The blaring of the alarm jarred Alanna from her conversation with the Duros.  Slamming her ale bottle to the bar, she leaped to her feet as the pilots and combat personnel began running for their posts.  Glancing at Katta, she gave him a slight smile and wave.  "See you in space, hopefully not in pieces."  With that, she was off, running down the corridor with Beeper racing toward the hangar to prep the Lady Shadow for launch.  Quickly making his way to the ship, Beeper was lifted into his slot, beeping and whirring as he began the pre-flight checks, running diagnostics and powering up key systems.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Alanna had joined the rest of the pilots in the briefing room, taking her seat next to Zeta and just in front of Elmus.  First looking up at the tactical display, she then glanced at Zeta. As she watched the red dots coming into view quite quickly, Alanna smirked and shook her head.  "Imperials are nothing if not persistent little bastards, aren't they?"