Akin to the mythological planet Nibiru, a rogue star called Gorath is hurtling through space, on a collision course with Earth.
Thus, Japan sends a spacecraft called the JX-1 to investigate, but it isn't able to escape Gorath's gravitational pull, and ends up crashing into it...on Christmas day, no less.
Though, not before it's able to send data back to Earth.
Turns out, it is 6000 times the mass of Earth, but only 1/3 it's size.
To address the issue, an emergency meeting is held at the UN.
They decide to install thrusters at the South Pole, and use nuclear fuel to blast the jets, in order to move the Earth out of the path of this deadly star.
A second mission is, thus, sent into space to monitor the situation.
And they discover that this rogue body has actually grown to 6200 times the mass of Earth.
Therefore, if they don't recalculate the numbers, they might not be providing enough thrust to move the planet out of the way.
And to make matters worse, they have melted the southern ice cap, and released a kaiju walrus, which attacks one of their stations.
Leaving them with the decision of whether to kill this unknown specimen, or risk the destruction of the entire Earth.
On top of this, Gorath takes out the moon as it approaches, and has caused one of the space pilots to experience amnesia (or perhaps, possessed him in some sort of way).
Now, only divine intervention can save the human race from extinction.
Earthquakes, avalanches, and tidal waves wreak havoc on the face of the planet, as Gorath gets closer and closer.
Like a bad dream, the Newtonian apocalypse has become a reality...only, 98 years too early...
If the Earth is to survive this too close for comfort call...it will be due to science, luck...or perhaps a powerful telurgist.
The real heroes always go unsung...
But their problems aren't over yet...as they still need to put the Earth back into it's proper orbit...and seem to have forgotten that the moon was destroyed in the process.
That doesn't stop them from concluding with a moral message that all obstacles can be overcome if only we are able to work together as one race...the human race.
Call it a Christmas miracle.
6.5 out of 10.
Thus, Japan sends a spacecraft called the JX-1 to investigate, but it isn't able to escape Gorath's gravitational pull, and ends up crashing into it...on Christmas day, no less.
Though, not before it's able to send data back to Earth.
Turns out, it is 6000 times the mass of Earth, but only 1/3 it's size.
To address the issue, an emergency meeting is held at the UN.
They decide to install thrusters at the South Pole, and use nuclear fuel to blast the jets, in order to move the Earth out of the path of this deadly star.
A second mission is, thus, sent into space to monitor the situation.
And they discover that this rogue body has actually grown to 6200 times the mass of Earth.
Therefore, if they don't recalculate the numbers, they might not be providing enough thrust to move the planet out of the way.
And to make matters worse, they have melted the southern ice cap, and released a kaiju walrus, which attacks one of their stations.
Leaving them with the decision of whether to kill this unknown specimen, or risk the destruction of the entire Earth.
On top of this, Gorath takes out the moon as it approaches, and has caused one of the space pilots to experience amnesia (or perhaps, possessed him in some sort of way).
Now, only divine intervention can save the human race from extinction.
Earthquakes, avalanches, and tidal waves wreak havoc on the face of the planet, as Gorath gets closer and closer.
Like a bad dream, the Newtonian apocalypse has become a reality...only, 98 years too early...
If the Earth is to survive this too close for comfort call...it will be due to science, luck...or perhaps a powerful telurgist.
The real heroes always go unsung...
But their problems aren't over yet...as they still need to put the Earth back into it's proper orbit...and seem to have forgotten that the moon was destroyed in the process.
That doesn't stop them from concluding with a moral message that all obstacles can be overcome if only we are able to work together as one race...the human race.
Call it a Christmas miracle.
6.5 out of 10.