A New Threat Arises

Jack and Maria quickly made their way back to their ship, their hearts still pounding from the intense battle they had just fought. They had managed to secure the crystal, but the cost had been high. Their ship had sustained heavy damage, and they had lost several crew members in the fight.

As they climbed aboard the ship, they were both silent, lost in their own thoughts. They had both seen the same thing in the eyes of their enemy: a fierce determination, a relentless hunger for power. And they knew that the Brotherhood was not a force to be underestimated.

They quickly made their way to the bridge, their eyes scanning the void for any sign of the Brotherhood's ships. But they saw nothing, and soon they were speeding away from the area, the crystal safely stored in their cargo hold.