The food had just arrived when every light in the station turned red, and an alarm began to blare.
[Incoming major assault Fleet. All hands to battle stations. I repeat, incoming major assault Fleet. All hands to battle stations.]
"It looks like the meal will have to wait. See you on the battlefield, Commander." Max sighed as he rose to his feet.
Everyone began to jog to their combat positions, and Max went straight to Cleansing Light, then launched, with Nico right behind him. If the station was under alert, that meant that the enemy was right at the anomaly within minutes of breaching the entrance and reaching his home Galaxy.