Chapter Ten : Spica V Andromeda

''So ...let's just say that ..... what if I took you to a world you never seen before, full of people you never met, things you never knew existed, books you never read , places you never been to and ....quite frankly , don't give a single shit about .....and then asked you how much that fake fucking crap meant to you. How would that make you feel ?''

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''"You unloyal bitch- " Andromeda managed to get out of her mouth. She was seething over with rage, such an amount that was just unbearable to tolerate. Seeing her wife with this lower lifeform, hugging and kissing , surrounded by these worthless creatures ....and even with some of her former respected colleagues. Her eyes rested on White Diamond, and in a flash of her eyes , the titanic gem was no more , her gemstone the only thing that stayed behind. Then onto Blue, whom was standing still with fear as Andromeda aimed at her , getting ready to vaporize her. At the last moment however, Yellow ran into her and knocked her out of the way , barely getting hit herself .''

''" Watch out, Blue !! " she shouted , blasting a massive slew of destabilization energy her way. Andromeda stood still as the attack engulfed her, doing nothing at all. Not a scratch or a scrape. She wasn't even somewhat unsteady, she was still standing strong , despite steam and smoke slowly lifting off her impeccably perfect being .''

''" What ? How ? " Yellow exclaimed. Andromeda merely laughed as she jumped off the Tripod, looking about at the destruction around her. Seeing the handiwork of her failing military, she smiled. Strangely, not out of a sort of twisted anger , but out of satisfaction. She may have not won the war, but she certainly made her point to her wife. Never defy her power and strength. Never resist her .......people just end up dying that way. But still, the cowering people in front of her were rather annoying , so in order to instigate Spica , she stepped on a few nearby , turning them into bloody pulp , then watched as Spica's eyes widened exponentially. Rigel, Steven and the others all looked on in horror as Andromeda vaporized Blue and Yellow Diamond with her laser eyes , seeing their gems fall onto the ground .''

''" Just embarrassing, isn't it ? " she began. Spica and Brandon held each other's hands, staring her right in the eyes as she spoke .''

''" Seeing how you all just rebelled and fought back, lost everything , came back in time and still managed to ruin everything .....This is the planet that my wife left me for . The insolent little bitch soiled herself by coming on to a human of all things . A fucking human . " Despite her tone being so low , it almost sounded as if she was shouting. Everyone could hear her. Misty unsheathed her sword and prepared for a battle of a lifetime, and so did Spinel and Steven , one with her scythe and another with his shield. Rigel, along with the Diamonds were bubbled and sent back to the bakery , hopefully to get Windy and Dahlia , should they be able to fight again. Andromeda looked at Spica with her cold, ruthless , sharp eyes. She had a way of intimidating her to bend to her will, and tried it. Spica temporarily looked away as she walked forward, releasing Brandon's hand and taking a deep breath .''

''" Why did you do this, Spica ? " Andromeda asked in a cynical tone , as if already knowing the answer. "Why did you leave Cassiopeia . Why did you......continued to fight me for so long ? Hmmm ? Why...just ..why did you think that this was necessary ? "''

''Spica swallowed hard and contemplated her answer while everyone else got ready for a potential battle. Everyone was scared shitless, intimidated by this tall woman that even dwarfed the Diamonds. Spica knows that she can be bigger, but she doesn't want to instigate her anymore. She was tired of fighting. She was tired, period. Just exhausted. Needless to say, she was not in the mood to do much right now .''

''" Answer me, you worthless slut !! Talk to me when you're supposed to !! ", Andromeda shouted. Misty and Brandon took high offense in that, but still did nothing , as it wasn't a physical move , and a fight with this titan was the last thing anyone wanted .''

''" Don't listen to her, Spica !! She's just trying to scare you !! " Brandon said. Misty also joined in, then Steven , the Spinel. All four of them backed Spica up and encouraged her as she confronted her abuser .....and just the sound of her family and friends returning from what she thought was their deaths ....it inspired her greatly. Spica was not the little girl that was mistreated by her parents, nor the impressionable teenager that followed her tyranical girlfriend into that damned building so many years ago. Neither was she a conceited tyrant like her anymore. She was Spica Starlight, redeemed , improved , and loved. She fought wars and killed evil beasts in the past. She faced death countless times and survived. She had pain and suffering, but like others , fought through that pain in order to get to where she is now. She told Andromeda all of this, who looked on with an uninterested face , looking up at the sky every few minutes , rolling her eyes and ignoring her .''

''" So that's all ? One little rebellion made you do all of this unnecessary bullshit ? I don't believe it . " Andromeda laughed out. " You're even more retarded than I thought you were . "''

It was now Spica's turn to laugh, not obnoxiously , but still , a little giggle came out simply for spite's sake .

''" Insults, threats and torture was all that I went through with you . It was all I knew . It was all I thought I deserved . " Spica sucked in a breath , growing in size comparable to her opponent. She knew that the only way to end this war was to end her. So, she was willing to do so if it meant life on Earth with her family. Andromeda concurred with her remark .''

" It is all you deserve . You never were up to my level, therefore , I was told to treat you as such . And I loved every fucking moment of it . " she said coldly .

''" No, I don't . " Spica said. She steadied herself, bringing terms with meeting this monster. " I deserved better . I still do . I deserve love, understanding and acceptance . And I never had that with you . That's why I'm here , living with my new husband , my new family , on my new home .....the one that you destroyed with all this warring and battling . " Spica stared her deep in her eyes , her own turning from the usual grey to dark red , preparing to attack .''

" I do not accept invaders onto my territory, bitch . "

Andromeda said nothing .

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''Once sent back to the bakery, Rigel wavered for a moment , trying to catch his slipping conscience , the long amount of time with no sleep getting to him. Resting down the Diamonds' gemstones, he looked out the store's window , the ice-blond haired boy gazed at the damaged city and the light orange skies above him. It was obviously a new day, the war barely lasting for a day itself. Still, the disgusting vegetation was all over the place , over walls , cars , houses. The streets were flooded with water and the like. Although not as bad as New York ; Jersey was still destroyed .''

"Shit, it's gonna take a long ass time to clean all this up ..."

''Rigel then proceeded to run up the stairs, to the bedrooms , where he was greeted by Dahlia. She was seemingly getting ready for something, as she bumped into him on the way up .''

''" Whoa, easy there , earthling ! " she said , holding Rigel steady. The taller Cassiopite was rather strong, as the entire race was , but something about her seemed safe and .....wholesome. Obviously, her time on Earth has changed her for the better ....kinda funny how all of that was just a little over ten hours ago .''

''" Dahlia, are you okay ? I thought that you and Windy were hurt ."Rigel asked. Dahlia shook her head and reassured him that everything was fine, bringing him back down to the first floor , the main bakery .''

''" Windy is still up there ....Adalene too . They're still sleeping . " she said in a breath. " I was up for awhile ....waiting for Spica and her friends to come back . But they never did . I know that Andromeda in coming after them ....which was why I was on my way there . "''

''Rigel sat and wondered on about how their lives might've been different if Andromeda hadn't attacked them. If Earth was never invaded. If life was allowed to go on. So many of his friends were dead, his mum , despite their quarreling , were pretty close ......now she could be dead. She could be a part of that putrid stuff that laid all over the city. All of this was Andromeda's fault. Spica never would've came here if she knew that this would happen. All of it, every death , downed building , crushed home , torn heart , devastated city ....all of it was her fault .''

''" Dahlia, we need to go . " he said. " Andromeda is going after everyone now .......we're gonna need all the help we can get . "''

Dahlia agreed, letting Rigel onto her back as she walked outside , then did a weird stance , preparing to fly off with him -

''" Wait ! " Rigel said at the last moment. " What about Windy and Adalene ? We can't keep them there alone ...."''

Dahlia let go of him, allowing Rigel to stand , then began to think ....

" Rigel, you stay here and keep watch over your family . I'll go alone and stop my sister . "

Rigel, knowing that there was no other way to help her and keep watch , decided along with her to stay behind .

" Are you sure that you'll be okay ? " he asked her, halfway inside .

" I'm not sure .....I hope so ...but, we can only see what happens ..."

With a soft nod, Rigel went back inside , whilst Dahlia flew off , struggling not to weep as she zoomed across New York , searching out for her murderous sibling .

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''Spica prepared to fight, alongside everyone else as the golden glow of the sun barely peeked over the damaged , smoky skyline. Everyone else, as in Brandon , Juniper and Misty as well as Steven and Spinel all had been ready for this moment .''

''" So ..is this how you want to die ? " Andromeda said in a mocking tone. She knew that this would be a very easy battle, just take out the strongest and the rest will fall into place ....our would , but she was not in the mood to take prisoners today .''

''" Yes, " Spica retorted. " If I'm gonna die for real this time, I don't want it to be cowering behind some blows , I want it to be face-to-face with my worst enemy . "''

''Brandon agreed as he cheered on his wife, along with Misty and the others. Andromeda smiled, knowing that this would be the last time she would have to take this annoyance head-on .''

" Okay then, very well ....have it your fucking way . "

''In a split moment, Andromeda's eyes lit up , getting ready to blast all of those annoying fuckers into gore , but didn't get a chance to after being slammed by a car thrown from the air. The impact didn't do anything but knock off her concentration, however she would prove wrong when Dahlia soared out of the sky in a blind fury , roaring as she blasted her sibling with fire !''

''" Andromeda !! You bastard !!! " she screamed. Steven enveloped everyone in a massive pink bubble as Dahlia came down with the wrath of God, incinerating the entire block before violently throwing Andromeda in the air , landing blows to her chin so hard that literal shockwaves rattled the ground below , bursting out windows and setting off car alarms .''

''"Jesus, I guess Dahlia beat us to it ! " Brandon said with enthusiasm. Still, Spica looked on in fear as Dahlia began to wipe the floor with her much more violent competitor .''

" She's gonna get herself killed if we don't stop her . " she muttered to herself .

"So, what's the plan , Spica ? " Juniper asked .

Spica gazed on and told everyone one thing :

" We fight alongside her !! "

''Steven immediately collapsed his bubble as everyone concurred, all in a battle-ready spirit. Steven, Brandon and Juniper all soared into the air whilst Misty held onto Brandon , piggybacking him. Spinel held onto Spica in a similar fashion as she also jumped into the air, flying with everyone else .''

''" Where's Dahlia ?! " Spica asked a bit too loudly. Spinel looked about frantically as large, explosive booms sounded off high in the sky .''

" Up there !!! "

" Got it !! Everyone, follow me !!!

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''In their intense struggle, Andromeda attempted to get the upper hand by releasing a massive onslaught of blows to Dahlia's face , managing to get a little bit of blood to spill out but was caught off-guard as she got decked hard in the face , plunging her fast through the atmosphere , then being hit again and again , all while the blows essentially propped up a hurricane around them , with the winds from their hits growing to intense speeds. Dahlia was unforgiving in her attacks, knowing that if Andromeda got a moment to catch herself , then the world would be doomed. So she just kept hitting her ....without a plan .''

''After falling so much, Andromeda tried to regain her footing , but was knocked back down even further towards the ground. She knew what her sister was trying to......but she couldn't sort her thoughts or gather up a strategy. None but one .....''

Dahlia caught Andromeda by the neck and repeated her attack, blasting her sister with her fire powers .

" You fucking murderer !! "

All out of steam, Dahlia caught Andromeda by the back of the neck and cracked her face harshly over her knee , getting the stronger sister to cry out in pain as blood poured from her mouth , then hitting her with an old fashioned two-strike , one on either side before preparing for another harsh punch .

" I trusted you !!!! You betrayed us !! "

Andromeda caught Dahlia's last blow, squeezing her hand hard enough to make her cry out before slinging a blow to the side of her head .

''" You should've stayed fucking dead . " she replied coldly. Having this intimidate Dahlia, Andromeda lashed out a strike so hard that it threw her sister through the air , straight into the river below , with a massive splash on her way down .''

''Having one pest out of the way, Andromeda soared through the air , setting her sights directly onto Brandon and Misty , preparing to incinerate the latter with her heat vision. This was stopped surprisingly as Dahlia bashed her in the side of her head, spouting blood from her left ear as she temporarily fell through the air .''

''" Shit, that was close !! " Misty shouted. Brandon flew at a distance from the two battling brutes, thinking up of a plan , flying in sync with Spica and Spinel .''

''Dahlia landed a blow to Andromeda's forehead as they fell through the stormy skies, blowing her shoulder with a wall of blue fire. With this massive amount of space between the two, Andromeda fully reclaimed herself and sprung into battle , knocking Dahlia thousands of feet in the air whilst staying on top , then landing hit after hit in her stomach , each so powerful that everyone else had no choice but to retreat , still blasting her into the sky yet higher and higher .''

''"They're gonna break the sound barrier at this point !! " Steven shouted to Juniper. The robot fretted the worst, hoping that Dahlia would at least keep her occupied enough to stage a plan .''

''Dahlia and Andromeda violently sunk down towards the city, with Andromeda grabbing her sister and grinding her through the many buildings , destroying the already devastated cityscape before flinging her weakened fighter in the air. At the last moment, Dahlia regained her conscience and flew into Andromeda , breaking the sound barrier as anticipated while preparing to bash her head in. Andromeda braced for impact as the two roared on their way to each other, meeting with such titanic forces that an explosion occurred , absolutely demolishing the entire tri-state area and incinerating the nearby ocean. The blast was so bright that both were temporarily blinded as they were flung back by 600 mph winds. The two retreated, but were back to fighting as Andromeda prepared her heat vision tactic , while Dahlia roared in pure fury and sped towards her , faster than a fighter jet .''

" I'll kill you !!! "

''Andromeda smiled creepily as she blasted through Dahlia with her eye-beams, then punched her through the stomach , out the back with torrents of blood and entrails leaking out. Dahlia groaned in mind-splintering pain as Andromeda laughed at her dying sister mockingly .''

" No, I'll kill you !"

''With her life draining away, Dahlia slumped herself onto Andromeda , almost seeming like a hug , then , at the last moments , jabbed her thumbs into her eyes hard , trying to gouge out her enemy's eyes. Andromeda screamed the loudest in her life as Dahlia used her last remaining strength to prove a point : she was not going down without a fight .''

''Andromeda, wracked with pain , slowly grabbed at her sister's waist , wrenching her body around as Dahlia expired , tearing her sister's body in two with her immense strength , letting the two dead halves of her fall into the ocean. As she opened her eyes, they were bloodshot , but undamaged. Her yellow eyes had turned a deadly red as she wiped the blood from her face, steadying her breathing .''

" Dumb little fuck . "

''With Dahlia's body falling into the waters below, Spica and the others watched in pure , unfiltered horror as Andromeda came for them , setting her sights on Spica. Not saying a word, she rammed into her , poofing Spinel immediately , sending Steven to soar down to catch her gem and bubble it as Andromeda brutalized Spica , completely detached from any humanity that she might've had .''

''Spica struggled to get Andromeda off of her as she knocked her hard, shouting at her to get off. With Brandon a few miles away and gaining speed quickly, he might not make it in time , so Spica dealt with her own blows , decking Andromeda twice , but with little progress before Misty and Steven dove down onto Andromeda .''

''" Let her go !!! " they shouted in unison. Misty stabbed Andromeda in the back several times, but merely broke her knife on the beast as Steven punched her in the face. Still unfazed, Andromeda backhanded Misty and grabbed Steven's shield , shattering it over his head then breaking his arm. Shouting and screaming in pain, Steven joined Misty as the two of them were a few feet from falling to their deaths , caught by Brandon at the last moment .''

" Guys !! Are you two okay ?! " he asked frantically .

''" I'm fine, but Steven's badly hurt . He has a concussion and a broken arm . We need to get him home !! I can tend to him there !! " Misty advised. Brandon was torn between leaving Spica alone with such an awful person or helping his other friends home, but if he hurried , he could make it back in a few minutes .''

''" Okay, we're going to get you home , Steven . " Brandon said , Steven replied weakly , barely saying anything. It was a good thing that Andromeda didn't go for his gem .''

''Andromeda was thrown off by Spica as she stared her down, flying slowly towards her. She knew that talking now would be futile ...but, she had to try somehow ....''

" Andromeda ....why are you doing this ? Why must you be so fucking difficult to talk to ? Why are you making this war longer than it need to be ? "

''Andromeda's eyes glowed up in a very vibrant shade of red, as she got ready to slice Spica in half ...but she wavered on that , deciding to let her get herself killed by fighting. Spica knew that she couldn't take her on. She knew that if Dahlia, with all that she did , only managed to disorientate her , then what would she be able to do ?''

''" Let me ask you a question, Spica ." she said with a dull tone. "   So ...let's just say that ..... what if I took you to a world you never seen before, full of people you never met, things you never knew existed, books you never read , places you never been to and ....quite frankly , don't give a single shit about .....and then asked you how much that fake fucking crap meant to you . How would that make you feel ? "''

Spica slowly retreated as her words snaked around her .

''" Absolutely nothing at all . You....all of you ...just think that you can just ......change the mind of someone on a fucking whim . " she continued, her eyes fluctuating between beam and not , trying to control herself. " It doesn't fucking work like that . If...I was an idiot, you could manipulate me , force me , persuade me , try to get me to be attached to these lowlives .......like you did with yourself ."''

Andromeda smoothed back her hair and undid her cape, letting it fall to the water before cracking her knuckles .

" Don't bother trying to talk to me, Spica . You already made your stance . Stick with it . "

''Spica put up a shield of nitrogen as Andromeda charged for her, knocking her into the ocean and diving in after her. After her slam into the water, Spica swan up to the surface , taking her water walking ability to practice , struggling to stay on the surface as Andromeda charged from ahead , landing a blow on her face before diving away. Andromeda grabbed Spica by the neck and threw her up into the air so high that they were teetering on the edge of entering space. Spica held her breath as she flew at her, dodging her eye blasts before being trapped in a headlock as they went even higher in the air .''

''" Don't do this !!!!" Spica shouted at her. " It's not too late !!! "''

Andromeda ignored her, kicking Spica hard enough to knock the wind out of her .

''" Yes ....it is . " she said in a low tone. " You already said your peace, I already said mine . Let's just fucking kill each other and get it over with . "''

''With no other options, Spica backhanded Andromeda before slugging her in the face , knocking her face ornament off and causing blood to flow from her split lip. Another strike from her nitrogen blast sent Andromeda in a temporary barrel-roll as she tried to regain her balance. Spica used her superspeed to hit from multiple sides, once in the ribs , another in the face , yet another in the temple and a kick to her skull. Nothing she seemed to do had any effect on her much stronger enemy .''

''Andromeda charged at Spica, but was intercepted at the last moment by Juniper , who had shot her with a beam of superheated plasma. The blast did nothing but catch her off-guard as the robot went to hit her .''

''" Juniper, No !!! " Spica shouted while flying at her. Juniper soon enough learned her lesson as Andromeda caught her fist and brought it down swiftly, catching her head in her hands. With a glow-up of her eyes, Juniper slumped over as she fell into the ocean , headless. Her head was then vaporized, the pieces of brain matter and metal going to the way of Dahlia's body .''

''" NOOOOO !!" Spica shouted. With a massive force, Andromeda was blasted back as a massive shockwave formed , disintegrating every cloud in the sky near her. She then flew into her opponent, landing blow after blow , soon knocked off balance as Brandon landed a strong hit on Andromeda's back .''

''" Spica !! " he shouted as they went toe to toe with Andromeda, whom was not doing anything to evade their attacks , taking it all in. At once, Andromeda blasted Brandon with her heat vision as Spica watched , trying to snap her head off. Brandon shielded his chest with his arms, the intense heat doing nothing but moderately pain him. Andromeda stared on blankly as she concentrated, blasting beams as hot as the sun at him. But with no effect, it was getting to her .''

''" Why won't you die ? " she asked in her low tone, throwing Spica off and charging at him. Slamming his head into her knee, Brandon swirled for a moment before landing a very huge blow , nearly breaking his arm as he hit her , slamming her with everything he had .''

''" So .....you're the rat that stole Spica away from me, huh ? " she said with apprehension , jabbing him in the stomach. " You're much stronger than I thought you would be ......and yes, that is a compliment ."''

Brandon smiled sarcastically as he bashed her on the side of the head, getting her off him .

" Much obliged . "

''Spica swung under and cracked her head, square in the middle. This didn't do much, as Andromeda simply caught her arm and went for her own blow .''

" Please . " she said .

''Bashing her high in the sky, Andromeda kicked her square in the back as she fell towards the city , landing on the roof of a building and falling through it. Brandon was now her main event as he came at her with a wall of fire, eyes glowing with the energy of a star. Andromeda lasered him in the face before diving at the last moment, knocking him into the water , extinguishing his flames and causing a steam explosion. Andromeda dived in, grabbing him in a chokehold and swimming at high speeds , knocking his head into the sea floor. Temporarily knocked out, she grabbed him by the neck and swam out of the ocean , throwing Brandon into the face of the Empire State Building , completely crashing through it and landing on a street nearby , strewn by dead Tripods. Those massive killing machines were now dropping like flies at the hands of Earth's revitalized military ...but this didn't matter to Andromeda. If she could kill those two, her war would be won. The Heart Of Darkness was Spica's anyway, so she never knew how to work the machine , and Earth was in a catastrophic state anyway .''

''Landing swiftly on the dragon-human hybrid, she kicked him in the chest , getting him to slightly regain conscience before slamming his head into the pavement. Brandon completely ignited himself, enveloping the entire block in an explosion as he flew upwards. In the smoke, she was unresponsive , but still alive. Getting up, Spica was there to greet her having ran all the way from Lower Manhattan to get there , and exempted her anger with a kick to her jaw .''

''Andromeda stood up and completely ignored Spica, flying directly at Brandon as she bathed him with lightning , watched him fall to the city below. Spica ran to catch him, but was thrown through several buildings. With a bloody face and swirling head, Spica fell to her knees as Andromeda flew in front of her , kicking her in the jaw .''

Spica fell to the ground, groaning in immense pain as Andromeda picked her up by her arm .

" Ready to give up ? " she asked sternly .

Spica shook her head .

" I'll stop you ."

''Andromeda punched her through several more buildings, watching her stop near the harbor on the other side of the city , nearly unresponsive. Flying over her, she watched as Spica struggled to get up , her face all swollen and bloody , several teeth knocked out and her chin split down the middle .''

''" You doing this shit for nothing, you know . " Andromeda lectured. " You know very well that this planet was never your world to begin with . None of these people will ever understand you . Do you want to stay here, surrounded by these absolute strangers ? "''

Spica attempted to form a nitrogen shield, standing up weakly and balling her hands into fists .

" I...I won't go back there with you ..."

Andromeda lost her temper and lashed out on Spica, thrashing her onto the harbor's concrete flooring .

" So what ?! You want to DIE for this planet ?!?! Fine !!!! " she shouted, punching Spica in the face , watching as blood began to spray off .

" I can always start over !!! "

She struck her again .

" Get another wife, nah-mean ? "

''She unleashed her unfiltered rage on poor Spica, punching out a few more of her teeth and lacerating her left cheek , with a scary amount of blood pouring off. The gates of heaven almost claimed Spica once more as her head nearly cracked, with the immense blows cracking through the air like lightning .''

''Then, a thought spurred. A memory of the two of them in each other's loving embrace. For a short time, they were a couple as perfect as it can be. But something happened. Something happened to her. Andromeda restrained herself, stopping herself from landing the final hit. The hit that would kill everything that she ever loved. All dripped in blood, Andromeda looked at her hands , drenched in blood , then all over , the city in flames. She remembered her dead sister, she remembered everything .''

''" Ugh - dammit !!! " Andromeda said under her breath, slamming her fist next to Spica's head. " Why did you make me do this !! You're fighting so that you can watch everyone around you die !! Think, Spica !! "''

She lowered her tone a little bit as Spica regained conscience, watching in fear as Andromeda vented her feelings at her .

" You are a Cassiopite . You outlast every fragile, insignificant being on this planet !! You live to see this world crumble before your eyes and blow away !!! " Tears began to spring up from her eyes as she spoke .

" Everyone and everything you know and love will be gone !!! "

Spica gasped weakly for her breath as she spoke .

" I'll have - "

Andromeda's eyes lit up as she was ready to cut Spica in half .

" What will you have after 200 years !!!??? "

" I'll have them . M-my family . My husband . My life ........even if they die out, I'll be glad knowing that I lived my life the way I wanted to ........when will you do the same for yours.....Andromeda ? "

''Tears welling up in her eyes, Andromeda looked around slowly , crying softly to herself. Her eyes reverted back to normal as Spica called out for Brandon. With a final gaze at everything she did, Andromeda soared back into the sky , entering her Starbeam and warped away , with every Cassiopite on the planet retreating for the final time .''

''Brandon flew towards Spica and held her close, comforting her as she cried from her immense pain , unable to see from her eyes being swollen over. The planet was safe, but with several friends dead , and many more incapacitated .......they didn't seem like the victors of battle. It was more like a failure. But still, Brandon smiled somewhat , having accomplished his goal , to see Spica alive .''

Flying back to New Jersey, Brandon held Spica closely as they both went back to the bakery .