"Okay, Brianna," said Phil, tossing Brianna a headset to communicate with. "I doubt you would be good with one of these weapons." Brianna looked disapointed. "Don't look at me like that, you are a weapon. Get airborn."

"A distraction," said Brianna. "Right."

Brianna exited the fortress as fast as her wings would carry. She had to stop those discs and get the Mastiffs of War a chance to fight back.

BUZZZZ! BUZZZZ!

The disc were firing before Brianna could attack. She dodged and ducked and spun around until she was with range to use her voice. "Shreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

The heavy vibrations caused the metal plates of each disc to loosen. With its stucture damamged, the ships fell apart and exploded. After Brianna destroyed about five dics, the other Vanguardians emerged, firing their weapons and the lower-flying disc. "Get in formation," Banshee," said Chance. Brianna gave the boys a thumbs-up and flew ahead of them, clearing several of the disc for them.

Phil and Kristopher took the lead. Brianna hadn't totally detroyed one of the disc, and Kristopher blasted it out of the sky bfore it could attack back. Behind them, Ozzy and Chance secured the rear. "Banshee, there's something heading towards your flightpath --'

The Vanguardians saw something blurred hit Banshee and forced her to the ground. Brianna looked up. Her attacker was a young man,lean, with a hooked nosed. She looked at his emerald staff. "Let me guess -- you're Jack Merlin."