I could remember waking up in a tube made of glass, and it was filled with
some sort of gooey green stuff, the first things I saw when I awoke were
two really tall Irkens, one with red eyes, and the other with purple. They
were in a big lab, with lots of lights. I heard the red-eyed Irken say,
"She's perfect...let nothing happen to her!" I couldn't remember any more
of my whole life than that. I fell back to sleep after that...and there I
was. Irken Invader Academy. I was the top student, I don't know how that
happened, but that's another part of my life that was shrouded in mystery.
I felt like a swollen thumb, I was the tallest in class, and the oldest. My
life sucked, no one talked to me but Flitz, who slept in the bed next to me
in my dorm. I waited for the day to begin...and looked at my graduation
costume...it was really awesome, a maroon gown with black sleeves and a
silver collar. The hat was like an Earthanoid's graduation hat, but its top
was rounded, with black tassel at the top of it. The left sleeve also had
the Irken symbol on it, printed in red.
I researched about Earthanoids in my spare time. It seemed one Irken got killed for socializing with a human, and the human got killed too. They had one daughter before that all happened. She was three when it all occurred, and she turned out to be all Irken, but she acted like a human. That was her only side-affect. I think her father was the Irken.
Flitz woke up about a half an hour after me; she was tired from celebrating all last night about our graduating. "Morning, sleepy-head. You pumped for today?" I asked in a soft voice. "Hell yea! Bring on the day! I wanna become an Invader!" she said, jumping up and down on her bed. Flitz was usually a very social Irken, she was at least funny. Her eyes glowed pink with such childish energy, you'd think she was supposed to be back in grade-skool! Well, anyway, her shouting and cheering disturbed Vlek's peaceful slumber. She woke up, not opening her eyes, and flung a pillow at Flitz. The pillow socked her in the head, and made her fall on the floor. Vlek was really sort of the serious one of us three, she usually didn't talk too much, only really to me, when she needed to. Her eyes were a lot pinker than Flitz's, but mine were silver. They were SILVER, for crayon' out loud! Do you know another Irken with silver eyes?
"I think I'm gonna get dressed now..." Vlek mumbled, grabbing her graduation outfit and walking into the dressing room. I, at that time, was skimming through my memory box. It had pictures, 3 ticket stubs from concerts, a journal, and Mev. Mev is my little pink cat, a creature from earth. Actually, it was quite a cute thing, all fuzzy and its big, green eyes. Suddenly, Flitz squeaked, "Hey, put that stuff away and let's get ready! Only one hour until graduation!" I put my box under my bed and grabbed my outfit...just think, that night, I would be getting my Irken Invader uniform. Invader Nav! I loved that I was going to be called an Invader, finally! Flitz and I snuck over to the next dorm, which wasn't in use, so we could change in there. Good thing Flitz was a great lock-picker, her antennas could break into anything!
And hour passed by, and now we were in the waiting hall, with all the other Irkens who were graduating. It was actually only 15 others, besides Flitz, Vlek, and me. Dirk, Lang, Kwem, Frooz, and Tweem to name a few. I sat down in a chair next to Frooz and took a long, thoughtful sigh. I was sort of going to miss being late for class, and all the teachers, all the jokes that Mr. Yud made to make our lessons more fun. "Hey, doesn't Invader Frooz sound goofy?" Frooz asked me, his big, reddish eyes staring up at me. "No way, not like Invader Nav, you sound cooler." I lied, I hated making people mad at me. Of course, at that time, no one could worry about anyone else's name. Suddenly, the signal for us to go to the graduating podium rang from the loudspeaker. We all got up and formed a straight line, and proceeded outside to the podium. There were 15 chairs set up for all of us, and the bleachers were full of other Irkens who already graduated a couple of years ago.
I sat between Flitz and Vlek, blushing as red as the Irken symbol on my sleeve. Now I felt like I REALLY didn't belong. I sunk into my chair to try and look like I was shorter, but it didn't work. Suddenly, a small male Irken marched up to the podium and cleared his throat. "And now," he began, speaking into the microphone, "We have two very special guests to give a big speech and give out the diplomas, here are the Almighty Tallest!" Everyone in the stands cheered, and all of us graduates clapped. Two really tall Irkens hovered up to the podium and looked at a piece of paper, which was neatly printed with gold ink. "Today, we have the finest, but not as good as us, Irkens who prove to be invader material. They, today, will graduate, and tonight, become true Irken invaders!" the red-eyed one began. I suddenly noticed them, they were the ones I saw when I was in that tube! The red one and the purple one! My big, silver eyes suddenly widened, and I listened carefully to them. "And also, they will get their Irken uniforms and their S.I.R.s, but we do have one Irken who's the...how can I say it...advanced type of invader, like us." the purple one added. Red looked at the paper and looked over to all of us. My squeedely-spooch was beating faster by the second. "Will a miss...Cleo please come up here?" he asked. I gingerly got up and my skin suddenly turned from green, to beet red, as I inched over to the podium. "Dammit...can I die now?" I thought, looking out at the crowd.
"This is Cleo, the best in the class. As you can see, she is as tall as us, I think..." Red introduced, as Purple measured me to his height with his hand. I looked back at Flitz and Vlek. Flitz was smiling and giving me a thumbs-up, while Vlek had a small smile across her face, kinda like she was saying, "You go, girl!" "And now, Cleo has prepared a speech for us, haven't you?" Purple asked. I shook my head shyly, and managed to squeak, "I didn't know that this would happen." "Hmm....oh, well! The party is in the main lobby, everyone!" Purple said, pointing to the building. "But you'll stay with us for a little while." Red said, smiling and putting his hand on my shoulder. I let out a small moan and pulled my hat farther down on my face. I wanted to go to the party, but they seemed to have to talk to me, so I didn't complain.
I researched about Earthanoids in my spare time. It seemed one Irken got killed for socializing with a human, and the human got killed too. They had one daughter before that all happened. She was three when it all occurred, and she turned out to be all Irken, but she acted like a human. That was her only side-affect. I think her father was the Irken.
Flitz woke up about a half an hour after me; she was tired from celebrating all last night about our graduating. "Morning, sleepy-head. You pumped for today?" I asked in a soft voice. "Hell yea! Bring on the day! I wanna become an Invader!" she said, jumping up and down on her bed. Flitz was usually a very social Irken, she was at least funny. Her eyes glowed pink with such childish energy, you'd think she was supposed to be back in grade-skool! Well, anyway, her shouting and cheering disturbed Vlek's peaceful slumber. She woke up, not opening her eyes, and flung a pillow at Flitz. The pillow socked her in the head, and made her fall on the floor. Vlek was really sort of the serious one of us three, she usually didn't talk too much, only really to me, when she needed to. Her eyes were a lot pinker than Flitz's, but mine were silver. They were SILVER, for crayon' out loud! Do you know another Irken with silver eyes?
"I think I'm gonna get dressed now..." Vlek mumbled, grabbing her graduation outfit and walking into the dressing room. I, at that time, was skimming through my memory box. It had pictures, 3 ticket stubs from concerts, a journal, and Mev. Mev is my little pink cat, a creature from earth. Actually, it was quite a cute thing, all fuzzy and its big, green eyes. Suddenly, Flitz squeaked, "Hey, put that stuff away and let's get ready! Only one hour until graduation!" I put my box under my bed and grabbed my outfit...just think, that night, I would be getting my Irken Invader uniform. Invader Nav! I loved that I was going to be called an Invader, finally! Flitz and I snuck over to the next dorm, which wasn't in use, so we could change in there. Good thing Flitz was a great lock-picker, her antennas could break into anything!
And hour passed by, and now we were in the waiting hall, with all the other Irkens who were graduating. It was actually only 15 others, besides Flitz, Vlek, and me. Dirk, Lang, Kwem, Frooz, and Tweem to name a few. I sat down in a chair next to Frooz and took a long, thoughtful sigh. I was sort of going to miss being late for class, and all the teachers, all the jokes that Mr. Yud made to make our lessons more fun. "Hey, doesn't Invader Frooz sound goofy?" Frooz asked me, his big, reddish eyes staring up at me. "No way, not like Invader Nav, you sound cooler." I lied, I hated making people mad at me. Of course, at that time, no one could worry about anyone else's name. Suddenly, the signal for us to go to the graduating podium rang from the loudspeaker. We all got up and formed a straight line, and proceeded outside to the podium. There were 15 chairs set up for all of us, and the bleachers were full of other Irkens who already graduated a couple of years ago.
I sat between Flitz and Vlek, blushing as red as the Irken symbol on my sleeve. Now I felt like I REALLY didn't belong. I sunk into my chair to try and look like I was shorter, but it didn't work. Suddenly, a small male Irken marched up to the podium and cleared his throat. "And now," he began, speaking into the microphone, "We have two very special guests to give a big speech and give out the diplomas, here are the Almighty Tallest!" Everyone in the stands cheered, and all of us graduates clapped. Two really tall Irkens hovered up to the podium and looked at a piece of paper, which was neatly printed with gold ink. "Today, we have the finest, but not as good as us, Irkens who prove to be invader material. They, today, will graduate, and tonight, become true Irken invaders!" the red-eyed one began. I suddenly noticed them, they were the ones I saw when I was in that tube! The red one and the purple one! My big, silver eyes suddenly widened, and I listened carefully to them. "And also, they will get their Irken uniforms and their S.I.R.s, but we do have one Irken who's the...how can I say it...advanced type of invader, like us." the purple one added. Red looked at the paper and looked over to all of us. My squeedely-spooch was beating faster by the second. "Will a miss...Cleo please come up here?" he asked. I gingerly got up and my skin suddenly turned from green, to beet red, as I inched over to the podium. "Dammit...can I die now?" I thought, looking out at the crowd.
"This is Cleo, the best in the class. As you can see, she is as tall as us, I think..." Red introduced, as Purple measured me to his height with his hand. I looked back at Flitz and Vlek. Flitz was smiling and giving me a thumbs-up, while Vlek had a small smile across her face, kinda like she was saying, "You go, girl!" "And now, Cleo has prepared a speech for us, haven't you?" Purple asked. I shook my head shyly, and managed to squeak, "I didn't know that this would happen." "Hmm....oh, well! The party is in the main lobby, everyone!" Purple said, pointing to the building. "But you'll stay with us for a little while." Red said, smiling and putting his hand on my shoulder. I let out a small moan and pulled my hat farther down on my face. I wanted to go to the party, but they seemed to have to talk to me, so I didn't complain.