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Kaetila-Aerrin-Nalmun

I watched in horror as my fighter was struck.

(Aaaaah!) I screamed. (Yarshan!)

I felt like panicking, but this was not the time to panic! But I was going to crash and burn if I did not do something quickly! I searched desperately at the cold, dark surrounding space. The Bug fighter that had hit me now moved on to others, leaving me to burn. The other warriors and princes were doing their best in their own fighters, but I could see we were not doing well - we were far outnumbered by the Yeerks in this battle.

(AAAAAH!) I heard a thoughtspeak scream in my head as someone's fighter blew.

(Kaetila!) My communicator came on. (Kaetila!) It was Captain Zalismaine!

The great domeship's bridge was over to my left. The dome, containing the three arisths, had been detached, and was a little ways behind it.

(We see your fighter burning, but we can't get to you the blade ship-)

(Do not worry about me!) I screamed back, though feeling completely opposite to what I was saying. I was terriffied at the idea of dying out here, all alone, but I could not have Zalismaine picking favorites! (Destroy the Blade ship!)

Captain Zalismaine was silent. Then, sorrowfully. (V-very well, my dear.)

(Don't worry about me, my friend. I can take care of myself, remember?)

(Y-yes but-)

(Princess!) a different voice called over the communicator and I eyesmiled as I recognized the voice. Prince Ylairn!

(Ylairn! By the stars it's good to see you!) His fighter swooped alongside mine.

(I'll have you out of this in no time,) he said, sounding determined. I felt relief, and another, goofier feeling bubble up inside me.

(Good work Ylairn!) Zalismaine said. (Now I'm going to see if we can get rid of these slugs!)

I looked over to the enemy. The bug fighters had all disappeared...strange...

A long, sleek, Blade ship glided into vision...

(Oh no.) I whispered. (CAPTAIN ZALISMAINE! WATCH OUT! VISSER THREE-)

FSEEW! A Dracon beam lanced out!

WUHBOOM! The bridge was destroyed.

(NOOO!) I screamed, and actually reached forward and put my hands against the glass of my vision field.

(What the-?! Dapsen!) I heard Prince Ylairn cry out next to me.

I was frozen. I could only think in shock of the now dead Captain Zalismaine- the only Andalite male to be like a father to me.

(No...) I moaned. (No...)

I watched then, in horror, as the Blade slowly turned to the arisths and the dome...

(NOOO!) I screamed. (You bastards! Keep away from them! You filthy slugs! Leave them alone!) I cried, desperation rising in me. I looked around in my fighter, struggling with my controls, unable to do anything.

(I'm going for him!) Ylairn said. (Stay here, love- I'll be back!)

'Love...' I thought. He'd called me 'love...' I forced myself to focus.

(NOO! Don't go! They'll only kill you too-) I felt so selfish.

(Kaetila!) he cried, shocked, and I felt ashamed. Then he said softly (I've got to try!)

(Y-yes...) I said, (Forgive me.)

(It's nothing, my love,) he said softly and his communicator shut off.

His fighter left mine. I watched as he moved quickly forward.

He fired at the blade! It took some damage, but it was futile. It was too big, too great to be affected by some little fighter's shredder beam!

It ignored him and fired on the dome instead.

I looked and saw the arisths panicking. Through the distance, I could hear Bwalkithtrith's voice in my head.

(Goodbye, Princess Kae-) He said simply.

(NOOOO!) I screamed again, falling to the floor of my ship sobbing and watching in horror as the dome blew apart. The shock waves from it began to move my fighter away. Towards Earth.

(Empeth!) Ylairn cried out in agony. Empeth had been his little cousin. He began firing at the ship in rage. (BURN ALL OF YOU FILTHY SLUGS!) He yelled.

(Ylairn!) I screamed. (No! Escape while you can-)

The blade fired, one last time.

Ylairn's fighter blew apart. I stared in horror as the remains of it trailed through the stars. I fell onto my belly.

This time, I lay there, and did not get back up.

(No, no, no...)

I was alone...This was a nightmare...It had to be!

And while I cried, and did not notice at first, my fighter slowly, very slowly, was pulled in by Earth's gravity...

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