thing we do, when meeting them?
I think that the best way to approach the natives of this planet is with respect and dignity.
So, the planet is to be called Similion?
Isn't it beautiful?
Take the ship into orbit, around the planet.
And immidiately start with the repair of the ship.
And remember, that our mission here in the galaxy of Andromeda is not to shoot at everything we see that is alive,
but rather making contact with intelligent life and treat with it.
Roger that.
Good luck!
Okay, so this is Similion?
Henderson, you lead the way towards civilization.
Yes, thats right. This way.
Stop.
Look, Similions!
Hey, that's the same mark as on the enemy ship!
Hostile enough to me!
That was exactly what we were not to do!
We were supposed to make contact with life here in a more peaceful manner!
Come, we must go forth and look upon them.
Trions.
It is some sort of signal, possibly transmitting to other trions nearby.
Look out!
Retreat!
Calling for Oden! You have to beam us up, now!
Beam up!
Take up defencive positions behind that tree!
Changing mag!
Here!
Ground force!
Yes, we are here, listen!
A frigate of the Trions has just attacked, the beaming equipment has been damaged.
It might take a while before you can be beamed up, I repeat: We are under attack!
Is it over with?
Oden was having trouble with the beaming equipment,
tis impossible beaming up or down anything at the moment, so we will have to bide our time here, for a time.
Candy?
We shouldn't stay here for too long, the Trions will surely send reinforcements.
What is happening?!
We have been attacked!
Let them taste the fire capacity of the Fleet! Fire!
Wait, I am recieving a signal from the enemy ship.
It is in our tounge.
The Trions are surrendering.
Fire, fire if you can!
So, when did you move to Sweden?
I came to Sweden fifteen years ago.
Then I joined the military, was in Afghanistan for half a year.
Then through some contacts I was given an oppourtunity to take part in this expedition.
So, where are you from? Texas? Kansas? Ohio?
Good timing there. 127 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:55,560. The technician is working as hard as he can, but the ship is not sufficiently repaired yet.
He was hit by a weapon of the Trions, General.
He will surely wake up at any moment.
Trion weapons?
The planet is full of them General, they were after us the whole time.
Get the pile of waste out of here.
They are never giving up as it seems, these Trions,
but now they are at war, with the Fleet!
This planet i desolate, here we are safe for now,
and we will be able to repair the injuries quickly.
But technician, how long do you assume it will take to repair the damages?
I guess it will take until tomorrow, if I work the night straight through.
Vi must get it done as quick as possible.
We must call for the Fleet to deal with these Trions.
Good, then I will call for the Fleet. Once they are here, the Trions will be a piece of cake.
They should be able to come tomorrow in the afternoon, I presume.
Goodnight then, gentlemen.
Good morning, General.
Good morning, Walker.
Alright, tell me more about the planet now.
These Trions, they were trying to kill you, weren't they?
I think you could say that, they were neither friendly nor quite human.
Of course not! We're on a different planet.
Which were the weapons of their use?
Some sort of ray guns, but we didn't have the time to bring one back with us.
They were wearing some bracelets as well,
supposedly they were for communication, but they were trying to put us on some of them too, might they have had a different purpose as well?
Whatever conclusion you are getting to here, these were hostile.
And this pair of fists, shall indeed smash some
Trions!
And furthermore, we must be much more careful the next time we disembark on an unknown planet.
For that, that might be dangerous.
The Fleet arrives at three o'clock.
Set heading towards Similion.
Yes, General.
We are going there in advance to scan the terrains, so that the Fleet will know where to attack.
Can't we just beam down a bomb?
No.
We don't know what population there might be, innocent people could get hurt.
I have scanned the litte settlement that we found,
Take a look here, this looks like it might be barracks.
And then over here the instruments can percieve a source of electromagnetism.
Very likely some sort of control base.
General, a few ships just left the enemy hangar, what are we to do?!
General, I can take the team down to the planet, if we are cunning enough we might succeed in...
No!
General, I have recieved a message fron the Fleet. There has been great delay and they will not be here in time.
Yes...
No!
Lieutenant, take the team with you, and go down to the electric control base of the Trions and shoot at everything you can find there.
But hurry for Gods sake!
Absolutely.
What the hell?!
We have landed in a blasted shrub!
Eh, I must have a look, I think we should head...
...up here.
Eh, where now?
Wait, I will ckeck.
Watch out!
How many are they?
I don't know!
I don't know...
Henderson here, Magnusson where are you?
What are you saying?
Watch up!
Lieutenant here, we have moved away from the Trions, ended up in close combat, we don't know whether Magnusson is alive.
What?
We need help, hello!
I have no more men to send down.
Hello!
Hello?
Beam me down, now!
It, it isn't working General, I shall see if I can manage something.
I will use the shuttle instead!
General.
Retreat to the hill!
The General!
Magnusson! Follow me, I know where the control center is.
Get down!
Walker!
Jump!
Calling for Oden, vi cannot survive this much longer, they are too many!
Oden!
Hello? This is the General. I am down on surface with Magnusson.
We will try to get to the electric control base of the Trions and destroy it.
Yes, Roger that. We can't survive for much longer!
There is something up with their bracelets! Try to find something concerning that in the Trion base.
Okay.
Here it is!
General, this could be the computers controlling the Trions.
It must have something to do with their bracelets, I am sure of it.
If we destroy the computers, then the Trions may die.
No, there must be another way.
You can surely switch them off, I don't know.
That was stupid, now we will never know how it worked!
Why aren't they doing aything? No, I have no idea.
Oden to General, are you there?
The ship was under attack, but I beat them back.
General? General, hello?
Yes, this is Henderson calling. The Trions are dead, the lot of them. They just dropped dead down before us.
The danger is gone. We will try to reach you.
Hello? Do you hear me? General?
Welcome aboard, General.
Thank you.
I thank you, technician.
Technician, you can drop those tools now for a moment and leave that machine.
Now we shall all celebrate, that we are safe and sound.
Take us home, home to Earth.
Soon the Fleet will be here and may complete our mission in the Andromeda galaxy.
And the stars, we can watch from home, at least for a while.
General, is our mission here in the Andromeda galaxy at an end?
No Walker.
It has only just begun.