This isn't want Raymond wanted. Carthus was doing an impressive amount of maneuvers to keep them from getting hit, while the Monroe's artillery struggled to find a target... But She wasn't meant for extreme combat. The Monroe was a expedition ship; which meant that they had some amazing armor and shields just in case of debris and other things floating in space, but also for these types of scenarios... And no matter what Raymond did with Kaite to try and improve on their offense, they were limited by the Committee and the ship's capabilities. Raymond wasn't going to give up hope yet. His ship has been through a lot over the three years of its voyage, and has saved Ray many times.

But now, as the pirates slowly surrounded the Monroe, and gave the message, Ray's brows furrowed, his eyes fixed on the view outside. [color=blue]"The hell you are... Carthus, when I tell you, I need you to drop the Monroe down as fast as you can, and do your best to squeeze through the damaged ship, get the best angle to avoid some fire... I know, easier said than done. But I got faith. Tango, lock the cannons on the bottom of the ships, hopefully we can steal a couple punches before they react."[/color]

A voice entered his ear, a very deep one that he recognized as Gue'rach, someone who looked like a one man army. [color=blue]"Gue'rach, I got a question for you... How fast does that suit of yours go? And how do you feel about sniping some pressure points on the back of a maneuvering ship?"[/color] The question seemed casual, but he was crazy enough to do it at this point. [color=blue]"If we can get Nexus or Kaite to get some information about the ships, including their weakpoints, you can take a shot at them out of the hangar door, if you're up for the challenge."[/color]

Yeah, it was a crazy plan, but he didn't really see another option. He wasn't going to lose his ship to a bunch of pirates that got a jump on them. Call him prideful, or stupid, but he'd rather die than for that to happen. He also had a few non-combatants on board, and although he knew they could most likely take care of themselves (especially Rae), he didn't want them to know what it feels like to be taken hostage by insane space pirates. 

So, if everything were to work out, he would have the ship dropping, Tango shooting, Geu'rach shooting at Kaite's coordinates that he sends to him on his HUD, and Raymond can set the coordinates for their warp drive. [color=blue]"Alright, anyone who knows how to man a cannon, get to the bridge. I need those weakpoints sent to Geu'rach soon. On my mark..."[/color] Ray stared at the ships, the Monroe had yet to respond or do anything, put the ships slowly started to move forward, seeming to think that the Marauders wouldn't be stupid enough to actually try and resist.

Raymond climbed into a control system that operated one of the cannons manually, locking in on Tango's coordinates. [color=blue]"Go!"[/color]