I should have left. I stood there, staring at him, relishing in my triumph, my glory- and all I could think was that I should have left. Even if I did kill him now, they would catch me. I could've just walked away and lied to myself, lied, and pretended that everything was going to be fine, that of course the humans and the Andalite had pulled it off, had killed him.
But I've never been able to delude myself like that. It was my curse and my gift, my intelligence. You know what they say- ignorance is bliss. I believe it.
(Alissan, don't do this.) Visser Three said. Good. Let him beg for mercy. He was the one who taught me to have none. (You think killing me will save yourself? You'll be executed faster than even you can think. And where will your victory be then?)
Rachel, who was in her bear morph, and the Andalite were staring at me. The Visser was talking loud enough for them to hear which was no surprise- the idea of silent thought speech was not one that he used often, if ever.
"And what do I get if I don't kill you?" I asked with a loud laugh, trying to sound more confident than I really was. "I think the enjoyment of watching you die will be worth any execution they could plan for me." I scowled. "I'm tired of talking," I said as I tightened my grip on the weapon.
(Use the Dracon beam to kill the Andalites, Alissan. Kill these Andalites, and I'll get the Council to overlook your crimes. You'll be absolved, and returned to the Yeerk Empire, where you belong! You may even be promoted, and be able to work with your brother.)
Fuck! I hesitated, hesitated. Did I want that? Alexxen had, and he had wanted it so badly that I had almost wanted it with him.
(Wouldn't that be perfect? You and him- the twins, running the Empire the way you were meant to, bringing it to greatness, crushing your enemies without a second's thought! You'd have the fear and admiration of everyone.) He looked at me, even daring to take a step towards me. (Kill them, and it's all yours.)
He painted such a pretty picture that almost for a second, I was lost in it. My eyes flickered from Rachel and the Andalite to the Visser.
(Alanna, he's lying!) I heard an outside voice hiss and it took me a second to recognize it as Rachel's. I stared at her and shook my head to clear it. My hand was shaking slightly and I took a deep breath.
(Alissan!)
(Alanna!)
So that was the choice, was it? Alissan 337 or Alanna? Yeerk or human? Who was I?
My eyes snapped wide open and my hand tightened on the weapon as I stopped shaking. No one told me what to do.
Certainly not-
I glared at my target and smiled cruelly. "Good-bye," I said with a sharp, crude sounding laugh as I pulled the trigger.
TSWEER!
MWHAHAHA! A cliffhanger! Who did she shoot? Sorry I haven't updated in a while- I was FINALLY able to get on the stupid internet. Well, thanks for the reviews and keep giving them to me, please!
But I've never been able to delude myself like that. It was my curse and my gift, my intelligence. You know what they say- ignorance is bliss. I believe it.
(Alissan, don't do this.) Visser Three said. Good. Let him beg for mercy. He was the one who taught me to have none. (You think killing me will save yourself? You'll be executed faster than even you can think. And where will your victory be then?)
Rachel, who was in her bear morph, and the Andalite were staring at me. The Visser was talking loud enough for them to hear which was no surprise- the idea of silent thought speech was not one that he used often, if ever.
"And what do I get if I don't kill you?" I asked with a loud laugh, trying to sound more confident than I really was. "I think the enjoyment of watching you die will be worth any execution they could plan for me." I scowled. "I'm tired of talking," I said as I tightened my grip on the weapon.
(Use the Dracon beam to kill the Andalites, Alissan. Kill these Andalites, and I'll get the Council to overlook your crimes. You'll be absolved, and returned to the Yeerk Empire, where you belong! You may even be promoted, and be able to work with your brother.)
Fuck! I hesitated, hesitated. Did I want that? Alexxen had, and he had wanted it so badly that I had almost wanted it with him.
(Wouldn't that be perfect? You and him- the twins, running the Empire the way you were meant to, bringing it to greatness, crushing your enemies without a second's thought! You'd have the fear and admiration of everyone.) He looked at me, even daring to take a step towards me. (Kill them, and it's all yours.)
He painted such a pretty picture that almost for a second, I was lost in it. My eyes flickered from Rachel and the Andalite to the Visser.
(Alanna, he's lying!) I heard an outside voice hiss and it took me a second to recognize it as Rachel's. I stared at her and shook my head to clear it. My hand was shaking slightly and I took a deep breath.
(Alissan!)
(Alanna!)
So that was the choice, was it? Alissan 337 or Alanna? Yeerk or human? Who was I?
My eyes snapped wide open and my hand tightened on the weapon as I stopped shaking. No one told me what to do.
Certainly not-
I glared at my target and smiled cruelly. "Good-bye," I said with a sharp, crude sounding laugh as I pulled the trigger.
TSWEER!
MWHAHAHA! A cliffhanger! Who did she shoot? Sorry I haven't updated in a while- I was FINALLY able to get on the stupid internet. Well, thanks for the reviews and keep giving them to me, please!