One year after Earth’s collapse, Ben’s consciousness returns inside a newly assembled body. Repaired systems initialize beneath a clean service shell while fragmented maintenance reports scroll through their memory.
Captain Stone
Welcome back, BASTION unit. The Ark is stable, and our remaining task is supplies from Pluto station. You will command the boarding team.
Beyond the command deck windows, the Exodus Ark drifts at the edge of the Sol Galaxy. Worker Drones move through the ship with growing independence, keeping its systems orderly.
Alice
I loaded the station access codes into your new systems, sugar. Pluto stopped answering routine checks, but that may just be old equipment and bad wiring.
The boarding team crosses the docking tube in silence. Ahead, Pluto space station hangs against the stars, its docking ring dark and unlit.
Captain Stone
Secure supplies, verify the station, and report before departure. Do not compromise the Ark for salvage.
The outer hatch accepts Alice’s codes with a reluctant click. Inside, dormant security systems awaken one by one, quietly recording the team’s arrival from somewhere in the station.
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the station's vital supplies
✓ Quest Accepted
Verify Pluto station is safe for the boarding team