Chapter 19-Failure

"What happened?" cried Budge as he watched the tidal wave expand, "the tractor beam has failed!"
"The starship Dreadar is no longer on the radar!" whimpered Bill.
"Then we've lost", cried Sultry.
"Not entirely", said Krijy, "the fleet has lost the battle, but we are not yet lost. Bill, can you make it past the maian fleet?"
"What you're asking for is near impossible, but it's our only chance."
"Are you saying that we're going home?" cried Leo.
"There will be other chances to get the mega weapon", said Budge, "lets get out of here, before the maians, and the humans destroy us!"
"How can we possibly get past the maian fleet", said Death in distress, "we need a distraction."
"I have a plan", said Krijy, "remember the maian starship behind the moon? I planted a bomb in it. Once we have set it off, it will distract the maians for enough time for us to get through undetected."
Krijy detonated the bomb and the maian fleet reacted to the explosion. Bill drove the ship past the maian starships, and set a course for the Skedar kingdom.

Meanwhile, the remaining part of the Skedar fleet, sat waiting for the maians. Captain Reg couldn't use his radar, since he would be detected, but he finally saw the first part of the maian fleet. His three starships sped towards the maians, and started firing at them.
"Where is Captain Skyne and his three ships?" screamed Captain Reg as his ship took heavy fire, "we need him."
"Captain!" cried a guard, "The fleet at Earth has been destroyed! There are 18 starships surrounding us!"
"FIGHT TO THE DEATH!" screamed Captain Reg, "where is Skyne and his army?"
"They're leaving! They're leaving us here to tackle 18 starships by ourselves!"
"I KNEW HE WAS A TRAITOR!" was the last thing Captain Reg said, before his starship exploded.

The last three starships of the Skedar fleet had abandoned their friends and set course back to the Skedar kingdom. Led by Captain Skyne, they crept back like cowards and left the remains of the Skedar fleet to be eliminated.