Chapter 9- EARTH!

"How far away our we?" Roxy asked as she walked up behind Brainy drying her hair.

"Not that far now, we're just passing the moon base now," Brainy informed her as she nodded smiling

"So...we'll be safe?" Roxy asked hopefully

"Hopefully," Brainy smiled at her as she grinned and hugged him

"You're the best bodyguard ever, you know that right?" she smiled whilst hugging him

"Yeah, I gathered," he replied bashfully.

All of a sudden the ship jerked to a stop, then plummeted towards the Earth. Brainy turned battle mode and wrapped his arms around Roxy to keep her safe, then she created a lilac bubble that cocooned the two as the ship crashed down into the large lake in the city centre. Creating a tidal wave that headed straight for the city.

"...Water!" Roxy yelped feeling the temperature drop considerably...it also didn't help that the liquid was getting into the seems of the ship

"Poorly made ship," Brainy scowled then scanned their area "we're 25ft underwater... i'll never survive getting out of this..." Brainy gulped. Roxy growled then removed her necklace letting her Zorainian form show through

"Yeah, you will," she smiled up at him then grabbed his hand "hold your breath" she instructed and he did so. She flared up her hand and fired one single blast at the side of the ship blasting a large hole in it letting in water rapidly. Soon enough the ship was completely filled and Roxy could swim out of the ship then create an air bubble around them. "It's ok," she spoke softly and he breathed then looked around

"...Wow..." he spoke in awe, all around him, were multiple races of aquatic animals: Wales, Dolphins, Manatees, Seals "oh wow... apterophyllum scalare... I thought those were extinct!" he spoke in awe

"Also known as the Angelfish" Roxy grinned then swam down taking the bubble and him with her showing him a plethora of new and un-disturbed aquatic life "there's even more on Nanguala," she mumbled smiling at his awe-stricken face then she frowned "...what stopped our flight?" she asked suddenly

"...I don't know," Brainy frowned turning to look at her, he then looked up as a shadow loomed over the lake.

"...They found us..." Roxy mumbled then grabbed his hand and swam towards the shore "we gotta make a run for it!" she hurried but he stopped

"They'll just keep following us Roxy... the only way to stop them... is to let them have what they want," he gulped

"...What?" she asked shocked

"Well...part of it anyway... they want me dead almost as much as they want you," he explained

"No, you're not doing it," she gulped but he put his force field up around her and the bubble then swam into the open water

"I don't have a choice," he spoke then swam up as she banged on the force field screaming at him to stop.

"Ahh the little runt finally shows his face," the Commander sneered from his chair on the ship "Rylox, get out there and exterminate the little brat," he ordered

"With pleasure," Rylox snickered evilly then flew out of the ship. Brainy gulped

"Ooh what am I doing?" he mumbled

"Dying!" Rylox sneered then fired a rocket at him

"Whoa!" Brainy yelped then dodged it and flew up to face him head on. "I'm not just going to stand there and let you hit me Rylox," Brainy growled letting his false fear deteriorate into raw confidence, he wasn't backing down easily.

"You won't be able to stop me," Rylox growled as cannons appeared from the larger Coluans shoulders

"Wanna bet," Brainy growled as his own cannons made themselves known

"That will never save you," a voice behind him sneered, Brainy turned quickly to find the Commander smirking evilly at him.

"...This could complicate things," Brainy gulped. Both Coluans charged up their guns and fired simultaneously as Brainy put up a force field around himself there-by taking the one stopping Roxy away allowing her to swim up to the surface... but she didn't.

"...He needs help..." she mumbled then teleported to the Legion HQ.

"Holy hell!" Bouncing Boy yelped turning into a ball out of shock as Roxy dropped down do her knees dripping wet.

"Roxy!" Phantom Girl yelped and flew to the girls' side; helping her stand like she'd known the Princess all her life.

"Never mind about me Tinya... my bodyguard...he's being attacked...he needs help!" she panicked

"Querl?" Saturn Girl asked

"Yes, there's no time to waste you gotta help me!" Roxy pleaded

"Show us where," Lightning Lad instructed and Roxy flew up and took off with them following.

Meanwhile...

"Ugh!" Brainy grunted as he was thrown into the street, his right arm held a long gash that travelled from his shoulder to his wrist making the arm unusable. He was now officially stuck in his normal form; his battle mode had been taken down after the blast had taken that arm. His side held large cuts as did his right leg.

He stood up fearlessly and limped back to the two monsters that hovered above

"And still he comes back for more, Rylox... end him," the Commander instructed as Rylox shot down. For Brainy time practically stood still, he was a goner...he knew it. Rylox's arm turned into a long sharp sword and he spun round slicing Brainy's chest wide open and threw him into a building. Querl Dox...was almost done.

"BRAINY!!" Roxy screamed as she stopped dead still staring at the scene.

"I-i'm not gi-giving up," Brainy held his sparking chest in pain

"Are you mental?" Rylox retorted smirking at the Princess "Oooh, tryin to look good in front of your little princess, well guess what, you've lost, it's over, just roll over and die!" he growled then shot a missile at him, all Roxy could do was watch as the missile shot off course and hit the building, making it shake and crack. Brainy painfully moved his head to look round at it then look at Roxy

"...I'm sorry," he mumbled then fell unconscious as the building toppled and collapsed.

"NO!" she screamed then flew down quickly dodging the rubble and shrapnel off of the building and grabbed his prone form before flying back out the other side. She then placed him in Lightning Lads arms and grabbed half of the building "EAT THIS!" she yelled angrily then picked it up and threw it at the two large Coluans "Lets go!" she hurried as the two put force fields up to protect themselves. The Legionnaires flew as quickly as they could back to the base carrying a fatally wounded Querl Dox.

Lightning Lad had immediately taken Brainy to the medical-bay, whilst Roxy sat in the lounge with Phantom Girl and Triplicate Girl and Bouncing Boy. Saturn girl was helping Lightning Lad and Shrinking Violet who had just come off of a mission the day beforehand.

"Who is he?" Shrinking Violet asked as they tried to fix the gashes

"Querl Dox, from Colu..." Saturn Girl answered

"Weren't the Coluans just taring up the city a second ago?" Vi asked frowning

"This one was helping the blue haired girl in the lounge... he's been keeping her safe from the others," Saturn girl smiled softly whilst running her fingers through the small Coluan boys' hair.

"Aww how sweet," Vi smiled "why can't there be more guys like him...?" she sighed as she fixed the gash on his arm.

"Cause most guys don't get the chance to work with a princess...he's obviously doing it for the perks," Lightning Lad scowled

"What perks?" Saturn girl frowned sceptically

"The perks he'd get after marrying the Princess..." Lightning Lad narrowed his eyes

"He IS a Coluan after all..." Vi frowned; Saturn girl almost gaped at them both but held her composure

"Well I happen to believe he was heroic and did it for her, not the perks, he's not like the other Coluans, I sense good in him!" she scolded "now get those thoughts out of your head before I remove them...painfully" she narrowed her fuchsia eyes at them shutting them up.

"Do you think we can save him?" Vi asked quietly

"We have to..." Phantom Girl walked through the door responding to the question asked.

"Why?" Lighting Lad asked curiously

"Roxy has never truly cared for anyone in her lifetime except her parents... she cares for him... if he died, she'd just...be well, devastated," Phantom girl sighed

"You mean she likes him?" Vi asked and Phantom Girl nodded

"She thinks it's more than that though... she liked him from the beginning..." she explained smiling at the unconscious Coluan.

"Where is she?" Saturn Girl asked curiously

"Lounge, with Bouncy and Triplicate Girl," Phantom Girl answered simply "Bouncy's showing her how to work the TV," she finished grinning

"She can't stay with us," Lightning Lad frowned

"Why not?" Saturn Girl asked shocked

"Because she's the princess of a PLANET, and he's a Coluan reject, we can't keep them here, what would they do?" he ranted

"SHE'S a very powerful Princess and HE'S an android with the highest intellect in every known galaxy, think about it pea brain, what COULDN'T they do?" Phantom Girl argued

"I have to agree with Phantom Girl...they could be a fierce team," Vi smiled

"I second that," Saturn girl smirked. None of them actually noticed that while they were discussing the importance of where the two new-comers would stay, one of them... was healing himself. The wound on his chest was almost completely sealed; the gashes on his sides were gone as was the one on his leg; he was still unconscious...but he was on the road to recovery... and fast as well.


Meanwhile...

"Sire?" a Coluan approached Rylox

"What?" he growled

"...You do know we're all dead right?" he asked simply

"...Yes I do know that," Rylox frowned "that doesn't mean we won't go down without a fight," he growled darkly.


Meanwhile...

"I'm sorry Brainy... you've done so much to protect me..." Roxy mumbled staring through the glass looking at his unconscious form "...Dilei shimhar" (my turn)


Well there's one battle scene down...one last one to go, and that's Roxy's...prepare for the ultimate battle experience, the princess with the powers of 10 different Zorainians up against...the entire Coluan Army...ehem...I pity them. -.-'