Raiders

In front of Mai’s eyes the two columns materialized into two humanoid figures wearing medium **** suits and holding weapons, and several more columns of light appeared in the passageway ahead of her. Though she couldn’t see them such columns appeared behind her as well.

The suits made it impossible to see what kind of creature was wearing them – human or alien. Mai however didn’t need to see the wearers, for she immediately and easily recognized the markings on each suit, and her eyes grew wide in terror as the realization hit. Each suit of armor had the exact same markings on it, signs and writings that clearly and unmistakably identified the Constellation’s uninvited “guests”. Their presence was bad news for all the females on the ship, regardless of race or age.

Before she could overcome her shock and react in any way one of the first two raiders fired at her and Mai was knocked ****…