“Have you found another door into that universe?”
“No, Nest Mother. Universes with more than one door are extremely rare and it appears this one is not an exception.”
“Whoever killed our ships and closed the door is a real danger. We can’t wait for them to find us; we must attack first.”
The scientist turned his head right indicating frustration, “We do not possess another means other than our current universal drive. We have not found a generator powerful enough to power the unit that would allow us to enter at any point. Have any of our recent harvests collected any new data on that kind of generator?”
The Nest Mother was silent for a moment and answered, “No. What is the possibility of that universe having this generator you describe?”
The scientist was silent for several moments and then said, “Ordinarily I would say there is no chance, however, they possess something strong enough to kill our ships and close the door. I don’t have enough information to make an accurate estimate.”
“They were able to communicate with me from that other universe.”
“They were?”
“Yes.”
“Did they use the communicator on one of our ships?”
“No, they did not.”
“That would also require a very powerful generator.” The scientist thought hard and knew he had to cloak his next answer or face death from an enraged, frightened, Nest Mother. He decided to tell the truth but not the whole truth. “The power to send a communication from universe to universe without a device that is connected to another is not equal to that needed to send a ship through without a door.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“Work on finding a way in and keep me informed on your progress.”
“Yes, Nest Mother.”
The scientist left her lair running and didn’t start to relax until he was out of her ship. “It wasn’t equal,” he thought, “It had to be stronger.”