Part 4 - The Ichthys
18 Standard years ago: Captain Mack Hunter watched from the newly discovered moon as The Ichthys slowly burned up in the upper atmosphere. "So, Autry, What's the final disposition of the Ichthys?" Autry looked away as he indexed the loadout database in his mind. "We got all the shuttles and midsize ships off, of course. As well as all the heavy equipment. We got the sixteen fusion reactors out of storage, as well as about 85% of the big one from the remaining operational engine of the Ichthys. We can fabricate the few pieces left easily enough. We have the pieces to build habitats on the second moon we need for gas, fuel, and metal drilling." Mack looked at the AI. "Ok, so now tell me the bad news." "We have enough food for about a standard year, for all of us, including a small party on the 2nd moon to start fuel drilling. Considering all this..." he swept his mechanical arm across the agricultural plain, "we should be able to