Author's Note: I saw Battle: LA a week ago (I live overseas) and thought it was awesome. But one of my favorite actors, Lucas Till, was barely in it. I caught 2 glimpses of him and then they (SPOILER ALERT!) killed him off! I was really upset about that, so I started planning this fanfiction. It follows the movie, but it will be my imagination mostly. His character's name in the film is Corporal Scott Grayston, so this is a Grayston/OC fanfic. I'm sorry that the first chapter is so short, but it will get longer as the chapters go along. So please enjoy Chapter 1!

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was something straight out of War of the Worlds. Meteors were crashing down along the coastline, and people were screaming, running, and hopping into their cars.

"Layla, what are those things falling out of the sky?" my little brother, Johnny, asked me from the backseat as I turned the corner. At ten years old, he was very perceptive as well as smart, so nothing could get past him.

I quickly glanced back into his big brown eyes, and turned forward again.

"Um, I don't know, but it's not good, that I know for sure," I answered back.

Just then, my cell phone rang, and dad's name came up on the caller ID.

"Layla, where are you? Is Johnny with you?"my dad asked frantically.

"Yes, I just picked him up from school. Dad, what is going on?"

"Layla, honey, I need you both to come to the police department. They are saying that an alien invasion is happening, and they won't hesitate to kill. Joe and Hector are here already, so please hurry," my dad urged. But there was something else there in his voice, like he was trying to hold back tears.

I turned the corner and asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Dad sniffled and mumbled, "Your aunt, Sasha, is dead. She was killed by gunfire this morning."

I nearly swerved off the road when I heard that. Tears formed in my eyes, but I wiped them away before Carter could see them.

"Look, dad, we'll be there in about 10 minutes, okay? I love you."

"Love you too, kiddo. I gotta go. Bye."

I put my phone back into the cup holder and took deep breaths to keep my composure. I just couldn't believe that my aunt had died. She was the rock of the family, and kept everything together when our mom died. Now, I had to step up to the plate, and become the glue to keep everything from falling apart.

AN: Once again I'm sorry this was short, but my graduation is this week so I haven't had a lot of time to make it longer. But I'm thinking that the Marines will show up by chp 2 or 3. Please Review!