At dawn, Ben and Vamps began the long trek back to Earth. They gathered their supplies and got into the spaceship. Once they were in space, things appeared to be going well until they saw that they were being followed!
"We've got company!" Ben said, pointing to another ship.
"Who?" Vamps asked, not even looking over his shoulder.
"It appears like an alien fleet!"
"No it's not an alien fleet Ben! Those are the warships from Terradino!" Vamps said, now putting the ship in to gear. They were on the run from alien dinosaurs!
"Sir! We see the strange ship in our range!" An alien dinosaur said in his radio.
"Yes, bring them in so that we can see who these creatures are!" The commander said in response. Without hesitation, the escape pod was surrounded.
"Vamps! What do we do!"
"Ben, you must escape! These dinosaurs are known for having a taste for human flesh!" Vamps said, his eyes widening at the increase in warships surrounding them.
"Come out willingly and you will not be harmed!" A voice boomed in a loudspeaker. Ben huffed in response and tried to free the ship from the pull by pushing on the controls!
"It's no good Ben! They've got us trapped!" Vamps said in frustration.
"Vamps, we can't let them catch us. They'll eat us!"
But Ben could not say anymore as they could feel their ship being pulled towards the planet! They couldn't get away!
"What are we gonna do?!"
"Remain calm Ben. We will defend ourselves if they are as lethal as they appear." Vamps replied, now saving his energy in case he needed to fight.
Once landed on the planet….
"A human?! And a Vladat!" An alien dinosaur said in shock.
"Look how soft the human looks," Another said, licking his lips. Vamps turned and hissed at that remark, making the dinosaur move back.
"Don't get too close. Vladats are known to feed on our energy too." Another one whispered, keeping his energy gun pointed at the Vladat. But the talking stopped as the alien commanded came out in the open and laughed. He couldn't believe his men were afraid of being smaller than them.
"You all need some lessons in courage; there is nothing to be afraid of here!" He said, now putting a hand out quickly and picking Ben up!
"Let me go! Put me down!"
"Why? You would make a good snack for me right about now," The commander smiled deviously.
"Put him down," Vamps said, now flying up and landing on the same hand he had Ben in.
"And if I don't?" The commander hissed.
"I was hoping you would ask," Vamps smiled, now letting his fangs drip saliva. He then began draining the alien's energy faster than you could say 'run.' He didn't kill him, but it was enough to make him drop Ben. Vamps then flew down and caught him before the boy could fall hard on the ground.
"You miserable creature!" The commander hissed, now hitting Vamps and knocking him through a few trees.
"Vamps!" Ben said in shock. Now Ben was angry. He ran over to the gun that the commander dropped and aimed it right at his tail. "Chew on this you lizard!" He said, now aiming the gun and burning part of the alien's hindquarters! The commander's eyes widened in surprise and he yelled in shock, now feeling his burning rump. He turned angrily and looked just in time to see Ben also running to stand in front of Vamps to protect him. Ben was also rubbing his hands because the gun burned him after he used it.
"Well, you are definitely brave for a human, I'll give ya that," The commander said, now kneeling down near Ben.
"Stay away from him!" Ben snapped, now pulling out an alien device that created a net.
"Alright, now put that away," The commander said, now reaching out a large hand.
"I'll get him for you commander!" A soldier said, now pointing his spear at Ben. Ben turned and aimed the device and trapped the soldier in a net and the commander as well.
"Ben, we've got to get out of here!" Vamps said, now on his feet and pulling Ben away to safety.
"Wait! You won't survive out there!" The commander said, now pointing to the sky. He squirmed but he couldn't break the net just yet. "The Incursean ship is surrounding the planet; we need to hide you all here for the night!"
"Yeah right, you all tried to kill us just a moment ago!" Ben said, now angrily pushing Vamps to run for it!
"Ben calm down; perhaps we should hear him out." Vamps said, now turning and gently touching Ben on his shoulders.
"You all have won our respect; now release me," The commander said, now trying to get out of the net.
"You tried to kill me!" Ben said.
"The commander would not kill a young human; he wanted to see your strength." A soldier replied strongly. But before Ben knew it, the large alien-like dinosaur broke the net and grabbed Ben with his tail. Vamps hissed and was about to charge, but the commander put his hand up.
"Vladat don't charge; we're not going to hurt you or your friend. We heard about you both on the radio; we know you've escaped the Incursean slave ship." Ben's eyes widened in shock and squirmed, but the commander held him with his tail.
"Now stop squirming; I won't turn you in Tennyson." The commander smiled. Vamps walked over to them and helped Ben get loose from the large tail. "You have our word that we won't turn you in. I have already sent my men to contact the Plumbers. But I have some bad news. Our planet is still too far away from Earth. You will need to reach a few more planets that are closer to Earth for the Plumbers to help.
"What is the closest planet nearest to us?"
"The Conductoid planet, Teslavorr. That is the closest planet near to you. In the morning when it is safe, you need to travel there. But you must go quickly; if the Incurseans capture you before you reach there, the Plumbers will not be able to help you." The commander whispered.
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