Nori’s faces clouded. “That’s not good. We have no way of knowing how long the Broodmother and her Warped army are going to stay put. They could be storming the shelters as we speak.”

“Actually, I’m pretty sure they’re not,” Lana said from her chair as she continued interacting with her own consoles. “Now that the power is fully restored, I can access the ship’s sensor. They’re not very good, so I can’t be sure, but I’m detecting a large Warped presence at Lou’s Yard.”

“Can you show us?” Nori asked.

Lana nodded and pressed a few keys. The leftmost main monitor flickered and the diagrams it was showing changed. It now showed a simplified aerial map of the city. Most of the map was in ranges of blue, but several spots ranged from yellow to red. Nori pointed at the brightest one. “That’s Lou’s Yard. See how the bright red is surrounded by a faint yellow? I think that means that the horde is still there. Most of it, at least.”

“So those are the two shelters?” Bulco asked, pointing at two other spots. Unlike the first, those were mostly yellow with a few red dots inside.

“Yup.” Lana nodded. “Even though my Path’s telling me the sensors are crap, there’s still more data I can try accessing. I’ll keep working on it and let you know what I come up with.”

“I’ll familiarize myself with the flight controls,” Nori said then glanced at Nathan’s immobile form. The young man was almost lying on his back with dozens of transparent tendrils attached to him, occasionally blazing in different colors. “Nathan looks busy, too.”

“I guess that just leaves me,” Bulco grunted. “I better get started on repairs or we’ll never get this tub into space. If you need me, I’ll be working on the quarters first.”

“Wait, why the quarters?” Nori frowned. “Isn’t it more logical to secure the engine room?”

Bulco shook his head. “The entire ship is built around the engine. It branches into side shafts and even under the bridge. The quarters sustained the least amount of damage, so it should be a relatively easy fix. I thought to start with the simple stuff first, then move my way up to the more problematic areas.

“Wait, that gives me an idea,” Nori said. “If you can make the quarters airtight, the rest of you can stay there while I pilot the ship to the space station. Alzigo’s equipment can patch it up a lot quicker than you can on your own.”

“Interesting idea,” the large man nodded. “And just how do you suppose to survive unprotected until we get there? Going to hold your breath the entire way?”

“No,” Lana said, her eyes shining with a sudden understanding. “She won’t have to. We have that alien spacesuit, remember?”