“Why the port Ancient God?” Ker asked.

“Transportation. Oh, and please call me Eric.”

“What? Why don’t you just…”

”...shift us to our destination? And blind jump into an enemy stronghold! I think Not. Now find us a ship.”

As Ker linked into the Harbormaster’s terminal the room filled with a holographic representation of the port and all its ships. The name of each ship floated above it along with icons representing it’s status.

It wasn’t looking good so far, red across the board. Any ship that had been active during the event was damaged beyond repair.

“What’s this? On Vast Horizon.” Ker said as the ship zoomed into view.

“Ah, new construction, latest technology, deep space exploration craft. Oh, she’s big too. Crew space for 2000+, fully autonomous AI, onboard MiniLink, hyperjump capable, redundant systems, and 5 full nano factories. Worldbuilder class, given the raw materials, she could assemble anything you ask for. Status: offline.”

“She’ll do.” Eric replied as they shifted aboard her.