I think, therefore I kill.

[ProwlerPC]

Jin'ko Hayate stretched back in her cockpit tilting her head back and rocking it back and forth to relieve the kink developing in the back of her neck.

"Do you see anything?" she said over the comms in what seemed to have the tone of a complaint.

*No, Jin'ko*, *Nothing*, *All is clear* came the litany of responces that seemed to be the theme of the day.

A long sigh of boredom accompanied her next breathe out. Today Jin'ko was part of the first of two GMG squads patrolling in Beta that day, each squad consisting of six of GMG's top equipped ships. Each squad was 5k away from each other spread out on a horizontal plane to maximize scanner area. Any GMG going into Beta for patrol expects trouble and yet today they are finding quite the opposite. Where can they be?

They were returning from a routine short patrol. To the landmark planet known as Elysium and back. They couldn't stay in Beta too long because of the radiation's effect on the hulls of the ships despite the shields. If the Ayakashi was stationed in Beta at this time they'd be able to find shelter and repairs from the radiation but the Ayakashi hasn't returned from it's journey to the Zoners in Theta system far away.

"Alright," she responded over the comms with meloncholy, "looks like we'll be heading home to write an eventless report."

Some of the pilots may have considered that a good thing but none bothered to point that out to their fiery wingleader who was notoriously eager for battle even amongst the GMG.

"Well maybe not so eventless, we have contact," chimed the point wingman, "looks like a battle too."

The statement jolted Jin'ko forward and immediately she assumed her role and began issuing commands, "Alright form up for battle, keep me updated on our contacts and someone patch into the second squad to provide a live feed and have em stand by."

The horizontal plane of ships uniformly shifted into a vertical wall formation to increase the amount of weapons reaching firing range of the target at the same time.

"It appears to be a Talon fighting alone against a gang of Outcast Sabres, the Talon seems to be faring well" continued the wingman updating the squads on the situation.

"A Talon? What is a Talon doing all the way on this side of Sirius? Is it even equipped to handle the space over here?" questioned Jin'ko Hayate at the curious news unfolding. "Do they see us yet?"

"Well energy signatures show that the Talon has significant firepower but the rest, I just don't know." answered the wingman, "We haven't been noticed yet but we should be coming within range of the Outcasts noticing us by our estimati...oh there, the Outcasts are breaking off. Looks like he downed a few and disabled one though."

"You hearing that squad two?" piped Jin'ko knowing they are getting a live feed, "go intercept them. We'll continue forward and see this unknown pilot and his query."

Jin'ko's squad closed in on the scene rapidly "Alright I don't want to leave big Sabre crumbs out here for the other Outcasts to find, we leave as little energy emitting signals as possible. Destroy the engines, shield emitters and weapons first and then the ship itself. I got the Talon covered."

"Hai!" shouted the loyal wingmen in confirmation and in moments of reaching the scene the Sabre was engulfed in coordinated fire, pieces systematicaly disentegrating off the ship just before the Sabre itself was destroyed.

At the same time Jin'ko's ship broke off and began to hail the Talon while circling behind it.

"This is the GMG, you are in a war zone, power down your weapons and indentify yourself or we will have to use force." began Jin'ko over the comms, "I repeat power down your weapons and identify yourself."

'Well I hope this pilot isn't trouble' thought Jin'ko Hayate to herself as she looked at the anonymous Talon and the Sabres wrecks in the area. Then seeing the other GMG finishing off the Sabre in it's display as she neared the rear of the Talon, 'for his sake.'

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