*** DMCS Assassin, Peragus III ***
"If the Tal Shiar knew the Devoras was in there, they'd blow that field," Ketorr said. "If we go in to Tow the Devoras out, they'll blow the field with us in it. No, we have to keep the Tal Shiar from firing on those Asteroids, and if I know Lian, she still has engines, or she would not have made it in there. When we pull the Tal Shiar ships away, she'll see an opening and get out of there." His face was determined when he looked at Kia. "We use the tractor beams. Tactical, lock tractor beams on the Tal Shiar ships... full systems disruption. Pull them away."
"Full systems disruption, sir?" Tactical asked. "With all due respect, I don't know if the emitters can handle that on two separate--"
"Dammit, my children are in that field, and I am not leaving here without them!" Ketorr shouted.
*** RRW Devoras, Peragus III Asteroid Field ***
Lian watched tensely as silence ensued. In a sudden move, the Assassin locked on to the Tal Shiar Warships with a tractor beam, and they began to inch backward, seemingly without resistance.
"Commander... the Assassin has locked onto the Tal Shiar ships with a... tractor beam I haven't seen before," science reported. "It's disrupting all their systems; engines, warp drive, power, shields... weapons even!"
"He's opening the door!" Lian surmised happily. "Engineer, divert all power to the engines! Take it from life support, if you have to! Full Impulse Power, get us out of here!" The engineer hurriedly worked her console, and Helm pushed the ship forward full impulse. He avoided the asteroids as best he could, edging to the outer perimeter of the field. "Come on, big D, fly!" Lian muttered. Seconds ticked by, and then...
"We're clear!" the Helmsman shouted. Everyone on the bridge shouted with joy and relief. Lian, especially, let out a cry of delight and relief as she threw her arms around James.
"Helm... bring us alongside the Assassin," Lian said, her head resting under James' chin.
"Commander... engineering reports the Warp Drive is stable. We have power restoring in all systems, ETA, ten minutes, minimum," the Engineer reported.
Lian sighed with relief. "No rush," she whispered. James rocked her slowly, his arms around her, whispering in her ear and kissing her cheek tenderly.
*** DMCS Assassin, Peragus III ***
When the Devoras emerged from the asteroid field, Ketorr sighed joyfully and relieved, sitting back down in his chair, eyes closed, tears falling. "This was... too close," he whispered.
"Sir," the XO asked, "What do we do with the Tal Shiar ships?"