The intruder in my home fixed his gaze on me.
"Clothe yourself" He ordered, without a word I did that, eager to replace some of my dignity.
When I reentered the living room he had taken a seat in an armchair
"Making yourself comfortable Yeerk? Or is this part of the game before you enslave me like the rest?" I asked, despair making me bold. The man simply laughed.
"Yeerk. A parasitic alien organism that enters through an opening, the ear? Or the nasal passages perhaps?" He smiled. I simply stared back, confusion beginning to etch my features.
"No child, I am not tainted by the alien filth but I seek information about them, information you appear to have, you will tell me what I need to know." He stated it as fact, like there wasn't a power that could stop him.
"If I refuse?" I ventured
"Then I will ransack your mind, tearing it apart in search of the information I seek, either we talk like civilized human beings or you will find yourself living out your worst nightmares for the rest of your life." He smiled the whole time through these casual threats. I sighed wearily and sat down on the couch.
"What do you want to know?" I asked
"About these Yeerks, what are there strengths and weaknesses? Do they have a base of operations you know about?"
I was reluctant to speak to this man, but I don't think I had a choice.
"They are parasitic like you said, they enter the brain through the ear canal and take total control of the hosts" I paused to see his reaction, nothing, I continued,
"They have access to all memories and mental facilities of the person, able to mimic them perfectly, even their families don't notice, but they do have one weakness…" I tried to suppress the terrible memories of the Yeerk Pool with little success,
"Kandrona Rays, a type of light that they feed off of every three days. They go to a location and the hosts are locked up in cages while their slave masters bathe in the Yeerk pool and absorb the Kandrona."
Without pause he spoke, "Where is this Yeerk pool?"
"Under the school, there's a secret passage in one of the janitor's closets"
"I see" A simple answer, he sat back weighing the information.
"The Alien that was devoured that night at the construction site-"
My blood ran cold.
"You were there!?" I asked hotly
"Yes, do not interrupt me," He warned, "The alien presented you with a box, I was not privy to the psychic conversation you had, explain these events."
"It allows us to morph into any animal we touch, but only for two hours or we're trapped. Forever." I told him,
He sat there digesting what I told him.
"The Emperor's Inquisition thanks you for your cooperation" He stood up to leave. I was unhappy with this.
"That's it? You invade my home, break my arm and leg for that? What am I going to tell my dad?"
"The neighbors think their was a burglary, I suggest you hide and agree with that story."
Him and the girl began to walk away again,
"Who ARE you!?" He turned to face me once more
"I am Inquisitor Wilhelm, of the Emperor's Inquisition, Ordo Malleus."
"What is that? Are you a branch of the government or something?" I asked incredulously
"I serve the interests of the Imperium of Man, no other. Now I bid you good day" He turned to leave as if nothing happened.
I sat back as the wail of sirens became apparent in the distance. I'd better go hide.
