Tucker stood defiantly as the pirates continued their assault on the door. It was launched off of its hinges and towards the Sim trooper. He swung his sword, cutting it in half. As soon as the click of the pirates' triggers sounded off, the dome shield surrounded Tucker and his friends. Bullets bounced off harmlessly, and when the rounds stopped coming, the shield went down, and the sims returned fire. Tucker ran out. 'Okay, this is like fighting the Texas clones. Easy.' He stabbed a merc in the chest. A bullet bouncing off of his shoulder reminded him that the Texes didn't have guns. He sliced at two more. He turned as another was about to stab him, but Grif was behind the mercenary just in time to stab him with the grenade launcher's blade. Tucker nodded in thanks. He moved onto another target. This merc raised a Battle Rifle at Tucker's helmet. The Sim grabbed the barrel and ripped the gun away, then slammed the stock into his helmet. He flipped the rifle into the air and caught it by the handle. He put up his sword and fired a burst at a soldier. The first round scored a head shot that dropped him, and the other two killed the one behind him. He saw a rocket fly towards him and activated his temporal distortion. Time froze and Tucker ran at the offender, ducking under the rocket. Time resumed, the rocket killed a crowd of mercs, and Tucker tackled the pirate. He punched him out and got up. The fight went on, and the Sims were winning. Eventually the pirates retreated, and Tucker turned to his friends. "Everyone okay?" They all nodded. Doc was regaining control over O'Malley, Simmons was reloading his Needlers, Sarge was making sure the mercs were dead, Lopez was with Caboose checking the mercs' weapons for ammo, and Donut was leaning against a wall. His shoulder and neck were bleeding. "Donut, are you alright?"
"Yeah. I shot a pirate point blank. Guess his blood got on me. I don't mind when liquids get all over me." Donut winced.
"Dude, that's not his blood, it's yours. Guys, we gotta get going. Now!"
"Honestly, Tucker. I'm fine!" Then the lights went out and they felt a sensation of falling as the ship's power went out.
