Epilogue

August 20, 2010 the Perseid meteor shower began its annual display in the night sky. Included in with the thousands of small meteors were hundreds of small probes which quickly covered the Earth sampling the air, water, population and Internet. No one on the planet was aware of their presence, nor heard the information transmitted back into space.

A flagship of a fleet of several hundred ships hiding behind Jupiter received the transmission, and many hours were spent reading and interpreting the information. This was the fleet of the Kragen, an ancient race of warriors who had spent many cycles to find a new home planet. The males were generally over seven feet tall, while the females were usually four to six inches shorter. The fine fur that covered their body was red, except for black on their hands and feet. Their face had some fox like features, but was flatter, and their fangs were more like that of a tiger.

Mecrgor, the Emperor, was pleased at what the study showed. The first time they’d looked at the planet they’d turned away, because it was too much of a mess to make a worthy home for their people. At the request of one of his scientists things had been done to change the environment. Now, not only was this a pleasant environment, but the people were totally unprepared for the overpowering they were to experience. They had lived in peace for so long they’d forgotten there were people in the universe who’d want what they had.