The station’s alarms still trembled through its metal spine when Vrel, Viscosia, and Markellius Dorca—known across three decks as “Marky Marc”—received their orders. A meteorite had carved a brutal wound through the outer levels, leaving corridors sealed, lights stuttering, gravity misbehaving, and three maintenance bots missing. Their mission was simple only on paper: recover the drive port and bring the lost machines home before the station tore itself apart.