With a final shudder the ship and the blinding light as the enemy ship was basically torn apart of its own accord and then utter silence, save for the continual blaring of the attack alarm. For several moments no one said anything, there was barely any breathing going on till Captain Troy sighed deeply then suddenly cried out.<br/><br/>â€œWoo!â€ her voice holding her excitement at surviving what looked to be for a moment their end; the rest of the crew began to express their own relief in the situation. Some of them were crying, hugging one another, pats on the back, fist bumps, etc. The overall picture was one of relief and celebration, all that is save for one; the static and silent form of Veronica. There she stood head bowed eyes closed and taking very slow and measured deep breaths, her being seeming trying to calm the young woman who only moments ago basically told the whole ship about her pregnancy. News she had not wanted to break to anyone, especially Jared in such a way since she had yet to come to a decision about whether or not to keep the child.<br/><br/>Normally this would not really be a problem and was truly something to celebrate and rejoice in, seeing how most of the female population had either gone infertile or lost the ability to carry a healthy baby to term. Pollution was one of those things that truly people did not know the effects till some generations later. It was the gradual decline in the universal birthrate that finally clued everyone in, but by then it was too late with the hope then being that relocating to a new home world and some serious medical assistance women would once again be able to get pregnant and carry to term naturally. Times were as they were that now there was no such thing as contraceptives, the thought being that if a woman could get pregnant then she should. Of course with this being the policy sexual intercourse was taken very seriously and not something that was done casually, since the chance of a child coming from it though slim was still likely.<br/><br/>Veronica knew this and as such could not follow along with her usual practices when being involved with a man, even still she did not really ever take into consideration that she would get pregnant. This was a lot to handle, not to mention the fact she was surly going to get chewed out for her recent performance in regards to her duties on board the ship. All in all it was just a lot to handle and at the moment she was working on trying to keep from throwing up which is what she had felt like doing ever since she confessed that information to Jared. Suddenly a hand on her shoulder made her jump slightly as she turned to face the owner of the hand, eyes adjusting to look down at the slightly shorter Captain who now stood beside her.<br/><br/>There were no words for several heartbeats before the Captain finally spoke up, â€œI will be refraining from writing up a formal report on your recent behavior, but expect disciplinary actions starting with helping the med staff with taking care of the injured. Understood?â€ her tone was not unsympathetic but the order was still clear.<br/><br/>Veronica nodded her head taking a final deep breath she murmured a thanks before she making her way to exit the bridge. It was just as she reached the entrance that a message came over the com system, making her pause and everyone on the bridge stand in shock.<br/><br/>â€œCaptain! We have a situation here in the hanger!â€ the sound of someone roaring and then what could only be described as someone being thrown into something could be heard in the background.<br/><br/>â€œSecurity to the hanger!â€ the Captain Troy she ordered while stalking off to what one could only assume was the hanger.<br/><br/>â€œSecurity was already there to take the enemy pilot into custody maâ€™amâ€¦â€ an ensign said from his console as she walked past.<br/><br/>â€œAnd?â€ she asked as she turned to glare back at him as if he was the cause of the chaos on her ship.<br/><br/>â€œWellâ€¦they um have the enemy pilot in custody and heading to the brig...but getting Angela and Jared under control is not going very wellâ€¦â€ he stammered under her heavy gaze.<br/><br/>â€œAngel and Jaâ€¦â€ she finished with a growl storming out, not saying a word to Veronica who knew that she was to follow since she was likely to be needed with handling Jared.<br/><br/>Angela had removed herself from Jaredâ€™s mech just before they reached the hanger, guiding the battered and damn near destroyed Orion to its spot. As she powered down she could not keep herself calm, the more she thought about the battle, Jaredâ€™s behavior, how close she came to dying it all compiled itself into an angry ball of rage whose target just happened to be Jared.<br/><br/>Krato tried his best to calm Angela but it was of no use as she jumped from the cockpit, landing on the floor with barely a pause as she stalked over to Jared. Fist clenched at her side, she walked up to him and without hesitation punched him right across the jaw.<br/><br/>â€œWhat the fuck is wrong with you?! Huh?!â€ she growled not waiting nor really wanting an answer as she continues. â€œFirst you are not here when we fucking need you, because you are off fucking that bitch! Then when you do show up you donâ€™t do anything but nearly get yourself killed along with the entire fucking ship! Which I am only guessing you showed up because the fight interrupted you and youâ€™re fucking of that bitch! While we are out there fighting for our lives so that you have the ability to fuck her again!â€ she snapped in anger. â€œActing like an animal and nearly get yourself killed because your fun time was ruined! You have fucking everything anyone on this ship could ever hope for and you so easily throw it away because you canâ€™t control your temper!â€<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF4000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Jared knew he was going to get a lecture, he was ready and prepared for it but then Angela went too far with insulting Veronica and their relationship. He could not contain his anger, he was not in a frenzy but certainly enraged. Jared hit back, punching Angela in the stomach before knocking her away to put some distance between the two of them. â€œShut the fuck up Angela!â€ He shouted back, â€œUnlike you I canâ€™t simply become a feral animal on the holodeck to make everything better!â€ Jaredâ€™s voice dropped to an almost threatening tone, â€œUnlike you, Iâ€™ve got someone I care about that I want to spend time with.â€</span></span><br/><br/>Angela grunted and stumbled back from the blow and the shove, her eyes cast down at her feet as she listened to his words. Rage building with each word the final line being the one that cross it a she raised her gaze to stare hard at Jared, â€œMaybe thatâ€™s because unlike you I know what it means to sacrifice for what I believe? Because I am willing to put the lives of those I am charge with protecting above my own petty emotionsâ€¦â€ she stood straight squaring her shoulders as she continued to glare at him. â€œEverything is not all better for meâ€¦it never isâ€¦nor do I ever think it will beâ€¦but at least I keep my mind on what is important and not stuck up someone elseâ€™s ass! Especially seeing how one does not really know how many came before you?â€ the last bit was said with a smug grin and was meant to hurt since she really had no info to back up that claim, nor had there ever really been a rumor about Veronicaâ€™s sexual past.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF4000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Angelaâ€™s verbal attacks actually fell short of what she might have expected. Jared didnâ€™t care so much about Veronicaâ€™s past before him, she pulled him from a destructive state more than once and now they were going to have a family. Still Angelaâ€™s high and mighty attitude wore thin on Jared. â€œYou talk of sacrifice but you didnâ€™t sacrifice anythingâ€¦ He left you, plain and simple,â€ Jared responded viciously. He turns and starts to walk away as if sheâ€™s not worth the effort. â€œHeâ€™s probably all ready found himself some new tailâ€¦â€ He says over his shoulder. Though he has his back to Angela, Jared had his ears and reflexes ready incase she came after him. Ready to spin, catch her, and use her own momentum against her to throw her across the hangar.</span></span><br/><br/>That did it. Bringing up HIM was not something to do lightly and Angela had about had it with Jared. Glancing about she snatched up a pilot helmet and threw it at him as hard as she could, following up the throw with a charge as she roared out her anger now wanting to see him dead for his words. Nails extending to claws, her fangs bared and she launched herself at him.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF4000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Jared heard the helmet and was able to move out of the way but threw him off balance to deal with Angelaâ€™s charge. She knocked him over and he was just barely able to grab her wrists before she could bury her claws in him. Knowing the danger of her fangs still, Jared head butted her and used the momentary pause in her attack to flip her over him. He sprung to his feet and faced her ready for another attack.</span><br/></span><br/>Angela hissed in pain as he head butted her then flipping her over, her reflexes and anger blessing her with the ability to flip and land on all fours. She snarled low in her throat at him remaining crouched as her tail flicked slowly from side to side. Waiting only a moment before she tumbled toward him, legs coming out to try and kick his legs out from him.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF4000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Jared jumped/tumbled over Angela as she tried to take out his legs and grabbed her tail as part of the tumble. He yanked hard enough to pull her off balance from her planned motions and then spun to kick her in the back while he let go of the tail. Though the kick was strong, Jared stilled pulled his punches not wanting to hurt her severely/permanently. He just wanted to bring her down a peg for the moment.</span></span><br/><br/>Angela snarled in frustration before hissing in pain, her injuries from earlier starting to catch up to her as she stumbled forward. Turning around slowly she glared at Jared, nothing but pure hatred in her eyes. Raising her fists she moved toward him in a more disciplined fashion, getting in within striking distance and making a show of a couple jabs to his face before then aiming for a snap kick to his chest.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF4000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Jared avoided the first few jabs and brought an arm up to deflect the last one but that left him open to her kick. He saw it at the last second and was able to shift to the side slightly to avoid a direct hit but still the blow was hard. To lessen the impact and damage, Jared quickly rolled and spun with the hit using the momentum to take a half step closer to her. When he came around back forwards he brought his elbow up to try and hit her head. Hopefully it would be enough to get her out of his hair.</span><br/></span><br/>Angela was frustrated that he had managed to get out of the way of her attacks, and then he was beside her his elbow coming at her with Angela barely having the time to move enough out of the way only so that it clipped her ear which made it ring but was still not enough to make her back away. Spinning now she tried to backhand him in the back or shoulders, should that miss she was going to continue through with the into a spin kick to try and connect with his body.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF4000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Her backhand connected, sending Jared staggering forward and ultimately falling to the ground. He quickly rolled to avoid Angela pressing the attack and that would most likely result in broken bones at the very least. He half rolled, half spun into crouch and lunged at her to tackle her to the ground where he could either pin her or try to beat her into submission. His eyes were slightly into their animalistic coloring and he let out a small snarl as he lunged.</span></span><br/><br/>Angela did not move out of the way of his lunge taking him full on with a snarl of her own as he knocked her back and to the ground, but that was not where they stayed. Clawing and snapping at him with her fangs, as the pair rolled and wrestled about on the ground; Angela literally trying to kill him and Jared seeming to and either knock her out or just get her under control.<br/><br/>It was at this moment that Captain Troy, Veronica and basically the entire security force; the look on Captain Troyâ€™s face was anything but friendly. Without even hesitating or trying to talk to the pair she motioned the team forward with one hand, with the other she held Veronica back. The pair watched as the team sighted their weapons and fired, the heavily dosed darts making contact with enough sedatives to take down a raging bull so it was practically instantaneous when they were struck.<br/><br/>â€œAlright take those two to the brig. Put them in separate cells facing one another. They need to talk this out when they wake up. While you are down there make sure the prisoner is secure and see if he wants to talk or notâ€ Captain Troy began giving out orders as she looked around at her hanger. â€œI want his mech stripped and analyzed. Make sure it is blocked from connecting to our systems. Start on repairs on all the other mechsâ€¦â€ she faced Dren now with that last statement. â€œI know you helped with working on the Stalkingcat earlier so I want you to oversee all the repairs to the mechs. When Angela wakes up you are welcome to go and visit her if you likeâ€¦â€ turning to Veronica â€œSame goes for you and Jared but you are still to be down in medical till thenâ€ turning her attention back to her hanger. â€œSomeone get this mess cleaned up and then authorize the Aladannis to dock with us and get the new pilot a room immediately. I want him in a room and resting after all that fine fighting. Everyone else get to work with the Aladannisâ€™s repair crew and get our home back in tip top shapeâ€ the last bit was broadcast throughout the ship as she stood there and waited to greet the captain of the other ship and her new pilot.