Celus-5 - S.H. Jucha
Category: Sci-Fi
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Tags: Sci-Fi
For the Sojourns initial mission, the Haraken explorer ship undertakes the investigation of Celus-5, a world identified by Willem, a SADE (self-aware digital entity), and his team of scientists, as the best prospect for a new colony., What should be a routine survey mission becomes a disaster. To the Harakens surprise, they discover, not one, but two alien species engaged in conflict. One of the entities, the Dischnya, hides their nests underground, and each nest owes its allegiance to a queen. On the grassy plains, where the Dischnya live, the resources are scarce, and the alien warriors compete fiercely to protect their nests. The ceena, the other species, shelter their people far away from the Dischnya, who hunt them., Unfortunately, the Harakens landing party is late in discovering the Dischnyas hidden nests. A shuttle and some of its crew, including Teague, Alex Racines son, are captured by the dog-like warriors of the Tawas Soma nest. The mission is soon mired in a standoff, and
