Prologue I awoke. It was a hard awakening, being pushed out onto the cold hard floor, not knowing much. I pushed my hands up from me and lifted myself up with my legs. I walked forward a step, and then another. I examined my hands, strange hands. They were almost circular, with strange spikes coming out from them. I examined my surroundings. Dark, bleak, un-welcoming and... a strange phrase, but... lonely. I was alone. My brothers were not here. No body was here. Our pods were empty, nothing was there. They were rotting, drooping, as if it had all happened a long time ago. Then I realised. I had no directive. "Prime Directive... None." I said to myself, my voice robotic and tinny, changing frequency with each new line. I walked away from the darkness, up a slow slope and into the light. "New Prime Directive - find life, give new Prime Directive." I walked forward.