Sam did not stir during Jaiden's respite. Respiration appeared normal, or as close to normal as one could guess without medical experience. There did not appear to be any signs of injury, either; at least on the outside. That left only artificially induced unconsciousness or some kind of blackout. One good movie about fighter planes could tell the average Joe that blackouts happen at high speeds; especially if sudden acceleration occurs. It seemed as though the downed alien craft was just about as ideal a candidate for sudden acceleration as anything else, so that leap of logic wasn't difficult to make. Still...without the advice of a medical expert, it was better to err on the side of caution.

The vessel did...something. There was a sucking sound, a faint echo of an alert sounding from the interior of the craft, then a great 'whoosh' accompanied by a rippling effect surrounding the entire vehicle. Jaiden could feel a gust of wind from that direction. It came without warning, like a pulse of high-velocity pressure, and subsided just as quickly. There was an odd silence, during which the buzz of electricity could be faintly heard. The flickering light from inside the ship blinked out of existence, and plumes of smoke curled around the interior of a spheroid region just outside the fighter; almost as if contained within a glass globe. Then, with just as little warning, the buzzing stopped and the smoke dissipated upward, uninhibited.

As the cycle completed, the air pressure on the interior of the craft equalized by violently drawing in air from the surrounding area. It was a microcosm of the aftermath of the atomic bomb, when the winds came rushing back to fill the vacuum left behind by its awesome power. Leaves, branches, rocks...anything within range of the effect was pulled toward it with considerable force. Naturally, it did not last long. The red glow from the instrument panel blinked twice, another alien confirmation sounded, and the light ceased to be.

Sam finally showed signs of coming to, at that point. She furrowed her brow and wrinkled her nose, and her left hand came to rest on her temple. It took a few minutes, but she finally managed to convince her eyes to allow some sunlight. When Jaiden's fearsome form came into focus, she arched a brow and blinked again.

"Either I'm still out," she offered weakly. "Or you assholes finally caught me."