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any cost. Under the command of Karadag, what was the purpose of the invasion?”
    “The Great Book tells of a world so heavenly that any Krycenaean would die to live on it. Our people have searched for it for hundreds of years since our technology allowed us to do so.”
    “And you believe it to be Earth?”
    “I believe so. It is the most amazing place we have ever seen. Clean sweeping oceans, free from radiation and meteor showers; temperatures that you can live in without fear of death, and no predators hunting you. This is a paradise.”
    Tsengal continued.
    “Our Lords have gone from one system to another, destroying all in their path in an attempt to find such a place. Other races have fallen under the onslaught you faced.”
    The two men’s faces went blank. It was so much information to take in; they could barely believe their ears. The room went silent for half a minute as they tried to picture what they were being told.
    “My God,” Taylor finally spoke. “They’re systematically wiping out civilisations to find their perfect world.”
    Weller leaned in towards Mitch and whispered.
    “We had suspected something of the sort for some time, but knowledge of other races is something we had no idea of.”
    He looked back to the Jafar.
    “These other races you have encountered, have they been utterly destroyed?”
    “That was before our existence.”
    “Damn shame.”
    Taylor butted in.
    “The technology we have seen so far would suggest it could take hundreds or thousands of years for your ships to reach Earth, is that so?”
    Weller initially turned to cut Mitch off, but he let the question stand, as he was inevitably about to reach the same one.
    “For the first ships, the pioneers, yes. They left our worlds knowing that their future generations would reach their destinations. We now travel on the gateways they produced.”
    “Gateways? What do you mean?” asked Taylor.
    “I think he means some kind of gateway through space, folding space, black holes...”
    “You believe it possible?”
    “Technically, yes.”
    “We cannot tell you how these work, only that a gateway was established a little over a year ago in your time, enabling the fleet we travelled with to reach Earth.”
    “This space gateway, it is still there now?”
    “I do not see any reason why not.”
    “And you can travel through these instantly?”
    “Yes, but they are built many thousands of kilometres from planets, for reasons we have never been told.”
    Taylor could not believe what he was hearing, but he knew it meant that the threat of a second invasion hung over them.
    “How long would it take for a fleet to go from your homeworld to reach Earth?” he asked with urgency.
    “A few days.”
    “My, God,” he replied. “This changes everything.”
    Taylor stood up and looked to the nearest camera.
    “You hear that? An enemy fleet could come through that gateway at any moment? We must destroy it!”
    “Major Taylor!” Weller shouted. “You must calm yourself!”
    “Calm? We were not prepared for the last war. Should we make the same mistake again, it could cost us our entire civilisation!”
    “And nobody is going to let that happen. We will act upon this, and believe me, the appropriate powers will already be preparing a response, but we must not go into the next war blind.”
    Taylor took a deep breath and calmed himself as he sat down once more.
    “This gateway threatens us all.”
    He looked to his two alien comrades.
    “Tell us everything you know about it.”

Chapter 3
     

    “Form up!” Jones ordered.
    Chandra rushed towards them at a brisk pace. They all knew that a battle was coming. She continued on down the line of the two companies until she reached Jones. He saluted as she approached. She stopped quickly and took a deep breath before balling out the news.
    “As of 0700 hours I have been informed that an enemy presence remains in the Solar System; a presence that could threaten our existence just as