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“We received the signal!” Braddock yelled. “Move it!”
Ryker gripped her helmet and jumped from her seat in the ready room. Ever since Commander Horace placed the entire wing of the Formidable on alert status, Braddock had been leading briefings and addressing all available Star Runners. He had been light on the details of why they were on heightened alert at the edge of the Zahl-Legion border but had provided mission parameters.
Ryker had dropped the team of Serpents on the moon to assist the asset, but Braddock said the same ship was still in trouble. Long-range scans had provided a sketchy view of the situation. One Zahlian ARC was in pursuit of the fighter.
The mission was simple. Ten Tridents, four Corvo missile boats and one Karda would curve in between the asset and the Zahlia
