[ WP ] After four hundred years in space the first ever colony ship finally arrives at Alpha Centauri only to be hailed by a human voice .

`` Good afternoon Venture I'' 
 
 `` Umm...'' was the only response from the waking hulk 
 
 `` Repeat, Good Afternoon Venture I. Do you copy?'' 
 
 `` Umm... Yeah... Who...?'' 
 
 `` Ah, yes. Sorry. This Ruben Trink. Mayor of Alpha Centauri IV capitol city Levos.'' 
 
 `` City... Mayor... Human?'' 
 
 `` My apologies. Allow me to explain. You were sent here from Earth in 2045. Your mission was 400 years long You have arrived here on time, it's 2445. Most of you were in cryosleep while generations of engineers kept the ship running. While you were gone, Earths technology naturally advanced. Our ships got faster. There are 3 ships behind you. One Launched in 2150, Set for arrival after 310 years in 2460. Another sent it 2300 set to arrive after 162 years in 2462 and the third sent in 2390 set to arrive after 100 years in 2490. Each ship was faster than the last. My parents left Earth in 2410. They, the newest batch of colonists, got here in 3 months... Still with me?'' 
 
 `` Shit. So, we're not needed?'' 
 
 `` oh, no, you are. The newer ships are much smaller so we very much need the people and supplies your ship contains. The success of our mission was built with you in mind. We were sent to get the initial set up out of the way. You'll be the boom we need to properly settle this world.'' 
 
 `` And the ships behind us?'' 
 
 `` They've all been factored in as well. They were each designed to assist the ship before them.'' 
 
 `` I'm not sure how to break this to my crew... most of them are n't even awake yet.'' 
 
 `` You could tell them that they can have milkshakes and burgers in the sun instead of filtered water and ration packs. Tell them that the hardest work has mostly been done. Their lives will be much more luxurious than they'd thought.'' 
 
 `` A lot of them were looking forward to a simple life. Working with nature to establish a new home for humanity. They'll be disappointed. Hell, I'm disappointed.'' 
 
 `` Hey, there's lots of world still to explore. We've only explored roughly 5 % of the surface. I use the term city but we're just a large town with a couple villages surrounding the communications beacon.'' 
 
 `` Are you sure you can take all of my passengers? There's 1.2 million of us.'' 
 
 `` Do n't worry, We've been prepared for your arrival for a long time. We'll leave you to get ready and we look forward to meeting the true pioneers of Alpha Centauri.'' 
 
 `` Copy that'' 
 
 `` Over and Out'' 

