Alanna gave a whoop of triumph as she saw the cruiser erupt into a massive fireball, her view screen having to darken in order to protect her eyes from the intense light from the explosion.  "Nice shot, Gold 5, that tore him in half!"  Her elation was interrupted, however, by a feeling that tore through her body, shaking her to her core and making her gasp for breath.  Beeper squeaked and whirred his concern for his owner even as she ignored him, turning her gaze toward the final cruiser bearing down on the Independence.<br/><br/>Her eyes were wide as her mind raced.  "What the hell was that...?  That feeling..."  Part of her was exhilarated by the power of the feeling, but more of her was nervous, frightened even.  It felt so completely unnatural... as if the whole galaxy had pulsed and rippled with the intensity of it.  Deep inside, part of her wanted to know more, to experience it again... and it made her very nervous.  Putting her own ruminations aside for now, she reached for her on-board computer.  Keying her comm system, she called Zeta again, her voice shaking faintly from the residual effects of what she just felt. "Zeta, what's going on in there?"