USU OZEIB 7
Yuri stood in the airlock tunnel on the orbiting station with her mother and could only gaze in disbelief at the condition of the BLOOD JUSTICE as repair crews began to swarm over her hull. There were huge chunks of hull missing, carbon scoring dotting the superstructure wherever she looked. The elegantly curved bow of the ship was caved in, open to space on one side, the sensor array fin and dome torn completely off. She could see the shimmer from force fields holding the void of space back and she glanced at her mother quickly, worry etched all over her face.
"Mother?" She gasped softly. "What… what if I have lost him? They were supposed to leave, not stay and fight!"
Aikiro reached out and took her hand. "Be strong Yuri." She spoke turning as Tesand approached from the opposite end of the tunnel. He walked quickly up to them with the pad in his hand.
