June 30, 2027. After promising Governor Nixon that a second expedition will be launched immediately, in even greater strength, Commodore Arjyla takes his fleet back into space. The Procyon system contains a super-Jovian planet, but it proved to be a bitter disappointment... the atmosphere contains no trace of Sorium. The Tanker must return to Earth with the fleet, there will be no scoop-mining operations in the Procyon system.
Commodore Arjyla reaches the Sol jump point without incident, and deploys the fleet for the jump to Sol. Again, the Cruiser and her escorts go through first, search the surrounding space, then signal for the civilian vessels to follow. The last three Destroyers stand guard at the Procyon end of the jump link while the three Mayflowers escort the Freighters and the Tanker through the jump point one at a time, shuttling back and forth through the jump point until all the civilian vessels have been assisted through to the Sol system. Then the last three Destroyers follow them through. The fleet reassembles, refuels from the Tanker, and heads inward toward Earth.
Commodore Arjyla has decided that the next mission will be even larger... nine Freighters instead of five, and three Tankers instead of one.
