The Rescue of Riya

  The atmosphere inside the was suffocating. Every member of the crew was exhausted, their spirits crushed after Riya had been kidnapped by the Commander. Frustration boiled over into anger, and the group turned on Krishna.

  Overwhelmed by a wave of regret, Krishna didn’t fight back against their scolding. Instead, he let out a choked cry and slammed his fist into the metal wall of the ship. The sound echoed through the silent cabin. Everyone froze, watching him.

  Dr. K broke the silence with a cold suggestion. "We have to forget about her," he said flatly. "She’s gone."

  The crew stood stunned, but Krishna spun around, his eyes burning. "No," he growled, opposing the proposal instantly. "We are going to rescue our friend. And Dr. K... you said you wouldn’t let us get so much as a scratch. Never forget our agreement."

  Embarrassed by his own momentary cowardice, Dr. K looked away before nodding. "You’re right. I promise you—I won't let a single scratch fall upon any of you."

  With a renewed sense of purpose, the team gathered around a flickering blue light as Dr. K projected a virtual holographic blueprint of the Commander’s mansion. "Tomorrow," Dr. K explained, "the Commander leaves to collect taxes. That is our window. We strike then."

  The next morning, they watched from the shadows as the Commander’s heavy convoy rolled out of the estate.

  "Now," Krishna whispered. "Move in."

  The infiltration began. Rupa, a student with the rare ability to shapeshift, took the form of a high-ranking soldier. With her lead, she escorted a group of students through the front gates as if they were a routine security detail. Other students slipped in through side vents and service tunnels, while a small team stayed behind to keep watch for the Commander’s return.

  The search for Riya began in earnest. Krishna and Rupa split up to cover more ground, moving like shadows through the opulent halls. Krishna found himself in a locked wing—a secret room filled with strange, glowing antiques and rare artifacts from across the galaxy.

  As he moved deeper into the room, his foot caught a hidden tripwire. A piercing siren wailed through the mansion.

  "Panic!" someone screamed in the halls.

  On the other side of the comms, Rupa’s voice crackled. "Krishna, I found something! All the antiques are being loaded into a transfer vehicle bound for the Main Planet. They’re leaving in hours!"

  But the alarm had changed everything. The mansion was no longer a quiet house; it was a hornet's nest. Soldiers scrambled into alert mode, their boots thundering toward the secret room.

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  Krishna pressed on, entering a sub-chamber where innocent being are captured. He stopped dead. On the floor was a smear of fresh blood. Beside it lay Riya’s broken bangles and jewelry.

  A white-hot rage took hold of him. Sensing soldiers approaching, Krishna didn’t hide. He smashed the control panels, shattering the energy fields and freeing every imprisoned creature at once.

  A squad of soldiers burst in. "Who dares—" the lead officer started, but he never finished.

  The freed being, maddened by their captivity, lunged at their captors. In the chaos, Krishna noticed one creature—a frail, intelligent-looking being—struggling to move. Krishna reached out, shielding it from a falling debris and pulling it to safety.

  "Thank you," the being whispered in a rasping voice.

  Krishna nodded grimly and turned toward the remaining soldiers, his powers flaring.

  Miles away, the Commander received the alert. His secret room had been breached; his "collection" was loose. His face contorted into a mask of fury. "Back to the mansion! Now!"

  Back at the estate, the students were winning. They used their unique powers to cut through the rank-and-file soldiers, though the elite officers put up a brutal fight. One by one, the officers fell, and the students sprinted toward the transfer port.

  When the Commander finally arrived, he stared at the wreckage of his home in disbelief. "Who has the courage to do this?" he hissed, a dark, vengeful smile creeping across his face. "I will never forgive them."

  "Sir," a soldier panted, "they’re heading for the transfer port!"

  The Commander realized their goal instantly. They weren't just there for the creatures; they were there for the "Rarest Being"—Riya. He grabbed his radio. "Officer, change the departure time. Deport the ship immediately! Move!"

  "Yes, Commander!"

  The students reached the terminal just as a massive transport ship began to hum with engine fire.

  "Faster!" Krishna shouted.

  Suddenly, a blur of motion slammed into the ground in front of them. The impact sent the students flying, sliding across the metal floor. The Commander stood in the crater, radiating a terrifying pressure.

  He was too powerful. He moved like a ghost, parrying their attacks and striking them down with effortless cruelty. He grabbed Krishna by the head, forcing him to look up at the rising ship.

  "Look at that ship, boy," the Commander sneered. "Your friend is on it. Don't worry... I’ll send the rest of you to join her on the next one."

  Seeing the ship drift away, Krishna’s sadness turned into a final, desperate explosion of strength. With a roar of rage, he twisted and delivered a massive punch that sent the Commander flying back into a reinforced wall.

  The sight of the "invincible" Commander reeling gave the others hope.

  "Surya! Now!" Krishna screamed.

  Surya, whose body began to glow with the intensity of a dying star, stepped forward. He tapped into the core of his sun-based powers, unlocking a move he had never mastered before: Hyper Beam.

  A pillar of pure, blinding white light erupted from Surya, engulfing the Commander.

  When the light faded, the Commander lay defeated. The local people of the planet, long oppressed by his rule, began to cheer. But the victory felt hollow. Krishna watched the sky where the ship had disappeared.

  Riya was safe from the Commander, but she was in even greater danger now. She was headed to the Main Planet—the seat of the Commander’s Boss, a man whose hunger for collecting "rare things" was legendary.

  The rescue mission had only just begun.