[center][h2]Jerus Je'and[/h2][/center]

The [i]Shadow Stalker[/i] soared out of hangar just behind HJ's ship, and not a moment too soon. The Republic's planetary railgun carrying battleship, the [i]Invictus[/i], finished charging its main weapon and didn't hesitate to fire. An arc of blue light soared into the Genesis Engine, exploding into a brilliant inferno two seconds after impact. At last, after two years of fighting and hiding and trying to outsmart the bad guys, we had stopped them.

But, as I glanced over my shoulder to check on Hayden on the way to the medical ship, I wondered at what cost that victory would come. Glancing to the left outside the cockpit, I spotted the ships that had gone down to fight Jorg Sucal on the surface heading for the combined fleet and join them. It was time to reunite the family.