He paused to examine a readout and confirm the display's translation. "There seems to have been a sudden surge of energy into the secondary ultra-capacitor array feeding the hyperjump nodes." Yhsif, who was monitoring the sensor station, suddenly spoke up in alarm. "Ma'am, the WhimPy's shields are beginning to destabilize. One of the syndicate ships just rammed it with their drive nodes energized. It's only a fraction of a percent but if they hit it again before it stabilizes there could be breach points." Cat opened a link to WhimPy-101. "Everything OK there, big guy?" "I have my proverbial hands full. The Modos fleet has adopted an unusual form of attack. They are trying to destabilize my active shielding by intertwining their shields with mine." "Are you in danger?" "No, not really, but they are. I'd prefer not to fire on ships this weak but I may not have a choice. I suppose I can target their engines and leave life support functioning. It's safer for them then what they are doing now.
