Chapter Three : Midair Plight

''The air and sky suddenly became silent, heavy. All of the intent of the invasion was disclosed. The Earth would crumble before their eyes if nothing was done. The weather seemed to calm slightly, as the wind have died down , giving a sort of strange silence as the Starbeam descended into the state's airspace. White, bright and intensively oppressive , all options were clear : Run .''

''Spica grabbed Brandon and told everyone else to follow, tears streaming from her eyes as they ran through the chrome hallways of her ship. The Starbeam descended slightly, being paraded by several helicopters armed with weaponry. The soldiers inside of them aimed their weapons at the obviously hostile threat, intent on destroying it should it move .''

''Meanwhile, Spica and the others ran into the hanger , to see six more smaller ships inside the massive room. The dash between them were cumbersome as gunfire was heard on the outside .''

" Quickly, " Spica prompted ." Its far too late to destroy this thing so pair up and grab a ship ! "

''The couple ran into the nearest one as Spica took to the dashboard and exited the hovering larger ship, followed by one containing Misty and Dahlia , and another containing Rigel and Windy. These smaller ships were silver and teardrop shaped, seeming unreal as they veered through the sky. Brandon gazed out of the windshield whilst in the weapons' seat, staring at the much more massive ship floating a few hundred feet above them .''

Misty and Dahlia were on their left flank, followed by Windy and Rigel on the right , ascending past the larger white ship .

''" Do you think that maybe they'll leave ? " Brandon asked, rubbing Spica's shoulder. The ring on his finger gave the rub a cold feel, still one that was highly comfortable. She then remembered why she had came to Earth. Him. She hadn't known yet, but coming to Earth and meeting Brandon was predestined. It was fate. She needed him. He needed her .''

''" I'm not sure, but most likely not ." Spica replied .''

Just then, a " close proximity " alarm went off as a small fleet of ships were dispersed from the Starbeam .

''" Whoa, hold on ! "Spica exclaimed as they veered from the enemy ships. Locking on to them, six Quasars approached them from behind in a straight advancement line , perfect in their formation. The helicopters and fighter jets that arrived also pulled away, not wanting to aggravate the extraterrestrials. This, however , would be futile as the six ships pulled back almost vertically , sinking fast in altitude , before leveling out and commencing their war , shooting at the closest ship to them .''

''Instantly, one of the closer Quasars began to pursue the couples' ship , shooting at them , several of the beams being way too close for comfort. With rusty piloting skills, Spica evaded them the best she could , whilst Brandon readied the weapons. Sinking towards the harbor, Spica swayed under the nearby bridges before flying almost vertically towards the Sun , which was peeking through the heavy clouds .''

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''"Watch out for your six ! ", Misty shouted , shooting at the nearby enemy fighters and missing over and over again. Dahlia was a graceful pilot, mocking many famous movements and going at a higher speed for every few feet. The nearby Quasars nearly collided as the ship began to fly over Manhattan, dodging the taller skyscrapers. Nearly clipping the Empire State Building, the first enemy ship doubled back as Dahlia outsmarted them and began her own pursuit .''

''" Oh, hell yeah !!" Misty exclaimed, having a better scope on the enemy ships as two fighter jets flanked them , all three ships shooting at the enemies ' , going back over the ocean away from other people. Dahlia smiled as Misty cheered on, the two fighter jets and their ship flying in perfect symphony .''

''Misty locked in on the Quasars and fired, watching as the enemies' ships exploded one at a time , both pursuers down for the count. Unfortunately, their victory was short-lived as thirteen more were dispersed , outnumbering them three to ten .''

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''" Oh yeah, son !!!!" Rigel shouted. Following Spica and eventually overtaking them, the two were ascending high into the atmosphere , a beeline toward the Sun , with two other ships following them in a whirlwind manoeuvre. The forces were so strong that Windy held onto Rigel's ankle as he manned both the weapons and the piloting orbs .''

" And mum's always tellin' me that video games are useless, so how else would've I've learned to do this ??!! "

With a hard tap on the orb, the ship completely inverted itself and powered off for a few moments before free falling as Rigel shot both ships out of the sky , the Cassiopites inside unable to comprehend the funky move they just pulled .

''" THIS IS SO FREAKING COOL !!" Windy exclaimed .''

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Just witnessed a fantastic spectacle, Spica tried one of her own , going in a modest ascension towards the Sun as well and pulling back , the flash of the bright star temporarily blinding the pilot inside the other ship .

''Spica then made a hook move, coming around back and bumping into the craft , as Brandon took the opportunity and shot at the ship , exploding it. Three down, ten to go .''

" Pretty cool, " Rigel jeered playfully on the intercom ." But ours were way cooler ."

Spica and Brandon looked at the mic before both saying " Shut up " in unison .

Spica's ship was on auto - pilot, floating above the water and shooting at a few of the fleet fighters , taking on damage and smoking .

''" The ship ! " Brandon exclaimed. " Its still flying ! "''

" Not for long its not . " Spica exclaimed, looking at the Starbeam above it .

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''Being chased by six more Quasars, Dahlia and Misty were in a desperate attempt to shake off the infuriated crew of crafts. Intently, Dahlia descended lowly , flying around and around the Statue of Liberty , managing to get one to collide with her torch and explode , killing whomever was inside. With five more on their tail, a dive for the ocean before a sharp rise caused another to collide with the water , sinking explosively. The final four were now in front of them as Misty shot one of them down .''

''" We make a pretty good team ." Misty replied. Dahlia smiled brightly, resting a hand on hers. In a tight spot however, they got distracted , getting shot down by one , knocking out one of the engines and causing them to fall directly over the harbor , colliding with Queensboro Bridge and causing a fatal collapse , the superstructure dropping its road deck with all of the screaming victims into the ocean underneath. With Dahlia and Misty on the shore, the two crawled out of the vehicle , looking up at the sky at the impending fight .''

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''Inside the Starbeam, several Cassiopites manned the massive ship as the attack grew into full swing , powering up. In the Mothership, Andromeda Vexan was watching the whole debacle from the screen in front of her , studying her newfound enemies. It was all cut off as a fellow Casssiopite showed himself with a report .''

''" Monarch Andromeda ," he said. " We have Spica Starlight's ship on target . "''

Andromeda smiled .

''" Excellent . Destroy it, then unleash the Heart Of Darkness upon the city . " She replied. " We shall make sure that Spica never use this world again as her hiding place, by exterminating it . "''

''After being chased for many minutes, the remaining Quasars in the area retreated to their mini-mothership , much to the relaxation of Brandon and the others. He put his hand on his head in a "I'm tired " pose, finally relieved to see them go .''

" They're leaving !! " Rigel said, excited .

''The Starbeam began to glow and spin slowly, precursors of something dastardly awful. Spica's eyes widened greatly at the disastrous sight .''

''" We need to go ! " Spica shouted on the intercom. Rigel and Windy followed promptly afterwards and gained on them. The Starbeam spun quickly as a bright beam of light blasted the ship, sending a shockwave that shattered windows of nearby buildings. The ship containing Spica and Brandon was knocked out, diving straight for Manhattan. The impact caused several apartment buildings to collapse as the ship struck them. Rigel and Windy watched as Spica's ship sunk back into the ocean, smoking and partially gutted out .''

As Spica and Brandon awoken from their temporary unconciousness, the two helped each other up .

''"Well, at least the ship's down ," Brandon replied. " Maybe they think you're gone . Perhaps the battle's finally over . "''

''The two helped each other out of the ship as many onlookers gasped in horror. Still, the stakes were too high to care. Brandon's cellphone rang as Rigel called him .''

" Hello ? " he responded

''" Dude, the Cassiopites , they have some sort of energy string ! They're carrying some kind of giant thingy ! " Rigel shouted. Brandon closed his eyes .''

'' ' Rigel, you're not making any sense. " he proclaimed . The ship they were flying veered by the Quasars carrying the black hole machine .''

''"Oh shit, I think they're headed for Central Park ," Windy assured. " Don't worry, we've got this ! " As they advanced to the trio , a forcefield knocked their ship out of the sky on impact .''

''" THEY HAVE FUCKIN' FORCEFIELDS ,BRO !!!" Windy shouted. The two were shouting mayday as they descended over the city, landing near Central Park .''

Brandon then called Misty, anxious of the Cassiopites' next move , glimpsing as the Starbeam ascended from the sky .

" Yeah ? "Misty responded .

" Alright, so here's the plan , call up Adalene and the other Diamonds . Gather as many of our friends as well . I'll call up , to meet at Central Park . Cool ?"

''" Of course . " Misty responded. She then hung up .''

''Spica looked at Brandon worryingly. " What's the plan ? " she asked. Brandon was nervous as well .''

" The plan is that we are going to need all the help we can get . "