Eva's head was spinning with the sudden turn of events. First, Red Lightning had acknowledged her like she was a mere fly on the wall then Lucky Luck created a small diversion for himself to run off with Handel or whoever that glasses-wearing weirdo was. Then out of nowhere, Black Hole Merrick himself and the giant red-haired woman now known as Heartha appeared to confront the Marine captain and his oncoming subordinates. And with their arrival came a heavy air that weighed down on Eva's shoulders. She wasn't so sure if it was from the tension between the two sides or a result of Merrick's known gravity power. Eva decided to ponder on that thought later as she glanced over both parties. Even though she was standing in between them, neither side made any acknowledgment of her. Whether it was a good or bad thing was primarily up to what the blonde's next move was. She had three options; 

If she helped the Marines, they would arrest or execute the pirates right then and there without giving her any credit or money. Red Lightning could probably deal with them all himself and might not even hesitate to turn on her.

If she helped the pirates, not only would she be going against her morale code but she would also ensure a bounty on her head. And there was also the fact that she would be on the receiving end of Ricden's wrath.

If she left... she would never forgive herself. Even though she usually tried to avoid direct combat, that didn't mean she ever ran away from a fight. She was strategic on how she fought, especially since her physical prowess wasn't the very best. However, she had just gained a new power that might turn the tables of this battle.

After taking one last time to look over the two opposing sides, Eva let out a heavy sigh. [i]I'm seriously going to regret this later...[/i] That next moment, she pointed her free hand at Ricden and his subordinates.

"[b][i]Tempest Burst![/i][/b]" She shouted as she sent a gust of wind at the Marines, successfully pushing a good number of them back into the alleyways from which they came. Eva didn't know if her attack had any effect on Ricden since she wasted no time rushing towards Merrick and Heartha.

"You may not know who I am, but I want to make a quick deal with you Black Hole Merrick." Eva stated, "We are heavily outnumbered so I'll give you and your rag-tag team cover if you give me safe passage to another town far from this place. As much as I hate pirates, I hate Marines who try to take what's rightfully mine even more. We have a deal?" She offered her free hand to the red-haired pirate with a mixture of determination and annoyance in her eyes. In truth, she wasn't sure if Merrick would agree, but there was no harm in trying. She already made the first move.And if he did allow her on board his ship, Eva would make sure to sleep with her pistol ready.