By the time a fleet is sent to investigate very little of left. Burnt bodies , feuless rockets , even bits and scraps of armor . What remains is a large meteor field preveously not known to be there. After checking maps they conclude that a ultra large and ultra fast of course meteor struck the fleet before they could enter hyperspace. From 5e rear of the fleet a ship reports strange noises. It quickly spreads to the front . no one can escape the darkness