The trip was rough, but both ships traversed the Trainwell Asteroid Belt with minimal damage.
"Soldier of Fortune, come in please." Shakila radioed. "Next move?"
"The next part is the easiest. The Redshirt Planet is one of the few bastions of peace and goodwill in the quadrant--" the voice cutoff.
The solar system ahead of them was little but smoking rubble. Cracked pieces of planets and space debris floated aimlessly, and the region was completely desolate.
"My god..." breathed Shakila. "Who could of...?"
Then a hulking mechanical whale, almost as large as their ship, flew out from behind the sun and bore down on the Spire, massive jaws bared.
(OOC: for lack of a better idea, I used the villain from an old computer animated film whose name I can't remember. Anyone know the film with a giant mechanical whale ship?)