[b][i]GM Post - Natasha Zhang[/i][/b]

Natasha tried to hide how much she was stressed right now, her head hurting and her blood running hot due to the Star Marines and various crew folk needing her to be their 'taxi service' as well as their Captain. Running ahead of Nero and plopping herself down on the cockpit seat, she remarked to the not-so-psychotic-soldier boy, "Oh, no, I saw how you piloted that gunship on the news. No one wrecks my ship while piloting it except for me, no offense meant."

And with that, she began preparations for liftoff, preparations made more difficult by the fact that the hangars were being locked down and her ship had been flagged as the vessel from where the 'Magical Terrorists' had come from. At least she stocked up on supplies, including shipboard ammo, which reminded her to check her accounts later on - They were still absurdly rich, right? Well, that can wait, as lifting off without authorization while trying to avoid collateral damage took all of her attention right now.

The [i]Xuanzang[/i] exited out of the hangar into open space without further incident, except for a few spooked maintenance workers and pilots of maintenance craft, which nevertheless added several additional charges to the Crew's rap sheet. A pursuit followed as various Rau've made starfighters scrambled to intercept them, forcing her to activate her Spacewarper engines for a random jump into deep space so that she can at least have time to get her bearings and perhaps talk with Moonstrike One through FTL comms later on.

All the while, she didn't get what she should do, didn't know what to feel during this sudden upset of fortune. Everything was going so well and she was looking forward to a breather and relaxation and even allowing these kids a glimpse of a normal life. Speaking of which, she apologized further to Nero should he still be nearby, saying, "Sorry about what I said earlier - Just... I didn't expect to get booted off the Galactic Bazaar, of all places."  Then it occurred to her, "By the way, you and the other Star Marines were attacked, right? That's why there was a Pillar of Fire and Security were after you guys." Opening the comms, Natasha said, "All right, everyone - To the Conference Room. We need to tell Moonstrike One we might have a new enemy!"

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Moonstrike One's Holographic Sigil was still a moon with two crossed longswords underneath it - One of her sigils. However, it seemed to vibrate as the modulated voice behind it said, "Operatives, it seems that we are seeing a coordinated attack on Moonstrike interests, considering the fact that news has arrived, from the Galactic Bazaar, that the local stock exchange was attacked by 'pirates' serving one 'Captain Aaron Falcon' - Another escapee of the Circle of Hell. This attack on the local stock exchange also stole many of the assets acquired by RealAscendancyStockBets' speculation on Plenty, speculation which, by the way, caused several thousand innocent people to be arrested for 'economic sabotage'..."

The hologram then turned to Ashton and Flame, the former which had frozen in shock at the consequences of his attempt to be 'clever, while the latter clenched his fists, "...And also gave the OIS a pretext to put hundreds of thousands more people under surveillance. But that's beside the point - Most of the money your crew acquired due to speculation has been stolen from your accounts, let it be a lesson for not coordinating with us."

She then continued, "Now for other news. The Kanarusian Federation has agreed to support Moonstrike and is sending one of its members to join your ship as a liaison. He was originally supposed to meet you all in the Galactic Bazaar, but after being informed of the 'incident', he has agreed to meet you all in the Crab Nebula instead."

And then files were sent to their Omni-tools detailing what information about Doruva was allowed for them to know, before Moonstrike One then continued, "By the way, Realist says hi."

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