*Earth*
Fayam dashed off towards the mentioned planet at full speed. In the meantime he thought of a good disguise. He didn't want to take too much risks.
*Outer Space*
Anthraxx came close enough to see loose stars as Anna said: "I've found a message. It said: 'Run while you can.' I think that ship was attacked first. And by the way, Solaris comes near. Our solar system, if you will. I'd better turn to get to Sol. Or instantly Gaia." To herself: "If only I knew... Oh. There it is." She adjusted the course.
*Tomahawk*
Farrar tried to bend her head around the situation. "So what you're saying is they got a tech advance. Now in comes the problem... Your turrets can't fire at cloaked ships but our nuclear towers do. Depending on what cloaks they have, of course. However, those aren't effective at all. If we could somehow connect our scanning systems to the turrets' target systems it'd be ideal." Omega joined in: "Yes. We need the best of both. I wonder what Hor'kuu is up to, though. I haven't seen him for a while." Hor'kuu was checking on how the Leviathans started to exactly copy the anti-Borg turrets for his requested blaster.
*** Tomahawk ***
"Maybe... probably. If it can be done, you are welcome to try," Scott told them. "Word from ONI is that the cloaking devices can be tracked by the Tachyon emissions. Regrettably, the turrets' sensor systems are not equipped to track such, but if yours are, then by all means. In addition, we have reason to believe that elements of the Breen Confederacy and several sects of the Kazon have thrown in their lot with the Star Empire. We already know the Cardassian Rebels known as the True Way have joined them. However, UNSC FLEETCOM and ONI are both at a loss as to what has compelled them to commit such a task force to attacking here. ONI Section Three and Fleet Admiral Hood both asked me to ask you... is there something you have here that would be of any value to outside forces or foreign powers?"
*** Outer Space ***
K'torr adjusted the path of his ship to follow Anna. "If that is true," he told her, "It begs the question of how they left the ship the way we found it. Describe what you saw of the interior - what did you see before the ambush?"
*** Dragon'taan Orbital Spacedock, Dragon'taan Orbit ***
"I have been authorized to represent the DMC while our higher-ups are all currently away on assignment or unavailable," The colonel responded to the Protoss. "Colonel Anne Harkov, at your service, Commander."
*** Sol's Bar & Grille, Dragon'taan ***
"Right," Ann sighed as a waiter approached the table. In the background, Kabier and Viktor could be seen walking out of the restaurant with baby Tyber in his carrier.
"Sorry for the wait," the waiter - a Red Fox - told them, having a heavy southern accent. He scratched the back of his head. "Had a bit of a mess to clean up. Anyway, I'm Gideon, I will be your waiter tonight. What will you all be having to drink and are you ready to order?"
*** Indari Manor, Dragon'taan ***
While Drake and Amie slept with Raz between them, Kyle was watching an old movie when the phone rang. Mathayus was upstairs meditating - or sleeping with Maria - and Anna was tucking Kira into bed. Kyle sighed, paused the movie, then answered the phone. "Indari Residence, Kyle Indari speaking."
*** Krystal's Mansion, New Cerinia ***
While Krystal slept, Markus worked quietly on Celina's other birthday gift. With the growing intergalactic tensions, Markus had become increasingly worried about Celina's safety. Saraabi could handle herself well enough - she'd been trained by the Tal Shiar. Celina... not so much. With his family asleep, Markus found it an ideal time to work on Celina's gift in his workshop. Not the most powerful weapon in the galaxy, but with the right modifications, Klingon Disruptor Pistols were potent weapons. And being a pistol, Celina's weapon could be easily concealed.
*** Shaan's Cantina, Cloud City, Bespin ***
Lando lead Ketorr and Kia to his waiting transport, where they took it to Lando's office building, where he lead them to his personal office. "Now, help me understand - you're purchasing a lot of Tibanna Gas, but what is it for, if I may ask...?"