The Rapier's Touch had just barely managed to slip across the Pueblo border when most of her avionics began to fail. Through sheer skill, Gordani kept the T-bird airborne as Blanchard bravadoed their way past the Pueblo Forces lines. Lucky for them, their high-profile kill—on the military sensor net anyway—had earned them a degree of respect from the defensive forces posted there. Blanchard's radio conversation had ended with a chuckle and an unseen grin, and they were allowed past.