Ryven activated his warp drive along with the rest of Almity's small gang of frigates and destroyers. He watched as the others disappeared in streaks, engine trails fading behind them. He frantically searched his overview for whatever was preventing his warp from activating. There was a glitch. There must be a glitch. He finally caught glimpse of the Ishtar, or Vexor, or whatever it was, and his overview finally updated. "Sneaky Noob." Dumbass name. Decent pilot. Definitely a pain in the ass. Definitely matching him for speed. Ryven double checked to see if his repairs were keeping up with what damage he was taking. Ryven grinned. He was maintaining armor levels near 99.9%. He quickly overheated all of his mid-power modules. He needed to gain an extra boost of speed. He watched as the range began to open. It might be just enough. The rest of the Minmatar gang was far behind, except for this Ishtar/Vexor, and a Malediction that was closing rapidly. Ryven hoped he would be able to escape in time, and saw warning indicators informing him that his modules were sustaining heavy damage from overheating. He crossed his fingers mentally. The heat indicator had reached maximum level right as he broke out of the warp disruptor's range. With lightning speed, he activated his warp drive...
...the orange target indicators flashed out of view. Space flew by around him in ripples. He was vaguely aware that his microwarpdrive had been destroyed. If he'd waited half a second longer to activate his warp drive, he would not have escaped. He felt exhiliration the moment he landed on station. The Malediction followed, but, Ryven was able to dock safely. He laughed long and hard.
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