Zhou Yu assessed the troops and officers, seeing discipline in the former, and arrogance in the latter. Both could be manipulated if one played their cards right.

As he searched for a door, he found a button, glancing back towards the control room and casually noting Benny playing with Bondi. [I]"It speaks,"[/i] Zhou Yu thought, surprised that he no longer felt surprised that a green blob could communicate better than a dead axeman.

When lieutenant Quary made his demands, Zhou Yu introduced himself by shouting through the door, "I am Grand General Zhou Yu of the Kingdom of Wu. We are preparing to relinquish ourselves peacefully into your custody. I do however request to be greeted by someone of my equivalent rank as per custom. If someone cannot be found, then the closest thing you have to nobility will suffice. I am preparing to open the door now." Zhou Yu pressed the button and prayed to the gods that it was the control to the door.