after this stage, the player is taken to a view of a rotating planet. the most prominent enemies are red flashing missile bases. they shoot missiles, fireballs, and star balls at the player's ships. the enemy bases can also detach from the planet, turn into satellites, and orbit the planet while shooting missiles. once all missile bases are destroyed, the player moves on to the next level. at higher levels, there is the white master base. it is very intelligent, and it can change the direction or speed of the planet rotation to avoid getting hit. at the end of each stage, the player is awarded a bonus ship for every 20,000 points.