How does your submission match the theme?
The laser from the ship can leach power from the humans you are trying to save. You need power to outrun the Sun. The laser also kills the aliens.

Third-party resources
GameMaker 1.4

http://www.bfxr.net/ (sounds)
https://www.ampermusic.com/ (music)

Inkscape (art)
Photoshop (art)
Audacity (random sound stuff)

u/FmMan3 (laser script) https://www.reddit.com/r/gamemaker/comments/3j9u0b/example_making_a_laser/

amusudan (lightning effect)
https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/drawing-lightning-in-your-game.172/

Contributors
Bradley Chick (Edocsil)