The Betrayal

After their encounter with the strange artifact, tensions were high among the team. They had narrowly escaped with their lives, and the experience had left them all shaken.

But things took a turn for the worse when they discovered that one of their own had been secretly communicating with a rival faction, sharing information about their mission and their discoveries.

Furious at the betrayal, the team confronted the traitor, who tried to deny everything but was eventually forced to admit to their treachery.

Feeling hurt and betrayed, the team was unsure of how to proceed. They had trusted this person, and now their entire mission had been compromised.

But they knew they couldn't let the betrayal go unpunished. The traitor was banished from the team and left stranded on a nearby planet with only the bare essentials for survival.

As they continued on their journey, the team was haunted by the memory of the betrayal. They couldn't shake the feeling that there might be other traitors among them, lurking in the shadows and waiting to strike.

Their once-close bond was now strained, and they struggled to trust each other in the face of the unknown dangers that awaited them in the depths of space.