Commander Mara had arrived on the bridge quietly and took up position behind the science station, reading over Nissillia's shoulder, and commenting quietly, "You are fully authorized to use whatever methods are available to scan those vessels. I believe the time for slinking about in the dark is over."<br/><br/>In the brief moments between initiating warp and exiting, the sensors were still making sense of the situation, and it was then that a tally of the incoming fleet didn't match what it was at its onset. Apparently, one of the smaller ships had collided with an asteroid, and what was left of both were rapidly being shotgunned across the system. The pieces weren't enough to pose any real danger to the planet or Victoria, but it was still hella impressive the kinetic energy imparted on the asteroid that left it a shattered rock.<br/><br/>This would leave Nissillia's sensors screaming as the multitude of objects flew through the system, though still quite a ways away from them at the moment. Still, the sensor data she was receiving from the ships was pretty impressive. The species was clearly humanoid, though with a few additional organs and some missing from a baseline human. Their blood was iron based, they breathed a similar mix of oxygen to humans, and despite their primitive designs were not far behind Starfleet, relatively speaking, when the Federation was at a similar period of development.<br/><br/>As Captain Galven made sure she was presentable, she addressed the commander on the screen. "I'm Captain Morgana Galven of the Federation starship Victoria. We come in peace. We were surveying your world as part of a peaceful exploration mission and have no intentions of engaging in hostile activity with you or your people."<br/><br/>The old man on the screen squared his jaw, and looked off screen for a moment before turning his attention back to Captain Galven. "Captain Glaven. You'll forgive us if we're a bit... skeptical, but your ship is certainly a degree more advanced than our own or those of our enemies. So, in the interests of... peace, or at the very least to prevent another shooting war, we welcome you to the Caran system. I am Vice Admiral Telarn O'Ral. For now, I must ask you stand by and wait while we notify our superiors of this development, and ask that you make no hostile moves."<br/><br/>"An excellent suggestion, Captain O'Ral. The Victoria will remain in station keeping for the time being, and we hope this is the start of a peaceful cooperation between our peoples."<br/><br/>The Vice Admiral nodded thoughtfully, before the screen blanked. Captain Galven's expression remained for a moment, before she turned to Tactical. "Keep us at Yellow Alert and I want shields to remain active unless I tell you otherwise. Keep weapon systems on hot standby. Helm, I want half a dozen escape vectors to get us the hell out of here if the shooting starts. I hope we don't need any of them. Science, get me everything you can on those ships and I mean everything. I want to know every nut, bolt, and everything between on that ship. I'm going to consult with Starfleet with Commander Mara. Commander H'Raal, you have the bridge."