Jack, Oliver, Ruby and Scarlet. Those were the names they went by twenty years ago. When they first met the alien, they were surprised that he spoke English. Apparently their race picks up languages very easily.
The alien did not have a name, at least an Earth name. They thought about Jett. They ended up deciding to use it because of how fast he is, especially when they evaded the government. Jett likes the reasoning behind it.
Now Jack, Oliver, Ruby and Scarlet go by different names. Jack is Levi, Oliver is Owen, Ruby is Luna, and Scarlet is Abigail. As for why they changed their names, that is a long story. A story that basically includes ensuring Jett's safety from the government, and getting to Jett's ship.
Oh, and Jett's race. He told them what it is in his native tongue. It's hard to explain how it is said. We have decided that the English translation - which kind of sounds like how he said it, but not really - is Hrathine. As in Hra-thhh-EEE-n.
Going back to the present. The Hrathine-ian armada that has shown up. There are a lot of ships. Thousands? Hundreds of thousands? One cannot really give a concrete number from down here on Earth, but that seems like a good rough estimate.
Levi, Owen, Luna, and Abigail knew this day would come. Jett told them a few days before they got to their ship twenty years ago. He did not go into any detail of why he would be back. Jett did give each one of them something. It looks like a coin, but if you look closely there is what looks like a hole that can be used to turn it into a medal. Jett said for them to always have it with them, no matter what. And that “It will come in handy when I come back. I’ll be able to find you easily with it.”
Well, they are here now. Levi has the coin, and has no idea what is going to happen. He has not seen any Hrathine here on Earth. He does not know where Owen, Luna, and Abigail are. He hopes that they are alright.
Suddenly, there was a low humming sound coming from the small pocket in his front right jean pocket - the pocket that has the coin shaped thing. The humming lasts two seconds. As he did not want anyone to know he has an alien artifact with him, he got scared. He looked around in front of him. There is nobody around him.
“I told you it would come in handy,” a male voice said behind him.
Confused, Levi turns around, looking at who said it.
“When I come back.” he continues.
“Jett!” Levi exclaims happily, with a visible smile on his face. However, that quickly changed to a look of fear and concern. “What is up with all these ships?”
“It’s complicated. Come with me. Owen, Luna and Abigail are with us.”
They would never have seen the invasion coming. At least the four of them did not see it. What they did not foresee was that because of their interactions with Jett, Jett developed a soft spot for humans and Earth. Through a very rough next few days, they found out that Jett was able to convince others to follow him, silently infiltrate Hrathine’s forces, and help Earth win the war. That, however, is another story.
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