Having gathered only a few other members of the crew, Captain Aldrich and Chief Engineer Richardson were approaching from opposite sides of the docking bay. Suddenly, with a flicker of the lights and later a rumble, the engines of the Magnificent powered up. The Nomads had finished the repairs to the main reactor. The brain cluster, now attached to the main computer, was feed power directly from the reactor and slowly began to grow.
Now with ample energy, the cluster took control over the majority of systems on the Magnificent: weapons, engines, navigation, even life support was now under the Nomads direct control.
In engineering, the cluster brought up a display showing the location of every last crew member on the Magnificent. Apart from the two groups near the docking bay, the only other survivors were about forty crew members, all locked in their quarters with no means of escape. Communicating telepathically, the cluster commanded a couple of the Warrior Nomads and several of the smaller ones to go from cabin to cabin and possess the locked up crew members. The rest were to surround the docking bay and wait. The Nomads quickly scattered to their assignments, while possessed crew members worked on increasing the clusters control over the Magnificent.
Moving into the docking bay, the two groups gathered near the remaining ships aboard the Magnificent: a small X-shuttle and 3 Avenger Fighters.
Captain Aldrich: Good thing a large portion of our fighter wing was out on patrol.
The crew members moved aboard the x-shuttle, it was tight but everyone was able to fit on board. Taking the helm, Richardson started up the engines on the shuttle.
Nomad Cluster (telepathy to the rest): Surround the shuttle.
The Nomads began to pour into the bay and formed a clear circle around the ship. Close enough to be seen, but not so close to be affected by the ship's engines.
Captain Aldrich: Lets get out of here, open the bay doors.
Chief Engineer Richardson: No response.
Captain Aldrich: BLAST them open.
The ship began to settle back down onto the docking bay pad.
Chief Engineer Richardson: Ive lost control, sir.
Nomad Cluster (speaking through ships intercom): Captain Aldrich.
Captain Aldrich: Yes.
Nomad Cluster: Step outside the shuttle, and the remainder of your crew will be saved.
Captain Aldrich: If I refuse.
Nomad Cluster: Then we will shutdown the life support systems on both the shuttle and this magnificent ship provided to us.
Air slowly began venting from the docking bay, as well as the shuttles rear hatch.
Captain Aldrich: ALRIGHT, Im coming.
He stepped outside the shuttle.
Captain Aldrich: Im here what do you want.
Nomad Cluster: For you to watch!!!
Entangled by two Warrior Nomads, the Captain watched as the hoard of Nomads charged aboard the shuttle. He could hear the agonizing screams as members of his crew were thrown against the shuttles interior, impaled by the razor sharp tentacles of the warrior Nomads. Blood sprayed against various windows of the ship. The Captain then listened to the muffled screams of his crew as smaller Nomads infested their bodies.
Captain Aldrich: You said, you would let them go.
Nomad Cluster: I said they would be saved and they have been, the members of your crew are ours now. They have been saved the fate that awaits the majority of your species. Now you will watch, from the bridge of your own ship, as we bring destruction and terror into the heart of Liberty.
The Magnificent, under the full control of the Nomads, laid in its new course. The Planet Manhatten