Chapter 10: Blame

Mr. Philosophical: sorry for being gone so long, been busy for a while. Got a new writing partner and I am ready to resume. Here we go.

BC

"What?"

"You heard me." She said, "It's not your fault."

Why couldn't I do anything? Why am I just standing here like an idiot?

"She's right." Agreed my team, one by one.

I just stood there, looking at them. I can't seem to move. Why?

"Because you're sad." Said Kar

Is he right? Did they touch a nerve and make me feel bad?

I guess Kar can come back. I don't feel like being around anyone.

Weird, these tears are now mine…

Jen

I knew this would hurt him. What I didn't expect was for him to shut down. Literally.

His lights turned green, and he still couldn't stop crying. He just stood there.

By now Zim, the other Irkens, and that human came up to the rest of us. No one stopped them.

"Pathetic" said Zim, who was promptly hit by Rer.

Rer was always loyal to him.

"Why won't he stop?" asked the human, who had a very large head.

"He can't. BC held his emotions in for too long." I said

"Why did that bother him so much?"

"It all started when we were fleeing the Armada. It was the seven of us and BC's mentor, Owt. He was a special SIR unit, he taught BC everything, and BC looked up to him. We were in escape pods. The entire fleet fired on us. Owt's pod was destroyed. We got shelter on an anti-irken planet, and BC blamed himself. He talked of a plan of revenge, so we went here, but we got split up on entry."

"So, you guys really are fugitives?" asked Seb.

"Yes."

"Sweet, that makes you guys even cooler!" What a freak.

"Zim, we are going to be staying at your base."

"What? No!" He shrieked "I will not let enemies of the Irkens stay with me!"

This time it was Brr who acted. He grabbed Zim by the collar, pulling him down to eye level and said "If you want to live another minute you will let us stay there."

This frightened him, because he quickly changed his mind.

Hopefully BC will recover soon.

?

"And they are staying with Zim?" asked Almighty Tallest Red.

"Yes and the defects Tak and Seb are on this planet as well."

"Good, do they suspect you?" asked Almighty Tallest Purple.

"No. They are too busy tending to their leader to even think about the possibility of me being a traitor."

"Very good. At least one of the Seven Deadly SIRs remain loyal. Carry on with the mission and be ready for the signal."

"Yes my Tallest. Signing out."

This planet won't know what hit it.

End

Mr. Philosophical: DUN DUN DUUUUUN! What will happen? Why do you care? Why do I?

Find out in the next story, BC Adaptor