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

Flame took down the Cone of Silence when he saw the portal appear, and he and Ashton began running towards the hole in space-time, hoping that everyone else did so as well. After a pause to catch their breath, Ashton looked around and said, "Everyone, roll call! How many of you are here?!"

As he looked around, the brown-haired boy noticed Klein's presence, but instead of moving to punch the other boy in the face, Ashton himself said, "Klein, I'm glad you came back for us! We were angry that you just up and left like that, but at the same time... We understand what you've been through -"

Flame interrupted then, "Don't speak for me, Ashton." He then walked up to Klein and said, "I want you to lower your mental shields and submit to a through checking of your memories by Avelyn. That's the only way I'll accept you as part of this group."

"Flame!" Ashton shouted, about to blurt out that Flame thought kinder of [i]Crowley[/i] than anyone else here did, but that would expose his own faint hope that... No, there was no hope. Crowley had betrayed them and while he'd accept the other boy back after suitable 'penitence', the renegade Star Marine would not be the type to submit himself to that. But Klein, Klein was more forgivable, his only crime had been cowardice and a desire to have a better life than the abuse they had lived through. Nevertheless, his boyfriend was right - He just can't welcome Klein back with open arms. So Ashton continued, "Fine, Flame. I also want Laurey to look over all electronic devices Klein has on his person, there might be some data there, too. But first order of business is to check ourselves for injuries, then go to the good doctor."

It was then that Natasha entered the ship's lobby, saying, "All right, Kids, what exactly happened?! Some crazies who posed as Moonstrike operatives - They were not, I consulted Moonstrike One afterward - tried to paint the Moonstrike Symbol on our ship, almost wrecking our cover. And then I find out that some of you set fire to a sub-market and we're now wanted criminals." A deep sigh as she continued, "Add that to the fact that one of our numbers - Phi, I think her name was - has disappeared, and everything seems to be going downhill..."

She then looked at Klein and Jude and then said, "Greetings, new faces. My name is Natasha Zhang, Captain of this ship. Who might you all be? From appearance alone, you seem to be fellow Star Marines. Either way, once you're all done telling me what's happened, I'll show you all to the Medbay." 

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