((Let's get this started, yes?))
The Mephistopheles, a large cargo-cruiser, dropped out of jump-space a few hundred miles away from the nearby planet, Xeda-153. The planet's sandy surface looked hostile, and sandstorms several miles long whipped across the surface. The captain, Lieutenant Randal McGreggor, a large brown bear, pressed a few buttons on his nearby control console. A microphone lifted up from his chair, and Lieutenant McGreggor spoke. "Rise and shine, dear travelers! Wake up, we're here! All explorers to the command deck, please!"
On the planet's surface, the tribals that live there looked up at the sky, chattering to themselves. One of the locals, who wasn't a purple raccoon, furrowed his brow.
They're finally here.