I see human girl being dragged to cage, she is fighting Hork-Bajir Controller. She fight and scream like Hork-Bajir do. I frown as she insults the Controller holding her and he smirks at her.
"You gathis you go with Hork-Bajir," he say. He open our cage and throw girl in. She stumble toward me and I catch her with hands. She almost fall on knee blade. I help her up and she look at me.
"Thanks," she say as she stand up on her own and look at Hork-Bajir. We look at each other. "Um, my name is Sarah, but everyone just calls me Sip…well, before…" she look at Yeerk Pool and we know.
"I Diro Kaxlil," I say as I slap my chest. She look at me and smile human smile.
"I know you, you're in the guard for Sessin one-three-eight," she said and me know girl is the host of Sessin one-three-eight. My Yeerk is in guard and I nod.
"How know?" I ask and she sighs.
"You have that scar," she point at my neck. I smile, it scar from time I try escape.
"Diro fight Controllers. Break free. Run for trees. Make it very far," I say. She looks at me sadly. "What Diro say make Sip sad?" She look at me.
"You got caught again," she whisper and I laugh. Other Hork-Bajir laugh too.
"What's so funny?" she asked. I smile as I place hands on her shoulders. Tiny human shoulders.
"Diro great hero. He escape. He prove Yeerks not so smart. Been long time but Hork-Bajir will escape again," I say and she nods. She has look like Hork-Bajir in eyes.
"You're not giving up just because you got caught once are you?" she ask and I nod.
"No give up, Hork-Bajir never free if give up," I say. She nods more. "Why do you not give up? You get in Hork-Bajir cage for yelling and fighting."
"I…I guess I just don't want to lose hope," she said and I nod.
"No lose hope. Hork-Bajir have hope. We one day be free," I say. She look at me and nod.
"I think you will be free Diro, with faith like that," Sip smile and see little Hork-Bajir, Rew. "Aw, how cute!" She approaches little Hork-Bajir and Rew smile at Sip.
"Is…is he or she a Controller too?" Sip ask and Rew mother nod.
"Rew is Controller too, but Rew know to fight," Rew mother, Lok, say.
"They infest a baby?!" Sip sound mad. "Those monsters!" She ran to the cage side and began to scream and yell at Controllers. I smile. I like human girl, Sip, is a Hork-Bajir human.
"Diro, what think of human?" Jara ask me. I nod as I watch her threaten and growl.
"Diro like human Jara. Human girl Sip is good. Should be Hork-Bajir. We watch out for human Sip," I say. Jara nod as he stand by Sip and howls at the Controllers too. Others join and soon most Hork-Bajir are yelling. Human too yell. I stand on one side of Sip and Jara the other. She is small human, good heart, Hork-Bajir heart.
Not long Controllers come and grab me. I snarl and fight as they shove the others back and begin to drag me to Yeerk Pool. I see Sip thrown back and Jara catches her. She is safe, he keep her from falling on any blades. I smile at them and know. They all keep fighting.
"LET GO OF DIRO!" I cry and the guards hold tighter as I struggle. The stink of the Yeerk Pool invades my nose and I snarl more as I fight Controllers. "DIRO NEVER GIVE UP!" I am at end of pier and I see sludgy water filled with Yeerks. I fight harder as my head is forced under the water. Soon my Yeerk is back. He take my body from me and forces me to stand.
You think that pathetic human is that impressive? Yeerk laugh at me and I growl.
You not know. You Yeerk, too blind to see. I say in my head.
Pathetic Slave, she is weak and useless. Let me show you. He walks my body to cage and sneers at Sip. She snarls back at him as she rattles the cage door.
"You forbax you never escape," he say though my mouth.
"I'm not impressed, I've seen you cower in fear in front of me," Sip say. She stand tall and look ready for battle.
She not back down. You could kill and she no back down. I explain to the Yeerk and he snap at me.
I know that, Slave! he mad, I happy, I make him mad. Do not make me punish your friend. I fear for Sip but then I remember, she is host of Sessin one-three-eight.
You no hurt her. Sessin one-three-eight be mad if you hurt host body. I chuckle it is small victory, but it is victory. I enjoy Yeerk's screams of rage as he grabs Sip arm. I know what he do now.
"Time for Sessin one-three-eight come out gathis!" he cry as he drag Sip. She fight and scream. She pounds her tiny fist against me. I feel sorry. She is friend of Diro now.
She will tell Sessin one-three-eight about you and threats. I say as I fight him. He chuckle.
And why would Sessin one-three-eight care? I have no answer. I fight to move my arms and fight to get him out of head. Then I feel fist hit chest. Sessin one-three-eight glare at me.
"Fool! You HAD to tempt this host! She is hard enough to control without provoking her! Idiot!" she cry and I laugh at Yeerk. He will make me suffer but my friend is fighting her Yeerk like a Hork-Bajir.
The is always hope….