The Battle for Earth

Revenge

The laser fired. In a split-second, John flew over in front of Marijn, shielding him. He was then engulfed in a bright light.

That noble bastard! He sacrificed himself just to save one lowly tech specialist! Rage has filled my heart. The Nemesis killed our leader. Our friend. We're not going to let them get away with it. The Nemesis must pay. We will get our revenge.

"JOHN!" screamed Henry.

"NO!" yelled Hannah.

Joseph's face was overcome with shock. Marijn understood how he felt. He too was shocked that the Nemesis killed John.

"Why did he save me...?" asked Marijn.

"THOSE SLIMY MOTHERF***ERS!" yelled Joseph. "THOSE F***ING F***ERS THAT KILLED OUR FRIEND!" Joseph's face was red with rage.

"Joseph..." said Demi softly.

Marijn looked down at his suit. An idea formed inside his head.

"They will pay..." he said quietly. "And we will get our revenge."

Barry and Arnold stayed quiet. They didn't know John well, but they knew he meant a lot to the others.

"What do you propose, Marijn?" asked Arnold.

"JOMVIS," Marijn whispered. "Activate Order 66."

"Order 66?" asked Henry. "Wha-?"

Marijn's suit began to transform. It became larger. Larger than 3 of their fighters combined.

"Order 66, my friend," said Marijn. "Is this."

Joseph looked up at Marijn in awe.

"LET'S KILL THOSE SLIMY BASTARDS!" Marijn yelled. "FOR JOHN!"

"FOR JOHN!" everyone repeated the cheer.

They were an unstoppable force. They tore through all the Nemesis fighters, determined to reach the Nemesis Mothership and end this once and for all.

"Demi, Hannah, Barry, Arnold," said Marijn. "Take the four corners of the Mothership and fire!"

"Yes, captain!" yelled Demi. She, Hannah and the two brothers flew off.

Marijn felt odd being called captain. He felt he didn't deserve it. But there was no time to think about it. He had to execute the next phase of his plan.

"Henry, Joseph," he said. "You and I are going into the core!"

"How?" asked Henry.

"Same way we got in," said Marijn. "Ship bay."

They flew in by the ship bay, but they didn't get out of their ships. Marijn tore through the halls in his suit, allowing enough space for Henry and Joseph to fly through.

"The core is just ahead!" yelled Henry, checking his computer.

Marijn tore through the wall into the core bay.

"FIRE!" he yelled.

They started firing at the core. The computer operating it read critical and they started to flee.

"Hurry!" yelled Marijn. "30 seconds!"

They flew as fast as they could. Marijn sent a warning to Demi to leave and get to safety.

"15 seconds!" said Marijn.

They just reached the ship bay.

"10 seconds!"

"Marijn," said Joseph. "You're amazing."

"5 seconds!"

They just escaped the Mothership.

BOOM!

The blast was huge. It blew Marijn, Henry and Joseph away, sending them hurtling towards Demi and the others.

"WE DID IT!" cried Hannah.

"Great job, guys," said Marijn. "John would be proud."

"Back to the Arsenal?" asked Joseph.

"Back to the Arsenal," agreed Marijn. "We must tell them of our loss. And the change in leadership."