普罗米修斯星舰
在普罗米修斯星舰的指挥中心，紧张的气氛几乎可以凝固。数天来，自从甲壳虫车队进入那片异常的磁场区域后，便与外界失去了所有联系。彼得·威廉姆斯中将站在主显示屏前，眉头紧锁，他的声音里充满了不满与焦虑。
“It has been 150 plus hours, and we still haven't received a single piece of news.”（“已经150多个小时了，我们怎么一点消息都没有收到？”）中将问道。
科尔曼·秀雷敦舰长站在他的身边，表情严肃，语气谨慎地回应道：“Dear General, as you know, since they entered that abnormal magnetic field area, all munications have been pletely disrupted. The gravity wave radar on our starship has also been in an invalid state due to the high magnetic field interference in this area.” （“尊敬的将军阁下，正如您所知，从他们进入那片异常磁场区开始，所有的通信就完全中断了。我们的星舰上的引力波雷达也由于受到这片区域的高磁场干扰，一直处于失效状态。”）
彼得·威廉姆斯中将的脸上浮现出不悦之色： “Can we just be so powerless and stagnate like this?”（“难道我们就这样无能为力，停滞不前吗？”）
“That is not the case, General.” （“并非如此，将军。”）秀雷敦迅速补充说道:“Actually, half an hour ago, we have dispatched the last Walton-class aggressive battle cruiser on the starship. It has conducted close-in reconnaissance at the outermost part of this magnetic field. I believe that new discoveries and results will be transmitted back soon.” （实际上，半小时前，我们已经派出了星舰上最后一艘华尔顿号进攻性战巡车。它已经在这片磁场的最外围进行抵近侦察。我相信，不久之后就会有新的发现和结果传送回来。”）