An Avean Scientist muddles with a black screen with an ominous looking error adorning it.

  Avean Scientist
Oh, no. Oh no.

  Avean Scientist
I, uhhh, I can't reconnect!

  Doctor Kree'zik
What? Try the reboot sequence.

  Avean Scientist
It's not...
This is a total hardware failure...!
Our scout... is gone!

Ribrax and Kree'zik are there. Kree'zik is calibrating some machinery over there, Ribrax is looming.

  General Ribrax
You lost him already?

  Doctor Kree'zik
Hnnn...
This outcome is to be expected when you place one of our research subjects in an untested scouting harness.

  General Ribrax
Excuse me!?

  Doctor Kree'zik
I--
--That's right. I said it!

  General Ribrax
...

  Doctor Kree'zik
Uh, uh, I mean...

  General Ribrax
Dispense with the attitude, Kree'zik.
I placed this project under your responsibility.
If you fail us again...

  Doctor Kree'zik
That-- is no concern.
We already have the data we need.

The machine Kree'zik is working on is a great big gateway made of wires and panels and shit.

  Doctor Kree'zik
Deployment will be ready within the cycle.

Ribrax, her entourage of military Aveans, and the science team all look upon Kree'zik's invention.

  Avean Captain
Squarck will be pleased when she sees this.

  General Ribrax
She could have been pleased now if she'd bothered be here herself.
Instead she's preening for her parades. As if the announcement is the most important part of this operation.

  Doctor Kree'zik
Not like you'd be happier if she was here.




The Harpy Angel appears and abducts one of Ribrax's grunts.

Good morrow!

  Avean Grunt
Ahhh! Help!!! HELP!!!

  General Ribrax
Oh, for--
Another one!?