Narvu has modified the array to communicate with the nearest Continuum Alliance hyperspace transponder about 15ly distant.
Lexi the hisser survived the battle and is able to send her telepathic victory announcement to Slinky and Narvu inside the Global Hyperspace Array comm-bunker deep beneath Black Mountain in central Utah. What of the few Xarmids operating the three largely automated ‘Planetary Core Drill’ facilities in Africa, Asia and northern Canada? Looks like the Sreelathans may be claiming these unfortunates as operating losses in their next tax return… A few may even still be trying to root out rebels beneath New Salt City, unaware they’ve been abandoned by their masters. A significant number of Xarmids working to round up troublemakers in the recent purge operations must still be stranded on earth. The Xarmid laboratories at Moon-base Ariadne are uninhabitable due to the rampaging presence of a certain demented defense borg. Did they head back to earth? The main Sreelathan moon-base is a new crater on the dark side of the moon, ironically destroyed by one of the terrible ‘Omega’ weapons originally put into the hands of human degenerates ~140 years ago. Perhaps 2-3 Xarmid small craft escaped from the Daedalus. Star Mother was forced to destroy this and most of the other Xarmid craft that tried to make a break for it when the bridge was abandoned. Unfortunately the Xarmids were prepared with an ambush and also left a pilot inside the Shuttle. Barnard, Cheng and Maggie tried to capture a Xarmid scout-craft found inside one of the four Daedalus shuttle bays. Maggie, the young pure strain human rescued from the Shadow Years cryosleep bunker over a year ago, was also killed. There is no quick way to get the news back to Ares Base, so that will have to wait. Tragically, the husband of Nataliya was killed while dragging Mendoza out of a crossfire.
Within 30 minutes all were tracked down and destroyed as they milled about aimlessly. The Xarmids seemed to lose their ability to communicate and became unable to act in concert. Colonel Sands and Commander Smith report that Xarmid resistance collapsed with the departure of the last aliens from the bridge.