The next few weeks passed them all by quickly. Jace spent some time stocking up on various rations. Making multiple trips to Mars where the rebellion had completed and the price of food was already decreasing. He was able to trade ice crystals for food easily enough with water being a rare commodity in space.

His team became somewhat more relaxed once they got into things. Starting to understand that they had to work on this cruiser instead of just getting the minimal amount done. Although the strong alcohol and the games helped a bunch to bond. Not to mention Jace was far more lenient about interpersonal relationships, that is he overlooked the relationships that were going on.

Not that he had any reason to stop them in the first place. But it was also curious to see Catherine Hex struggle. She had been fine before but now her mind was clear but her ability was apparently malfunctioning like it had a mind of its own. She was constantly being thrown into the past of an object because of her psychometry.

According to Shilla, the reason for this was because the nanobots were no longer in her body and the ghost that had attached itself to her was acting as a conduit for her power. But now neither of those were active to help her control her power. Essentially it was an unguided evolution where she never learned how to control her psychic abilities on her own.

Which really brought to light the understanding part of the nanobot system that existed in their galaxy. Which was something even he had been struggling to understand for a time. But looking after the fact, it was clear all these little moving parts were necessary not only for them to evolve, but to also slowly move away from the nanobots and the nano system.

The cruiser had undergone massive changes in the last few weeks. The sensor suite and communication suite had both been completed and were operable by a single console. The two hangars aboard the ship were fully functioning, while the storage section had a massive amount of refined medals that were printed through the new material printed from one of the fully repaired hangars.

While not a priority both the brig and the infirmary were complete. Jace had even gone out and grabbed specialized equipment that Shilla and Catherine needed that they could not easily make. But most of the rare metals used to make them could be found in the asteroid belt so he only needed a single one as an example before recreating them with the material printer.

The laser cannon on the cruiser, which seemed to have been the central part of the cruiser’s original design, was operational. But only just barely, it could fire off a single shot before it would no longer function. In order to fix that- well actually that is what Jace was doing at the moment.

He was covered in soot hanging from the roof as he adjusted some of the wires. The issue was the initial wiring that the ship had was not good enough for the power distribution methods that they had in mind.

"Hey Jace, something just happened!" Shinobi called out as he walked into the room and tossed down a holographic puck that started to play the news from Prima Terra. The news was another new thing that had popped up. Seems like the freedom of speech was something they knew how to use. Because they were launching satellites to broadcast beyond just this system. The tech they were using were reminiscent of something from their galaxy which was how they were able to easily tap into it.

The image that popped up was of images of a station they were still in the midst of hobbling together above Prima Terra. They were creating it so they could have a stronger presence in space because Luna was becoming a primary trade port and the infantile government of Prima Terra wanted a part of it.

But behind and around the station was a fleet of warships and larger ships that dwarfed the station. If he had to guess they would fall into the category of Colony, Royal, World class ships. These were the types of ship he had only seen in history books or would land to colonize entire worlds.

"What the hell?" Jace mumbled under his breath. Then he saw it, the design of those massive ships were reminiscent of the Mortella. "Ah... I see. So they came."

"So it is the Mortella?" Shinobi asked.

"The design philosophy is the same. So I would say so." Jace answered as he finished what he was doing. "What are they saying?"

Shinobi nodded at the hologram. "Unmute."

"The angels have returned to Prima Terra after a hundred years." The newscaster announced. "We are already seeing movement from not just our system but from across the galaxy after the angels warped, apparently directly from the border of the galaxy to the Milky Way. Seemingly by passing several worlds and nations."

The image flared as what looked like a flood of grains flew out of the sides of the ships and both toward Luna and Prima Terra. "We are looking at the attack fighter fleet as it floods out. Just like we had seen so long ago. We also received word that the galactic alliance agreement is in effect. We will broadcast from our station in orbit as long as possible-"

"Mute." Shinobi mumbled. "What are we going to do?"

Jace flipped down and landed on the ground. "I am taking the Hound’s Tooth. I just finished wiring the cannon but the panels need to be put in place." Jace started ordering as Shinobi retrieved his hologram puck and followed Jace out of the room.

"Just you?" Shinobi asked.

"No." Jace answered as he moved through the cruiser. He would have to get to the hangar in the facility to launch his fighter which was where it was stored. "Some of the drone prototypes of the Hound’s Tooth and corresponding VR pods are ready. Launch and use those with Cain on standby. Make sure the laser cannon is ready within the hour. We will need it." Jace ordered as everything was starting to line up.

When he underwent his changes he knew he had a foresight ability but he also knew he had sealed it behind a wall and put a separate consciousness in charge of it. Filtering out all information and only giving direction on what he should do. Which is why he knew they needed the laser cannon ready. He did not know why until now.

"Okay, I will pass your orders onto the others." Shinobi separated into a separate hall as Jace walked out of the cruiser and onto the temporary construction bridge that connected one of the cruiser’s airlocks to the doorway of the facility.

Jace tossed his tools onto a table as his armor formed around him. He began running through the facility. Remotely starting up the Hound’s Tooth as he went and confirming with Cain that the others were following his orders. He even got reminded by Cain that there is some equipment sitting in the hangar that he is going to have to secure before he takes off.

By the time he arrived at the hangar he could already tell that the two prototypes had been launched. He quickly pulled the various plugs and equipment from the fighter and rolled them out into the hall which only took him a minute before he was sealing the hangar to the facility door and opening the door that led into space.

The atmosphere barrier was up so he and the fighter were not sucked out into space. Jace was able to jump into the cockpit as he had preopened the canopies ahead of time.

Once he was inside the first one sealed and he flew out as the second one sealed as well. In the time since they occupied this facility they had slowly refined and used up a large chunk of the asteroids nearby. So the moment he flew out into space he did not have to maneuver around asteroids. He was able to speed up and fly right out of the asteroid belt.

The moment he did he picked up the faint but disguised signals from the first two fighters. Both of which were being controlled remotely. But looking at the icons, it appeared the controllers were Valkyrie and K.

As he pulled up in position behind them he connected to their shared communication network. Holding back the chuckle from seeing their temporary callsigns. "Canine and Incisor. I am guessing Cain set up those names. You two are going to be attacking these ships. Is Crystal joining us?" Jace asked as started pushing the engines as he flew past them and sent them combat plans he whipped up within the last few minutes while he was getting to his fighter.