FLASHBACK
"Launch, Tisha. I'll be right behind you," Suki said, her voice unwavering despite the dire situation.
"But..." Tisha began, her concern evident.
"No 'buts,' Tisha. Just go."
Tisha initiated the launch sequence, ejecting her beacon ship from the Zlanov. Seconds later, she looked up, expecting to see Suki's beacon ship right behind her.
Instead, a powerful explosion rocked the Zlanov, sending shockwaves through the void of space.
The violent blast knocked Tisha's beacon ship off course, the last thing Tisha witnessed was a fiery explosion, the Zlanov engulfed in flames, its wreckage drifting in space. Suki was gone.
