The Engineer looked at her quietly. His bulky mass was slowly returning to normal, and the red in his eyes dimmed. “No. But I will hunt down everyone who had anything to do with the Calamity.”

Nori frowned. “We can’t just run around, killing indiscriminately.”

“It's inevitable,” Bulco said calmly. “You know we have to find the ones who gave the order. We must know what they have planned for us. And along the way, we are bound to encounter more aliens who had a hand in it. I’m not going to let them go away quietly.”

“What makes you think I’ll be taking you along then?” Nori shot at him.

Bulco chuckled. “Please. You need me. I’m probably the only Engineer around, and definitely the highest level one.”

“I can find another,” she said. “Take him hunting. Level him up.”

“You could.” He nodded. “But that would take time. And you still need me for one more thing.”

“And that is?”

“The ship this guy came in is parked right outside, and I claim it as spoils of war. Unity’s void tunnel drive is still busted. I know I can take out the Scout’s drive to replace ours. So if you want my help, I’m still a part of the crew, same as before, nothing has changed.”

Nori closed her eyes. “I could just fly to the space station and ask Alzigo to fix it for us.”

“You can’t, you know that. He has to order a new drive unit from another star system and who knows how long that will take. Besides, I’m betting the cost will make the core casing seem like pocket change. Do you really want to waste weeks or months hunting Warped for money when the solution is hovering right outside?”

Nori took in a deep breathe. “You thought it all through, didn’t you?”

“I told you before I was going to kill that blue freak when I saw him next. I’m a man of my word, but I did give him a chance - because you asked me to.”

The Navigator breathed out. “Alright, I can work with that. You can come along, but I have conditions.”

“I’m listening.”

“Once we take the drive engine from the scout ship, she goes to either Diamond or Martin. They can use it to speed up restoration and help other faraway shelters. It also has real cannons and that could be really helpful if they encounter any more Broodmothers.”

“I’m cool with that.”

“Second condition: I am the captain. If we’re going to do this, I don’t want any more misunderstandings. Whatever I say, goes. If you’ll go against me, I’ll boot your ass off the ship. And I’ll make sure we’re in space when I do it. Are we clear?”