They launched into the wicked dance of death. Each heading toward their intended targets. Rechecking the computer readouts, the fighter pilots headed toward the first target. Dora felt the first marines die as their fighter exploded. She vowed she would avenge them. Tracers lit up the dark sky of space as the fighters fired and weaved between the phaser blasts and torpedoes of both the Avalon and the enemy. Fire, dive, evade. The dance. She felt more marines die, evaded the debris of the fighter that just exploded in front of her. Was that the arm of Gratin or Butte? Funny the things your mind asked at times like this. The world around her seemed to move in both fast and slow motion. There quickly, she dropped her first load of the new prototype mines that would hopefully modulate with the shields and go through them like butter. She evaded as more enemy fire raced toward her. She felt the shock-wave as the mines exploded. They worked! That ships shields were down. She sent the coded message to the Avalon. They should now be able to either disable or destroy the ship. No time to collect her laurels. There were other targets to acquire............