Neil hovered the [i]Highlander[/i] near the moon. At least, it would seem to be hovering to those inside. They were actually moving quite fast, as far away from Fornax as they possibly could. Though Vesuvius loomed to the left on the monitor, and the Bio-fleet that blockaded the brown and green planet of Fornax was visible to the right. Hundreds of thousands of dots that lingered around the celestial body like a planetary ring. 

Neil only paid slight attention to such a massive fleet, instead following the maelstrom of fiery debris heading straight for the Xenonid invaders below. Neil had never seen something so captivating. The glow that emanated from it reflected off his eyes, and he stared until he saw it consume countless ships, engulfing the largest Bio-ship of the fleet as well. The only one that was large enough for the three of them to make out details of it. 

Its feelers wiggled in panic, its carapace strong enough to hold off fighter ships utterly powerless against such a missile. Within moments, the mockery of life was totally consumed in fire. Neil let out a breath, blinking and coming back to himself. He was glad he was in the front seat or the two women would have seen just how excited that had made him. "So ladies," he said, turning up the power to the engines even more as they passed Vesuvius and approached the next planet in the system's ring of worlds. "Is one of you good with a needle? I think I'll need to be patched up a bit before I get into that Cryotube." 

On the monitor, the mass of debris that wreathed flame and destruction utterly decimated most of the fleet. Thankfully, the merc's calculations were correct. The large freighter's remains sliding past Fornax rather than directly into it, resulting it maximum damage to the fleet with minimal fallout to the planet. Though now the manufacture-world had a new satellite in its orbit, one that could be seen from the naked eye on a cloudless day. 

"Lonney, take over." Neil said, wincing as he stood up. "Roight, mate." the AI replied with a programmed enthusiasm, the [i]Highlander[/i] now maintaining its current course for the time being. 
[@Penny]