Okay, I probably should wait until I get some reviews to post another chapter, but I'm going to post this entire story whether people want me to or not. You see, it's already written. It just needs to be typed. Yeah…here's the chapter…enjoy:
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He stood up straight, cleared his throat, and looked at me. I maintained my pose of alertness. He looked me up and down for a moment before speaking.
"I assume you are Invader-In-Training ZaiFae Luthuviel," he said. It wasn't a question, but I nodded anyway. "Do you have any idea why you are here?" He asked me. I shook my head. I didn't trust myself to speak. My throat was tight; my heart was going at about a million miles an hour, and my knees were shaking so hard I would have been surprised if he couldn't hear them. "At ease, Invader-In-Training," he said. "You may take a seat."
"Thank you my Tallest," I said gracefully. I hurriedly righted the chair before sinking down into it. He looked at me again.
"You, ZaiFae," he started, "have just taken your field test in planetary surface navigation, correct?"
"Yes, sir," I said.
"And you were the first to complete the test and arrive at the final destination, correct?" he asked.
"As far as I could tell, yes, sir," I answered.
"Do you have any idea how long it took for you to complete this test?" he asked me.
"No, sir, I do not," I answered truthfully.
"Two and a half hours," he told me. My eyes widened and my jaw dropped with shock. "Only one other Irken," he continued, "has ever completed the test faster. It took him slightly less than two hours. The closest another Irken has come, since you, that is, has been three and a half hours. Females never even come close, the fastest averaging around four hours. Do you know who he is? The Irken who managed to complete the test in only two hours?" Of course I knew, but I didn't answer. "He is now my co-ruler, your Almighty Tallest Red." As he said this, Tallest Red entered the room.
"Hi," he said. Tallest Purple glanced at him before shaking his head and looking back at me.
"Your instructor, Haujran, has been reporting your progress in the class to us ever since you outgrew the rest of your classmates," he informed me. "Apparently, you never pay attention in class, but manage to somehow absorb everything he teaches you." I was bewildered. Where was this going? "And," he continued, "you seem to have a passion for learning, but not in a classroom environment. You ignore your instructor in class, pretend like you don't care, but he will come across you reading higher lever textbooks or old journals written by long dead intergalactic explorers. You tease other females of your age group, but do not pick on Irkens shorter or less intelligent than you. You seem to have a mind for gadgets, judging by some of the devices found at the scene of minor crimes deemed pranks that your instructor assures us could not have been made by any but a select few of the students under his care." Hmm. So they did find out about those… "This puzzles him and, quite frankly, intrigues us. So, since he has been having trouble…controlling you, per se, in his class, he has suggested and alternate method of instruction that may be more suitable for someone of your assumed intelligence." I looked expectantly at the Tallest.
"We're going to teach you stuff now!" Tallest Red said.
"Thanks for ruining my big moment!" Tallest Purple said accusingly.
"Well, I'm sorry," Tallest Red retorted. "You looked like you weren't going to say anything." Tallest Purple just sighed. He looked at me, and I sat up in my seat, unsure of how to reply.
"It's true," he said to me. "Haujran suggested personal instruction with some more -accredited, shall we say?- teachers. He believed that not only would it improve your behavior, but maybe make you consider looking towards a profession where your talents may be more suited than invading."
"I never wanted to be an Invader!" I blurted out without thinking. "I wanted to be an explorer!" The Tallest stared at me.
"Right…" Tallest Red said. "That's nice. Listen, we have other important things to do today, so just go and get whatever stuff you might have from your bunk and bring it up here, okay?" I nodded, too in shock to do more than that. Tallest Purple beckoned for me to get up and follow him out of the room.
"Come on," he said. "I'm going to take you to the planet's surface. I really shouldn't be, but I want to make sure no one tries to stop you. Not many people know of this decision yet." He began to glide down the hall, and I hurried after him. Those little hover things really move fast. I was amazed to see that, as I walked, I came up past the Tallest's waist. If he wasn't hovering, I probably would reach his shoulder. That realization nearly stopped me in my tracks. Not even the Tallests' advisors were that tall! I nearly missed it as the Tallest passed through a door off to the left, but managed to get through the door before it closed. Before me was a small craft like the one I had been taken to the Massive in. I climbed up into it at the Tallest's direction, and settled in for the quick drop to the planet's surface.
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Someone just pointed it out to me that when I said, "I'm going to post this entire story whether people want me to or not," I may have given the impression that I don't want reviews. This isn't true!! They help my self-esteem, which is low at the moment, because as of right now, 3:15 pm on March 9, 2003, I haven't gotten reviews…oh well…
Disclaimer: The general concept of Irk, Irkens, the Tallest, and the Massive belong to Jhonen Vasquez. Elaborations on what is presented in the show were created mostly by me, but were probably influenced by all you people's fiction. Any Irkens other than the ones in the shows I made up. They're mine….yeah…
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