Sayeeda worked the fusion bottle as quickly as she dared as the gauges lit up. The fusion cells the jeep used were order of magnitudes smaller than the Highlanders own twin units, but the principal was much the same. With the aid of her helmet AI, she connected cables and by passed saftey cut offs, throwing switches and punching buttons. After a moment number two fusion reactor hummed, blinking red as its magnetic containment bottle came online. The smaller reactor power level plumeted even as Junebug threw the last cut out. With a shuddering sound the fusion process in number two ignited, expanding to fill the fusion bottle. Lights and systems began to flicker on and off and sparks rained from overhead panels that hadn't been patched yet.

"Neil shut down...!" but the pilot was already on it, scrambling to the main breaker board and tearing out fuses to all but the most crititcal systems. A puff of dust blew from the vents as the air reycler kicked on and Junebug's nose filters clamped down from her helmet to protect her respitory system. She stood frozen for a moment unwilling to risk jynxing the repair by moving. Everything held steady.

"Lonney? You back with us?"

"Aye Capt'm!"

"Can you pull anything from the astro nav?" she enquired, kicking off and floating up towards the bridge area.

"No Input ta go un Capt'm," the AI responded cheerfully. Junebug frowned. The disturbance in the R.I.P must have been worse than... the thought died in her mind as she emerged onto the bridge and saw the damage report schematic on Neil's terminal.

"Well fuck," she added helpfully. For a moment all she could do was stare at the the display, the familiar feeling of feeling a shot pass close by prickling her skin. It was a miracle they were still alive at all. Drifting to her console she punched in a few commands and started the few external sensors taking star sights. It was too much to hope for that they were anywhere on the charts, but at least they could locate a planet they could set down and effect real repairs.

"Where the hell are we?" she asked no one in particular.