The Best Pilot In The Galaxy

The vast space full of stars, once a spectacle for any race in the galaxy, has become monotonous for Felix Sonomott. He was approaching a red, mountainous planet with great technological and social advances, Athor.

The infamous planet smelled of boiled cabbage and worn shoes, the countless factories around the capital helped spread the stench further around the globe.

Sonomott and his crew had just arrived on the Athor system, facing an even more absurd situation than he had imagined. "My God," Galeg said, his face slowly warping with sadness. Athor's system has become a real battleground. Countless spaceships roamed space, firing in all directions. The yellow, blue and red energy rays moved until they reached some unlucky ones.

Felix looked a little more to the right, noting that High Wasp was present on the counterattack. Blavius ​​and Vantner had already woken up, now standing, looking out the window as ships exploded around them. It was as if the Catoq wars had been transported there.

"We'll have to go through all those ships, Poe started to speak," hands on the control panel. "We don't have energy cannons on this ship, luckily, you have the best pilot in the Milky Way here." Blavius ​​leaned on the crutch looking at Poe, while pointing at Felix with one of his hands. "Captain Sonomott?" Lamnus returned the serious look. "No, boy. Me. I'm the best pilot here. No offense, sir." "No offense taken." He assured Poe.

"We are in your hands, captain," Felix said with a focused look. "Then what you will do?" Poe looked around, turning his head behind the ship, looking at the large space in the navigation room. He turned his vision forward, thoughtful. "Improvise, sir."

Poe took full control of the cargo ship, setting the maximum speed. The speed was unbalanced due to the damage to the boarding bridge caused by them. All the passengers put on their seat belts and, for some time, passed through the battlefield unnoticed.

Anonymity ended when a ship to their left was destroyed, pieces of metal floating in space, revealing the cargo ship to a combat ship that certainly did not belong to the Foundation. With no armament on the ship, all that was left for Poe was to dodge the energy shots, advancing at full speed.

He swerved to the left and then to the right. He tried a zigzag and even a maneuver, climbing on the ship and around the back of the combat ship, which it noticed and did the same.

Two ships passed quickly in front of them, they both seemed to be fighting, until they exploded with a large shot of yellow energy. Poe continued to look ahead and to the control panel dodging the ship's shots behind him, while all the other passengers turned their faces to the right, watching a huge ship, this time belonging to the Foundation, hunting small enemy ships. The fact is that they were on an unregistered one, with no access to their communication channels. They were certainly being seen as one of the attackers.

Poe turned the ship sharply to the right, running towards the giant ship. The combat ship right behind, in full swing, firing non-stop. Captain Lamnus was sweating, his eyes completely focused, his hands shaking and his lips being bitten until they bled. "A little more," he said to himself in a whisper. "Just a little more," He continued, still advancing towards the Foundation's ship. The ship reloaded its next shot, a large energetic ball forming in front of the cannon. "Now!" Poe shouted, redoing the same maneuver he had tried before, going up the ship, but this time remaining above. The combat ship realized the energy cannon already loaded too late and, when trying to climb, was obliterated by the energetic shot, reducing itself to pieces.

"Yeah!" He shouted, resuming his route to the red planet. Felix and the others sighed, they almost died. They were about to enter the planet's orbit when the communicator started to sizzle.

... Sir ... ? A female voice spoke, her voice severing the connection. Mandy? Felix asked. "..." Only a loud hiss echoed through the ship. "Sir, the... royal family ...must see ...being attacked... now... must go." The call ended abruptly.

"Did she say the royal family is being attacked?" Vantner asked. "Definitely, yes." Felix replied. "The Gabevs, huh. Why would your employee ask us to see the royal family?" Galeg asked without understanding.

"I have no idea, but if we help, they can return the favor, right?" Felix asked looking at Galeg. "Athorians always keep their word." Galeg said. "Tell that to Earth." Poe spoke sarcastically. "Everything is fine then. Who wants to save a princess?"

No one answered the question, and soon after, they entered Athor's atmosphere.