The ship lurched for a moment.  A simple turn of the helm undertaken that thrust the bulk of the frigate to the side.  Throughout the hull the rumble of ancient engines could be felt as they powered up for a shift in course and then powered down to slide the bulk into place.  Void shields flickered and waivered around the hull as debris floated against the invisible barrier.  Katarina had to work hard in order to match speed and position with the object they were now using as cover.  Especially difficult was the lifting of the ship so that Axis could make use of the dorsal weapons in order to lance fire across the incoming ships.  Claudia could see the sweat sliding down the worn faces of the crew as they maneuvered and positioned the ship, Katarina’s orders causing a near collective seizure among her flight crew.  Even words of inspiration from beautiful lips came across doomed to this focused set of pilots.<br/><br/>Seda could feel the resistance of the ship as the ancient machine spirit seemed to relive memories past left in the past.  The history of the vessel was well known with its ominous omens and ill fortunes, yet there was strength in a vessel taken from the depths of a space hulk.  Yet the ship quivered only for the cry of battle and the smell of victory.  Reigning in such a need was difficult but her patience guided the vessel’s system to lash outward and disrupt the communications of this strange race.  There were far more lines of communication than even she could anticipate as she noticed not only the four ships speaking, but also a myriad of smaller probes that circles the ships and were spreading out from the two forward ones.<br/><br/>Perhaps from this miscommunication or simple luck a pair of torpedoes from the ships streaked past the wreckage of the freighter they were using as cover.  Those weapons seemed to try and alter course, at least so far as Seda could feel from her position but their path would lead out into the abyss of space instead of toward them.  In response though the ship did little better as the volley of munitions went far wide of the pair, spitting out their force uselessly beyond them.<br/><br/>---Next Strategic Turn Starting---