Icarus aimed his cannon at the nearest Raptor. The sights were dead-center on the man's chest, but Sidewinder recalled the conversation with Victor from a few minutes ago. Plus, the rediscovery of his wings made Icarus a little more generous than usual. He aimed a little to the left and shot off the Raptor's right wing. The Raptor spiraled down towards the countryside below, slowing down once his pulled on his parachute.

"One down, way to many to go." Icarus barreled and rolled, the pack still following him. "Time to taste some Sidewinder Pie, boys!" He aimed the cannon again.

Back in the plane, Grimm looked at Lykopis and grinned. "He hasn't gone 'splat' yet, Highness."

It was hard to tell if Lykopis was getting tired of her new nickname, or if she was slowly starting to like it. She took another glace through the cockpit window. The Raptor's carrier was still in front of them. "Phil, can you take the plane over the carrier?"

"What did you have in mind?"

Lykopis grinned. "Just a war tactic I saw when one of Sun Tzu's generals was defending the western border." The cockpit was dead silent. Lykopis rolled her eyes. "It's like that scene in The Empire Strikes Back with the big robots on the snow planet."

"Oh," said everyone at the same time. Lykopis made her way to the door.

"I'm coming with you," said Grimm.

Lykopis looked him up and down, as if judging how capable he would be in a fight. "I suppse. Drop down there first."

"Of course, you Majesty." Grimm leaped from the plane and landed on the Raptor's ship. He dented the hull as he hit the thich metal. Lykopis waited until he was steady before jumping. She misjudged the wind, and nearly fell off the plane head-first. Snippets of her life began to play as she contemplated her death, when she felt pressure on her thin ankle. Grimm was dragging her from the edge. "You're quite light, Princess." He had to shout this, because the roar of the engines and the wind was deafening.

"Thanks," Lykopis shouted in reply. She tapped the hull with her nails. "This is where you're brute strength might come in handy."

Grimm didn't say anything, but slammed his fist into the metal. He had struck it right where two pieces of metal were joined, and as a result, both pieces flew off the ship and into the sky. "Now what?"

Lykopis was silent, but she began bending her hips and legs in an unusual mannor. Grimm was confused by the show, but then realized Lykopis was trying to shimmy her way into the ship. "The hole's not big enough. Let me punch it again."

Lykopis was already half way through. "Don't worry, I've snuck into smaller places than this."

"So what's with the freaky body movement? Some sort of extinct form of yoga you learned from a Ninja ghost?"

"Hardly. A gyspy circus girl taught me this. I can use it to get into any --" Lykopis was almost through the hole, but her bust wouldn't fit through. "I suppose I was a little thinner last time I did this." It was too much for Grimm. He began laughing at the silly sight. All his needed now was a beer. "Stop laughing! All I have to do is breath --" Whatever Lykopis did worked, for she fell into the ship with a faint pop.

Grimm stuck his head through the hole. "Are you in the cargo bay?"

"No, there's some panelling between the interior and the exterior. But there are wires everywhere." Lykopis grinned. "So, which wires should I pull?"