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 .*

*" 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 . "*