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  Almost immediately after the Great Leader’s message ended, the assault on the planet began. Missiles fell heavily on the cliffs in an attempt to expose the ship Selesta lying far beneath. As the Orian space fighters patrolled the Classified Zone of aico-seven, they found a cave that had been exposed on the cliff side, found that it led to a great cavern deep in the cliff-side, but there was no sign of any space ship. Alessia and her crew had disappeared.

  Sargon went into a frenzy when he heard the report. She must have been warned by the Tiasennians! he was certain. They would pay for that mistake. But that meant she had to be watching somewhere, ready to thwart his plans. Well then, he would give her something to see.

  “Send the fighter squadron Arenal to the surface to engage the enemy planes before they reach us.” He ordered, never minding that the surface was going to be engulfed in a laser barrage in a matter of moments.