Juniper is at the top of her field, a female scientist a thousand years in the future. She is on her first space mission with a minimal crew, a couple of cyborg assistants named Bren and Pov to help her as she catalogues new planets, with their unique new species of life, both plants and animals.
When Juniper is taken by a rogue alien, the men are frantic to find her as they realize that she means more to each of them than they knew. Will they find her before it is too late?
A Standalone Short Story with No Cliffhanger!