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Notes: I figured I'd get in a little plug about use of my characters, since occasionally I get asked these sort of things. You may use them, you don't even have to tell me, but it _would_ be appreciated for you to send me a copy of the story you wrote so I can see it. ^_^
"I hate my life, I hate my life, I hate my life," I muttered like a mantra, climbing out of the pool and shaking my hair out. "I have to be at Taka's in ten minutes, I didn't finish my workout, and aliens are invading the earth. Peachy." Hurrying to the locker room, I wrung out my hair, quickly pulling on my clothes and running outside.
Hopping on my bike, I hightailed it to Tala's house. I walked in at just the wrong moment, to get blasted by the high pitched scream of Ari screaming at Kali, while Tala tried to calm everyone down. Jenny looked fairly upset as well.
"Sorry I'm a little late," I said, tossing my backpack down and sitting on the couch. "Just finishing up my workout."
Ari came and sat beside me, still giving Kali dirty looks. Kali just looked indifferent.
Jenny just sighed and sat down on a chair. "This is awful…we're all gonna die."
"All right," I said. "We need to discuss what, if anything, we're going to do."
"I can't just sit here and watch as innocent people get taken over by these Yeerks!" Tala said.
"I agree," Ari said, "But we can't just go killing humans, even if the Yeerks have them- otherwise what's the point?"
Kali blew a sharp breath out. "Have you ever heard the quote, 'It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees'? I personally would rather be killed than remain a slave to a Yeerk's every whim."
"But we don't have to kill them!" Ari protested.
"Jenny?" I questioned.
Jenny sighed. "I don't want to die, and I know that's what's gonna happen. But I suppose…I'm with Tala- I can't just sit by and watch as the Yeerks invade. Earth and freedom itself are just too precious."
I sighed and ran my hand through my bangs. "OK. Ari, killing people is your prerogative- it's your choice to kill them or not. Kali, I respectfully ask you to keep your killing of humans down, although I also thank you, since you probably saved my life."
Tala nodded her approval my way, and I smiled inwardly. She was the most diplomatic of us, so it was good if she approved my way of handling things.
Kali had begun typing at her laptop, quickly scanning through information. I have no idea how she digested it so fast. "Look, I think we need to come up with some assault," she said. "I've discovered that the Yeerks have to feed on something called Kadrona every three days. To do this, they go to the Yeerk Pool. I think we should make an assault on the Yeerk Pool. And it had better be good, since after the first time, we'll lose the element of surprise."
"OK," I agreed. "So an all out attack, taking down as many of them as we can this time. The question is, how?"
"Hmmm…" Kali muttered. "They surely have a weakness other than Kadrona…I mean, humans need oxygen, water, food…"
I considered. "What exactly is a Kadrona?"
Kali tapped at a few more keys. "A model of the sun from the Yeerk's home world."
"So we blow this thing up? How do you think we're going to do that? And don't they have more?"
More typing. "Well, blowing it up I can handle- I have enough chemicals at home to create some dangerous substances. There's also a map here- apparently the Andalites had been keeping track of suspected Yeerk Pool entrances. They make a circle of locations around the city, so it seems pretty accurate. I'll do some spying of my own so I can figure out to get us down there…
"As for having extras, they do have a pool ship, but there will be a lot of very dead slugs by the time they get it here." She gave a near-evil smirk.
I sighed. "All right. Kali, you go start working on those chemicals. Tala and Jenny, go check out those pool entrances."
"What if we get caught?" Jenny squeaked. "I mean…we could get in big trouble."
Tala wrapped her arms around Jenny in a comforting gesture. "Hey, don't worry, I'm good at these things."
Jenny sighed and turned around to hug Tala back. "Thanks. All right, let's go."
"Wait, what are we doing?" Ari asked.
I gave a cocky grin. "Us? We're coming up with a plan that will kick Yeerk butt!"
Author's notes: Nyah. Only two (maybe three) chapters and the epilogue, and I'll be done! Yes, it will be "done", except not really, since of course they'll continue having adventures. It will end on a note of hope, though.
Will there be a sequel? Probably. The other characters have stories to tell too. ^_^
Notes: I figured I'd get in a little plug about use of my characters, since occasionally I get asked these sort of things. You may use them, you don't even have to tell me, but it _would_ be appreciated for you to send me a copy of the story you wrote so I can see it. ^_^
"I hate my life, I hate my life, I hate my life," I muttered like a mantra, climbing out of the pool and shaking my hair out. "I have to be at Taka's in ten minutes, I didn't finish my workout, and aliens are invading the earth. Peachy." Hurrying to the locker room, I wrung out my hair, quickly pulling on my clothes and running outside.
Hopping on my bike, I hightailed it to Tala's house. I walked in at just the wrong moment, to get blasted by the high pitched scream of Ari screaming at Kali, while Tala tried to calm everyone down. Jenny looked fairly upset as well.
"Sorry I'm a little late," I said, tossing my backpack down and sitting on the couch. "Just finishing up my workout."
Ari came and sat beside me, still giving Kali dirty looks. Kali just looked indifferent.
Jenny just sighed and sat down on a chair. "This is awful…we're all gonna die."
"All right," I said. "We need to discuss what, if anything, we're going to do."
"I can't just sit here and watch as innocent people get taken over by these Yeerks!" Tala said.
"I agree," Ari said, "But we can't just go killing humans, even if the Yeerks have them- otherwise what's the point?"
Kali blew a sharp breath out. "Have you ever heard the quote, 'It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees'? I personally would rather be killed than remain a slave to a Yeerk's every whim."
"But we don't have to kill them!" Ari protested.
"Jenny?" I questioned.
Jenny sighed. "I don't want to die, and I know that's what's gonna happen. But I suppose…I'm with Tala- I can't just sit by and watch as the Yeerks invade. Earth and freedom itself are just too precious."
I sighed and ran my hand through my bangs. "OK. Ari, killing people is your prerogative- it's your choice to kill them or not. Kali, I respectfully ask you to keep your killing of humans down, although I also thank you, since you probably saved my life."
Tala nodded her approval my way, and I smiled inwardly. She was the most diplomatic of us, so it was good if she approved my way of handling things.
Kali had begun typing at her laptop, quickly scanning through information. I have no idea how she digested it so fast. "Look, I think we need to come up with some assault," she said. "I've discovered that the Yeerks have to feed on something called Kadrona every three days. To do this, they go to the Yeerk Pool. I think we should make an assault on the Yeerk Pool. And it had better be good, since after the first time, we'll lose the element of surprise."
"OK," I agreed. "So an all out attack, taking down as many of them as we can this time. The question is, how?"
"Hmmm…" Kali muttered. "They surely have a weakness other than Kadrona…I mean, humans need oxygen, water, food…"
I considered. "What exactly is a Kadrona?"
Kali tapped at a few more keys. "A model of the sun from the Yeerk's home world."
"So we blow this thing up? How do you think we're going to do that? And don't they have more?"
More typing. "Well, blowing it up I can handle- I have enough chemicals at home to create some dangerous substances. There's also a map here- apparently the Andalites had been keeping track of suspected Yeerk Pool entrances. They make a circle of locations around the city, so it seems pretty accurate. I'll do some spying of my own so I can figure out to get us down there…
"As for having extras, they do have a pool ship, but there will be a lot of very dead slugs by the time they get it here." She gave a near-evil smirk.
I sighed. "All right. Kali, you go start working on those chemicals. Tala and Jenny, go check out those pool entrances."
"What if we get caught?" Jenny squeaked. "I mean…we could get in big trouble."
Tala wrapped her arms around Jenny in a comforting gesture. "Hey, don't worry, I'm good at these things."
Jenny sighed and turned around to hug Tala back. "Thanks. All right, let's go."
"Wait, what are we doing?" Ari asked.
I gave a cocky grin. "Us? We're coming up with a plan that will kick Yeerk butt!"
Author's notes: Nyah. Only two (maybe three) chapters and the epilogue, and I'll be done! Yes, it will be "done", except not really, since of course they'll continue having adventures. It will end on a note of hope, though.
Will there be a sequel? Probably. The other characters have stories to tell too. ^_^