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Aztec had just arrived at the space station. Wide-eyed with wonder at the sight of it, he was one of the last to disembark. He took his gear in a duffle bag and walked out of the docking port. He saw a directory and looked again at the letter he recieved back on Mirinoi:



"Okay," he thought, "According to the directory I'll have to go up a level then go three doors down in order to reach my CO's office..." After about five minutes, he found Tideus's room and heard a voice call back, but it sounded like it was coming from someone who was underwater"Come in." A little confused but still eager, he walked in and saw a strange sight. About halfway through the room he saw a wall of water and a man was behind it swimming but he didn't look like any man Aztec had ever seen. He had a larger head than the average human and it had purple colorations. He swam to the floor and walked out through the forcefield and was completely dry. "Ah greetings, you must be the new recruit, I am Commander Tideus." Even though he was out of his "tank," Tideus still sounded like he was underwater when he talked. He held out his hand and Aztec shook it. "My name is Aztec. I look forward to working with you and the other cadets." "Hmm...you seem a little suprised as to my appearance, cadet." "Oh, well forgive me sir, I mean no disrespect, but I've never seen someone like you. What planet are you from, if I may ask?" "I hail from the planet Aquitar. The surface of our world is completely underwater and my race, the Aquitians, are humanoids that have evolved from fish instead of apes. I sensed your discomfort because we are also telepathic, but I only brushed the surface. Aquitians consider it rude to delve deeper without permission. And where are you from?" "Oh, I'm from Mirinoi, the planet where Terra Venture set up its colony. I'm one of the native inhabitants and we're relatively new to the interstellar community. So please excuse my reaction. I really didn't mean any offence." "No offense taken. However, before you officially begin your training, I think you should review the various races that are on this station and become accustomed to their appearances and customs. Some of them may misinterpret your wide-eyed reactions as an insult. Here is your room assignment. Good luck and welcome to the Ranger Academy." He shook Aztec's hand again and dismissed him.

Tideus was swimming around in his office, relaxing after reading a few reports. He closed his eyes to meditate, but was then overwhelmed by a feeling of intense malice that has entered the station, "It can't be...no one could have gotten that far into the station without some security measures being set off...there's something very very wrong about this...I must see the Admiral at once." He left his room and ran quickly to Admiral Oliver's office as quickly as possible.

Soon there was a buzz at the door.

Cestro soon walked into Tideus' office had looked at his friend. He then lifted and eye brow at him. "You seem on edge."

"I see. I was just about to visit Tommy. I should hold off on that for a while it seems. Maybe it has something to do with the prophecy Zordon told me about earlier."

"I sence it too." Cestro replied looking at the door.

"I with you my friend." Cestro replied.