Zoë Poledouris

[reporting on the failed invasion of Klendathu]

Newsreel announcer: Crisis for humankind. Fleet officials admit they underestimated the Arachnids' defensive capability.

[switch over to the Federal council]

Newsreel announcer: Accepting responsibility for Klendathu, Sky Marshal Dienes resigns. His successor, Sky Marshal Tehat Maru, outlines her new strategy.

Sky Marshal Tehat Meru: To fight the bug, we must understand the bug. We can ill afford another Klendathu.

Newsreel announcer: Would you like to know more?

[arriving at the Fleet Space Station, Carmen and Zander see the devastation of the failed Klendathu invasion fleet]

Zander: [shocked] My God. How could this happen?

Carmen: We thought we were smarter than the Bugs.