[b][i]Natasha Zhang, Ashton and Flame[/i][/b]

"Hopefully indeed," Natasha replied to Carina. "Sorry for getting in your way, btw - Again, we were headed to deal with the Rebellion in Plenty. Now farewell!"

And with that, this 'happy' little interlude was over.

[b][i]Timeskip - Plenty[/i][/b]

It seems that there was no need to run the Blockade around the Agri-World of Plenty, as the trust gained with the Ascendancy was enough to get the blockading fleet to let the Xuanzang through willingly. Thus, they were able to soar to the hilly region of Peanuthaven, where the Xuanzang then hovered above the crashed Prison Ship called the [i]Circle of Hell[/i]. Natasha then addressed the crew through the comms, "All right, people, we've been let through by the Ascendancy's goons, but we need to make it quick before they catch on, especially as the ship is more noticable the longer it hovers above the crash site. So let's head for the meeting room to discuss tactics - I'll continue once we're all there."

When the crew, including the Star Marines, arrived, Natasha did continue, "I've also taken the liberty of asking Moonstrike One to alert the Rebels of our presence so that they don't accidentally send rockets at us. She should be relaying the message soon - Don't worry, it's all encrypted. As for the operation, well, it's also simple - All of you take a shuttle, or parachute, or use a jetpack, downwards until you reach the wreck of the Circle of Hell. Then you go in and search for Realist's prison chamber, brushing aside any opposition you meet."

A pause, "After this meeting is done, begin sorting yourselves and assigning combat roles. Tarak, you're overall leader, with full liberty to split it into smaller sub-teams if need be."

Another pause, before Natasha addressed Finbarr, "Mr. Callaghan, assuming I got the range of your 'portal power' right, we'll be hovering 500 meters above the Circle of Hell, meaning that if you guys need a quick getaway, we will need to hover lower in an emergency -"

Ashton interrupted, "Actually, Finbarr has a way around that, although I'm not sure I should be open about revealing the exact details if he hasn't openly indicated he's willing to share. Then again, he might already have told us about it earlier and I could have forgotten. Either way, he has a way around that which can be used for a quick getaway."

Flame then said, "Either way, we should also keep the ship's cameras open, focusing on potential threats all around. If there are remnant Ascendancy forces in the ship, we should try and message them that we're taking Realist off their hands so that they can be free to reinforce Ascendancy troops elsewhere or otherwise pose as their 'relief'. Or we can kill them all, but that'd expose us as their enemies unless we have Samuel and Iris and perhaps Amy conduct a local communications blackout by using a mix of electromagnetics and enchantments before we all swoop down. That said, it'd be efficient if we do, so perhaps we should try it?" 

[b][i]Blue Crow (NPC)[/i][/b]

He was new to the Bounty Hunting business, having had only less than a decade in it. But during that time, he had gone through many ordeals and fought the worst civilized space had to offer. He had seen the war and its immediate aftermath, and knew that in order to bring him closer to his goals, goals which were at odds with what others wanted, he would have to make sacrifices. Sacrifices which would further his patrons and which he personally disagreed with. But to achieve his private quest, he'd have to endure... Even if it meant fighting [i]children[/i] to acquire the Ascendancy's discarded property.

As he and his companions snuck through groves of peanuts and shade trees, many of whom were engineered to emit a natural pesticide toxic only to insects, Blue Crow sighted the Xuanzang flying overhead and thought, [i]Oh, no.[/i]

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