 The situation goes south and Alicia is saved by the armed intervention of Belkassem.Having sucked the location of the pirate fleet out of the dying officer's mind, Alicia and Belkassem take the alpha synth (now named "Megarea") to a system previously devastated by the pirates, Ringbolt, which holds the dubious distinction of being the epicenter of a vast assemblage of interstellar mercenaries eager to destroy the pirates in retaliation for the pirates' devastation of their home.After forming a unified plan of attack, "Megarea" attacks the pirates, damaging several vessels heavily, but herself being damaged.