"Is this is?" I asked the Chief Sgt. of the Sauropolis Police Department. We were discussing the damages sustained from the most recent attack of the Red Eyes.

"Yes, sir. We lost seven of our superstructures and five residential communities in the suburbs are…well, they're gone. We estimate that we could have nearly a thousand dead and many more injured."

"Well…I sure want to send my consolations to all those families," I said, feeling the tears in my eyes.

"Of course, sir."

The cameraman ran inside the room we were in and shouted, "Whenever you're ready, Your Majesty!"

"Okay, I'm coming!"

The cameras and lights were ready. As I sat down in my chair, one of the crew came over and set the microphone on my shirt. I looked pretty bad to say the least. I had a bloody cheek, bruises all over, and I was sure that at least two of my teeth were missing. I didn't even bother trying to fix myself up.

Sure, I'm a neat person and all, but I wanted my people to know just how much this was affecting me as well as them. I sat down at my desk in front of the camera. Man, the last time I'd been in front of a camera I'd made a special guest appearance on a teen comedy show. Boy, was that fun.

One of the crew with the microphone said to me, "Ready, Your Majesty?"

I nodded and took a deep breath. "Whenever you are."

"Three, two, one…"

And…

Yellow paint shot from the camera and smeared all over my face. "Huh? What? A prank camera?" one of them yelled.

Ugh, well obviously I wasn't exactly amused by the happening. I got and slammed my hand against the table. Ow! "All right, who's the jerk?!"

"Uh, I'm not sure what happened, sir," the cameraman said.

"Well, get the real camera now!" I shouted. I mean, please! What kind of twisted mind would pull a practical joke on me in situation like this? Who would…wait a minute.

"Larry!"

He poked his head out of the hallway. "Yes?" he said in a high-pitched voice.

I pointed to the paint dripping from my face. "Can you explain this?"

"Oh, that? Sure, that's yellow paint."

*Frustrated sigh

"Cut it out!"

"I don't have any scissors. Just do the broadcast."

Well, he had a point. I'd take care of him when I was finished taking care of the Red Eyes. And I was going to. Nobody was going to push me and my friends like that! Anyways, the crew helped me get clean. Well, at least most of it. At least it wasn't dripping.

"We're rolling," the cameraman mouthed.

I let out the breath I'd been holding and began speaking. "Good day, my beloved people. In these past few weeks, as we all are perfectly aware of, our enemies have been repeatedly attacking and tormenting us. We all have suffered personal losses; I know it very well. But we must remind ourselves that we are Amarkians. We represent the remnants of the greatest species to have ever lived on this Earth: dinosaurs.

"Our forefathers built our great nation and made it into what it had become today. And we never have given in when faced with adversity, even grave ones. But now, the fate of not only us, but also the entire universe hangs in the balance. And we must bring justice to wherever it has been lacking in. We know that it will be a struggle, but we will succeed in the end.

"I am declaring a state of national emergency and placing the Amarkian National Guard in every major city and town. I am also sending a draft for all able-bodied men over the age of twenty. More information will reach your local TV and radio stations after this broadcast.

"I too, am fearful for my own life and my loved ones' as I know you all are. However, remember that our enemies want us to cause that fear to make us lose confidence. We cannot allow that to happen. We must be confident that we will always put our best efforts into it. I cannot guarantee that the Red Eyes will never torment us again; I will say that we will make them repay for the troubles they've caused it.

"Please follow your local authorities in case there is another attack in my absence from the planet. I will join our armies and those of our allies to war against the Red Eyes. Take care, look after one another, and never give up. Goodbye, and Godspeed."

After changing into my military uniform and meeting up with Larry outside, we drove to the launching pads, about 16 miles north of Sauropolis. It was mostly a wooded area, then the forest became a naturally-open area with high grasses.

Several Amarkian spaceships were already taking off, their trails of smoke remaining in the sky as they disappeared from ground view. Larry and I went to to our ship. It was the main one, of course. As we entered, the lights inside lit up and we were showed to the bridge of the ship.

We both sat down in our assigned seats while the crew finished preparing the ship for takeoff. "Oh, and Larry. One more thing?"

"Yeah, what is it?" he asked, coming up to his chair.

"As soon as we're in space I want a conference via telecommunications with the Commanders of all the other ships. I want to discuss our plan of attack with them."

"Sure."

The rockets blasted beneath us, and my entire body began to vibrate. I saw in the rear view the objects on the surface get smaller and smaller until the image in front of us turned from blue skies to black, starry backgrounds.

The rockets continued to blast until Earth was nothing but a small blue and white jewel behind us. Rogue meteorites and asteroids filled our view as we slowed down to Cruise Speed.

"This is Commander Heklo of the A.G.F. The Voyager. You are now free to move about the ship. All captains please report to cabin 43 at soon as possible. We will reach our rendezvous with the Space Armies and the Inter-Dimensional Force at Saturn. ETA is approximately 24 hours."

I unbuckled my seat belt and stretched my tired arms and legs as I stood up. Larry ran to the dashboard and began contacting all the commanders of our fleet of motherships. "This is Second Commander Larry," he said to all of them once their faces appeared on the screen. "Requesting teleconference on behalf of the King."

I got up and just before I began speaking, I got a text message. It was from Lilia. "Go and get them, my uniformed dream man! Show them who you are. I'll be waiting for you! Love you!"