The rest of the week had breezed by for Serah. She was positively elated ever since that trip with Jason, though it hadn't gotten in the way of her duties as a pilot. She was a bit nervous when the big day arrived, the day when the rescue mission was going to happen. She wanted to see Elora back, but having to go against those [b][i]things[/i][/b] again left a bad taste in her mouth. Still, the team had assembled a plan. One squad to enter the base, the other to fight and hold them off outside...

Devors, on the other hand, didn't have a care in the world. He had just opened his second bottle of whatever alcoholic beverage he was holding, one that's more than likely outlawed in most colonies. His feet were on the dashboard and he watched the numbers and lights flash by on his screens like it were some kind of game.

When the jump happened, Devors landed somewhere on the other end of his cockpit while Serah was sitting pretty. Devors groggily got up, wet from the liquid covering him and tried to situate himself in space.

[color=Gold]"Ah, right, uh, 'sup Elise? Whazzat you need me to do again? Like, uh, orders?"[/color] Devors asked over the comms. He flew Ranius up into the front lines, spinning circles in the air to keep him afloat and not immediately crash to his death.

Serah, meanwhile, kept a tight grip on her controls. The cold isolation of space took her back, way back, to when that cruiser was attacked. She never had gotten over the trauma. With shaky breath, Serah opened up her communications.

[color=00aeef]"AA-XOTRY on standby. Following Caretaker as planned."[/color]

Serah chased after Katya, not completely into the right mindset quite yet. Even though distractions were deadly on the battlefield, the girl was stuck inside her memories. Memories of her orphanage... and a certain boy. She couldn't help but smile when she remembered that boy. It's what could keep her going, knowing she's fighting for his sake. Fighting to make him live a peaceful life. She was sure of it... sure that she could make him happy that way. Serah then thought of another certain boy. One much closer to her now. Almost without thinking, she opened up a private text channel with encryption.

[color=00aeef][i]"See you on the other side. Stay safe, and go get 'em for me alright~? <3"[/i][/color]

She sent the message to Ribasu and felt a wave of relief wash over her. She could now focus again, free of distractions.