<div style="text-align: right;">http://www.myfconline.com/character_avatars/251178_163083.jpg</div><br/>Nick "Skids" Walden<br/><br/>Skidmarks began increasing the power to his engines as he pulled away from the battle fortress. Lieutenant Carter's voice brought pleasant feelings to the young pilot and worked to ease the tension for the moment as the wing moved towards their positions. As he made enough distance he increased speed and began cruising into the star littered tapestry of space.<br/><br/>Skids could feel the fighter plane in his head, and he closed his eyes to spend a moment concentrating on and enjoying that symbiosis of man and machine that came with the protoculture powered vehicles. There was a little thrill or flutter in the pit of his stomach as all this happened. He still felt it every time it looked like a fight.<br/><br/>