Destiny — Patricia Gilliam

Short Story Prequel to The Hannaria Series

Following a broadcast interview about Space Station Destiny's progress, Jernard learns his friend Charlie Miller has disappeared. Jernard travels to Earth to locate the last known person Charlie contacted, Dr. Lance Jacobs.

After saying goodbye to her father earlier that morning, Jacobs's daughter Lauren drives to work and discovers her lab has been ransacked. After multiple attempts to reach her father, she discovers he's missing, too.