[color=a2d39c][h1][center][u][i]Captain Maria Thorne[/i][/u][/center][/h1][/color]
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As soon as Kev’s voice sounded out over the comms, Maria was on her feet and bounding towards the bridge, walking in just in time to hear Andrea hailing the approaching ship in order to identify them. It was obvious they had already saw the [i]Veritas.[/i] Now they just needed to determine whether or not they were hostile.  Andrea was hailing, but there was nothing but silence from the other ship. 

“Andrea, open a comm to the ship,” Maria requested. When it had been done, she stepped forward to speak. 

“This is captain Maria Thorne of the cargo vessel [i]Veritas Lux Mea.[/i] Please identify yourself immediately or we will be forced to assume you are hostile, and blow you out of the sky.” 

She waited. And waited.  And then she walked over to the wall and pushed a button to open the ship-wide comm. 

“Attention all hands, we’ve got a little bit of unfriendly behavior. Teg, get to the port turret. I’ll man the starboard. Socket, get me warp [b][i]right now.[/i][/b] Andrea, evasive maneuvers." The words had barely left her mouth before there was a crash, and the whole ship shuddered. It wasn’t unlike what it had felt like when the bomb went off in the fuel line, but this time it wasn't an internal issue. The other ship was firing. Maria wasted no time in sprinting down to the starboard turret so that they could fire back. Apart from the turrets, the [i]Veritas[/i] was also equipped with two canons that the pilot could fire, so no doubt Andrea would be helping them out with blasting things out of the air if they couldn't handle it on their own. More than likely, her own hands would be full with evading the shots fired back. As soon as the captain made it to the turret, she climbed up and flipped a few switches, putting on a headset so she could keep in touch with the rest of the crew. 

Meanwhile, the other ship was coming at them with alarming speed. With the [i]Veritas[/i] puttering along, their unwelcome friend was upon them in an instant, and they were locked in combat. As Andrea continued evasive maneuvers, Maria aimed her turret and fired, wincing as the other ship fired in return and made the [i]Veritas[/i] shake violently.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before their shields gave out.