291 For Me?

The end of the battle didn't mean that everyone was willing to go peacefully. Some of the Kepler officers were still communicating with each other, trying to organize a counter-attack, to escape the ambush, and the Tapani certainly hadn't given up.

[275 degrees, plus 15 degrees elevation, Tapani Cruiser's engines just completed a successful prestart check cycle.] Nico reported, parsing thousands of lines of sensor data a second with her Innate Talent.

Max sent a single blast from the Ion Bombard Array at the vessel in question, then laughed as a Technician exited an airlock to throw a wrench across the expanse of space at his Mecha.

The feeling was understandable but still amusing.

Sporadically, the Reavers continued to fire on the Tapani vessels, until they gave in to demands and moved their crew into the escape pods.