The answer to his demand came back to him at the speed of light...  In the form of laser fire.  Still well inside weapons range, the Everest's answer was a violent one.<br/><br/>Logistics Officer Sammy smiles grimly to herself.  "So... the crew all managed to get off the ship, hmm?  Good to know."  She turns to Ensign Kim.  "Kim, get a lock on their torpedo bay..."  She then glances at the gunnery officer.  "Take coordinates from Kim, then transfer the firing controls to my station.  I'll take the shot.... our men aren't going there now anyway... and their crew has evacuated.  Kim!  Tell me as soon as you get a lock!"<br/><br/>Ensign Kim frowns in concentration as she focuses the ship's sensors back on the<em>Ignomious.</em>.  "I'll do my best..." Scrutiny+Detection 61/70 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31741)  "I've got a lock... fire!!!"<br/><br/>Sammy,, having slaved the weapons to her console, aims for a long instant before firing the weapons in quick succession at the<em>Ignomious'</em>torpedo bays.  "Firing!"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">attack</div><div class="spoiler_body">38/65 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31742) 2 extra degrees of success with the Sunsear Lasers...<br/>34/60 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31743) 2 extra degrees of success with the Port Lance battery<br/>36/60 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=31744) 2 extra degrees of success with the Forward Lance.<br/><br/>Damage  three hits from the Sunsear lasers, 1 stopped, 2 get through for 13 damage... no effect.<br/>Three Lance hits, one after another, directed at the torpedo bay...<br/>11 from the first hit added to 21 damage from the first round of firing... doing 2 past it's 30 hull points, leaving it crippled... and getting a 2 on the critical hit chart... since she was aiming for the torpedoes, she successfully takes them out with that hit... seeing as she hit her target, Vanessa would stop now... but can she?</div></div><br/>The Everest's Port Sunsear Laser batteries tear through the<em>Ignomious'</em>shields opening the way for the lances to fire.  The Port lance fires only a moment after, cutting through the hole in their shields, getting a direct hit on the raider's torpedo bays and ripping through them like a hot knife through butter.  The Everest's forward lance battery's muzzle glows as it prepares to fire as well... Vanessa attempts to abort the final, most powerful shot, having completed her orders.<br/><br/>Even as Vanessa fired at the<em>Ignomious</em>, Sammy contacted the Kobras Aquiarre.  "Voidmistress Sarah, I will accept the change of command, but I have a question, if your vessel is disabled, should we not move all vital personal onto the Everest?  The Rogue Trader will be safer onboard a functioning ship, won't he?"<br/><br/>She turns to Navigator Vanessa.  "Turn us back toward the Kobras Aquiarre, and prepare to receive survivors."<br/><br/>She toggles a switch to get her the hanger bay.  "All shuttles, prepare to launch rescue operations!"<br/><br/>Vanessa smoothly turns the Everest back around toward the Aquiarre, slowing the ship back down to cruising speed.  "Copy that."  She glances at Sammy.  "Aren't we jumping the gun a little?  What if they want to stay on their ship?"<br/><br/>Sammy shrugs.  "We don't know where the Chaos Battle cruiser went... so next to the Aquiarre is the best place to defend it right now... and if they don't want to transfer here, we can always cancel the shuttle launch.  But we don't have time to have every order approved, Vanessa."