“Honestly, my engineering chief is doing what he can. We must put a little trust in him.” “That’s not exactly comforting, given where we’re at right now!” “I might be able to help,” interjected Miko. “I have some training and knowledge.” “What? No, absolutely not. I’m not letting a teenager get a
Valos and Merlin watched the screens around them with absolute joy. The Admiral and her set of toys were so easily defeated, to the point that every Federation pilot ended up running from the fight. “I bet some of your pilots are a bit disappointed,” Merlin mused. “They were probably lookin’ to hav
She immediately scowled at him. “Well, the pleasure’s all yours. Now give me my core back, and leave Tartarus Base this instant!” “You’re not really in much of a position to negotiate, sweetheart.” “Don’t call me that!” “I’ll call you whatever the hell I want. You - all o’ you - are at my mercy.
The torpedoes slammed into the structures, and like before they broke open and spilled their energy everywhere. Electricity spidered outwards, traveled down every conductive surface, and penetrated deep into the asteroid. Their energy shot past the transformers and filled the lines quickly and vio
The remaining pirate frigates hurriedly positioned themselves all around the asteroid and covered literally every angle all around. Once they were in position, each and every one of them extended a large metallic sphere from underneath their bellies. The spheres glowed a dull orange as streams of l
“No time to lose,” she said. “Freya! Everyone! Gear up and get ready. Let’s kick these fuckers out of here.” Miko came on Eva and Redstar’s comms display as the Admiral issued her orders to all of her officers. “Nee-san,” she said. “Can you fight without me? I have something else I need to look in
“Yeah, yeah. Poor Snagfoot. Also, to hell with Snagfoot. If he was too shit to live through some drones, that’s on him. ‘Sides, more for us!” They all laughed at their former friend’s misfortune, and reveled in their own increased fortune. “Hey look,” said the first. “Up on sensors - an actual Fed
The last of the four Federation frigates cleared the hangar and joined the others in advancing on the fighter swarm. Their own fighters had done their best to quell the pirates, but were slowly losing. Drones were meant to be a supporting force, not a main attack force. The fleet desperately neede