The blast of the reaper beam shook the crew of the Ad Victoriam, the hull was hit but there was no breach so they could continue fighting but Captain Karrel Vakarian knew there would be little that the ship and crew could do to effectively take on the Reaper. He had a plan but it would require the combined ground forces of the Terminus fleet, Blackwatch and the Alliance to hold out long enough for him to get back. 

[color=fff200]"Commander Faltus, we cant do a thing to that reaper without taking serious damage ourselves, we need more ships. I will go to the Citadel and bring as many ships back as I can to destroy the Reaper, do you think you and your men can hold out that long?"[/color]

Down on Arcadia, Faltus' team were suffering heavy losses, the Salarian team sent in to find and retrieve civilians from the wealthier districts had become completely over run by husks and killed, leaving only Faltus' squad, the Asari and the Original Turian Blackwatch. Faltus knew that this was going to be a losing battle if he didnt bring his soldiers back to defend the area that they were currently in until fire support arrived.

[i]"This is Commander Faltus to all fireteams, get back to the drop zone ASAP. Mission objectives have changed, if you find civilians on the way back bring them with you"[/i] Faltus knew that it would be unlikely that the Ad Victoriam would be back in time to save all the troops stationed on Arcadia, but they had to hold out for as long as the could. [i]"Look at the minute we have very little choice on what to do, that Reaper has an endless supply of troops and we have very few. The warship that accompanies the Ghost of Vakarian has just left to go and get us some more fire support, we need to hold out until they return. I dont know either of you personally but right now we have little choice but to work together. My suggestion is to barricade this part of town off and create a forward operating base to hold out here until we get some more fire support." [/i]