Please note: I have now re-written this story: still work-in-progress - hopefully to improve it somewhat! Originally posted elsewhere but since removed from that site. Apologies to those who have read and commented on this version - you'll probably need to backtrack. ================================================================== A hard sci-fi story set on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus (note: pronounced with a soft 'c'). This is one of only two worlds in the Solar System, apart from Earth, which shows strong indications of being able to support life (the other being Jupiter's moon Europa). The mission which has landed on the moon to investigate this possibility is in for some surprises. Maybe there is alien life here - but is it native to Enceladus or has it come from elsewhere? This is a story very much under development and I am still undecided as to how the plot will shape out. Follow it to find out!