The gunship matches speed with the Hawk. An extendable metallic tube reaches from the underside of the attack vessel to the roof of the freighter's hull. The end of the tube makes contact with the hardened durasteel of the Hawk's epidermis. Inside the Hawk, the sounds of metal slicing through metal can be heard from several compartments away.

In the cockpit, Ben says, "Sounds like they're coming in through cargo bay Echo."

"This is not just another bunch of pirates. They must be here for what I've brought with me," Nellith says.

"And where is that?"

"Cargo bay Gamma. That should buy us some time while they search for it."

Ben and Nellith rush out of the cockpit in tandem, weapons at the ready. Ben says, "If we make it out of this in one piece, you're going to tell me what's so kriffing important about that thing!"