Sombreroman
"In The Night's Name."
The ship, which has moved backward, now faces its thrusters at the Vespan Moth, By now the thrusters begin spraying bright blue sparks, brightening the area.. it seems almost familiar..
The first sparks reach the Vespan moth, reaching across a large amount of space before contact.
"Activating FTL Engines."
"I Can No Longer Function in This Body. I apologize. Goodbye."
The machine seems to shut down, the liquid metal droops.. the Model IV Appears to restart itself.. its body forming into a leaner shape closer to that of a Cattus-Sicut..The hole still remains.
Meanwhile, The malfunctioning Type III comes online..
"Hello."
". . ."
Data Loaded
"I would normally attempt to stop this action.. But It appears to be Connected to the Weave... Meaning it has a plan.."
The malfunctioning Machine would open what looks like a strange electrical outlet...
"It plans to Incinerate the Moth... All Energy Is Required."
A metallic cord flies from the back of the damaged machine, plugging into the ship.. It's chest opens up, a damaged core exposed.. humming quietly..
"I recommend you wear some form of lead armor. There is a chance that my Core will release harmful radiation."
The Remna has moved into the control room, where the IV ignores it.. almost seeming to assist it, manning the other consoles in an attempt to reroute power.. Other Crew on the ship, most of which are mechanical, also begin rerouting power.. while the biological crew seem to await orders...
The ship's loud speaker begins giving orders to the crew..
"Reroute all Energy to thrusters and physical armor. we cannot let that thing kill even More..."
What look like old DN Ships are in the area.. they aren't physical, more like specters.. the Scouting Ship's Cloaking is being used to Create images, rather than to conceal..