After stopping the Sathar agents, Vince and his crew were in high demand. Eventually they were hired by Clarion Station to use
Aphelion to patrol around the base. A few weeks after that, the
Marionette was spotted, and they were sent to stop it. They did, and after fighting through bunches of enemies the four adventurers were able to confront the final boss. After a few shots with laser pistols (and a bow), Vince took three shots with his gyrojet pistol, one of the few weapons he could use well, at the critical point of the boss. The first two missed horribly, but the third one, against nearly impossible odds, achieved a critical hit on the one spot it was vulnerable in. The shot penetrated the armor of the boss, killing it immediately. Everyone else looked at Vince, almost too shocked to speak. Vince spun the pistol on his finger. "Got 'im." We eventually were able to fix the
Marionette, and it became one of the first cornerstones in Raven's conglomerate empire, along with a used spaceliner the group bought called the
Deus Vult (Ronin named it.) This was probably Vince's finest moment as a fighter, but as a commander he did much more damage than as a fighter alone. Because of his high Robotics skill, he was able to command a large part of Raven's robot legions, and with his high Pilot skill he could maneuver his way out of almost any bad situation with fancy flying.