The pirates had fired Long Tom at them.

While in the water the pirates fired on the security force and tried to run them over with the ship.

Then, some scoffers remaining, the pirates aimed at windows just above the level of heads, and fired.

The pirates fired on the settlement, and were met by rocks thrown from the cliff-tops.

The pirate at the air lock aimed his gun and fired.

Believing they were under attack, several more pirates drew and fired, randomly.

Their missiles exhausted, the pirates fired particle beams but they were too far from their target to strike with any force.

The pirates played the odds and fired them almost in parallel at the blip on their radar.

Blade was willing to believe that the pirates would not fire on a truce flag.

We were half-way to the island when the pirates fired it at us.