Log:Always an Emergency
A ragtag team answers a distress call from a remote asteroid station.
OOC Date: November 6, 2015 (Optional)
Location: Bannoch Asteroid System
Participants: Jax Greystorm, Lahni, Nerys Greystorm, Qadira Suuryet, Sesti Greystorm as Self/GM, Yuun
[ Sesti Greystorm (Sesti)]
Sesti was enjoying that nice, soft, weariness that comes from having spent the day just enjoying time and activity with someone you enjoy spending time with (in this case, Jax), and leaning back in the cockpit couch next to Jax in the Guardian when she noted an annoying red light on the coms console in front of her. She didn't want to spoil her nice, relaxed, mood by answering it. Bit, it was blinking in that manner that indicated urgency, and so she leaned forward, determinedly keeping her half smile in place as she punched the button.
Immediately a holo sprang up, many different species running around in coveralls behind the speaker, a verpine trying not to be run over by the stampede behind him. "Can someone hear me? I hope someone can hear me, I should have checked this com post instead of sending a human to do it," he mutters under his breath as he toggles a switch and the holo becomes steadier. "If you can hear me, we have a containment breach on Asteroid Field 14 of the Bannoch Asteroid system. We don't have enough transports for personnel... Hey!" he turns and pauses a moment to watch something unseen. "Of all the... please come fast, if you hear this message, before the containment fails... it will literally disintegrate this facility and all inside... please come... Oh for..." he can be seen dashing out of the holocam's view, and all that can be seen are forms dashing in and out of cam view as they rush about and the flashing warning lights. "Well, there goes our night out," Sesti tells Jax, her smile fading completely away as she forwards the message out in a range of any who could make it in time. She pushes the coordinates of the message's origination through to Jax.
[ Nerys Greystorm (Nerys)]
Nerys, who had been, well, not enjoying as relaxed a night at some, but who was at least home on Chandrila, when the signal was relayed to her from Lexxi, who was stationed up in the Tempest. Something, something, always keeping an ear out for emergency transmissions from friends and family something something, was the r2'S MOTTO. Ah well, off to work and all. The skeleton crew that kept the Tempest up and running was soon prepping the big corvette, lifting it off from its berthing, leaving enough time for Nerys to maneuver the 2400 into its hangar space, before she made her way towards the command deck. She sent a broadcast on the same frequency on which the distress call had been sent. "Station at Asteroid Field 14, this is the MCV Tempest Warden, we are on our way to your location." She patched the comms through her helmet's systems, as she left the flying to the crew to head back down towards the Tai. To the ship's crew, she send a general order, "Prep the wARDEN to receive survivors. Unlock the hangar bay doors and receive all incoming traffic. And get a team to medical."
[ Qadira Suuryet (Kadi)]
Funny thing, Kadi's in the Heart. Okay, that's not funny, because she often is. But she catches that message from Sesti and her brow arches. "Hang tight everyone," she calls out. "We're making a left turn at the nearest planet." There's a bunch of beeping, warbling and blurping from droids and 2 loth kitties go MROWL or whatever sound they make. << Painted Guardian, this is Wayward Heart, on the way. >> That first, to Sesti and Jax, and Kadi then opens coms to the station. << Hello Station at Asteroid Field 14, this is the Wayward Heart, heading your way. >> She doesn't have a lot to do, but she does say, "see if you can prep medical, I wish Yee was here, just in case. But we'll make due."
[ Lahni (La)]
This time, at least, Lahni was on her way //back// from a job - and she was relaxing in the cockpit of her ship, wrapped in a robe and idly using wipes to clean makeup off her features when the urgent message starts beeping on her comm panel. She frowns - reaching out to touch the controls, the expression only deepening as the message plays out. A disintegrating asteroid base? Why hadn't she listened to Qadira's suggestion a little more //urgently//? But still - she couldn't simply leave those people to their fate if she might be able to help.
"This is the shuttle, Fortune's Favor, responding with room for evacuees," she says simply. "Inbound, and eta..." She punches the controls to bring her about in the direction of the asteroid field, and eyes the readouts on the screen before giving her eta, then she hurries to the rear of the ship to pull on something more appropriate than a silk robe. It would have to be a set of sturdy clothes and boots, with a rebreather face mask - for whatever good that would do her if she ended up exposed to space. She //really// hoped things weren't //that// dire.
[ Jax Greystorm (Jax)]
Jax was sitting in the pilots seat of the Painted Guardian and Sesti plays the message. "I was expecting Senin had shorted out the Holo projector." Then dropping out of hyper space as Sesti starts sending out a call for help. "Hmmm. Small off the books mining colony in a neighboring system to Chandrila. Bold." Jax turns the Painted Guardian for a intercept for the mining colony. << This is the Painted Guardian. We're trying to send word. What is the popuation size and how many need transport. What is the time frame once we reache the point of no return? Is there a chance to stablize the situation.>> His intercept course puts him on the Tai's wing. There's a tight beamed message to Nerys, "On your left."
He shakes his head at Kadi showing up, << Welcome to the party, Wayward Hart. We might need that big brain of yours.>> Then he hears Lahni's voice on com, " I don't know that one. It sounds like the singer Lahni. Nah. Nobody famous would be out here. Got a good group of ships. Lets hope this isn't that taxing."
[ Yuun (Yun)]
Yuun was dropping off cargo after doing a run for the New Republic, along with a few things to Nar Shadda. Having refueled and getting his ship serviced, the Phoenix Rising is moving pretty damn quickly. A smile on his face as he was prepping to jump into hyper space when the distress comm comes through. He wasn't that far from the Bannoch Asteroid system, though he did need to jump into hyper space which would take some time but he could make it. He loves his ship, and with no thought, he puts in the coordinates and jump.
[ Sesti Greystorm (Sesti)]
The verpine doesn't reappear, but a Rhodian briefly makes a close up when he's shoved aside by someone else and falls against the cam. She barks at someone else 'watch it! Not like you'll get there in time anyways...' she brushes herself off. "They're not waiting for anyone, they're getting out with the goods and leaving us to ..." she shrugs and anyone who understands Rodian can maybe fill in the blank.
"Judging by the different races we're seeing, my guess is they were not paying much. Just enough to entice desperate folks?" Sesti considers as she continues to watch the holo, hoping for some other clues about the mysterious 'containment', but none are forthcoming. Just a lot of chaos.
[ Nerys Greystorm (Nerys)]
"Always," was Nerys' amused reply to Jax, as the two ships fell into a familiar formation. This was not the first time the three Greystorm had worked together. "The Warden is prepping for incoming. Bays are open, and tractor beams are ready, in case we have any stragglers." Or, well, anything that isn't flight capable, but has actual people on board. "I'm heading in. Going to see if I can get a visual on their flight capabilities. I'll put down if we need to onboard station crew." Nerys did not, as a rule, pay much attention to her own sense of self-preservation. She had little and less of that. "Ships departing the station, I am sending the coordinates for the Tempest Warden," not that a honking big ship was easy to miss, but there you are. "Land if you can. If you think you can't make it, let the bridge know and they will tractor you aboard. She can grab three of you at a time."
[ Qadira Suuryet (Kadi)]
<< Painted Guardiain, nice to run into you again, >> Kadi replies to Jax at his comments. << I think I'm seeing three freighters jumping out of system, can someone confirm? >> She frowns, checking her systems again. "Yes, I know, Lily, but what do you want me to do about it? It's too late to get Ax or Yee." She listens to the Greystorms and then she adds, <<My brain, such as it is, is at your disposal. As are my engineering skills. However, landing there, that might be a trick. Wayward Heart, starting my approach. >> She's following Nerys in the Tempest, and well, she's at least got someone to follow. Thankfully.
[ Lahni (La)]
The Fortune's Favor emerges from hyperspace on its new heading just as Lahni hops her way back into the ship's cockpit - tugging on her second boot. She spares her controls a brief glance as she hastily finishes with a buckle, then adjusts her heading to bring herself in on course to the station, along with the other ships responding to the emergency call. Her heart sinks as she spots the asteroid field ahead of her. "Where's Callax when you need 'em?" she mutters under her breath. She takes a deep breath to steady herself, and follows in on the heels of the other ships. She has to remind herself, several times, not to white-knuckle the control yoke and, despite swerving around a few close pieces of rock and ice, it seems the Fortunes do indeed favor the young Omwati pilot this day.
[ Jax Greystorm (Jax)]
"What's up with the interference on my scopes." Exine chirps something at Jax, "What do you mean those are minning crafts?" Then Jax frowns as he double checks his sensors. << There's slow moving mining craft out there that need help. They won't clear this in time. They're little more than air speeders. If you can't land, see about helping them to the Warden.>> He looks to Sesti, " How do you want to do this? I'm going in for a landing. I can see if I can stablize whatever going on on the astroid?"
[ Yuun (Yun)]
<<This is the Phoenix Rising. To incoming ships, anywhere you need me to be? I can help with taking in people.>> he says as Yuun brings in his ship. The Raven Courier moves through the aseteroid field but as it comes in, Yuun has to quickly break away and as he does he overshoots his target as debris has broken away and he nearly collieded with it. Shaking his head, he looks around and as he does he notices a small jump craft that has people in EVA suits clinging to it. <<Nevermind I found a jump craft with people in EVA suits on it. I will try to get them.>> he says into his comms. Though as he scans teh area he notices Jax ship and smiles.
[ Sesti Greystorm (Sesti)]
And the one that Yuun sees isn't the only one. To the others, the little jump craft look strange, but upon closer inspection, they are actually covered with people in EVA suits, hanging on as they try to get clear enough from the asteroid to not go up with it.
Although the entrance is fairly small, once inside the asteroid, it opens out with plenty of landing spaces for all. At the sight of the larger ships entering, some of the folks in eva suits that were busy attaching themselves to their makeshift life rafts stop what they're doing, and clear to the edges to give landing space. They jockey nervously along the wall, waiting to see which ramp will lower first for them to run towards.
<< I am picking that up, too, Kadi. Three freighters just jumped out... >> Sesti says, then her brows come together for a moment as she notices a string of slow moving vehicles, and then nods as Jax clarifies what she's seeing. She looks up to him, "if you think you can do anything, we do not even know what you are looking for." There's a hesitation. "Do not take too long, I do not want to fly this out of here without you."
[ Nerys Greystorm (Nerys)]
"Jim," That was the J9 droid in the back, "Get these people loaded onto the ship. Use every compartment we've got available. Under the flooring, if you have to." Smuggling ship gonna smuggle. Nerys, leaving the ship idling under Belate's command (your luck may vary), was soon on her way to the ramp, the ship lowering it down as she stepped off, "More than enough room in here, everyone aboard to wants to get out of here. And someone point me towards the thing that's about to blow so I can try to shut it down!" Ah Nerys. What would the galaxy do without her wit?
[ Qadira Suuryet (Kadi)]
Kadi gets her ship moving along, avoiding debris, small skiffs with folks and whatever else is flying her way. She manages to come down with a slight wobble that nearly tips her ship sideways but thankfully there's a wall in the way, so the Heart rights itself and lands. Kadi looks at her droids. "Keep her ready to launch, and don't let anyone get to the bridge, please." There's a WOOF From Fluffy who simply blocks the door, as Kadi puts her helmet on and heads down the ramp. <<Hey, I can help with maybe keeping containment and such together,>> she calls out on the comm. <<Alright folks. there's room aboard, be orderly, we're going to get everyone out of here.>> That to the crowds of panicking people, beings, aliens.
[ Lahni (La)]
Lahni can scarcely believe it when she settles the ship down in the hanger - and she wastes valuable moments just staring in front of herself - all but unseeing. She just... did that. And she didn't even scratch up the paint! A huge grin appears on the singer's features, though she quickly schools it to something more serious. She still needs to get back out of here. And she's really not sure if she has it in her to pull the same stunt off for a second time.
After turning on the security protocols so no one can run off with the ship //without// her onboard, she's running to the back of the Fortune's Favor - slapping the control to lower the ramp, and reveal the plush interior of her finely appointed ship. Is she going to have to rip up the upholstry and re-do the ship's interior yet again? She hopes not. "All aboard. I can use a good pilot at the controls!" she calls into the hanger, gesturing folks onboard - as she steps down the ramp. She looks around the hanger a bit anxiously - and heads towards anyone who looks even vaguely 'in charge' of this unfolding disaster. "How many more people need to get off this thing? Can everyone move under their own power?"
[ Jax Greystorm (Jax)]
The Painted Guardian comes in for a landing in formation next to Birena Tai. The repulsor engines whining down but the ship not powered down. Jax gives Sesti a smile, "Then don't leave without me." Though there's a bit of concern saying if have to take this ship and run as fast as you can. He rises. "Come on Exine. You're always complaining I don't take you on the big adventures." The little astromech goes tailing Jax through the small transport ship. The ramp of the Painted Guardian lowering as he comes walking down it. He looks over to Nerys and Kadi, "You two ready to do something stupid? It's been a day or two." The appearance of a jedi is enough to keep people from charging him and letting Exine and him walk down the ramp. "Exine go find a terminal and find out what's going on."
Then Jax turns to look at the crowds and lets out a whistle and he ignites his lightsaber. The blue blade held over his head like a beacon. "I am Jedi Knight Jax Greystorm. We're here to help but you need to help us help you. LIne up and board each of the ships orderly. We have a capital ship in system we will be ferrying everyone aboard. You will wait your turn and you will help one another. Once a ship is full. You will go to the next ship. Take a deep breath. You will be saved." Then he hits button of his saber and extinguishes it. Then goes walking down the ramp. "Exine, please tell me you found something?"
[ Yuun (Yun)]
Yuun brings the Phoenix Rising back around and is able to approach the jump ship that was before him. He uses the repulsorlift engines as he nears the ship. He sees multiple people on it, clinging for their lives. He flips a few buttons on his board, then flipping on the external speakers, <<Get in, don't bunch up. There is plenty of room for everyone, come on.>> he calls as he spins his ship about and the cargo compartment opens up so that the people in the EVA suits can float over to them. Yuun's piloting skills aren't the best but he's doing the best he can.
With that, Yuun looks out the main view port, he notices another jump ship nearby. <<Come on over, I got room.>> he says as he tries to contact the other jump ship. Yuun doesn't have a droid on his ship, but he does notice that there are some people coming aboard his ship. Keeping the cockpit door closed and sealed. He didn't have much on his ship. Still he waits patiently.
[ Sesti Greystorm (Sesti)]
At the ignition of a lightsaber, somehow the sound of it vibrating just seems to carry over all the hubbub and commotion. It freezes people in their tracks, and they stare at Jax. Some of them may not understand basic, but some nudges and the actions of the rest as they fall into single file at the bottom of the ramps gets them to fall in line. This leaves plenty of space for Exine to roll through to the nearest port he can find, beeping importantly.
As soon as the little ships outside see the two craft entering Yuun's craft, they start trying to maneuver their way over without losing their clingons.
In the Painted Guardian, Sesti stands at the cockpit entrance, on hand on the opening above her, drumming her fingers on it as she watches everyone find a space. The small craft fills up pretty quickly, and she radios to Jax, "I will take this first load up and be back for you." Once they are packed in, she goes to the ramp, and cuts off the line. "I will be back," she shouts to the others, and then goes to the cockpit.
[ Nerys Greystorm (Nerys)]
"Who do you think you're talking to, Jax Greystorm?" Nerys's tone was still amused, as she jogged up to join Jax and Kadi, "Every day is do something stupid day. And today I might be especially stupid, seeing that my personal rescue Jedi happens to be in residence." Those were the days, when Jax's literal only job was to carry Nerys' almost corpse out of danger. Repeatedly. "Bitty, we need you," that, to the ID10 droid who disengaged herself from the harness on Nerys' backpack, "If we can't manage it between the three of us, there was never any hope to begin with." Go team! But on a more serious note, "Warden, keep an eye on the escapees, get those pods in as quick as you can. And keep an eye on those freighters that jumped into the system. If they look to be enemy vessels, you have my permission to engage with extreme prejudice."
But, stupid is as stupid does, and Nerys is soon off with the crew, heading towards the engineering section, as pointed out by one of the people fleeing for their lives. "Bitty, keep and eye on things, and get me a schematic of the system here." She was happy to share the load with Kadi, "I can handle the radiation," no way was Nerys going to let Kadi expose herself so that potential damage, "you just tell me what I need to do." While Nerys trusted her skill as figuring **** out, they were more likely to actually figure this *** out with an engineer directing traffic.
[ Qadira Suuryet (Kadi)]
Kadi grins at Jax, not that he can see it well through her void armour helmet. Hey, look! there's no more glitter on Kadi's armour finally. Thanks to an erupting volcano. "I'm right behind you," she says to Nerys though. "but Ax is going to be so torn between being proud and worried that I put myself in danger." Serves him right for not being with Kadi on the heart, doesn't it? Speaking of, the Heart does have a fair amount of room and so long as folks are orderly, the droids will even dole out some (nonalcoholic) drinks and snacks. "Let's go. Just don't you take damage, Nerys. We're in this together." The red headed engineer moves along with Jetpack, well, as much as she can, being slower.
Once there, there's a verpine stopping them, telling Nerys she can't go in. "Get to the rescue ships," is the redhead's comment to the verpine. Then she leaves him to Jax and Nerys as she's got other plans. Kadi's got her scomp set built into her void armour and she uses it to link into one of the terminals. Which brings her to wince. <Oh frak it, that's not good. This is - dying, folks. Nerys, can you slow it down?> Kadi has some ideas and she lets the team know about them. <We might slow it down some, but this reactor core is going to blow. Evacuate all the living creatures and skedaddle out. Quick as we can."
[ Lahni (La)]
"This is not how I'd planned on spending my evening," Lahni remarks to Jax as she's drawn in by the beacon that is the man's lightsaber. "I can help keep people organized," she offers. "If you want to help with something else?" Issuing commands was well within her repetoire of skills, after all. But she's unsure what all the Jedi might be capable of.
She frowns as a duros tries to shove his way past the lines to make his way towards one of the ships - and shifts to block his path with a disapproving look. "Everyone will get out of here much faster is everyone remains calm and orderly," she chastises. "I suggest you join the line, or we could have my friend ensure you're the last to board?" Jedi after all - were intimidating.
[ Jax Greystorm (Jax)]
Jax looks over at Lahni, "I didn't plan to do this either. It funny the places the force takes you." He says giving a smile. He moves to follow Kadi and Nerys. When they run int the Verpine and he's baring Nerys. Jax waves a hand in front of the beings face. "It is fine. It's time to be evacuated. We will handle it from here." Exine pulls up next to him with a line that ammounts to 'Jax, you're lame. Let Nerys and Kadi handle it.' Upon Exine and Kadi's diagnosis. "Fine. Don't stay one moment more than you have to. Somebody has to fly the Tai and Wayward Heart off of here. I can move faster than either of you. Show me what to do if it comes to that."
[ Yuun (Yun)]
Yuun is able to get to the second ship aboard, "Once everyone is in get those ships out so we can make room for the others. I need someone to take control back tehre to help get people in." he says into this comm within the ship. Checking his sensors, he notices two more jump ships, and he quickly tells them where to meet him and still using repulsors he manuvers the Raven Courier over to the two ships and let them board as well, <<Phoenix Rising to Painted Lady and other ships, I'm loading up two more jump ships worth of people. Once they're loaded I will start looking for stragglers.>> he says into his comm to the other ships.
[ Sesti Greystorm (Sesti)]
The verpine hesitates when Kadi tells him to evacuate, but then Jax reassures him that it will be fine if he evacuates, and after a moment's more hesitation he turns and jogs off down the hallway towards the loading ships, where Lahni is well in control of keeping folks in line, the duros deciding that they have no wish to tempt a tangle with the jedi.
Sesti had successfully navigated her way out of the landing zone and up to the waiting Tempest. On her way back, she gets a better look at the flotilla of EVA suited folks on board the little jump ships, and radios, << I am going to stay out here and pick up these folks until Jax is back in the hangar, let me know if you cannot fit everyone in there. >> She shifts her steering a little towards a trio of the smaller ships that have drifted further away from the group that Yuun is loading.
At the power core, the energy is concentrated into an insanely bright point that is pulsing and shrinking together. Looking directly at it might seer most retinas as it gets closer to detonation.
[ Nerys Greystorm (Nerys)]
"You can rebuild me. You have the technology." Nerys, who could keep up a stream of conversation on the comm relay she set up with Kadi, worked at best speed, pushing herself to the limits of her augmented abilities, as Kadi and Bitty relayed what needed to be done to erect what containment they could build around the power core, buying as much time as possible fore evacuation. "If it comes to that, you get Kadi off this rock, Jax. I'm not explaining that to Ax and the twins." Not that she imagined Jax would listen to her. "Alright, I think this is the best we're going to do. How are we looking, Kadi? And how long on the evac of the station?"
[ Qadira Suuryet (Kadi)]
Kadi keeps her connection to the computers. Poor Verpine. She'll have to apologize to him later. At least it's not Moe. Here's hoping Kadi's flying luck taking off holds. She relays the expected times once exine and bitty run the numbers and honestly, it's tight. it's really tight. There's seconds between evac time and kaboom time. << We need to move and FAST. Jetpack, live up to your nickname, okay? >>
[ Lahni (La)]
Lahni continues supervising the loading - packing everyone in like tinned fish, with only a small space to allow the pilots to reach the cockpits. "I know it's uncomfortable, people, but we're going to get everyone out of here. There's a larger vessel waiting for us to unload you folks." She'd even managed to snag herself a gran who swore he was an excellent pilot to serve as her co-pilot on the way out. Picking up her comm she calls into it, "We've got everyone loaded up. We just need some pilots to fly these ships out of here. Are you ready to run?"
With this announcement made - she starts making her way through her overcrowded shuttle towards her own cockpit.
[ Jax Greystorm (Jax)]
Hearing Kadi, Sesti, and Lahni, Jax says, "Alright Exine make way for the Wayward Heart." He looks to Kadi, "You mind if I fly?" Then he look to Nerys, "Yeah but we ain't leaving you behind. Someone not named Belate needs to fly the Tai." Then once he's got his answer he opens up the com. < Don't wait for me. I'm going to fly the Wayward Heart. >>
[ Yuun (Yun)]
Yuun is able to get the other two jump ships, again he had them push out the jump ships so that they had room. <<Four ships of people loaded, I'm going to pick up what stragglers I can find.>> he says. Yuun begins piloting his ship, moving from person to person, even using the force to find those he didn't see and he begins moving in those directions. Yuun hears Sesti over the comms. He gives a nod of his head, Yuun finding his groove as he pilots his ship. Still picking up people until he doesn't see any others.
[ Sesti Greystorm (Sesti)]
As Sesti hovers, hearing the smaller craft link on long enough for the miners to climb into the cargo bay, she hears Jax's message and nods as she opens coms channel. <<Good idea,>> she agrees, and then opens a channel from the cockpit to the cargo bay behind her. "Is everyone in?" Between her and Yuun, the little flotilla of desperate personnel are loaded and headed towards the larger ship.
The Gran that Lahni found seems itching to take off, and their digits drum restlessly, trying to keep from pushing the take off until cleared to do so, but clearly wanting to leave now, now, now.
Behind Kadi, Nerys and Jax, theres an increased trembling in the walls and floors, which grows and can be felt through the landing cave. Then, as they burst back into the hanger, it stops, and all is still.
[ Nerys Greystorm (Nerys)]
Nerys, sliding out from the warren of wires and cables she had made for herself, was soon popping up to her feet, "Belate, keep the engines hot, I'm on my way." She kept a good pace with the other two, making certain neither fell behind, until breaking to move to one ship or the other was inevitable. "See you on the other side." Now was the time to give thanks for the ship Kadi had so kindly tinkered on for her. "Make a path!" Nerys, launching herself up onto the ramp as the J9 started to pull it up, was soon on her way to the cockpit, needing only to slip into her seat and angle the ship around for launch as soon as the ramp was sealed. "Warden, we're on our way back to you." And they were off like a rocket.
[ Qadira Suuryet (Kadi)]
"PLease do, Jax," Kadi says, her relief obvious. Then she starts to head back to the ships, figuring she's the slowpoke of the bunch and trusting those two to not do anything ridiculously stupid. Well, not more stupid than they've already done. The shaking and trembling is all the same to Kadi, as she starts to run. It's as fast as she can, pushing herself, void armour and all. When everything goes quiet, Kadi can be heard to pant, <<Oh frell, RUN. Now! Get out of the system as soon as we can. It's going to blow. >> Kadi's words are meant for the Warden and those not landed. She makes it to the ramp of the Heart, and shouts, "Incoming! Look out in there!" There's a very loud WOOF from Fluffy which may have more to do with the poor squished passengers as Kadi makes her way to the co-pilot's seat, letting Jax fly. The ramp is closing as soon as Jax and Kadi are aboard.
[ Lahni (La)]
"Alright - the ramp's sealed. Get us out of here," Lahni commands simply, giving her gran pilot a relieved smile. If truth was told - she hated things like this. The fear - the danger. She just couldn't tolerate the guilt she'd have to live with if she turned her back when she knew she could help. "Take us to the ship out there so we can unload like the others," she adds - indicating the Warden on their sensors. She flicks the controls on the ship as they fly - angling the deflector shields so most of their energy is focused to the rear - in case the asteroid explodes before they get fully clear.
[ Jax Greystorm (Jax)]
Jax was up the ramp moments before Kadi. Making sure she was aboard. He hit the button to retract the ramp and seal it. He was across the ship and past Fluffy. "Hey Fluffy." Then he's dropping in the pilots seat. HIs knees scrutched up as he made adjustments and soon the Wayward heart is rising from it's landing spot turning and taking off. Kadi's yatcht looking like a winged sea creature as it sailed swiftly through the system. Jax lets out a sigh of relief. Then and only then reaching down to pull a leaver to move his seat back.
[ Yuun (Yun)]
Yuun gets a confirmation that his cargo bay doors are closed. Hearing the comm chatter, and he quickly diverts power and follows teh other ships out. Though in his haste, he bumps some debris, "SOrry, SOrry!" he calls back into the comms as he pushes power to the engines and the Phoenix Rising took off.
[ Sesti Greystorm (Sesti)]
The silence and stillness holds as the ships shoot out of the mouth of the hollowed asteroid, and then it's disrupted by a shockwave of energy that expands outwards, completely obliterating the asteroid into little shards, one of which pings off the side of the Phoenix Rising, and caroms out into space. The Birena Tai and Fortune's Favor are out well beyond the growing sphere of debris, the gran using their knowledge of the asteroid and system to advantage... or Fortune really is smiling on the ship. The Wayward Heart and Painted Guardian are finding things a bit more rocky, as the debris threatens hot on their tails, but not quite reaching them as they shoot for open space to jump to safety. The coordinates were sent by the Warden, that had been making the calculations while the other ships were being loaded, and they all manage to rendezvous together where there's no debris and unload the folks on the Warden to be taken the rest of the way to a safe planet for them.
