The Tempest suddenly froze, held in place by the tractor beam rather than being pulled towards the battleship.

[b]Meta:[/b] Shit.

A notification then appears on his HUD as the disembodied robotic voice of Niner could be heard.

[b]Niner:[/b] Reactor is ready for overload, awaiting command.

[b]Meta:[/b] Steady, we're still caught in their tractor beam but keep on coms and be ready for my signal.

[b]Niner:[/b] Affirmative.

Putting his coms on standby, he then sees Hany's Ribbon appear in the distance as Fanny starts talking.

[b]Meta:[/b] Hmph, taking off my helmet would be the last thing I would do here.

But as he hears her say "Dorsin ost Halit", he immediately realizes that she might have something to do with everything that's happened to him, as if he didn't think of it before. He would have to deal with her later however, as his focus is directed to the task at hand. 

After a minute or two, the Tempest's already damaged sensor array somehow managed to pick up a broadcasted transmission from the Forte ship, containing what seemed to be: cat noises?
After the transmission ended, nothing happened, the tractor beam was still holding all of the ships and Hany's Ribbon was still getting closer. Meta was unaware of what that message was, perhaps a warning from the Forte, but he couldn't understand what it meant. Suddenly an explosion appears on the Tempest's viewport as one of the ships fires on another, disabling the tractor beam and causing the Forte ship to malfunction. It took him a few seconds to realize what was happened but as the ship's controls flashes from red to green, his instincts kicked in.

He immediately turned his coms back on and ordered Niner to overload the reactor, and within a few seconds, the ship's propulsion and navigation systems flared up a bright green. He quickly steered the Tempest away from the Forte ship and turned to face the dark expanse of space. Without any time to key in a destination he pushed a lever forward as the Tempest zoomed away from the rest of the nearby ships, disappearing completely.

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Now travelling through hyperspace and safely out of harm's reach, Meta let out a sigh as he slumped back in the pilot's seat. He then looked to his side and realized that he had another problem to deal with: his newfound uninvited guest. He grabbed Fanny by the arm and led her out of the cockpit into the rest of the bridge before releasing her near a seat.

[b]Meta:[/b] Start talking. Now.