Chapter 7
NOTE: The end of this chapter slightly copies The Attack, but I will try to make it was different as possible. If you really hate it let me know.
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It was insane. The whole mission was insane. I had a great life, cars, pools, interviews, movies, girls. Then Ax got captured by some escaped Yeerks, and now we where zillions was light-years from good old planet Earth, standing in what looked like outer space, with the three big shots of the galaxy, a dozen Yeerks and Kelbrid. Kelbrid where these Griffen type things. They where bright yellow, with fur feathers, beaks, wings, claws and hands. On the back of their hands they had these little blades.
THAT IS YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY.
The Daelark said.
IT IS TRUE, THE CRAYAK CREATED ME. BUT WHO DOESN'T WANT FREEDOM? OF COURSE I ESCAPED. AND I HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT THE GALAXY SINCE. THE HUMAN LEADER HEARD ME. I SAW HIS DREAMS, MADE ALL TO REAL BY ME. I DESERVE MORE THEN TO BE HUNTED. I WARNED MY SPECIES ABOUT THOSE TO TRICKSTERS. BUT NOW LOOK! MY PERFECT WORLD, RUINED, BY YOU!
He pointed towards Jake.
"Him? When you, mister all-powerful-created-by-Crayak could destroy him at all times?" I laughed. It was all fake. I was more scared then I'd ever been in my life.
'Wait," Jake said. "You where created by Crayak. So he programed your mind, your instincts?"
YES, AT FIRST. BUT THE GREAT DAELARK, THE ALL-MIGHTY--
"So he programed the rules into you. So you have to play the chess game. You can just kill someone, because of the rules."
NO! I AM ALL POWERFUL! I HAVE NO MASTER! I HAVE NO PROGRAMING!
HE OUTSMARTED YOU DAELARK. IT JUST PROVES THE INTELLIGENCE YOU HAVE IS NOT TRUE INTELLIGENCE, BUT KNOWLEDGE GIVEN TO YOU BY CRAYAK.
NO! The Daelark whined
"So, hold on a sec. How are you connected with the Yeerks?" I asked. Then I thought of something. I looked over at the group of Yeerks. They where all in morph, including the Polar Bear. I did not see The One. I grinned. "Your The One, aren't you?"
HOW ELSE WAS I SUPPOSED TO CONTROL THESE YEERKS, WITH OUT OFFERING A LEADER AND THE KANDRONA THEY NEEDED SO?
"And the Kelbrid?" Prince Jake asked.
I CREATED THEM TO BE MY HOST SPECIES. TO CONTROL THE GALAXY. THOUSANDS OF EARTH YEARS AGO, WHEN THEY DISCOVERED ANDALITES, I THOUGHT THE WOULD BE DESTROYED. BUT LUCKILY, THEY MADE A TRUCE, WHICH SERVED ME GREATLY.
AND NOW THAT THESE TWO MONSTERS HAVE FOUND ME, ALL OF MY WORK WILL BE DESTROYED.
CRAYAK AND I HAVE A SIMPLE WAY OF DECIDING THINGS. WE EACH CHOOSE A TEAM OF SEVEN, AND WHOEVER LOSES THE BATTLE IS BANISHED TO HARNKA-GARU-SECTOR-THREE-EIGHT-TWO-HURP. The Elimist said.
Daelark grinned. AGREED. I CHOOSE ARGOR JEMITIL-DASH, BELRISH EKEN-SAT, ARLENA EKEN-SAT, DOMENICA ISKIL-GROVE, WANDER GORIK-JEP, AKTASH ULRIC-WILLARD AND NISHA ESCLID-SPARKLINA.
I CHOOSE JAKE, MARCO, AXIMILI, TOBIAS, MERTIL AND CASSIE.
THAT IS ONLY SIX! The Daelark yelled.
THAT IS ALL I NEED.
THEN LET IT BEGIN. WHERE WILL OUR LITTLE TOURNAMENT BE HELD, WHAT ARE THE RULES, AND WHAT ABOUT CRAYAK'S TEAM?
I AGREE WITH HIS CHOICE. Crayak boomed. EXCEPT FOR THE VECOL. IF HE MUST COME, THEN I CHOOSE THE SEVENTH WARRIOR.
FAIR ENOUGH.
I CHOOSE ALLRON-SEMITUR-CORASS.
"What?" I blurted. It's not that I didn't want Allron's help, it's that it just didn't seem like someone he's choose. I'd been half expecting him to say 'The Drode'.
THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN KELRIUIN, A NEAR-BY PLANET. IN THE CENTER OF A FOREST ON THIS PLANET, THERE IS A TIME-POOL. I WILL DIVERT IT TO LEAD TO HARNKA-GARU-SECTOR-THREE-EIGHT-TWO-HURP. THE FIRST TEAM TO HAVE ALL OF IT'S WARRIORS FORCED INTO THE POOL LOSES. ANY WARRIORS FROM THE WINNING TEAM WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE POOL WILL BE RETURNED. DO IF YOU, DAELARK LOSE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM WILL BE BANISHED, IF CRAYAK AND MY TEAM LOSES, WE WILL LEAVE YOU IN PEACE AS LONG AS YOU STAY OUT OF OUR SPACE, AND OUR TEAM WILL BE BANISHED.
AGREED!
And then suddenly, I was no longer standing in space.
NOTE: The end of this chapter slightly copies The Attack, but I will try to make it was different as possible. If you really hate it let me know.
______________________________________________
It was insane. The whole mission was insane. I had a great life, cars, pools, interviews, movies, girls. Then Ax got captured by some escaped Yeerks, and now we where zillions was light-years from good old planet Earth, standing in what looked like outer space, with the three big shots of the galaxy, a dozen Yeerks and Kelbrid. Kelbrid where these Griffen type things. They where bright yellow, with fur feathers, beaks, wings, claws and hands. On the back of their hands they had these little blades.
THAT IS YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY.
The Daelark said.
IT IS TRUE, THE CRAYAK CREATED ME. BUT WHO DOESN'T WANT FREEDOM? OF COURSE I ESCAPED. AND I HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT THE GALAXY SINCE. THE HUMAN LEADER HEARD ME. I SAW HIS DREAMS, MADE ALL TO REAL BY ME. I DESERVE MORE THEN TO BE HUNTED. I WARNED MY SPECIES ABOUT THOSE TO TRICKSTERS. BUT NOW LOOK! MY PERFECT WORLD, RUINED, BY YOU!
He pointed towards Jake.
"Him? When you, mister all-powerful-created-by-Crayak could destroy him at all times?" I laughed. It was all fake. I was more scared then I'd ever been in my life.
'Wait," Jake said. "You where created by Crayak. So he programed your mind, your instincts?"
YES, AT FIRST. BUT THE GREAT DAELARK, THE ALL-MIGHTY--
"So he programed the rules into you. So you have to play the chess game. You can just kill someone, because of the rules."
NO! I AM ALL POWERFUL! I HAVE NO MASTER! I HAVE NO PROGRAMING!
HE OUTSMARTED YOU DAELARK. IT JUST PROVES THE INTELLIGENCE YOU HAVE IS NOT TRUE INTELLIGENCE, BUT KNOWLEDGE GIVEN TO YOU BY CRAYAK.
NO! The Daelark whined
"So, hold on a sec. How are you connected with the Yeerks?" I asked. Then I thought of something. I looked over at the group of Yeerks. They where all in morph, including the Polar Bear. I did not see The One. I grinned. "Your The One, aren't you?"
HOW ELSE WAS I SUPPOSED TO CONTROL THESE YEERKS, WITH OUT OFFERING A LEADER AND THE KANDRONA THEY NEEDED SO?
"And the Kelbrid?" Prince Jake asked.
I CREATED THEM TO BE MY HOST SPECIES. TO CONTROL THE GALAXY. THOUSANDS OF EARTH YEARS AGO, WHEN THEY DISCOVERED ANDALITES, I THOUGHT THE WOULD BE DESTROYED. BUT LUCKILY, THEY MADE A TRUCE, WHICH SERVED ME GREATLY.
AND NOW THAT THESE TWO MONSTERS HAVE FOUND ME, ALL OF MY WORK WILL BE DESTROYED.
CRAYAK AND I HAVE A SIMPLE WAY OF DECIDING THINGS. WE EACH CHOOSE A TEAM OF SEVEN, AND WHOEVER LOSES THE BATTLE IS BANISHED TO HARNKA-GARU-SECTOR-THREE-EIGHT-TWO-HURP. The Elimist said.
Daelark grinned. AGREED. I CHOOSE ARGOR JEMITIL-DASH, BELRISH EKEN-SAT, ARLENA EKEN-SAT, DOMENICA ISKIL-GROVE, WANDER GORIK-JEP, AKTASH ULRIC-WILLARD AND NISHA ESCLID-SPARKLINA.
I CHOOSE JAKE, MARCO, AXIMILI, TOBIAS, MERTIL AND CASSIE.
THAT IS ONLY SIX! The Daelark yelled.
THAT IS ALL I NEED.
THEN LET IT BEGIN. WHERE WILL OUR LITTLE TOURNAMENT BE HELD, WHAT ARE THE RULES, AND WHAT ABOUT CRAYAK'S TEAM?
I AGREE WITH HIS CHOICE. Crayak boomed. EXCEPT FOR THE VECOL. IF HE MUST COME, THEN I CHOOSE THE SEVENTH WARRIOR.
FAIR ENOUGH.
I CHOOSE ALLRON-SEMITUR-CORASS.
"What?" I blurted. It's not that I didn't want Allron's help, it's that it just didn't seem like someone he's choose. I'd been half expecting him to say 'The Drode'.
THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD IN KELRIUIN, A NEAR-BY PLANET. IN THE CENTER OF A FOREST ON THIS PLANET, THERE IS A TIME-POOL. I WILL DIVERT IT TO LEAD TO HARNKA-GARU-SECTOR-THREE-EIGHT-TWO-HURP. THE FIRST TEAM TO HAVE ALL OF IT'S WARRIORS FORCED INTO THE POOL LOSES. ANY WARRIORS FROM THE WINNING TEAM WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE POOL WILL BE RETURNED. DO IF YOU, DAELARK LOSE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM WILL BE BANISHED, IF CRAYAK AND MY TEAM LOSES, WE WILL LEAVE YOU IN PEACE AS LONG AS YOU STAY OUT OF OUR SPACE, AND OUR TEAM WILL BE BANISHED.
AGREED!
And then suddenly, I was no longer standing in space.