Yelgir fired off another burst with the sonic frequencer, and the last ceramic target shattered. [i]Thor[/i] was safely back in the hanger, and Yelgir had recently finished repairing some of the minor damage taken. The crew of the ship was subdued, almost as if they were afraid to make a sound. Many of them were lethargic; giving up combat training in face of their inevitable defeat. The small android had no such qualms. On the way back to the ship, he realized that under Xien rule, the worlds would need peacekeepers and lawmen, and his experience would make him a valuable addition. He checked the charge meter on the frequencer, then pressed a button for more targets. He tried to keep busy, but his thoughts kept straying back to Jason and the scientist they rescued, Sheila. Out of all the crewmen on the ship, they seemed to take it the hardest. Jason may try to hide it behind toughness and anger, but after two years of serving together, Yelgir was not fooled. Sheila's story checked out; the command ship had a record of her in the database, complete with DNA and atomic recognition. Turns out she was working on some pretty serious stuff, NLW's, stealth sensors, and personalized cloaking technology. The research was transmitted from the station before it was destroyed, and Sheila was given a lab on the ship for when she recovered enough to continue working.

[hider=Sonic Frequencer]As a non-lethal weapon, the frequencer was still useful for shattering certain armors and dispersing unruly crowds. Originally invented towards the end of the atomic era, the frequencer's first form was a giant megaphone that had to be mounted on a truck, and was only useful for making people's ears hurt. It had a large backwash, too, and anyone who used it was required to wear high-strength ear protection. The latest model was now only the size of a pencil, although the sites, grip, and power source made it more of a handgun. It fired precision bursts of sound that could only affected the target, somewhat like a sonic laser. The strength could be modified from getting their attention, to blowing out eardrums, to even shattering certain types of plastic.[/hider]