Back in their own dimension, Dante and Gwen wake up in their beds. Suddenly, they realized that they had school today. They remembered that they didn't have their school uniforms."Computer, where did you put our school uniforms?" Dante said."We analyzed and recreated them using the same materials as your super suits." The computer said as two pods opened from the floor and revealing their uniforms."Woah, this is amazing." Gwen said as she grabbed her uniform."I thought you might like it. We also made these for you." The computer said as lowered some black-red tennis shoes from the roof."God, I love this place." Gwen said as she grabbed the shoes and ran off to get dressed."Thank you, computer. You're the best." Dante said, smiling, as he grabbed his clothes.After getting dressed and eating a strange alien breakfast, Dante and Gwen got in the burgundy car."Computer, what tunnel is closest the school?" Dante asked."Tunnel A is right under the school, but the entrance is blocked.""That's probably the boiler room, where we went to when meteor." Gwen said."If that's case, then I'll can just make a small hole in the wall.""No, Dante, we'll have to use a different tunnel. We can't make a hole that leads to our secret headquarters. Who knows what could happen if someone finds it." Gwen said."Right, I didn't even think of that. Computer, what's the next tunnel?""You'll have to use tunnel D again. And drive all the way to the school. I'll activate the auto pilot function remotely and bring them back here.""Got it." Dante said as he pressed the gas to the floor, revving the engine. "Perfect," he thought with a gleam in his eye."I don't like that look in his eye." Gwen thought."Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything dangerous." Dante said before shifting it into drive and floored the gas.Driving through the tunnel, Dante and Gwen smiled as if they were riding a carnival ride."So, what are you going to call this car?""Like a name? I don't know. Maybe I should name it 'Arro' after the plane Avery used to bring us back." Dante said."Oh, so you want to name your car the same name as Avery's Shadowcart. You must've fallen in love with her. And confessing your love for her to your girlfriend. You're bold." Gwen said teasingly."Really, Gwen. You and I both know Avery is already in a relationship with Yolunda. Besides, I see Avery as a friend who I depend on.. Like you.""So, I'm just a friend you can depend on.""No, you're my girlfriend, who I love with all my heart. Avery is the twin sister I'd never had. And I'm sure she sees me the same way." Dante explained."Okay, I'll believe you for now." Gwen said as they sped down the tunnel.Meanwhile, both Dante's and Gwen's mothers were waiting at the school, with a change of clothes and their book bags. Eric, seeing them, pulled out his phone and texted Gwen."Come on, Gwen. Answer your phone. You can't ignore me forever." he thought.Suddenly, everyone hears a car engine roar as the burgundy car arrives at the school. Stepping out the back door of the car, Dante and Gwen immediately gathered everyone's attention."Seems like we're the center of attention." Gwen said smiling as she grabs Dante's arm."Yeah, but I don't think it'll last long. Especially, when you're acting all giddy." Dante said."Oh, shut up," Gwen said."DANTE!" Janice said as she and the others walked up to Dante and Gwen.Dante sighed. "Hey, mom. What are you doing here?" He asked as he pulled her to the side."We brought you a change of clothes and your books. Oh, and here's some sandwiches. You must be starving." Janice answered as she lifted a bag."Mom, I'm fine." Dante said as he took the bag."Alright, but you can't blame me for worrying about my runaway son. Speaking of which, your father went to talk to your teacher.""What?" Dante said as his face went cold."Dante Moore, Gwen Thompson, please report to the principal's office." A voice said over the loudspeaker."Oh crap," Dante thought as he began to walk towards the entrance."What did our husbands do?" Allison thought.Walking into the main office, Dante and Gwen were greeted by their fathers, who were smirking at them."What did you do?" Dante asked."I'll let your principal explain to you about consequences of your selfish choices." Alan said."You!" Dante said as he tightened his fist."Dante, don't!" Gwen said as she grabbed his fist, calming him down."That's enough you two. Step into my office. We have a lot to discuss." The principal said.Thirty minutes later, Dante, angrily, rushed out of the office."I hope you're happy, father. I'm no longer a student at Norman High.""I am. Now, there is nothing holding you back from bettering your life.""Or I just become a dropout and become a bum." Dante said."Oh, I doubt you'll do that. Gwen isn't the type of girl who'll date a bum.""And, I would disown her before she thinks of making you a part of my family." Adam said."Well, you might as well disown me because I'll love Dante no matter what he does. And if you think that this will separate us, you'll have to find something better. Oh, and since you're forcing Dante into dropping out of school. I also withdrew myself from school.""What?! You can't!" Adam yelled."Already did." Gwen said."You're going to ruin your future for this disrespectful boy." Adam said, angrily."And I'm willing to do that because I love him. And I know no matter what we go through, we'll work it out." Gwen said as she walked over to Dante. She then, kissed him on the cheek and smiled at her father, who was glaring at Dante. "Come on, let's go, Dante." she said as she pulled Dante by the hand."After you,"Suddenly, their belts flashed. Knowing what that meant, they ran out the school as quickly as possible to reach the car."Dante! Gwen! Wait!" Their mothers said as they chased after them.Casting an invisibility field spell, Gwen and Dante stopped in the middle of the parking lot and waited for the car. Pulling up to them, the burgundy car opens up its doors. Jumping into the car, Dante and Gwen presses the belt buckles."Dante and Gwen, sorry to disturb you at school, but we have a massive problem heading towards earth. We picked up a distress signal from a transport ship with a highly radioactive substance onboard. And, unfortunately, they're a few hours from making a crash landing on Earth." the computer said over the car speakers."So, what can we do?" Gwen said."We'll discuss that once you get back to the temple. In the meantime, we'll prep the space-shuttle.""Space-shuttle? We have one of those?" Dante asked as he gripped the steering wheel."Not a fully functioning one capable of long-distance space travel. But with a few repairs and modifications, it should allow you to get to the ship and back.""Huh, how long will it take to get it ready?" Gwen asked."I say an hour and thirty minutes. Leaving you little time to fix the problem and help the crew, preventing it from crashing on Earth.""Okay, we'll be there in a few minutes. And I hope you have a way for us to communicate with whoever on that ship.""Right, you don't know any alien languages. Luckily, we can translate through the communication device, so keep it open.""Huh, sounds convenient." Dante said."Don't get used to it. We still have to learn how to speak their languages ourselves at some point. Might as well get ready for it." Gwen said."Yes, dear." He answered as they drove onto a empty road. Suddenly, the road opened up and Dante drove into a tunnel.Meanwhile, at the school, Sarah stares off into space while her friend talks."Sarah, hello? Can you hear me?""What?" Sarah said as she slowly came out of the trance."You weren't even listening.""About what?""About the appearance of aliens in Las Vegas Saturday. I heard one of them defeated the other ones to claim the earth as its planet's territory. I think we have the beginnings of an alien invasion." Her friend said excitedly."Really? What's so good about the Earth?" Sarah said."There's…no. There's…no. There's… okay, I give up. Maybe, they came to eat us like in that old alien invaders movies my mom like.""What?" Sarah asked, shocked."Finally! You start listening to me. Seriously, girl. What's wrong?" Sarah's friend asked as she laid on Sarah's desks."Nothing's wrong. My dumb brother just ran away and it's causing a big drama scene in my family, right now.""What? You mean your cute brother or weird brother?""What do you mean? I only have a weird, older brother. And, I wouldn't say he's cute.""Oh, so who was that cute football player who your brother was talking to?""That's my brother's best friend and, unfortunately for you, he's gay.""What!" Sarah's friend yelled while jumping up."SSSSSSHHHH, that's a secret he made me promise I would keep." Sarah said, nervously looking around."Oh," her friend said as she looked around at the class. Luckily, no one heard her. "So, why does he want to hide the fact he's gay?" she whispered."Well, bi. And I don't really know why. Maybe, he likes my brother.""Eww, why?" Sarah looked at her friend with a confused expression. "Wait, I didn't mean it like that. I'm just… he's not bad looking. He's just weird.""Wow, I see that your tongue is sharper than every." Sarah said."And you love me for it."Standing in front of a mirror, Gwen puts on a black jacket, nervously. "I can't believe it. I just told our parents that I'll stay with Dante forever... no matter what happens to us. I mean... Seriously! What was I thinking? I sounded so desperate! Like wake-up Gwen, it's not the early 1800s when women were desperate to get married and fighting for equality. It's twenty- twenty-two. I should be my own indepe... not too depending on Dante." she began ranting."I don't think you depend on me" Dante said."AAAAH," Gwen screamed as she summoned a magic circle."Wait! Gwen... stop.""yfirtcele (Electrify)!" Gwen chanted, summoning lightning. Dante tries to dodge, but the lighting strikes his side, causing him to scream in pain."Seriously, Gwen. Did you really have to hit me with lightning? You left a mark.""Well, that should be a reminder for you to knock before you come into my room. Next time, I'll make it so you won't be able to move for an hour." Gwen said."Man, I must be the most masochistic person in the world to love her." Dante said as they walked through a large door to the hangar."Computer, where's the ship we're using." Dante said as the light came on.The floor opened and a medium-sized ship rose out of it. "This ship is called SVulcan. It can easily travel to five-star systems. Sadly, we couldn't fix the autopilot, meaning one of you will have to learn to fly it.""That's okay. We were going to need to learn to fly anyway." Dante said."I'm surprised, Dante. You said something insightful." Gwen said as they loaded on the ship."Well, now that I'm a dropout, I need to start being responsible, and learning some trades.""Really, flying a spaceship? That's some trade." Gwen said, sarcastically, as they walked onto the ship.Arriving in the cockpit, Dante immediately sat down in the pilot's chair and started pressing buttons, with activated random functions."It's the top right button to start the engines. And, once the bands of lights form around your wrist, think of how you want the ship to move. Just take it slow." the temple said.Dante pressed the button and saw the bands of light form. He lifted his right arm and the ship lifted and flipped upside."DANTE!" Gwen yelled, holding on to the chair."My bad," Dante said. Flipping the ship upright, Dante held his head, while Gwen shakes her head. "Should I fly?" she asked."No, I got it." Dante said as he pushed his arms forward, propelling the ship forward into a tunnel. Stopping at the end of the tunnel, Dante shifts the ship vertically upwards. "Okay, time to floor it." Dante thought to himself."The afterburners are the third button from the ignition.""Thanks," Dante said as he pressed the third button. Roaring loudly, the ship's afterburners activated and slowly propelled the ship upward using all its boosters. It, then, zoomed out of main intersection of city, being seen by the many civilians of the city."Looks like we're going to need to explain a lot when we get back." Gwen said."Computer, do we have a contingency plan for this?" Dante asked."Sorry, no. The Maiju had seen many things happen. And this was one of the most important. It's your debut as the Earth's protectors, along with the existence of aliens to mankind. We just need to make sure no one finds the tunnels to the temple as time progress. Speaking of, we detected another soul. So, hurry and return.""Alright, see you when we return." Dante said as they blasted off into the atmosphere. Meanwhile Dante's mother sits in a restaurant, waiting for someone. However, little did she know, her husband was sitting outside the restaurant with Eric's and Gwen's parents, spying on her."Seriously, first, my son runs off to only God knows where. Now, I'm waiting to see who's my wife is cheating on me." Alan said."Calm down, we're here because Janice had to meet up with who might have some way of finding our kids. She's not cheating on you.""Yeah," Adam said."Besides, she loves you too much. Anyway… "This is an emergency city wide announcement!" the radio interrupted."Wait, turn that up!" Eric's father yelled as he reached from the back seat."I repeat. A mysterious spaceship rose from the ground, destroying our beloved main street pavilion. Little is known about its origin, but I promise, as the mayor of Seattle, I will dedicate as much as I can to figuring this out.""Leave it to our wonderful mayor to make a photo op of a disaster." Alan said."You're right about that. Mayor Tracy might be one of the most photogenic mayors I've ever seen. But, he does a better job than our previous mayor running the city. Seattle has never been so peaceful." Eric's father said."Coming from a cop who has no idea how to track my son." Alan mumbled to himself."What was that!?" Eric's father yelled."Ssssh, here comes Janice." Eric's mother said as she pulled back her husband.Getting into the car, Janice sighed. "He's not coming. There was some kind of problem that he had to handle at the company. But, he did say he'll try to get me the info I asked for.""And who is he?" Alan asked.Janice sighs. "If you must know, I was going to meet my father.""What! You know that man hates me as much as he can throw me. Especially, since we got married.""Yeah, but he was oddly cooperative when I explained it to him.""Yeah, I bet. He probably thinks I'm a horrible father. Or, some kind of suck-up patsy.""Well, you did try to use your son to get a better relationship with your boss." Janice said."You know that's not the reason!" Alan said."Hey! I'm sorry to interrupt this tantalizing argument between you two, but we have bigger problems." Eric's father said as he showed them his phone.Zooming pass the moon, Dante and Gwen spots the transport ship and flies towards it. Suddenly, they received an incoming message."Ze en, ew se ars oen." a humanoid lizard said. Confused, Dante and Gwen looked at each other."Computer, what did… he… she say?" Gwen asked."From the sounds of it, their Lizrodians, a lizard people known for their tough skin and immunity to radioactive materials. Including the one their transporting. And fortunately, we have their language on file. Give us a moment.""Ze en, Ro ed. Ew ars oen. Aes aht understand, Terran. We need your assistance. Respond.""Woah," Dante and Gwen thought to themselves. "Yes, we understand. We're here to help you. Can you explain to us what happened to your ship?" He said."The ship's power core and stabilizers were damaged as we were trying to escape from some space pirates. I think me and my family are the only survivors.""Alright, hang tight. We're on our way." Dante said as they got closer to the transport ship."Computer, is there a way to get me on that ship?""What! Dante, what are you planning?" Gwen said."I'll let you know once I come up with one," Dante said. Gwen sighs."You're Marvexian form is capable of surviving the void of space. But I would recommend you limit your space flight until you get enough stamina. Ten minutes at the most.""Alright, Ten minutes. Babe, can you take over?" Dante said as he got up from the controls."Dante, Are you sure? I mean you never really had much practice with Novex. You can barely use your gravity powers yet." Gwen said worriedly as she got up."Don't worry. I'm sure everything is going to be alright. Then, we can get back and go on a real date." Dante said as he touched Gwen's face, an attempt to reassure Gwen."Yea... right after we find some place to put these refugees." Gwen said, slightly smiling.Dante, then, leaned in and gave Gwen a passionate kiss. Suddenly, the ship shook. "Whoops, you should take over." Dante said."Right," Gwen said before sitting down in the pilot seat. Dante, then, left for the cargo bay."Okay, time to be the hero." Dante thought to himself."Is that supposed to be your superhero catchphrase? That's sad." A voice said inside his head."Great, the voices are back." Dante said as he walked into the cargo bay. He, then, activated his gauntlet and transformed into Novex. Walking over to the open button the wall. Dante took a deep breath,"What are you doing?" A man asked as he appeared beside Dante."What! Who are you?""I'm the consciousness of the soul you call Novex. I could've sworn we met before. You know the time when you were trying to use your gravity powers for the first time.""Right, you were the voice that annoyed me til I used those gravity powers. I didn't know you could form a body.""Well, technically, this an astral projection you create when you feel like you need help. Wait, didn't Panthera teach you this stuff by now. Unless… Am I your first projection? No, I can feel you've talked to Panthera like this before. Maybe you've didn't notice.""Anyways, if you excuse me, I've got a ship to catch." Dante said as he took in a breath and pressed the button."See, that was good. You need a catchphrase like that." The projection said Dante was pulled out the ship's cargo bay. "Wait for me!" It said as it took off after Dante.Flying his way to the transport ship using his fire as boosters, Dante quickly landed on the outside of the ship. He, then, focused a small flame to his index and middle fingers and made a hole big enough to get into."Gwen, I made a hole in the top side of the ship. Can you try to dock there?" Dante asked."Sure, I'll try." Gwen responded.Dante, doing his best to hurry, made his way to the ship's cockpit. Not paying attention to his surroundings, Dante was attacked by a plasma being. Fortunately, it couldn't touch Dante, due to his form. However, that didn't stop his attacker from trying again and again. Annoyed, Dante blasted a fireball at it, splattering all over the walls. "Whoops, I hope its not dead." Dante said. Suddenly, pieces of plasma started to come back together. "Time to go." Dante thought as he flew away."Dante, are you okay?" Gwen asked telepathically."Yeah, I guess there were some space pirates left on the ship.""You would've known that if you used your infrared vision." The soul projection said as he flew up beside Dante."Infrared vision? I have that?" Dante asked.The soul projection nodded. "All Marvexians have infrared vision. Our planet is a sun." It said."Cool," Dante said as his sight changed slightly. Everything became blue except large red spots that moved erratically. "I'm assuming those are the space pirates." He thought. Then, he saw ten red spots curled up under something at the head of the ship while another red spot slowly walked closer to them. "Uh oh," Dante said as he took off to those spots.Meanwhile, Gwen moves the ships closer and locks into the hole Dante made. Releasing the controls, Gwen gets up and walks over to a tube. Placing her hand on it, it opens and reveals ten triangular devices, stacked in two rows."Computer, I'm assuming that these are the space suits." Gwen said as she grabbed one of the devices."Yes, they're space suits. They form a nanomechanical suit that makes a protective barrier around your body, which should protect you and Dante from the radioactivity coming from the ship.""Should? You're usually more assure of yourself.""Well, these suits were kind of a rush job. We were more worried about you having air and protecting your from the cold than protecting you from other harsh environments such as radioactive planets.""Well, at least we won't… huh, how many did you make?" Gwen said."Ten,""That means Dante didn't take one. That idiot!" she said as she grabbed anther device. She, then, slapped one onto herself as she ran to cargo bay. Expanding over her body, nanobots formed a black and burgundy jumpsuit."ylf(fly)!" She chanted. "Dante, you better not be dead before I get a chance to kill you." She thought as the helmet formed, flying into the vacuum of space. Flying under their ship, Gwen looked for the hole Dante made. "Computer, I can't see anything. Do the ship have lights under it?""No, but if you pressed your right ear, you'll activate the enhanced vision mode. Which should allow you to see clearly even in darkness of space. And please hurry you only have thirty minutes before you all reach Earth's atmosphere.""Got it," Gwen said as she presses her right ear. Immediately, everything became clearer. Woah, this is amazing. I never knew space could be so beautiful and majestic." She thought. Then, she remembered she was on a time limit. She rushed inside the ship and flew in a direction. Grabbing the badge she received from the computer, Gwen tracked Dante's gauntlet.Arriving at the ship's cockpit, Gwen sees Dante holding back a rabid, doglike beast, who was trying to eat his face."Dante!" She screamed out. "avon meiuqer (nova requiem)" She chanted, shooting a small fire blast at the doglike beast. However, it only distracted the beast long enough for Dante to transform to Comix."Hey, buddy, don't hold this against me. I can't control this one that well." Dante said before punching the doglike beast, destroying its head. "Gross," Dante thought as he moved the corpse off him and got up."Dante!" Gwen said as she rushed to his side. Unexpectedly, she punched him with an enhanced punch. However, instead of hurting him, she hurt her hand."Gwen, are you okay?" Dante said."No, I think my hand is broken. Why is that form so hard? Anyway, the computer said there's less than thirty minutes until the ship enters the atmosphere. We got to go." Gwen said as she held her hand. "Okay, lead them back to the ship." Dante said."Then, what are you going to do?""I'm going to try keep the ship from crashing. Hopefully, I can lead it from the planet to somewhere deserted." Dante answered."What!? Dante, are you seriously going to do something so dangerous? At least let me help." Gwen said."You can't survive in space like I can. Besides, if I don't come back, you'll have to protect the temple and all the Ma…"Don't you dare! Don't say stuff like that. You have to come back. No matter what." Gwen said."Gwen," Dante mumbled. Then, he hugged Gwen as if it was his last time to see her. Suddenly, Dante struck Gwen's nape, knocking her unconscious. He then lifted Gwen into his arms and floated over to the survivors. "I don't know if you can understand me, but here. This should lead you to our ship. Take it and head to Earth. Once there, the autopilot should take you to a safe place. And, when I get back, we'll discuss what to do with you." Dante said as he handed Gwen over to one of the aliens.The Lizrodians, understanding what he wanted, nodded, and rushed to the SVulcan."Alright," Dante said before transforming back to Novex. "Hoping this works," he said as he walked to the center of the cockpit. Closing his eyes, Dante focused his gravity power and tried to slow the transport ship as much as he could. However, it was too late. The transport ship had entered the earth's orbit and was soon about to enter its atmosphere. "Hey, is there any way to land this ship softly?""No, but you can stop it from exploding." the soul projection said as it appeared."Take the power core out and fly it far away while forming a gravity field to condense the explosion.""Alright," Dante said as he went to look for the power core. Meanwhile, the Lizrodians walk down a hallway looking for the SVulcan."Srase, ea ga ykao et eaeav terran ro eis?(Father, is it okay to leave the Earthling to die?)" the teenage Lizrodian asked."Aesis, om theroena sadrf. Ahat Terran eacifes smiehif ro easv shi etam. Ememebrer shi earveby( Aesis, not another word. That Earthling sacrificed himself to save his mate. Remember his bravery.)" the Lizrodian, who was carrying Gwen, said leading the way.Reaching the hole, the Lizrodians all took a deep breath, made their way up through the hole, and rushed to SVulcan's cargo door. However, it was closed and locked tightly. Suddenly, the teenage Lizrodian began to feel weak. Worried, the female Lizrodian hugged her daughter, trying to keep her body temperature stable. Luckily, the suit Gwen was wearing had open door function, which activates when the suit detects an emergency situation. After carrying Gwen and his family inside, the Lizrodian male made his way towards the cockpit. However, little did he know, he couldn't activate, let alone pilot it. It would only work with Dante or Gwen. Luckily, Gwen woke up with a pain in her neck."Dante, you better not die. I'm going to make you pay for knocking me out." She said as she rushed to the cockpit.As soon as she reached the cockpit, Gwen saw the Lizrodian male trying to start the ship. "I'll take over from here." Gwen said. The Lizrodian male gotten up and Gwen sat down. Forming around her wrist, Gwen slightly lifted her hands and the ship moved accordingly. She then flew the ship away from the transport ship."Computer, I'm headed back and I'm bringing the Lizrodians. Is there any place I can bring them?""You can choose any outpost to land the ship. But, make sure the Lizrodians have on those spacesuits. According to our data, they can't survive in our atmosphere for long. We'll try to adjust the atmosphere in one of the desert outposts for them to stay while we decide what to do with them." The computer explained as a small screen showed beside Gwen."Sounds like a plan." Gwen said as she pilots the ship towards the coordinates. Back on the transport ship, Dante arrived at the power core. Luckily, the power core was a single large sphere."Okay, that's a lot bigger than I thought it would be." Dante thought."Really, this is nothing compared to sunstones on my planet. Anyway, you need to use your gravity power to make a gravity field around the power core and push it upward.""Okay," Dante said. He then, focused and made a gravity field around the core. Fortunately, it was easier for him to control his gravity power this time. At least enough to form a gravity field around the power core. He walked closer to the power core and placed his hands on the core. "Okay, time for the second half of my plan." Dante said."Are you sure you don't want to let Gwen know of your plan? You know she'll be devastated if you don't come back.""Yeah, I'm sure. She'll try her best to talk me out of it.""Maybe,""Alright, let's get going. I feel like I have another good twenty minutes before I revert back." Dante said as he started pushing the core. Struggling at first, Dante shot fire from his feet similar to rocket boosters. Slowly moving, the core began to slip out of its place and break through the transport ship. Increasing his firepower, Dante was able to push the power core out of the transport ship and fly it out into space. However, before he had a chance to fly away, the power core exploded…destroying part of the moon.