First Tallest

"Incoming transmission." A multiply armed creature that was a flat gray color said through one of its three mouths. It was blind but could 'see' the electrical signals the transmitters sent out to it from the receivers.
"What origin?" The Illian Overseer asked from his perch.
There was a pause. "It's hard to tell sir, but it's an Irken."
"Ugh, you take it then." The Illian said motioning to a small Irken who was also monitoring transmissions.
"Yes sir." The small creature said meekly. He adjusted his headphones to pick up the 'voice only' message. "This is Base4523, come in."
There was a bit of static. "Red is." There was a pause.
Oey jumped. The code! "Purple Sir."
There was another pause from the other end. "This is 'The Ultimate', I am Heve, who have I contacted?" A voice said. The little Irken did his best not to yelp. He was speaking with The Tallest?
"T-this is Oey." He cast a discrete look to his Overseer who was preening.
"Oey, how go things?"
"All things are well." Oey said trying to sound as if this were a normal conversation, he quickly cut the recorder and sent it back enough to cover the beginning of the transmission.
"Oey, I need you to get a message to a female named Gwon. She is at your base."
"A female sir?" His voice was barely a whisper. "But I don't have the clearance."
"Go to one called Guy, he will get you the clearance, but under no circumstances are you to pass the message to anyone but Gwon." Heve said. Oey was quite impressed with the strength of the tall Irkens voice.
"I'll not fail you." Oey said.
"Do not even write this down Oey. Just remember it."
"Yes sir."
"Alright. The message is..."
* * *
Heve sat back after he ended the transmission. He knew no Illian would bother to view a message sent by an Irken, much less care. He was just glad he had reached a free Irken and not one that was still a slave.
He inhaled the scent of 'peach' from the vial he broke on the floor. It made him shiver. But it also brought back the memories. A little cleaning bot had come in and swept up the glass but the scent remained.
He wondered if he had been too harsh with Ghar. He knew the smaller Irken had stopped taking suppressors all together. He was probably just feeling a little lonely and wanted the companionship that others had already started exploring.
He again wondered why Ghar didn't just go with one of the others. Did he feel he owed something to Heve for freeing him?
Heve knew he wouldn't impose anything on Ghar. He'd had things imposed on him, and all he had to show for it were scars.
He had *almost* allowed Ghar to do it. Just before he smashed the vial he had considered it. He had actually considered allowing Ghar to subject himself to emotions far more powerful than anything he'd ever felt.
But he hadn't.
Maybe he should just go talk to him. Clear things up a bit between them. Yes, that might be a good idea.
* * *
Oey twitched nervously as he ran his new clearance badge through the scanner. He had seen the females before. They were not much different than a male but still different enough. He wondered if he was going to pass out.
He jerked when the door hissed open. He took a few timid steps inside. "I, I need to speak with Gwon." He said.
The room was a bit small but luxurious. Three female faces with varying shades of red in their eyes turned to him.
"Why do you need to speak with her?" One of the females asked.
"I have a message." Oey said. His blood vessels surged with his now rapid heart rate. He felt like he was going to fall over.
"I am Gwon." A second female said standing. "Tell me this message male."
Oey swallowed hard. "It is from Shei. Two, Five, Blue, Nine, Seventeen." He could see the surprised reaction on their faces but he continued. "Ten, One, One, Zero, Red, Yellow, Five. Red, Red, One, Three, Green, Eighteen." He sighed with relief that he was finished.
"They're alive!" The third female cried out.
"Alive and with free Irkens." Gwon said. She took Oeys' hand she was identical in height with him. He felt sick, good but sick. "You are part of this resistance?"
"I-I am."
"Come, you must tell us more." She pulled Oey to where they sat on the floor.
"But my job. I have to get back."
Gwon shook her head. "We will make your excuse. Come and speak freely to us. We are part of the same thing now."
Oey sat down and told what he knew.