"Too late." [b]the pod is thrown from the cargo hold by a massive launcher and launched toward a planet full of small civilizations [/b]

[i][First pirates, and now this!][/i] The sphere rotates to face away from the planet, and a series of purple rings forms behind the pod. [i][I've dealt with enough riffraff for one day!][/i] The rings give off a bright flash, and the sphere abruptly jerks forward back in the general direction of the cruiser.