Marco
I was in a fantastic mood. I don't know why, well thats not true, I did know why. I just didn't understand it. I was happy because Rachel and Tobias had basically just broke up. Ax, Cassie, Toby and Jake were very concerned and sad yadda yadda, but not me. I thought it was the best thing that happened so far on this trip. I knew it was wrong and horrible and all sorts of disgusting, but hey, I couldn't help it. I was dreaming sweet dreams when I was woken up by a cool female thought-speak voice.
Landing sequence engaged. All passengers to positions for disembarking procedure. I got up as fast as I could, why hadn't anyone woken me earlier?! I raced through the door to the Bridge, and I knew why no one had woken me.
The entire Bridge was bathed in red light from the emergency warning lights on the walls, and a loud siren was wailing, the female voice saying:
Warning, warning malfunction. Code 334-938. Warning.
Ax was lying sprawled on the floor, unconscious, Rachel, Jake, Toby and Cassie were at their stations but could do nothing, and Tobias was standing at the pilot's post obviously getting ready to take the helm. He couldn't fly yet! I could a bit; I'd trained on a few planes before we left Earth.
"Whats going on?" I shouted
"We were going to start an orbit of the planet, scan to see what's down there. Then suddenly there was a massive lurch and the lights came on, and the voice started. Ax was trying to do something with that console and it blew up in his face!" Rachel shouted back to me
"What's Tobias doing?!" I yelled looking toward him
"Trying to pilot us down!" Tobias shouted.
"Can you do it? I thought you couldn't fly yet!!" I shouted
"YES, I can if you would shut the hell up!" He yelled back furiously
He turned and typed something in on the console, which lit up, then promptly exploded in a shower of fire and sparks, narrowly missing Tobias's face.
"Shit!" He swore. Then turned to us. "I can get it down but its not going to go well," he said "All of you get Ax and yourselves into an escape pod and jettison, I pilot this thing down then go Hawk and fly out"
"Right! You heard Bird-Boy!" I yelled "Lets go!"
The others looked at me then Tobias
"We can't leave him!" Rachel yelled, and for some reason those words made me so angry it was crazy.
"He'll be fine, If we all stay we'll die then game over for everyone! He has the best chance! Come on!" I said frantically looking Rachel straight in the eye. She looked at me weird, like she was just seeing something.
They looked uneasily at Tobias, but I could tell I had won.
"Right everyone grab a limb, Toby go open the pod." Jake snapped taking charge again.
They all cast one glance at Tobias, eyes conveying more feeling than words ever could. Then headed out the door, before Rachel could get anymore upset.
We all raced, as fast as we could with an Andalite in our hands. Got into the pod and strapped in. I punched the button and the door slid closed and sealed with a soft hiss. The female voice came back.
Pod One door locked and secure. All files transferred to Pod One computer. Launch in ten seconds en-counting. 10
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We all looked back into the hallway. All our thoughts with the brave soldier on the other side.
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Rachel was quietly sobbing in the corner.
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Cassie put her arm round her friend "He'll be fine" She said softly "I know" sobbed Rachel "I know"
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Launch.
The pod exploded out of the ship at breakneck speed, we fell for what seemed to be a long time, but was really only 5 minutes. Then with a sickening lurch and a hard smash we hit the ground. Hard. We scrambled out and looked up. Just in time to see the Ship come hurtling through the clouds. We watched as it grew from just a small dot, to being a huge fireball erupting through the sky. We watched as it sailed over us and toward a distant section of forest. It disappeared from view, and we waited with baited breath. Then it came. The sound. A resonating boom. I cant tell you how loud it. No words could. Then the shockwave hit. It blew the trees all round us. Some fell, some stayed up, some lost leaves. It knocked all the air out of us. We slowly got up. I was first, I looked at the sky and my jaw hit the floor. I heard the others gasp and Rachel scream.
The Sky was red. Blood red, and there in the distant was a mushroom cloud. It was straight out of a history film. A nuclear detonation. The most powerful form of power and destruction known to man. Even the Andalites were scared of it. It was the only weapon the Humans had over them. And it was there. Just thank god the radiation would be absorbed by the emergency dampener the Ellimist had put on. But still there was no way Tobias survived. No chance in hell, and we had left him there to die.
Visser One smiled as the computer voice rang out over the ship
Direct hit. Enemy ship disabled. Crash landing ETA 5 minutes. Warning enemy vessel reactor breached. Detonation imminent on impact.
This was excellent. They would either die in the explosion, or be forced to make their own shelter. Give himself more time to interrogate his native, and prepare. He watched as the ship tore through the sky. And he watched as the reactor exploded. He didn't often compliment Human invention, but a Nuclear detonation was a beautiful and wondorous thing to behold. His only question was, why the Ellimist had used a Nuclear reactor? It may have been the easiest way, rather than the complicated Andalite and Yeerk technology, but it was so much more dangerous. But, who could fathom those beings? He shrugged it off and went to tell the others and his captive the good news.
DUN, DUN, DUUUUUUUUNNN! lol. This was wa very hard chapter to write, but dont worry, I sort fo know where this is going, there is some method to my madness. :)
Next chapter may take a little longer becuase I dont quite know how I'm going to write it. Do I tell you Tobias's fate? Or do I make you sweat? :)
Oh well. As always please Read and Review!