And then, suddenly, as the Pultaq drifted in space, suddenly an Azdgari Warship came out of slipstream right in front on the crippled vessel. Rooster and Daedalus thought they were going to die right then.
"Sir! Energy build up in weapons array detected!" shouted the sensor officer.
Rooster turned to Daedalus. "It's been nice knowing you."
"They're firing!!!"
And the Azdgari Warship locked its tractor beam on the Pultaq. 
Several hours later, the Azdgari Warship A.E.S. Incursion, still towing the Pultaq, exited slipstream in the Zidagar system. Rooster and Daedalus, along with the surviving crew, were all in the brig.
The Incursion glided down into the atmosphere and landed at the spaceport. While the crew were taken off to secure quarters, Daedalus and Rooster were taken to a meeting place. As they entered the room, they saw Intimidator and Carnotaur.
"Sit," Carnotaur ordered.
The twelve Azdgari guards pushed Daedalus and Rooster into two chairs at the table, opposite Intimidator and Carnotaur.
Then, the guards brought in Daedalus's clone, who had been discovered. They also brought in Daeven, who had apparently NOT been executed, yet.
"Okay, let's put it this way, Rooster," Carnotaur began. "We are in an all out war against each other. No rules. Just kill the other guy before he kills you. And I'd like to point out our two situations.
"As for the Azdgari Empire, we are highly fortified, but still spread too thin to make two simoltainious offensives against the North Tip and Core Corocian territory. We have almost completely wiped out the Miranu race. The remaining refugees are now in either your or Guardian Alliance territory. Hundreds of lives have been lost. The Miranu Coreworlds are gone. The South Tip is threatened by an Igadzra Rebel incursion. While our war morale is still very high, some of our admirals are worried. This is far too costly for us.
"As for you, your troops do not like this. You morale is low. You are confined. The Ramans are pressing in on you. We outnumber you. You are far too small. However, you still put up a violent fight.
"As for my point...
"I want peace. Maybe even an alliance. Because you see, we have a much bigger threat. A threat so big it makes this whole war look like childs play. It's the Agzarai. They have been amassing forces near the artificial wormholes that lead to our galaxy. Their enemies have been defeated, and now they want us. They are superior to us all. We must unite and destroy them. What do you say? I think I can convince the Ramans and Lonevoinians of this larger threat.
"What is your answer?"
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