He pointed at the Meigwor viper-ship snaking away from the dusty orange planet. ‘Make them pay for attacking Xion!’ Peri pulled the thruster levers hard. The Phoenix raced after the enemy craft. ‘Locking target trackers,’ Diesel shouted. The half-Martian gunner cracked his knuckles. ‘One X-plode detonator coming up.’ He reached for the button on the gunnery station. ‘Wait a nanosecond, Diesel,’ Peri ordered. ‘Why is that vipership leaving Xion? Where’s the rest of the Meigwor fleet?’ ‘Who cares?’ Diesel replied. ‘You blast first and ask questions later.’ ‘Stop arguing and do something,’ the prince snapped. ‘You promised my father you’d destroy the Meigwors.’ Peri glared at him. ‘We said we’d help save Xion as long as you never attack the Milky Way again. We need to find out what the Meigwors are up to – then we can start kicking some alien space-butts.’ ‘Watch out!’ Diesel shouted as alarms erupted across the Bridge. A huge purple and silver meteorite was plummeting towards them.
