"<Incoming Missles.>" Yuri said. Dren was distracted and turned quickly, seeing the missiles light up on his display. They were close. The ship had come out of nowhere and now another unit was targeting him, but he knew it wasn't the same as the others. Dodging to the side, the missiles shot past, then he watched them quickly turn around to chase him again. Turning quickly again, he barely had enough time to hold up his shield before they slammed into it in succession, sending the Paladin flying backwards with each hit. Alarms blared in his head as he struggled with the controls, gripping the two control orbs beneath his palms.<br/><br/>"<What the hell is that new unit?>" Dren demanded. To his left, a schematic of the mech appeared with as much information Yuri could pull up about it, which wasn't much.<br/><br/>"<It seems to be another variable fighter, much like the Paladin.>" she said, "<It's extremely fast>"<br/><br/>"<Open a channel to it.>" he said. There was a pause as Yuri opened her holographic mouth to protest, then she sighed and did as he asked. Dren hit the side of his helmet and the visor opened, splitting down the middle and sliding sideways to reveal his inhuman face. It was worth a try to see what happened.<br/><br/>"Attacking Vessel. I am a soldier of the Nekan Space Force. Stand down now or face consequence. I am currently protecting this ship as per the NSF Distress protocol. This is your only warning."<br/><br/>With that the attacking frigate fired on the Elyandra and Dren watched as the advanced unit still advanced. His brow narrowed and he pulled his rifle from behind his back.<br/><br/>"<Yuri. Charge the Ether Generator.>" he said. Two pods extended from the Paladin's back, resembling boosters of some kind, yet gears inside began spinning, making a purple glow. A power line along the Paladin's arm became energized and his rifle began to shake as it powered up. Leveling his gun with the incoming craft, he waited for power to reach critical mass before firing, taking the shot when the new mech was in line with the attacking frigate. He was sure the mech would dodge, but he hoped the massive ether blast would hit the ship and damage it. He wasn't sure how powerful their shields were but even his weren't able to stop an ether blast that powerful.