Chapter Twenty-Nine
"On Krypton, we were powerful beings," Car-La said calmly as they stood inside a fortified room in the Council of Science building. It had a laser proof window on the east wall, and he looked out the window while speaking to Tar-Le. "This Neo Star has two, bright yellow suns that have made us stronger than we were on Krypton. We were two of many, but now it's just us, the strongest beings on this world. I feel the energy flowing through my veins." He slid his fingers over the counter to his front and then grabbed a pastry from the dish that set on the end of the counter and stuffed half of it into his mouth.
"Yes, it has," Tar-Le said, "Not only are we stronger here, but the suns have increased my sexual appetite. I'm constantly aroused for absolutely no reason. We're only thirteen-years-old and have a lot to learn about this world and its people. It would be a step into madness to rule this world without understanding it. We'll have these Neonodes teach us how to rule over them." He walked over to a picture of a Neonodium woman on the wall; she was nude with an emerald hue and black hair. Her thin face and perky breast aroused him.
"But what about Ptah?" Car-La asked with a grimace. "We might be stronger on this world than our own, but the gods are the gods. Their strengths are cosmic. They'll stand in the way of our quest for power." He walked over to the window, looked out over the city, and then said, "The Oans nearly killed us off once for reasons I don't understand, but we must be mindful that we have powerful enemies."
The young boy laughed for a moment, and then said, "The Great Mother will keep her children under control and Ptah won't interfere with us directly. Remember, we're technically his children too. In fact, we're the children who still believe he's real, unlike these Neonodes. They think they can hide behind their science when the greatest scientist in the universe is Ptah. He saved our race from annihilation." He paused for a moment, and then said, "We'll learn about the Neonode's government and ways, and within twenty years, we'll rule this world."
Tar-Le walked around the flat for a little while and Car-La watched a soap opera on the tube. They ate madi meat sandwiches with everything on it: pickles, tomatoes, onions, olives, lettuce, and plenty of tangy, whacky sauce. When Car-La bit into his sandwich, he grunted with pleasure, and then Tar-Le laughed a little.
"What?" Car-La asked. "What's so funny?"
"You sound like you want to have sex with the sandwich," he said laughingly, "All that grunting."
Car-La smiled. "The Madi meat is so tender and tasty that I can't get enough of it."
Tar-Le took a bite of his sandwich that set on the counter, and said, "I recall eating a piece of a unicorn when I was younger. The Great Mother brought it to my parents. It was the greatest joy of my life. Madi meat is good, but unicorn meat is heaven."
"That sounds dandy," Car-La said, "But you know what sounds even better than that?" He asked with a wicked smile on his face.
"No. What?" He asked.
"Swooping down and grabbing some Neonodium females for our enjoyment," Car-La said, "They show so much flesh with the way they dress."
Tar-Le recognized the look-the thirst for sex-and it worried him. He didn't want to provoke the Neonodes before he had the opportunity to understand the people. It was one thing to rule the world with an iron fist and another thing to rule the world with compassion. In any case, he knew the Neonodes wouldn't have the ability to stop him from taking over Neo Star when the time came, but it didn't matter. He had a plan for his new world and that consisted of ruling it until the day he died.
