Chronicles of Terrus Book 1: Empire Days Prologue
7 full Yeerk cycles ago.
Hork Bajir homeworld. Yeerk Pool/training facility 790 or Genen.
So many years ago I was Terrus 5633 of the Yeerk Empire. That's all there was to me. Just me, just rising through the ranks. Just doing my duty to the cause. I was dead serious, i was dangerous, and very young.
I was also unusually curious for a Yeerk. I wanted to have every little thing explained. Why we had to go through this training course, why we were being transferred there, WHY two other Hork Bajir controllers were standing right in front of me attempting to engage me in conversation about pointless things. Those two Yeerks were Eliza 388 and Serri 481. Then Sub Vissers 183 and 185. I was not yet at even a Sub Visser rank at the time.
"Do you think she's having trouble with her host still?" Serri whispered to Eliza, as if I couldn't hear! "After 4 months? I don't think so. I heard she's as vicious as a Taxxon already." Eliza whispered back.
Serri grinned his terrifying Hork bajir grin and said " Let's test her out shall we?" As he was bringing one of his wrist blades to my throat I said clearly "Do that and you'll end up dead faster than you could ever hope." Serri looked startled and quickly lowered his arm. "You might want to rethink that miss, see, we're your assigned squadies." pointing to himself and then Eliza.
I was angry and surprised by his statement. Perhaps I was too blunt in saying so but I said "I work better alone. I don't need two distractions in combat." Eliza suddenly started laughing, maybe at how serious I was being or maybe she thought I was joking but she said "Better to have two distractions on your side helping you than 30 distractions trying to kill you and no back up!" I decided pretty quickly that I liked her. I suppose I liked Serri for how gutsy he was. I sighed and rhetorically stated "I'm going to be stuck with you for a very long time aren't I?" Serri once again grinned and nodded.
I had no idea then how long that would really turn out to be.