Freya Marten

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Freya Marten
por Charlie Bowater
Apodos	Identificador: FM
Oficio	DDF pilots
Mundo natal	Detritus
Universo	Citoverso

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“El desafío no es «Desafiante» para ellos a menos que, en realidad, no desafíe nada. ”

—FM describiendo la hipocresía de la FDD.

Freya Marten (identificador FM) es una piloto de FDD en Detritus. Es miembro del Escuadrón Cielo y uno de los dos únicos miembros que completó y se graduó en la escuela de vuelo. Durante su formación, fue el noveno miembro del vuelo, sin embargo, se le asignó un nuevo número de vuelo después de la Segunda Batalla de Alta cuando el Escuadrón Cielo fue reformado.

Ella es de las cavernas inferiores, tiene varias hermanas, y fue criada para creer y seguir los ideales de la Liga Desafiante. No conoce las viejas historias de la Tierra.

Apariencia y personalidad

por Jill Andersen

“Ser Desafiante no tiene que ver solo con nuestra nacionalidad. Se expresa siempre como una mentalidad. «Un verdadero Desafiante pensará de esta forma», o «Para ser Desafiante, nunca tienes que dar el brazo a torcer», o cosas parecidas. Así que, según esa misma lógica, puedo dejar de ser Desafiante mediante mis decisiones personales. ”

—FM explicando su filosofía del mundo.

FM es alta y delgada, mide unos 185 centímetros. Tiene el pelo rubio y corto, que a veces se recoge con pasadores brillantes. FM tiene sutiles rasgos físicos nórdicos y comparte nombre con la diosa del amor y la belleza de la mitología nórdica, lo que indica que probablemente tiene ascendencia del norte de Europa.

Tiene un ligero acento que se asocia con la gente de las cavernas inferiores, y a veces habla de manera formal y en tono correcto. Va a la moda y viste ropas nuevas e impolutas, cortesía de la riqueza de su familia. Su uniforme normal de FDD está bien confeccionado, y es capaz de ir a la moda con un traje de vuelo. Cuando no lleva uniforme, le gusta llevar ropa femenina, como blusas y faldas.

FM lleva sus emociones a flor de piel, es bastante perspicaz y sabe leer a los demás. Tiene mucha confianza en sí misma y no teme decir lo que piensa, ni se opone a saltarse o romper las reglas. Esta seguridad, junto con sus maneras refinadas y equilibradas, hace que FM parezca mayor que el resto de su escuadrón. Puede ser perfeccionista y no le gustan sus propios defectos, incluso cuando le va mejor que a sus compañeros. FM es más conservadora cuando se le presentan opciones arriesgadas, eligiendo la opción más segura. Puede que lo haga para oponerse a la actitud arriesgada que promueve la FDD.

Es una persona sociable que suele ser la instigadora de los viajes en grupo fuera de la base, y también le gusta leer.

Disputadora

FM se autoidentifica como disputadora, miembro de un movimiento que cree que la cultura Desafiante se está volviendo demasiado nacionalista y autoritaria y que la dictadura que gobierna Detritus tiene demasiado poder. Es muy crítica con la cultura militar y el culto a los Primeros Ciudadanos, y se apresura en notar y desafiar cualquier hipocresía de sus compañeros. Sin embargo, a pesar de todos sus recelos, apoya la continuación de la guerra contra los Krell y trabaja duro para convertirse en piloto, a pesar de sentirse culpable por adaptarse a la sociedad militarista de la FDD. Le gusta que le pregunten sobre sus creencias, y a menudo se queja de que los miembros de su escuadrón son demasiado agresivos.

Atributos y habilidades

“Me parece que todos estos payasos van a matarse, señor. Creo que podría ganar hasta sin haber sacado ni un solo punto. ”

—FM sintiéndose arrogante durante el juego con la lanza de luz

FM tiene grandes conocimientos de pilotaje y de cazas estelares, habiendo alcanzado el rango de piloto. Se adapta mejor a naves más pequeñas.

Durante la escuela de vuelo, FM se forma para pilotar un Poco, realizar maniobras aéreas y utilizar su armamento. Se desconoce si se le exigió realizar el examen de ingreso o si es descendiente de un Primer Ciudadano y se le concedió la admisión gratuita. Es posible que tuviera experiencia de vuelo antes de unirse a la FDD, sin embargo carecía de algunos de los conocimientos tácticos de base conocidos por sus compañeros de clase.

FM es una excelente piloto que es muy hábil con una lanza de luz y en las maniobras. Es lo suficientemente buena con el destructor como para ser capaz de derribar unidades enemigas por la fuerza bruta, aunque este arma no es su fuerte. Tiene tendencia a ser demasiado precavida, aunque este hábito la ha llevado a mejorar mucho su precisión en la cabina. Es muy adecuada como exploradora, y durante un tiempo se unió a sus filas tras graduarse, aunque al principio se resistió a la idea. Antes de graduarse, a FM también le ofrecieron una plaza en el Escuadrón Pesadilla. Cuando el Escuadrón Cielo fue reformado, se unió en una posición especializada, probablemente pilotando un interceptor.

Procede de una familia de gran prestigio, lo que le proporciona un alto grado de libertad, riqueza e influencia.

Historia

por Hinumay

Escuela de Vuelo

FM procede de una de las cavernas inferiores y de una familia de gran mérito. Tras ser aceptada en la escuela de vuelo, FM fue colocada en el Escuadrón Cielo bajo la tutela de Cobb. Fue alojada con el resto de miembros femeninos de su vuelo, a excepción de Spensa, a quien se le negó el alojamiento.

A diferencia de muchos de los demás miembros del Escuadrón Cielo, FM despegó con éxito su Poco durante la primera lección dirigida por Cobb. Cuando la lección se vio interrumpida por un ataque Krell, FM, junto con el resto de Escuadrón Cielo, recibió la orden de surcar los cielos y alinearse cerca de la batalla para engañar a los krell y hacerles creer que había más pilotos listos para unirse al conflicto. Cuando los krell comenzaron a perseguir a Jorgen, FM expresó su sorpresa de que no atacaran primero a los miembros más débiles del equipo.

“Me criaron como Desafiante. Pero he elegido ser lo que la gente de abajo llama una disputadora. Expongo objeciones a la forma en que se está planteando la guerra. Creo que deberíamos librarnos del manto opresivo de un gobierno militar.”

—FM explicando el movimiento disputador a Spensa

FM jugó sobre seguro durante el juego de los anillos cuando el Escuadrón Cielo practicó con su lanza de luz. Se pegó a los anillos más fáciles en las dos primeras rondas y evitó los anillos por completo en la ronda final, independientemente de su dificultad.

Pocos días después, el Escuadrón Cielo fue enviado de nuevo a la batalla contra los krell, esta vez luchando junto a pilotos de pleno derecho. FM sobrevivió a la batalla, sin embargo, perdió a dos de sus otros compañeros de vuelo: Bim y Marea.

FM se acercó a Spensa al día siguiente de la batalla para agradecerle lo que había dicho sobre la muerte de Bim y Marea. Mientras ambas abandonaban el aula por ese día, FM presentó a Spensa el movimiento disputador y le explicó cómo y por qué se oponían al liderazgo Desafiante.

Cuando el astillero comenzó a caer, la primera vez que el Escuadrón Cielo había volado desde las muertes de Marea y Bim, FM, Arturo, Arcada, y Jorgen, terminaron aislados de los otros miembros de la Escuadrón tras ser atacados por los Krell. Con el tiempo, los miembros del escuadrón pudieron reagruparse y se unieron al Escuadrón Contracorriente mientras volvían a la base.

por Hitori Maron

A la semana siguiente, FM, junto con Kimmalyn y Arcada, idearon un plan para colar a Spensa en su dormitorio por la noche. Tras la lección del día, FM y Kimmalyn se retiraron a sus literas antes de la cena, alegando encontrarse mal. Kimmalyn condujo a Spensa a su habitación, se reunió con FM cerca de la puerta y la introdujo a escondidas en el interior, donde encontró mantas amontonadas a modo de cama improvisada y comida esperándola. Mientras las chicas esperaban a que Arcada regresara, FM divagó sobre la cultura militarista Desafiante, sus efectos negativos en la sociedad y el trato que la FDD daba a Spensa. Explicó los motivos por los que había aceptado ir a la escuela de vuelo cuando sus padres la inscribieron y cómo esperaba que le diera una plataforma que pudiera utilizar para impulsar el cambio.

Tras una sesión de entrenamiento posterior, el Escuadrón Cielo fue llamado a la acción para ayudar a defenderse de un ataque krell. El Escuadrón tomó posiciones cerca de uno de los cañones AA de Alta, lejos del combate principal, para esperar como refuerzo. Después de que el escuadrón recibiera luz verde para entrar en combate, FM intentó situarse detrás de Kimmalyn para tratar de ayudarla cuando fuera atacada por los krell. A pesar de sus esfuerzos, los krell siguieron apuntando a Kimmalyn incluso después de haberlos alejado, lo que llevó a FM a buscar su propia cola, aunque no tardó en retirarse para centrarse en Spensa.

Tras la muerte de Arcada, FM, junto con los demás miembros restantes del Escuadrón Cielo, se tomaron una semana de permiso para recuperarse. Durante su semana de permiso, FM intentó encontrar a Spensa, incluso le preguntó a Cobb si conocía la ubicación de su cueva, probablemente en un intento de conseguir que la otra chica se reuniera con los miembros del Escuadrón Cielo. Tras reunirse con Nedd, Arturo y Kimmalyn, FM volvió al cuartel a petición de Kimmalyn para recuperar un collar que la otra chica se había dejado accidentalmente al abandonar la FDD. De camino, FM se encontró con Spensa y convenció a la otra chica para que la acompañara al restaurante donde sus compañeros de escuadrón habían decidido reunirse.

Una vez que la pareja hubo llegado, FM dejó a Spensa con el grupo mientras iba a pedirle comida y bebida, sabiendo que Spensa no había comido mucho más que rata durante los últimos meses. Aunque la comida la pagó Arturo, FM siguió llevándole comida a Spensa, para agasajar a su amiga, que no había podido acceder a comidas de verdad desde antes de que empezara la escuela de vuelo. Tras devolverle a Kimmalyn el collar que había recuperado, FM y sus amigos hablaron de Arcada, recordando a su amiga y rememorando su época en la escuela de vuelo. Cuando la novia de Arturo, Bryn, fue al baño, los miembros del Escuadrón Cielo hablaron brevemente de lo extraño de las tácticas krell y de la reticencia de la FDD a hablar de estas cosas.

Antes de finalizar su descanso temporal, FM y Arturo fueron a ver un partido de cavabola cuando Nedd les regaló entradas. Poco después del final de la baja médica del Escuadrón Cielo, FM obtuvo a Spensa como compañera de habitación, ya que la otra mujer había obtenido permiso para vivir y tomar las comidas en la Base Alta.

Varios días después, FM y Spensa se reunieron con los otros dos escuadrones de cadetes, Tintero y Tormenta de Fuego, en el comedor y discutieron la posibilidad de que los tres equipos de cadetes se unieran en uno solo. FM descartó la idea de unirse a los Exploradores cuando se la sugirieron, ya que creía que era una opción demasiado obvia.

“Aquí identificador: FM. Capa ha muerto en la explosión. Quedamos... Señora, quedamos tres pilotos en el escuadrón de exploradores. Los demás han muerto en la lucha.”

—Férrea, por radio con Férrea, durante la Segunda Batalla de Alta

La semana antes de la graduación, los miembros restantes del Escuadrón Cielo, FM, Spensa y Jorgen, se unieron al Escuadrón Pesadilla durante un ejercicio rutinario de marcado de escombros. Muy poco impresionados por la actitud desdeñosa de algunos de los pilotos del Escuadrón Pesadilla, FM y Spensa hicieron una demostración de sus habilidades con la lanza de luz después de que Lodazal y Afinadora intentaran menospreciar con condescendencia las habilidades de los cadetes. Durante la misión, FM divisó la segunda mitad del astillero cuando empezaba a descender de la órbita. El grupo fue atacado por Krells, que habían estado explorando el astillero, y tomó una posición defensiva, proporcionando ayuda a los miembros del Escuadrón Pesadilla cuando fueron rodeados por naves enemigas. Durante la batalla, FM fue capaz de destruir al menos una nave krell por la fuerza bruta, sin necesidad de utilizar su PMI.

Piloto completa

The next week, FM and Jorgen graduated from flight school, along with six other cadets. As the ceremony ended, the newly promoted pilots joined the rest of the Defiant fleet to go and defend the falling shipyard. FM joined the scouts for this mission, who were tasked with driving the Krell bomber away from the ship, even if it meant sacrificing Alta Base. When the lifebuster increased its speed, FM and the scouts were ordered to engage the Krell ship. They successfully destroyed the bomber, but at a great cost, with only three scouts, including FM, surviving the encounter. FM and the other two remaining scouts, joined with Riptide Flight and departed for Alta Base. Once reaching the battle near Alta, FM and Jorgen were ordered by Spensa to take down the bomber's shield, allowing Kimmalyn to detach the lifebuster from the enemy ship.

Following the battle, FM took up a specialized piloting role in the reformed Skyward Flight. She accompanied Spensa, Kimmalyn, and Sadie into battle against the Krell shortly before the arrival of the Superiority battleships.

She was part of the battle against the Krell when the delver and Spensa arrived, and tried and failed to save Lizard. After the battle, she discovered that Jorgen had found several taynix, and she volunteered to help experiment on them.

Experimenting with the Taynix

When FM volunteered to help with the taynix experiments, Jorgen assigned her the task of finding and retrieving any slugs that escaped. She eventually deduced that the yellow and blue taynix were hyperjumping out of their boxes. She quickly grew fond of the slugs, feeling protective of them. She named several of them, and encouraged Jorgen to do the same. When Jorgen picked up Boomslug, FM warned him that he was squeezing it to hard, but Jorgen ignored her. This resulted in Boomslug mentally exploding and inflicting dozens of shallow cuts across Jorgen’s face and arms.

After she visited Jorgen in the infirmary, FM and Jorgen were told that they would be the first to speak with Alanik since she fell unconscious. When Alanik woke up, she spoke with FM using a translator pin to translate. FM answered Alanik’s many questions, and Alanik urgently warned her not to trust the Superiority’s false peace. FM began to make headway, getting Alanik to trust her more, however, Jeshua and Cobb soon entered and Jeshua harshly demanded answers from Alanik and threatened to keep her captive. Alanik, angry, teleported away using her cytonic abilities.

Afterward, FM went to go find Rig and found him in the platform control room trying to find the FTL communicator. He subtly tried to get her to leave, and FM asked him what he had against her. Rig admitted that he liked FM, and they awkwardly changed the subject. They found the FTL communicator, a metal box like the one in M-Bot’s ship, and they realized that if they put a taynix in it, they could use it for hyperspeed communication.

They deduced through process of elimination that the purple and orange slugs were the ones that can be used as FTL communicators. FM theorized that maybe showing the slugs an image of a delver cytonically might trigger their abilities. Jorgen sent Gill an image of the delvers, and Gill teleported away. Jorgen tried putting Gill in the special metal box that Rig crafted which was similar to the one that was part of M-Bot’s machinery. He tried scaring Gill again while she was in the box, but nothing happened. They tried putting Happy in instead, and Happy teleported, this time taking Jorgen with him, with Jorgen appearing squeezed into a cubby, to the great amusement of FM and the others. They tried a similar experiment with FM and Jorgen in a fighter, with moderate success. Jorgen’s teleporting caught the attention of the Superiority however, and they moved their battleships into position to bombard the planet and prevent the Defiant peoples using the slugs to escape.

FM and Rig flew together in a Dulo and listened to music as they flew towards the battle. They had a taynix in the fighter with them, and Jorgen successfully teleported them close to the battleship’s main cannon. The cannon and its controls were shielded however, and FM was soon swarmed by Krell. She was forced to retreat, and Jorgen accidentally teleported her far back from the battle. The cannon began to fire, and Cobb called a full retreat, while at the same time the Engineering Corps managed to get the planetary shield up, blocking battleship’s shots. FM hid until the rest of Skyward Flight came and met up with her outside the shield. After giving the taynix time to settle down, they all touched wings and Jorgen teleported them inside the shield.

After making it back to Platform Prime, Rig and FM talked. Rig informed her that they were going to try using Fine to power the FTL communication device. As they walked, Rig and FM discussed what they feared, and FM admitted that she was afraid of dying in battle and ceasing to exist. They discussed their days in flight school and the taynix, before the topic turned to their experiments. Rig proposed that they try a different kind of experiment, and he and FM kissed briefly.

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FM and Rig devised a new experiment, trying to train the slugs to teleport to a specific point, prompted by caviar. She called the target box "home", trying to get them to teleport there on command. She had moderate success, with some slugs being more motivated than others. They went to the command center, where Cobb had succeeded in creating a call to Cuna using a purple taynix as an FTL communicator. Cuna told them that they were trapped on the research station of Sunreach and under attack by about twenty Krell fighters. They promised their aid if the humans were able to come and rescue them. After the communication ended, Cobb went against Jeshua’s will and ordered Skyward Flight to depart immediately.

Sunreach

FM hurried to her fighter, and Jorgen teleported all of Skyward FLight to Sunreach using the coordinates Cuna gave to him. They arrived at Sunreach, and were greeted by the sight of an enormous space monster, which Cuna identified as a mammoth starpod. A swarm of Krell ships flew out to meet them in combat, and the fighting began. During the battle, Jorgen's ship was destroyed, leaving FM to think he was dead. Gill appeared in FM’s fighter, then teleported her into Sunreach where she was reunited with Jorgen, who had teleported out of his fighter just in time. When Jorgen proposed that those in the station retreat and he would come back for Skyward Flight later, FM refused and told Jorgen to send the taynix images of Skyward Flight’s members. The slugs teleported away and returned with their flight members, before they all hyperjumped back to Starsight. After they arrived FM saw that a new shipment of caviar had arrived, the slugs’ favorite food. She cracked open several jars for the slugs, allowing them to eat their fill.

Helping Alanik

When Alanik hyperjumped to Detritus to speak with Jorgen, she allowed FM to join them at Jorgen’s request. FM and Jorgen talk with Alanik, who figure out much about the taynix. Alanik wanted to form an alliance with the humans, and FM stayed with Alanik and talked to her as Jorgen went to talk to Command. Afterward they met with several of Detritus’ leaders, including Cobb and Jeshua. Jeshua decided to consult the National Assembly, and Alanik was given temporary quarters. A short time later, FM and Jorgen visited Alanik in her room, bringing food with them. Other members of Skyward Flight arrived, and FM and the others discussed free will and the Superiority with Alanik. Cobb came and told them that Alanik’s request had been denied, but heavily hinted that he wanted them to go anyway.

“Are you coming with us? Because if not, you should get back to Engineering. You don’t want to be associated with what we’re about to do.”

—FM to Rig

Skyward Flight and Alanik went to their ships, FM giving Alanik a ship and briefly explaining the controls to her. Jeshua radioed them that they would be considered deserters if they left, but Skyward Flight left anyway, Alanik hyperjumping them to ReDawn. Jorgen ordered FM and a few others to fend off enemy pilots, while him, Alanik, and the rest went to capture the Unity shuttle that held Alanik’s allies captive. When the Unity pilots were freed, Alanik takes them to their ships to join the fight, but more Unity ships arrived. FM and the others fought, but were outnumbered. At Alanik’s suggestion, they retreated to the weaponized, automatic flying platform, Wandering Leaf. FM and the others in the flight used their taynix to hyperjump underneath the platform’s guns, bringing Independence pilots with them.

Skyward Flight and the Independence pilots met inside the platform, exchanging introductions. FM and the others listened to a Unity broadcast, which features Rinakin, Alanik’s captured friend, allying himself with Unity. After further discussion of what to do, FM wondered if the captured shuttle, which had belonged to the Superiority, had a cytonic inhibitor onboard. They checked, and FM found a blue and green inhibitor taynix inside. They explored the platform’s control room, but didn’t know how to work it. They decided they needed Rig’s expertise, so FM and Alanik hyperjumped to Detritus to retrieve him. They explained the situation, and asked him to come with them. Rig agreed, and warned them that Detritus’ leaders had started meeting with the Superiority, and might agree to the Superioirty’s demand to hand over their taynix, as well as their cytonics for “training”.

They decided to bring many of the taynix with them back to Wandering Leaf, in order to save them from the Superioirty. FM agreed with the plan, and Alanik summoned them to her with her abilities.

“The bigger plan may be to give the taynix to the Superiority! I’m not going to let them do that. And if you are, then you are not my flightleader.”

—FM arguing with Jorgen

They escaped back to Wandering Leaf with the taynix, but Jorgen was furious that FM had taken the taynix. Jorgen said that she had robbed DDF pilots of valuable assets, but FM said that it was the right thing to do, defending her actions. They then tested the taynix functions of the platform, FM helping figure out how to use the taynix in the various systems. After planning how to rescue Rinakin, they hyperjump Wandering Leaf to a point outside Tower, one of the biggest UrDail cities. With the enemy distracted, Alanik and Arturo went to rescue Rinakin while FM and Skyward Flight defended against the oncoming Independence pilots. FM and the others delayed the Independence pilots, trying to disrupt the UrDail cytonics who had formed a cytonic inhibitor around Wandering Leaf. A Superiority battleship arrived, armed with a planetary weapon that could destroy Tower. After Skyward Flight shot down a few enemy cytonics, Rig was able to hyperjump the platform right underneath the battleship, allowing the autoturrets to destroy it. A varvax cytonic hyperjumped onto Wandering Leaf, intending to seize the control room, and FM and several others converged on Wandering Leaf to try and help. Rig used Boomslug to defend himself however, Boomslug’s mindblades slicing through the cytonic’s armor and making it retreat. FM was relieved, running out of her ship to hug Rig.

With the Superiority battleship destroyed and with several of their cytonics defeated, the Unity pilots retreated. Cobb called them, and Jorgen gave him an update. When Cobb told them to return to Detritus with some of the UrDail officials, FM and Jorgen thought Cobb was acting suspicious. They decided that he was likely an imposter, having replaced Cobb at one of the peace meetings. They contacted Jeshua to tell her the news, but she didn’t believe them. Alanik contacted Gran-Gran, who was being handed over to the Superiority aboard a Superiority ship. FM and the others came up with a plan, deciding to hyperjump Wandering Leaf to Detritus, and board the Superioirty ship where Gran-Gran, the real Cobb, Jorgen’s parents, and many of the National Assembly leaders were.

Back to Detritus

They hyperjumped to Detritus and Alanik and Jorgen went aboard the ship, FM staying behind on the platform with the rest of the flight in case they were needed to fly into combat. When Alanik and Jorgen failed, escaping back to Wandering Leaf as the ship exploded, FM tried to comfort Jorgen. Jorgen, angry and grieving after the loss of his parents, said that they were going down to Platform Prime, despite FM trying to get him to stop and think for a minute.

As Jorgen took Skyward Flight down to Platform Prime and stormed into Vice Admiral Stoff’s office, FM tried to reason with him and get him to stop and calm down, but had no success. FM was involved in the planning to find and retrieve Cobb and Gran-Gran, and then went with Skyward Flight to the kitsen planet of Evershore

Meeting with the Kitsen

“Other kitsen! I am a diplomatic representative from our people. We’re here to collect our lost friends and discuss an alliance. We’re not… invading anything, and we don’t mean to… sully your sands. ”

—FM to the kitsen upon meeting Goro

As Skyward Flight initially met with the kitsen outside the city of Dreamspring, first meeting with Kauri and later with Goro, Jorgen put FM into the role of diplomat, and FM told the kitsen that the humans had no hostile intentions towards the kitsen.

“Stay here and maybe do some diplomacy.”

—Jorgen to FM before leaving to see Cobb and Gran-Gran

As Jorgen, Alanik, and Kauri went to visit Cobb and Gran-Gran at the medical tent, FM and the other members of Skyward Flight stayed behind with the kitsen Hana, along with several other kitsen who were preparing a feast for the humans. FM insisted on having the flight help prepare the food, and so they did. FM went to the kitsen senate meeting with the others, listening in as the kitsen discussed the humans’ proposal of an alliance. After Jorgen disrupted the meeting by spontaneously throwing out mindblades into the crowd, giving a speech, and leaving, FM followed after him to the beach. She sat down with him and forced him to talk about his parent’s death. FM convinced Jorgen that their deaths weren’t his fault, easing the stress on his mind somewhat. While Jorgen practiced his mindblades and worked on the mystery of Gran Gran’s and Cobb’s coma, FM and many other members of Skyward Flight camped on the beach.

The Battle for Evershore

When a Superiority carrier ship arrived and began an attack on the city of Dreamspring, FM and the others in the flight got into their fighters to join the fray. At Jorgen’s order, FM and the others protected the city itself, wanting to minimize civilian casualties and damage. As the battle progressed and the enemy gained reinforcements, FM and Jorgen both landed on the beach, then used Gill to hyperjump to Detritus.

“Forget for a minute about what Cobb ordered you to do. What do you think is the right thing to do?”

—FM to Jorgen about what to do at Evershore

They met up with Rig, then went to Stoff’s quarters, waking him and explaining the situation. They got permission to bring Wandering Leaf to help, along with several DDF flights. Jorgen expressed doubt about his leadership and decision-making skills, but FM instilled him with more confidence, telling him to do what he thought was right. FM said a quick goodbye to Rig before returning to Evershore with Jorgen, taking Wandering Leaf and several DDF flights with them.

“But… we can see the closest island, off to the downward side. The ships are firing on the island. Shouldn’t we… help them?”

—FM showing concern for the other kitsen cities

As more Superiority ships arrived, FM continued to defend Dreamspring, though when the Superiority arrived with a lifebuster, Jorgen ordered her and Sentry to oversee the evacuation of the kitsen from the city. FM took the kitsen senators to safety, using the medical transport they had brought for Cobb and Gran-Gran.

Aftermath

When the Superiority lost the battle, largely due to Jorgen and Rig hyperjumping the entire planet of Detritus to a point outside Evershore, FM returned to the outskirts of Dreamspring, which had suffered from flooding. FM and Jorgen met with Stoff and Cobb, the latter of whom Jorgen had brought back to consciousness. Jorgen wasn’t going to say anything, but FM told Cobb the truth about Stoff, how he shoved all the responsibility onto Jorgen so that he wouldn’t get blamed if things went wrong. After reprimanding Stoff, Cobb had FM leave so him and Jorgen could talk alone.

“I hate the idea of the flight going out without me. I hate that I won’t be there to protect them.”

—FM to Jorgen about leaving active combat duty

Jorgen talked to FM afterward, telling her of his promotion to Vice Admiral. She was happy for him, and Jorgen asked her if she would step down from active combat duty to be in charge of their diplomatic program. FM considered it and agreed, though she was reluctant to leave behind their flight and let them fly into battle without her.

Relationships

Spensa

“...You can’t help being a product of your environment! It’s not your fault you’re a bloodthirsty ball of aggression and destruction. ”

—FM describing how she see's Spensa

Spensa admires FM for her fashion sense and outward appearance, finding the other girl to epitomize beauty standards. FM's confidence can at times intimidate Spensa as it makes FM appear more mature and refined. Spensa is never quite able to get past her nervousness even after they have finished flight school though nonetheless, Spensa considers FM a close friend who truly understands her.

FM finds a lot of Spensa's bravado to come from indoctrination of the toxic and aggressive culture promoted by the Defiants, however, appreciates the sincerity behind Spensa's attitude, particularly after the deaths of Bim and Morningtide. She doesn't blame Spensa for her attitude, believing it to be caused by the culture they live in - a sentiment that Spensa does not agree with and struggles to understand. FM is dismissive of Spensa's concerns about experiencing fear, likely because she does not understand Spensa's underlying fears about being a coward. Following the revelation that Spensa's father was Zeen Nightshade, FM began acting more cautious around Spensa, although it is unclear if this was because of her parentage or her temper.

FM worries about Spensa, particularly after the death of Hurl, and takes it upon herself to regularly check in with her flight-mate. The departure of Arturo set off worries in Spensa, that FM might also be removed from flight school as, like Arturo, her parents are influential and wealthy. After being dismissed from the DDF, Spensa avoided all of her former flightmates, including FM.

Rodge

“You will not tell her I said those things. She probably doesn’t even remember who I am....Does she? ”

—Rodge talking to Spensa after admitting he likes FM

Rodge has a crush on FM and thinks she is smart, cute, and has nice eyes. Spensa, while playing matchmaker, asks FM about her dating preferences to see whether she would be interested in someone like Rodge, although her attempts to find out information do not go very far.

FM thinks Rodge is cute, and wanted to get to know him better. Because of his shyness, though, Rodge felt very awkward around her and she thought he didn't like her, as he never looked her in the eye and rarely spoke to her.

After she confronts him, asking what his problem is, he confesses that he has a crush on her, and apologizes for making her feel that he didn't like her. FM, though she finds Rodge attractive, is worried about getting into a relationship because of the danger of her life as a pilot, knowing that any day, she could fly away and not come back. She tells Rodge she doesn't know if she likes anyone, and he takes it as a gentle letdown.

After this, Rodge is able to talk to FM more and treats her more normally, and makes her heart skip when he smiles at her. When the Superiority prepares to fire on Detrius with planetary weapons, FM and Rodge ride together in the Dulo. When the planetary shield goes up, they, the rest of Skyward flight, and a couple of other pilots are trapped outside until they rendezvous to hyperjump back inside. During the wait, FM tells Rodge that she's more sure about her feelings now, and takes his hand, much to his delight. After the battle, FM is stressed and worrying about the taynix. Rodge talks to her, and helps her feel better. She kisses him after he helps her up. They work together to experiment with the taynix, and Rodge agrees with FM in that the slugs are alive and more than just tools. Rodge is worried when FM leaves on missions, and FM is worried about hurting him if she doesn't come back, but she decides that there's little point in staying alive if one doesn't have much to live for. With this thought, she decides to continue her relationship with Rodge despite the danger of her situation.

FM and Rodge used their taynix to meet quietly, because they weren't ready to tell everyone that they were dating yet. They are close, and FM enjoys helping Rodge with his engineering projects, or at least watching him work.

Nedd

Nedd had a crush on FM. They have a playful relationship, often exchanging friendly insults and joking comments. Nedd had hoped to celebrate with FM after her graduation and was disappointed that she had immediately been sent on a DDF mission. While they were on leave, he cornered FM and asked her out, but she told him she'd rather just be friends. He took it well, though after that he acted overly friendly in an effort not to make their friendship awkward, though, for FM, it had the opposite effect. This slightly exasperated FM, who tried to avoid that in the first place by not directly confronting Nedd.

FM seems to perceive Nedd as rather socially oblivious, as he didn't pick up on her hints that she wasn't interested in him. Later in ReDawn FM expresses to the whole flight -after they bombard her with questions- that she and Roge are dating. Nedd then becomes speechless and a few moments later says he feels left out since almost everyone in the flight has a girlfriend or boyfriend now.

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