Max was on his way to the Mountain range when an emergency call from Absolution came across his intercom.
[Commander, we have a Klem fleet, actual Klem ships incoming. Numbers appear to be equivalent to ten standard pod waves, and sizes cannot be determined, but their trajectory changed without outside gravitational interference.] Admiral Penner reported.
That fell under the category of very not good, but it wasn't something that Absolution couldn't deal with on its own. For the first fight, it was likely better than he was in orbit, though. For one, he was the only one available who had orbital combat experience, and for two, they would need his targeting data to properly deal with a fast-moving group of Klem pods or vessels.