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Several days later, Admiral Collingsworth led Mars Fleet into the Jupiter area.
The battle for Jupiter left devastation and pain. A huge debris field of derelict ships remained in orbit. Colonists emerged from their bunkers to find shattered homes and to look for missing loved ones. Hospitals overflowed with injured bodies and traumatized lives, all in desperate need of healing. It would be necessary to resettle the colonists in order for them to resume a normal life. The hope was that they could reestablish their lives once more in a secure environment. But the threat, though turned aside for the moment, could raise its ugly head yet again, at any time.