Ch. 365Safe and Sound
Haimolan and the scattered multipurpose spacecraft evaded the Purple Moon Fleet by hiding their exhaust traces, but decades of searching and travel left only nine ships to reach the dead star system. As the ships gathered around its White Dwarf, Haimolan called out “Azure Blue,” beginning their mission to find the Red Star Alliance’s last hope.
- Haimolan’s hundred multipurpose spacecraft scattered under full acceleration while the vaporized Aerospace Carrier erased their exhaust traces, leaving the ships unable to return for lack of fuel.
- The Purple Moon Fleet searched for years, forcing discovered spacecraft to self-destruct, while Haimolan’s Ship No. 1 stayed silent until the search passed the Purple Moon Civilization’s communication range.
- Haimolan waited ten more years before correcting Ship No. 1’s course, then decelerated toward the dim White Dwarf and hoped its exhaust plume would attract survivors.
- Haimolan spotted a likely allied spacecraft, reestablished communication with Ship No. 29, and eventually joined seven other ships; no more than nine arrived.
- Haimolan and the other eight ships connected their communication systems near the White Dwarf, and Haimolan shouted, “Azure Blue—!”