“Thanks, Nathan,” Lana said. “That’s the place with the strongest signature. Whatever it is, it's in the center of that crater.”

“That’s good enough for me,” Nori said. “Let’s check it out.”

She confidently worked her consoles and the ship started descending.

“What do we do if we find aliens down there?” Bulco asked.

“We’ll continue approaching until our sensors manage to tell us what we're up against,“ Nori said. “If we find ships, I’ll get us out of here in an instant. Being already in flight should give us a head start in case they’re hostile. If it’s deserted … we’ll decide once we know more.”

“Makes sense.” The large man nodded and glanced at his own monitors. “The ship’s holding up well. Looks like the moon’s lower gravity puts less of a strain on it.”

“You know, I think it’s about time to name her,” Lana said. “We can’t keep referring to her as ‘the freighter’. She needs a proper name.”

“I’m going to kick the ass of the first person who suggests we call her the Enterprise,” Bulco threatened, crossing his arms.

“Oh no, that won’t do,” Lana said, her eyes shining. “I have a much better name in mind, how about--”

“We’re not calling her Earth Force One,” Nori cut her off.

“But--”

“No.”

“Fine,” she said grumpily. “Then I’m all out of ideas.” She glanced at her monitors. “Sensors still not picking up anything conclusive.”

“Unity,” Nori said softly.

“What’s that?”

“That’s what we’ll call the ship. Unity. We’re four different people, from different backgrounds and from different places on Earth, but we all work together, trying to keep our home from falling apart. To unify what’s left of humanity.”

“Unity,” Lana spoke softly as if testing the word.

“Unity.” Bulco nodded.

“Unity,” Nathan said.

The other three turned to stare at the young man. He lowered his head, refusing to meet their eyes.

Bulco chuckled. “I guess that settles that.”

“Hey, I’m getting something,” Lana said suddenly, her eyes glued to her monitors.

“Is that a ship?” Nori asked tensely.

“No … it’s … it’s not broadcasting any signals, other than an energy signature. Whatever it is, I think it’s safe to approach.”

“Alright, I’m bringing us in.”

Unity turned gracefully, skidding above the moon’s surface, racing toward the beeping dot on the monitor. Nori put her hands on the armrests and the holographic controls materialized around her fingers. With gentle movements, she guided the ship toward their destination.

“I’m putting us a little farther away, behind that big rock,” she said. “It’s the only flat stretch of ground I can see around here and hopefully, if there’s someone there, they won’t see us coming.”

Lana winced. “I don’t know if walking a kilometer on foot is such a good idea.”