Her window lit up with dozens of tiny, green dots. Ragnosians battlecruisers. They surrounded the planet like a swarm of angry hornets, firing on the smaller Leyrian ships that zipped back and forth.
Anna punched in a few commands.
The shuttle slid sideways, to her left, and the Scrappy’s enormous starboard wing came into view above her. The orders were for fighters and other small craft to cling tightly to their motherships on the initial approach.
A voice came through the speaker.
“This is Admiral Tael Vrath to the Leyrian Fleet. We are here to render assistance. I repeat we are here to render assistance. All Ragnosian ships are ordered to stand down and leave the system immediately.”
“Whoever you are, we’re just glad you’re here. We…Their shields.” Static cut off the end of that se
