Chapter 2 Visitors part 2

Character Kalathanon

"Why now, why once we have just started to recover from this war do those foolish humans have to go and start sending out reconnaissance probes? The things I have to deal with, I couldn't even convince Spyro that this might be a threat and now the signal peaked at a level that I know is beyond human technology. It can't be a space hazard like a black hole those can't get through Spyro's shield, I doubt that barrier will ever fail, and I should know if something will fail over time or not. Still, the barrier doesn't keep people out, I got through so I have to believe that others might get through as well. Where is Sparks? He was supposed to listen in on the Guardians' discussion about something they didn't want me to be informed about.

"K over here," Whispered Sparks as the ghostly dragonfly materialized across the hall.

"Well what did you find out?" K asked.

"Shh, Not so loud," Sparks warned, "I'm not supposed to tell anyone. I did find out that two of those humans you keep talking about were found in the gardens and the Guardians are going to talk with them in a few minutes."

"Good work," K said in a low, hard voice, "I think I'll pay the Guardians' meeting chamber a visit."

"I hate it when you use that tone," Sparks said, "It means you're really mad. Last time I got blamed for telling you and you blew the roof off of the tower, not this time."

Sparks flew off, most likely to await Spyro's return from Warfang. K shrank to the size of a fly and headed for the Guardian's Chamber thinking, "These Guardians may be wise concerning this planet and its inhabitants, but humans are a totally different problem."

K entered the chamber undetected, just in time to over hear the start of the Guardians questioning. There were two men in the room, they seemed not to know each other but one was definitely in control of the conversation. Three of the four Guardians were also there, Cyril was missing.

"So you just landed in the gardens after being teleported from your world to here," Volteer, a yellow and blue dragon who was the guardian of electricity asked a man in a tan uniform.

"Yes," The man answered, "I tell you I had no intention of coming here but considering the alternative, this is better."

"And what, pray tell, is the alternative," K asked as he expanded back to his 'normal' size right in front of the five people in the room.

"K what are you doing here," Terrador, the large, green, earth guardian stated rather than asked.

"I could ask you the same thing," K retorted, "Why was I not informed of these twos' arrival?"

"It would seem that you found your information about this meeting without our announcing it," Flame, the youngest of the Guardians, a red who controlled fire, said.

K tuned out the Guardians as he caught the smell of cloth that he recognized. "You in the tan whats your name," K asked.

"Sgt. Paul Jackson sir," Jackson replied.

"You are a Marine are you not," K continued.

"Sir," Jackson replied.

"Your friend here," K asked, "He in your squad?"

"No sir I've never met him but he is U.S. Army," Jackson replied.

"Solider what is your name and rank," K asked as he waved the Guardians to keep quiet, which they did.

"Names Haggard," the rumpled looking man said, "Ain't got a rank, not in Bad Company anyways."

"Hmm... He seems ok if not terribly disciplined, and Jackson is a Marine which means he passed my requirements so I know he's good," K thought then he said to the Guardians, "I know where these men come from and I will vouch for their trustworthiness, if you will accept it."

"Accepted," Terrador remarked, "Also if you could find them something to fight with, Jackson there volunteered them to help root out the last vestiges of Malafor's legions."

K nodded and led the two humans from the chamber, after a few minutes he had rounded up the weapons he thought would befit each person. To Jackson he gave a katana that he had made almost a thousand years ago with special enchantments so that its blade would never dull. To Haggard, who was a pyromaniac, he gave a weapon that he called a Pyrolauncher.

"This will never run out of ammunition," K said, "It uses the air inside it to generate a plasma ball that will explode on impact with its target."

"So do you still want to know what my alternative was to coming here," Jackson asked as he gave the katana a few swings.

"Well I was using that more as an introduction but why not," K replied.

"I was about to get incinerated by a nuclear explosion, then the next thing I know is I'm in this garden with sloppy Joe here," Jackson said.

"Hey I'm not that bad," Haggard interjected, "Well maybe that smelly but hey its me."

"K sighed then thought "At least Spyro will believe me now when I say anyone can come in through that shield, its getting them out that is the problem."