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=== Chapter 8 ===

* [[Becca Nightshade]] (mentioned only)

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FM, Rig, and Jorgen sit in the engineering bay with Fine, discussing the FTL communication box. Through process of elimination, they guess that the purple and orange taynix are used for FTL communication. They discuss how to make it work, and Rig suggests that maybe they use a holographic projector to project an image onto the inside of the box. Jorgen details what he had been thinking about when Boomslug exploded, and they theorize that maybe thinking about the delvers in the nowhere scares the taynix into action. To test the theory, Jorgen picks up Gill and thinks about the delvers, and Gill teleports away but leaves Jorgen standing there. They try it using Rig’s box, but Gill doesn’t teleport. They try it with Happy instead, with Jorgen holding the box and Happy inside. Both Jorgen and Happy disappear, and they teleport into a cubby on the other side of the room. Jorgen is squeezed into the tight space, and is annoyed when the others find it funny. Jorgen decides that despite the difficulties, they should try it out with a ship.

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FM and Jorgen are in a two-seat fighter, with a box of the yellow taynix bolted to the floor of the cockpit. The rest of Skyward flight is there in case things go wrong, and FM and Jorgen discuss Joshua and the General Assembly while they get in position. FM plays some music as Jorgen concentrates on the taynix, and they suddenly teleport into the debris belt. They are forced to dodge several pieces of debris as the rest of Skyward Flight tries to get to them. Jorgen focuses on the place he wants to go, teleporting them out of the way of two giant colliding pieces of debris. Jorgen tells FM that he thinks the Superiority heard him that last time, and that they likely know he’s teleporting. Moments later, Cobb comes over the radio, saying that the Superiority is moving their ships into position, and that their biggest battleship has planetary weapons for bombardment. They realize that since the Superiority knows they could potentially escape using Jorgen’s abilities, they’ve decided to destroy Detritus once and for all.

When FM arrives at Platform Prime, the place is in chaos as people scramble for fighters. Rig is told to go with FM in her [[Dulo]], which has been equipped with another box to put the taynix in. Jorgen tells them that the plan is to use the taynix to launch a suprise attack on the battleship’s planetary cannon. Skyward Flight takes off and heads towards where the Krell wait, and FM and Rig begin to listen to music as they engage the Krell.

Skyward flight hides behind a cluster of space rock, and Cobb’s orders say that they’ll have to use the slugs to hyperjump inside the shield. The slugs need time to calm down, so FM and the rest of Skyward Flight have to wait a while. FM recommends that they pet the slugs to make them happier, and she feeds some of them caviar. Jorgen tells FM that he got some sort of cytonic communication from Spensa during the battle, and he saw her in the reflection of his dash.

FM and Rig sit in the cockpit together, listening to music and being cuddled by several taynix. FM tells Rig that she likes him, and they hold hands as they enjoy the music. Four more ships arrive to teleport inside the shield with them, and they all line up and touch wings. Once everyone is ready, Jorgen teleports them.

;Characters

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* [[Freyja Marten]]

* [[Rodge McCaffery]]

* [[Jorgen Weight]]

* [[Chubs]]

* [[Fine]]

* [[Gill]]

* [[Jeshua Weight]]

* [[Matthew Cobb]]

* [[Ziming]]

* [[Cuna]]

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;Plot Summary

FM and Rig work on an experiment in the engineering bay, trying to teach the taynix to teleport to a familiar place. She shows Chubs some caviar in a box, calling it “home”. She puts Chubs in a separate box and tells him to go to “home”. Though he doesn’t initially, he eventually teleports into the box. She tries the same experiment with two more slugs, with varying results. They head to the command room on Platform Prime, where Fine has been loaded into the communicator. Cobb calls Cuna, who responds.

Cobb tells her that he doesn’t know how to find them, and Cuna says that the enemy has fighters bombarding their location. Cuna sends the coordinates, which appear in Jorgen’s brain. The call ends, and Jeshua wants to inform the National Assembly to let them make a decision. The coordinates are fading from Jorgen’s memory, and Cobb tells him and Skyward Flight to go immediately.

;Characters

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* [[Freyja Marten]]

* [[Jorgen Weight]]

* [[Rodge McCaffery]]

* [[T-Stall]]

* [[Catnip]]

* [[Kimmalyn]]

* [[Sadie]]

* [[Nedd Strong]]

* [[Arturo Mendez]]

* [[Gill]]

* [[Happy]]

* [[Chubs]]

* [[Drape]]

* [[Twist]]

* [[Cuna]]

* [[Fine]] (mentioned only)

* [[Matthew Cobb]] (mentioned only)

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;Plot Summary

Skyward Flight readies their planes, and they put several taynix inside Jorgen’s fighter. They all touch wings, and Jorgen teleports them to Cuna’s coordinates. They are met with the sight of an enormous space monster, which Cuna identifies over the comm as a [[mammoth starpod]]. It is burrowed into the rock, with incredibly long tentacles and a gaping maw. Cuna tells them that she is on [[Sunreach (station)|Sunreach]], the research station built to study the creature. Krell fighters round the side of the creature, and they engage Skyward Flight. Jorgen uses his IMP during the battle, then uses a taynix to hyperjump away. He overshoots and ends up close to the starpod. Several Krell target him and fly towards him, and he hyperjumps again. The taynix don’t listen to his directions however, and he teleports close to the starpod’s mouth. His shield goes down and exposes him, and the Krell blow his ship to pieces.

;Characters

{{Columns|

* [[Freyja Marten]]

* [[Jorgen Weight]]

* [[T-Stall]]

* [[Catnip]]

* [[Kimmalyn]]

* [[Sadie]]

* [[Nedd Strong]]

* [[Arturo Mendez]]

* [[Gill]]

* [[Happy]]

* [[Chubs]]

* [[Drape]]

* [[Twist]]

* [[Cuna]]

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;Plot Summary

Horrified, FM informs the rest of Skyward Flight that Jorgen is dead. They decide to proceed with the mission and free Cuna. Gill suddenly teleports onto FM’s dashboard, and she surprised but happy that Gill escaped. Gill teleports her into the research station, where Jorgen, Cuna, and her staff wait. She joyfully hugs Jorgen, glad that he is alive.

Cuna informs them that the station’s defenses are failing, and that the station’s life support generators will soon be destroyed, killing them. Jorgen’s exudes that the only course of action is to leave now, then allow himself to come back for the others. Gill suddenly teleports away, then returns with Fine, who had been on Detritus. FM quickly tells Jorgen to send the slugs images of their flight members. The slugs teleport away, then return with the members of Skyward Flight. As the life support systems begin to fail, they quickly huddle together as Jorgen concentrates. FM tells the taynix to take them to home, and they teleport away.

;Characters

{{Columns|

* [[Freyja Marten]]

* [[Jorgen Weight]]

* [[Rodge McCaffery]]

* [[T-Stall]]

* [[Catnip]]

* [[Kimmalyn]]

* [[Sadie]]

* [[Nedd Strong]]

* [[Arturo Mendez]]

* [[Gill]]

* [[Happy]]

* [[Chubs]]

* [[Drape]]

* [[Twist]]

* [[Cuna]]

* [[Fine]] (mentioned only)

* [[Matthew Cobb]] (mentioned only)

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;Plot Summary

FM, Cuna, the taynix, and the rest of Skyward Flight all appear in the engineering bay, greeted by a surprise Cobb. They all rejoice at their survival, and Cobb meets with Cuna. FM tells Rig what happpened, and apologizes for worrying him. FM sees a stack of newly delivered caviar waiting in the room. She cracks several jars open, and allows the taynix to feast to their hearts content.