Many Kubaz were overjoyed that their initial space exploration led them to Ku`Bakai VI, which was farther from the sun than their homeworld of Kubindi yet still in the same system. But, while some rushed to settle that new world, others speculated: what if there is something better out there? These hives put together another group of exploration vessels and headed even further from Ku`Bakai so that they might find new, safer homes. One of these vessels was piloted by Ku`Nekai Zel. Ku`Nekai had decided to stay out longer than most of this wave in the hopes of finding the ideal world for his people. His rations were nearly depleted when he picked up Ku`Bakai VIII on his sensors -- it had been hidden behind Ku`Bakai VII for a good deal of his trip. Immediately, he set a course for the blue-green world and he later wrote that, as he approached, his heart stopped until he saw the hazy skies which meant the planet had an atmosphere. In his journals, Ku`Nekai chronicled his exploration of Ku`Bakai VIII in great detail.