Star Trek Is the inspiration. Indeed it was difficult to come to an end due to the word count. Now that you've mentioned it I'll try to expand this bit in some time. And English is not my first language, I'll have to be careful with my word choice, lol. Thanks for reading and your valuable crit.

One of the first life forms in the nearby dwarf galaxy was saved from extinction by a gamma-ray burst in the locus. But a group in Cosmogalactic Federation (CGF) questioned the endeavor. All in favor of sending a team to assess the benefit to the federation voted in unison. They had won by 53% majority.

The planet is located 7665 parsecs away from NuEarth in the Canis Major constellation. They sent the same team stationed in STC (Coordinated Space Time) +300 light years ahead. The mission's secondary target was to know if it was worth the risk and federation budget.

"Drive ready, Captain. Do you want me to engage?"

"Proceed," Captain Hersh activated his neural log for documentation. The mission began as planned.

"ETA: 3 minutes and 20 seconds."

"What did you say your name was?"

"It's Malcolm, Captain."

"Sir Malcolm, is it?"

Malcolm, the young head commander, nodded his head politely.

"Relax, Sir Malcolm. I can see in your face that you're excited to see them."

"I've commanded several missions, Captain, but this is what I've wanted most."

"You've earned it, no doubt."

In a moment, Deep Field Navigator 1001 reached the destination. A planet appeared before the large space shield, brimming with life.

"What do you think?" Hersh looked at his commander to catch his first reaction.

"Amazing! It's similar to our former Earth in many ways but so different."

"Aurora, locate our last landing location; let us dive in."

"On it, Captain."

The planet welcomed the spacecraft in like an old friend. It has only been 3 NuEarth months since their last visit, but the planet has had centuries. Hersh prepared the landing crew of 4, and with no further delay, their feet touched the surface.

A group of aliens rushed to greet the travelers. Tiny as a small plant, shaped like balls, their body looks transparent with no distinguishable features to differentiate one from another except slightly varying undulations on their body and changing colors.

"They are amazing!" Malcolm looked delighted. But a question remained.

"What is it?" asked Hersh.

"I don't understand, Captain. What are they?"

"We knew of this little mystery the last time we visited, and we hid it from the federation, and now you know."

"They are all the same ones you visited?"

"What do you think?" Hersh came closer. "Look, we have a way of understanding them. As far as we know, we know very little. They communicate differently. They are truly different."

"Like babies."

"That's one way of understanding them."

The aliens moved around them; it seemed like they wanted the travelers to accompany them. Finally, they have all reached what appears to be the center of their habitat.

Malcolm found something that would help the federation in a lot of ways. But chose to exclude it from his log.

By saving them from a catastrophe, the team encountered something special on their planet. The aliens trusted them enough to share a billion-year-old secret with the travelers.

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