Tina wakes up to see Ava cuddled up to her
- Are you wearing only panties? she joked, this woke Ava up, her face flushed and she pulled up the covers.
- They're just very short shorts.
She smiled and held up her hands in feigned defeat.
- All right, I believe you... Probably because I think you wear bright blue and lacy.
She screamed and repeatedly punched her in the chest, screaming for her to shut up, while Tina burst into loud laughter, nearly falling off the bed if Ava hadn't caught her.
Suddenly, the entire ship shook, causing the girls to fall to the floor in a rather... Suggestive position.
They dressed quickly and ran out of the room straight to the command deck.
- What's going on? Ava shouted to the people behind the computer.
- Calypso Cultists! The guy on the right shouted.
Outside, the cannons of the sanctuary came out and started firing at the round cultist ships.
- What about shields?! Ava asked
She had promised lilith that she would take care of the sanctuary and the people in it, and she intended to keep her word. The Sanctuary was a fairly old ship, but heavily modified and improved.
- Destroyed!... The woman on the right said... They hit the shield module with rockets before it could activate!
The ship shuddered again, nearly knocking the two girls off their feet.
- Cannons 3 and 4 got hit!
- Enemy on board! They came in through the holds!
Ava plugs her device into the ship's systems so she can be heard throughout the ship.
- Atlas troopers to the hold!... Ava shouts into the communicator... Moze and fl4k go outside and cover the guns! If they are destroyed we are all dead! Zane and Amara help the soldiers in the hold!
Tina saw from the window how Moze in her bear walks outside and shoots ships and fl4k sits on top of the bear and also shoots.
Ava suddenly ran down the corridor and Tina followed her, Ava stood in the middle of the ship and turned to her.
- I can shield the ship... She started... but I must be protected.
Ava spread her arms and the entire ship was surrounded by a ball of energy, the bullets that flew from the inside flew out without any problems, but from the outside they did not penetrate inside.
Tina drew her pistol and ran to the cargo hold as she rounded the bend, had to dive through the makeshift cover, landing between Zane and Amara.
- How many came in?! she asked
- Too many! Zane shouted, throwing a grenade blindly.
Tina leaned out and fired, the skinny guy screamed and fell off a pile of crates.
Zane released his drone and hologram and lunged sideways for better cover.
- I'm afraid this may be our end.
- You're kidding?... Tina said... They're outnumbered, but we've got Amara!
Amara seemed to be having fun, Tina saw her smile for the first time, a bullets flew past her, but she didn't even flinch, still firing her revolver.
Amara threw six pistols into the air, her mermaid arms appeared, each of them grabbed the weapon in flight and they started firing.
The cultist ship began to retreat when it came under fire, it didn't get far before it was destroyed by a barrage of missiles.
Balex spoke through the loudspeakers.
- Attention everyone! Hold on tight! We're making an emergency jump!
The ship lurched and everything and everyone who wasn't bolted to the floor started flying around the rooms.
Tina jumped up off the floor, clutching her sore side, and started running to Ava. Ava stood, though she swayed as if drunk, Tina leapt forward and caught her as she started to fall. The tips of Ava's hair turned white.
- Too much... Ava started... Needed strength... In too short a time.
- Attention everyone... Balex said... We're approaching the ground.
- Where are we? Ava asked
- Promethea... He answered... Atlas has already contacted us. We can land on one of their starports.
- Okay, get us down safely.
Ava and Tina go down to the hangar, sit on the couch.
- Why did this happen? Tina asked, pointing to Ava's hair.
- Maya said this can happen when you use all your power for a long time. It may even kill.
Promethea was rebuilt after an attack by the twins and the Maliwan Corporation. After the death of the main director, Maliwan collapsed due to internal problems and was bought by Atlas for a song. Since then, atlas weapons have both intelligent projectiles and elementals.
Ava and Tina sat on top of the sanctuary, taking in the city skyline and eating burgers and sodas.
- I've never been on such a planet. Tina said while sipping her ACola (Atlas Cola)
- We can go sightseeing later... Ava said... You heard what the guys from Atlas said, it will take at least a week to repair the sanctum. At best. Two at worst.
Tina nodded.