Barnes walked onto the hangar bay, the entire crew had assembled there, except a few of the engineering team, the CIC, or medical. This was one thing he never hoped to ask a crew of – to have them choose whether to take their lives, and save their families – save all the United Earth Coalition, one thing that holds humanity together. He walked down and grabbed a long piece of tape from Jarvin, and they both walked in opposite directions. After about 400 feet worth of it they set it down, and Barnes walked up to the step stool.

"Today I am calling upon all of you – not just as my subordinates, but as a whole. When we signed up for the military, we all expected glory, and victory. One thing I have learned as a soldier, and naval officer, is that even the smallest victories mean so much for the UEC. I'm not calling upon you to do what you wouldn't do, but what you know is right. The senior staff and I have come to a solution, to protect our families back on the colonies and Earth. Our ship – is old, but it can put one hell of a dent in a ship. But the weapon-ship that destroyed Drekicon, and Meridian II threatens everything. Not just our families, but all man-kind. As the only ship within the Expanse, we must decide. Are we the crew that continues to run, and hide? Or are we a crew that takes on whatever lays ahead of us head on? This is one thing I never wanted to ask of you, our mission, now is to destroy, or stop of the weapon ship no matter what. And the only way to do that is to detonate the most power thing on this ship, the FTL drive. With that, our trip, will be one way. We will be marooned in space, with no end in sight of getting home."

The crew looked at Barnes uneasy, they knew what he was getting at. "There is a line that runs down this hangar bay. All crewmen who wish to stay and fight, on starboard. All of those who wish to say behind, and find a way home, on the port. If we do not have enough crewmen to man the Spirit, then we are to tuck out heads between our knee's and kiss our ass good-bye. If we are divided, we will fall."

Barnes watched as the crew made their decision, slowly, one by one, the all started to move behind the starboard side of the hangar bay, a few moved to the port, but looked back and rejoined the others. If they were going forward with this, they all had to be in. A crewman, walked out to the middle of the hangar bay, between both sides.

"Sir, with all due respect – we will stand by you, until the very end. If we are going to take out the enemy, might as well go out with a bang."

A person yelled "So say we all!" and slowly the crew began to chant the same words.:

So, say We All

So, say We All

So, say We All

So, saw We All

The all were going to stand by him.

"Divided We Fall – United We Stand."