INTRODUCING THE PLATOON!

Speech of Sgt. Major Kakaka

With myself being the intelligent and honorary leader of the LEMON platoon, I believe it is my duty to be the first of my platoon members to inform you of my past and present statuses. Before we can join in on the present moments we must journey back into the wonderful and eventful life of myself and my fellow members.

Now we begin the story of me. I was born into this world with no siblings. Of coarse Keronians are born with siblings, but, alas, I was different. My mother suggested and stuck by her decision that I had outsmarted my fellow brethren or cistern in being born. I was naturally her star child.

My mother was a subtle red color that suggested warning. She was involved in the Keronian army, installing and instructing commanders on how to operate the advanced technology. She was a very intelligent woman, but was quick at temper. If you contradicted her on any subject she would tear apart every known fact about that subject to prove you wrong.

My father was a pure blue, much darker than the sky, and kept to himself most of the time. He was always absorbed in his work. Father worked in a laboratory, designing, building, and testing the new and latest inventions for the most important people, especially the army.

In this generation the Keronian army was growing larger by the day and even more so in technology and thought. Keron was ready to explore. We had grown bored of our common lives and scenery so we dared to venture out. My parents, among many others were drawn into the field and provided them with their expertise.

As I was beginning to attend schools I moved up three grades on the first three days. I was the youngest in my classes, but the smartest. I was the most intelligent Keronian in every school I attended, getting perfect scores on every test and every assignment. When assigned projects I tended to work alone, but when forced to be in a group I'd still do all the work happily and quickly despite my fellow peers' irritableness. Throughout my school years I was either shunned or picked on for my superior intelligence. My teachers envied and were quite fed up with my corrections and outbursts.

Some adults were particularly fond of me, or, should I say, intrigued or worried. They were curious about my intellect but also found it as a handicap or "spark of insaneness" as others put it. They tested me quite frequently until they were frustrated or just couldn't take much more of my "droning on and on and on and ooooon!" Once I thought they were through with testing me, they pulled me away from my schooling, that was nearing completion, and set me into what they called a complicated and high-management job. I was delighted and graciously accepted it. The only drawback was that I could no longer see my parents. To the world outside I no longer existed.

My job actually turned out to be quite simple. I sat at a computer and rapidly typed documents that appeared on another screen next to it. It wasn't long until another Keronian was given the same job as me, and was put on the computers next to me.

He was an off yellow color and wore large glasses with spirals drawn perfectly on the lenses. He didn't speak much like my father, but we did become good friends after some time. He informed me one day that he had a job in a research laboratory until a large explosion destroyed a large portion of the facility. He was fortunate enough not to be near the site at the time of the tragedy. Unfortunately for me, that was the facility that my mother had worked at. Here I had no way to reach her. No way to know if she was safe at the time. To know if she's still alive.

My companion and I typed away on our screens and the better we got, the more screens we were provided. We talked about many things, but never mentioned our families. I guessed he didn't have one. He didn't seem to enjoy company too much. He also informed me that we were working for a company directly tied to the Keronian army. I had already deduced that, seeing that the documents were of names of recruits and corporals and sergeants. Names, statuses, planetary visits planned out, lists of enemies and allies to Keron, and many other bits of information. A large majority I had already memorized.

Kululu told me that he was thinking of joining in the army if he would be accepted. He came to work one day, annoyed. He told me that they would not enroll him into the army. So my friend sat down at his computer and typed furiously, I could tell he was up to nothing good. He was hacking into the accounts to enter his name. He wanted to be put into a platoon to travel to another planet for exploration and analysis. I marveled at him. He was very brave and didn't worry at all about getting caught. He didn't seem to care at all about what anyone thought.

My friend eventually left for training and I never heard from him again. I sat at my lonely computer and typed away. It wasn't much different. It was just quiet.. And a bit lonely. He was the first friend I had ever had and now he was gone. But it didn't take long for me to hear from him again. Once, when I was typing away, I came across Sgt. Major Kululu. I typed in the words, slowing down and smiling at his quick progression through rankings, even though it had been years since his departure from his computer. I was proud of him, and so I continued on with my work.

Only rapid, light taps emit in this dark room, illuminated by the soft dimness of my computer screen. I sit here almost endlessly, memorizing what I deem worthy of remembering. I hope that one day in the future I could see my parents again so they could see what greatness has become of me. I also hope that my friend would be safe on his journey and that we could meet again soon.

~|AUTHOR'S NOTE|~

I hope I didn't scare anyone away with Kakaka's life story. I guess you get it now that he tends to ramble on about everything and it gets pretty annoying. This is probably the longest he will ever speak so your torture is over.

I decided that instead of jumping right into the storyline I should first introduce the characters and start where they all meet.

I do believe that Kakaka is the most annoying of the group though.

Well thanks for holding on there and please keep reading and review!

~|Adelina|~