As the day of landing approached, all manner of ships, large and small, gathered in orbit around Deep Blue Star.
They had all traveled directly to the vicinity of the planet's orbit via Warp Speed Travel before switching to conventional propulsion. Ships appeared out of nowhere in an instant, and only then did they seem, from the Observer's perspective, to begin retreating in layer upon layer of afterimages.
This entire scene fell within the view of the Deep Blue Star People's satellites. The official channels turned it into a live broadcast and began introducing it to the vast population of Deep Blue People on television. This was, after all, a live satellite broadcast.
Because they knew when the Star Alliance would arrive, the Deep Blue Star People had long since turned their orbital satellites around, redirecting their cameras from the planet toward outer space.
So the moment the human ships appeared, they saw them. After all, the humans had made no attempt to conceal themselves.
And these images sent the Deep Blue Star People waiting before their televisions into a frenzy of excitement.
The news jointly announced by the three nations had been true. Aliens truly existed, and they had truly arrived at the time announced.
This was the first time the people of Deep Blue Star had truly seen alien spacecraft. Everyone stared at their televisions as hard as they could, afraid of missing even a glimpse. After all, they might only see a scene like this once in their lives.
"Dad, Mom, that wasn't Teleportation, and the alien ships weren't reversing away. Their ships were traveling faster than light. I heard it's called Warp..."
Those Deep Blue Star People who understood a little physics did not forget to explain to their family and friends why the alien ships