Gwyntaan glanced up at the Captain and gave a distinct nod.  While he was perfectly capable of inflicting serious damage on the woman confronting them, Captain had been specifically talking about the weapon, and so his attack was aimed at disarming Ja X instead.  Like a scaled battering ram, he launched himself head-first towards the shoulder of her weapons-hand.  At the very least, that should throw her aim off, and hopefully send the weapon flying.  If he was lucky, it might even knock her to the ground.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>A few klicks away, well out of range of the quarry, the pickup truck roared back to life.  The orb zipped back into the cab, while the man behind the wheel gave a colorful (if impossible) description of both machines' lineages.  The break-down had cost him valuable time, since information could be and was often sold multiple times if the market for it was good.  He'd settle for salvage, though.  After all, he made his living putting things together that shouldn't work - but did.