After his own close encounter with the lake denizens Starflight had been staying high in the air, safely out of reach of the water. Scouting from the air was also more effective, right? The need for supplies meant they were still planetside, and at this point Starflight just wanted to finish and get back to the ship as soon as possible. If it had been his choice, they would have left already.

A disturbance near the perimeter of the lake caught his attention, and swooping lower he recognized one of the crewmembers who had left the ship with them. The swarm of aquatic locals around her made him hesitate for a moment, but someone had to help, and as far as he could tell he was the closest. He couldn't let her get dragged under.

He dove toward her location, wings snapping open a the last moment to slow his descent. He whacked a few of the aliens away with his tail, but it wouldn't be long before they tried to grab him too. He wrapped his claws around the gem's waist, wings beating frantically as he tried to pull them upward and away from the water. ]

I'm here to help, just hold on. [ He panted, struggling to get airborne. Starflight wasn't the largest dragon after all, and Jasper was almost as big as he was. ]