Chapter 41: Constant Threat

Sir, we've got Conquest landing right in the middle of Chicago.

Are you serious?! He's back?

Well, get out there and do your best to stop him.

Love getting warmed up by knocking around some Earthlings.

You know, not all of us are Earthlings.

Sorry, I get all you inferior beings confused.

Conquest, what are you doing?

Softening up Earth before our eventual invasion.

Oh please, this planet doesn't need any further softening up.

Maybe you're right. But it sure is fun.

We can't keep taking on these Viltrumite attacks. This is going to kill everyone.

What should we do?

I don't know... God help me, I don't know.

Conquest! Lucan! You are being requested back at Viltrum.

Oh, had enough? Run back home, then.

Rex, shut your mouth! Don't give Conquest anymore excuses to fight.

Okay. We're almost finished here.

These earthlings look finished already.

They will be soon.

Thanks for the work out!

We'll be seeing you soon.

Soon?

Heh! Much sooner than you think.

Dammit. This planet is on borrowed time. What the hell am I going to do?

I might have an idea...

So what the hell are we doing up here in space?

Cecil, I want you to meet the Coalition of Planets. Maybe working with them, we can figure out a way to keep Earth safe from the Viltrumites.

And who's the Gandalf looking guy?

Hello there, I am Thaedus, the leader of this coalition.

Hey there. Cecil Stedman. For all intents and purposes, I run earth.

So how are you going to help figure out a way to beat back these Viltrumites?

Well, I happen to be one myself.

Excuse me?!

What is this?! What is this meeting that's happening here?

Thula?!

Whatever this is, it ends now.

We held her back.

Yeah, barely. What if they come back?

They always do.

Thula and Anissa?!

Are you trying to ignite a war by bringing this Earthling here? What are you planning?

Hey, relax lady. And last time I checked, it was you people that started the hostilities.

Debatable. But we will be the ones to end them.

This is ridiculous.

Is there any plan here besides just making sure they don't kill us?

You must understand, this is a very delicate situation.

Yeah, my Earth bones, those are delicate too against the might of those aliens.

We've brought our comrade, Lucan, to witness what is going on here.

Thaedus?! And Nowl-an?! And this Earth-pest?!

Earth-pest? Is everyone just trying to piss me off now?

We're getting our asses kicked here.

Yeah, we're all painfully aware of that fact.

What's important is that we still live to fight another day.

I wish they'd put me out of my misery already.

Bringing out the big guns now. Thula, Anissa and Lucan told me about your little pow-wow here.

We're sitting ducks just sitting here waiting for them to come attack us.

Stop complaining so much, Cecil. They're here now, so we deal with them.

This is suicide.

I get it now. Straight on fight with these bastards ain't gonna work.

So, do you have any ideas, Cecil?

We're gonna need to take a page from my book.

Be sneaky, underhanded, and then slit their throats in their sleep.