A low, rumbling drone is heard. A large spaceship, heavily damaged, passes over the firebase and towards the desert outside the base. Other ships of similar class and size also warp in-atmosphere, but as soon as the damaged one slides to a grinding halt among the sand dunes, they rift-jump away. A beacon begins to echo from the downed craft. [b]MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY. FLASH FLASH MAJIC-12 AI/AUTH CODE VANNEVAR ABOARD USCPF [i]LEVIATHAN[/i] CALLING ANY USPCF ALLIES, INCLUDING UNCGF CRAFT. [i]LEVIATHAN[/i] IS DOWN AFTER ENGAGEMENT OF HOSTILE HUMAN FORCES DESIGNATE: IMPERIUM OF MAN. MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY.[/b] The message repeats itself.