After a meteor strikes Earth, traitor forces have effectively taken over, leaving the populace to suffer. Amid the chaos, Tetsuro Daiba, a boy who lost his parents in the impact, is visited by Mello, a mysterious woman who appears in a bright light. When Daiba regains consciousness, he finds himself under observation in a spaceship infirmary. He steals a fighter jet he did not know how to pilot (until he attempted it) and breaks out, flying with the skill of a total pro. He was able to recall piloting techniques from his DNA memory... and to learn more, his doctor friend takes him to a secret underground lab, where he acts as a professor researching ways to stop the traitor regime. When forces invade to retrieve him, a girl named Rei Yuuki mysteriously shoots down their entire carrier using only a fighter jet! Apparently, both possess mysterious powers that the enemies desire, which may or may not be linked to their status as the only two known survivors of the meteor impact. While searching for a third survivor (who turns out to be a cat), the two are forcibly taken to Queen Photon (ruler of the traitor regime), who claims she aims to SAVE the Earth from those who sent the Meteor. The two are unsure whether to believe her or Mello until the (telepathic) cat breaks them out of the Queen's sealed chamber, and Mello arrives to straighten things out. That is when the two (er, three) of them make a choice... Stay on a planet that cannot support their advanced race, or venture into the unknown of space?