Flying through the depths of the galaxy, a spaceship (The Cruiser) lands on an old, dark, small abandoned planet with no sun's or moons.
Two men walk out of the spaceship with space helmets on.
Ben: This is definitely the place, right?
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Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. Johnny: For the last time, yes.
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Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. Ben: Well last time we went to an abandoned planet, it was the wrong one and we got attacked by vulglores.
Johnny: Do you want me to bring up the holopad?
Ben: Please.
[Johnny sighs]
Johnny: You're a pain in the ass, you know that right?
[Johnny pulls out a holopad from his shoulder bag and shows Ben the screen.]
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Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. Johnny: See?
Ben: Why did the Dakas abandon this planet anyway?
Johnny: Hard to live when the only form of water you have is black water.
Ben: Still, they abandoned their home?
[Ben and Johnny start to walk forward away from their ship]
Johnny: We abandoned earth.
Ben: That was years before our grandparents were even born. Plus our sun exploded, humans had no choice.

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The Cosmic Cavalry
Science FictionBillions of years into the future, the human race have abandoned Earth and colonised a new planet that the humans call "Terra II". After the death of their mother, two brothers Ben & Johnny Watts leave Terra II to explore the furthest reaches of the...