Dawn of Jupiter

Chapter 4: Vengeance and Loss

After i escorted the twins to the sick bay, i scanned them for any infections. Tsrutas can leave nasty marks on their prey.

I suppose i thought it was time to explain to them their true nature. But ithought better of it and left them there in the infirmary.

I heard a sudden BEEP! a message from Command.

Need you back here by 18:00. New mission for you.

I made my way to the Command center no problem. But first a tour of the H.Q.

Our H.Q is located on beautiful Mexico, on a desert called White Sands. It was ideal because humans used to test missile ranges around this particular area. Now, the design of our ship was made from Mars, or Drivic. Back on Zeuseia we use indestructible engine blocks to shield from rival races, But none have tried so far.

The inside is quite roomy, with a cafeteria complete with fried orkworms and moon juice. (Yes, Moon Juice). I head to the bridge which was the main control for all the systems of our ship. Yes, our H.Q is a complete battecruiser. Complete with ion cannons, hyperdrive 2-60, and all the perks.

The two doors slide open automatically, I step into the bridge, Everything seemed fine, Systems were running smoothly, no sign of any threats, But everyone was working, But they seemed so distressed.

Most of them were staring at images from a torn city in ruins, but to my dismay i caught the words of the report;

"As you can see, One of Jupiter's moons is almost completely destroyed. Satellites picked up remains of buildings and evidences of civilization, Although we cannot be sure yet if there has been anything on the planet. But as you can see the moon Europa is now a hulking barren land. The planet itself is giving off massive energy signatures that are bouncing off of our sun, causing sunspots to activate. NASA reporters were unavailable for comment. More on this later" the reporter said.

I could hardly breath. I had to lean on a nearby chair to keep me from falling. But i fell to my knees... One of my fellow captains Katerinna, walked over to me. She held me with such affection, and i could feel her tears.

Katerinna was one of my comrades in coming here. We were always together on missions and stuff. Now i am glad that she is here in the time of our grief, Zeuseia was the only home we had ever known....

She turned me around to face me. Her blue eyes were dazzling and beautiful, She had green skin and reddish hair, on her head. She wore a necklace around her neck that she kept as a symbol of home.

"I can't believe this is happening." she said. Her voice quivered a little. But the grief and anger was bigger on me. That was the moon where my parents lived. Where i grew up...

Everything on the moon was destroyed. What was once a glowing sphere of life was now a barren husk of rock.

Now everything was lifeless............

I don't know exactly what happened. But i know i regretted it.

Energy surged around me, while everything on the bridge either malfunctioned or blew up, But i was so angry, so frustrated that i influenced every ion, chemical, or atom that was near me, Then i lost control.

My vision turned to blue, but everything around me was glowing, Winds surged around me, lifting me from the ground until, i lost control.

In one massive scream, i unleashed my power that would have destroyed the entire bridge. But something was draining me. In my state of vengeance and rage i saw only one grasping my hand.

Katerrina.

Her eyes began to glow until i calmed down, but i was crying like a baby.

She held me in her arms until pulled myself together. She helped me up until we saw the picture of our moon, our home, torn apart unnaturally by some incredible force.

So much death.............. i thought. "What could do this?"

Katerrina looked at me. Her blue eyes were full of pain.

"Commander knows, He knows what might have happened." she said. I looked around, i was suprised to see the bridge and the ship was intact. Overload of my powers could have killed us all.

I turned from my friend and kicked a chair.

"This is all my fault!" i shouted.

All this was my doing....... Everyone who was on that moon.

"No, its not" a voice said.

I turned around. A tall Osmosian male stood at the wreck age, he wore Jovian armor with high tech black blasters strapped to his back. His face looked actually human.

"Who are you?" I demanded.

"I go by many names young one, but mostly i am known as Hunter"........... He said.

"So.............. Why should I care again?" I said. Honestly I'm in the middle of being disastrous and vengeful when this joker shows up and just asks us to respect him? Unbelievable........

He turned his eyes towards me, then suddenly he flicks his hand and purple energy surges toward me, normally I could absorb that energy but it simply slammed into me. Pinning me to the wall.

"Calm yourself, Jovian. You don't know what happened to your planet. The ones who contacted you did this. The one who sent you the list of Hybridas"

I was too shocked to answer.

He continued. " The beings who sent you that list wanted all of mankind for itself now, They have developed a weapon that can actually crack a planet."

This is my fault...........