We Are a Rainbow
Written by: Cartman's Girl

Notes: Finally, a story centring around one of my favourite fan-created characters, Tallest Jozef. Wish me luck. I'll need it…

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Planet Corda. One day, it will be known throughout the universe as Planet Irk, but at the beginning of this tale, it's just ordinary plain as rain Corda. It's ruled by the mighty furry race of the Cordans. And, unlike the furries we know of which are the combination of everything good in humans and animals; they were the opposite. Cruel, malicious, murderous. Everything you would hate in someone, and more.

Then there were the Irkens, the genetically created slaves of the Cordans. They controlled and ruled them through the Pak's on their backs. If an Irken was rebellious, the Pak was simply removed and after ten minutes the Irken would be dead. Course, now and then a few Rejects were created. The Cordans found pleasure in seeing their deformed states, and set them free in the wilderness on Cordan. Then they'd place bets on which ones would survive, which ones would be dead on the first day.

They lost interest eventually, leaving the wild Rejected Irkens to their fates. Indeed, a lot met an early fate through the vicious animals in the wilds or just out of sheer stupidity. But that was merely nature's way of getting rid of the weaker Irkens. The stronger ones that were left, reigned supreme over the wilds. Their Pak's still being used to kill in order to eat, and get from one place to another. It was out here, in the wilds, where one particular smeet was hatched.

It was a beautiful sunny day the small blue eyed smeet hatched forth from his egg. His mother, known as Rei was sat in the tall grass while the rest of her group were taking in the midday sun. This wasn't the first smeet to be born to Rei, she had mothered well over five other Irkens. Three females, two males. Her eyes lit up happily as she saw the shell slowly being broken away.

"Smeets!" she used that term to call her own smeets to gather around to watch. Four of them complied, while her eldest son named Roko just kept preening his antennae. Reason being he had his eye on a pretty female. Rei shook her head, but looked down at the egg as she set it on the grass. Her youngest daughter, named Hei poked the egg.

"When's it coming out Mom?" she asked eagerly, this being the first smeet hatching she'd witnessed.

"Soon hon, soon." Rei replied, turning the egg over a few times. Suddenly, a small balled fist burst through the egg and vanished back inside. Two feet kicked the cracked part away and out slid the smeet. It's antennae were long and curled around the other in the new-born state. Rei gasped and scooped the smeet into her hands.

"What is it Mom?" Hei asked, leaning over her Mother's shoulders to have a better look at her new sibling. Least no longer she'd be called the baby. Rei held the baby up to her face, and ran one of her antennae over it's head as it made tiny smeet sounds.

"It's a boy!" she declared. Her other smeets, one named Pras who was the other male, grinned.

"Oh good, least now there's an even number." He winked one of his black eyes at Hei.

"What'll you name him, Mom?" Robsi asked, she being the second youngest girl. Rei frowned, thinking for a moment. She grinned slowly, and stroked the smeet's antennae as they uncurled – revealing how long they were.

"Jozef." She said gently, "My little Jozef."

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Life was great, you know? I couldn't have asked for anything better. Growing with my sisters and brothers, and my Mother in the wilds with our group. I loved it. Hei, Toko, Robsi, Kod and Mali were the best siblings I could have asked for. I mean course we had arguments, like making fun of Roko when he tried to seduce any would-be girlfriend. I loved days like that… I wish with every day I could go back to them. And my Mother…

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"JOZEF!" Rei shouted, her voice echoing across the fields. "Where is he?" she looked to Mali, "Mali, where's your brother?" Mali replied with a shrug. "You're very helpful." Meanwhile, there was a stream. Most Irkens kept away from it, since it'd cause a terrible reaction to their skin. Young Jozef was sat by it, watching the small creatures swim through it. He giggled to himself, curling his long antennae up into curls. He's about to reach into the water, when two hands grab him around the middle.

"Agh!" he cried, turning his head around in shock.

"Jozef I've been calling you! You know you're not meant to come this close to the stream!" Rei scolded somewhat, turning and walking away from the water while still carrying him.

"I'm sorry Mom…" Jozef murmured. "I just wanted to see the watery stuff."

"Well you know it's dangerous." She set him down and let him walk along besides her.

"I know I know." Jozef was now five cycles old, and he was taller then his sisters Hei and Rosbi. Not natural, to say the least. Rei blamed his Father for being such a tall Irken. That was probably the reason that got him shot down by Cordans before Jozef was hatched, since he was easier to spot. Oh those Cordans. Sure, the Irkens were free out here, but so many more of their kind were bound in chains and made into slaves by the Cordans. Now and then they'd come out here, and shoot them down one by one. As if it was a game. It probably was, to most of them.

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As I look back on it… I still say I could have saved her. I could have saved most of my group if I were older and stronger. That day will stay alive forever, burned into my memory. I just wish I could escape it.


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A sound drifted on the wind; a sound Jozef had never heard before. He was used to all the sounds of the wilderness; but this one… this one sounded scary. A humming sound, and it was off in the distance. It was night time by now, and Jozef's long, sensitive antennae had picked up on the sound. He quirked his head to the side as he heard the sound grow closer, then it stopped all together.

"Oh well." He said, before rolling over onto his side. But then another noise, a quieter humming sound. High-pitched frequency, yet soft. That's when Rei shot up, her eyes as wide as they could possibly be without them falling out of their sockets.

"Cordans!" she whispered quietly, getting to her feet and rushing over to her smeets, and the other group members hissing the word 'cordans' as she went. Then it happened. A sudden burst of light erupted from the darkness, almost filling the whole area with light. The females of the group screamed, and grabbed their smeets, or eggs, and ran. Jozef was confused, what was happening?

"RUN IDIOT!" Roko screamed as he leapt over Jozef who was still sat on the ground, and he vanished from sight. But then more lights, more and more. Landing on some of the females; the males of the group trying to ward off the light and who was behind it. Jozef got to his feet as he saw Roko pushed Zalla – his possible mate – into the bushes and then a smaller lightning blast. This one blue. It hit Roko, he let out a scream and collapsed to the ground.

"Roko!" Jozef cried, and tried to run over to help out his brother, but then Rei appeared out of seemingly no where and grabbed him.

"Come on Jozef! While we have time!" she said, tears lining her face since she had also witnessed the murder of her eldest.

"Mom what's going on!?" Jozef asked, still looking over at the fallen Roko.

"They're after us again…" was all she said and ran off, taking Jozef with her. The males were the ones who the Cordans were killing, six gone already as well as their leader who had always been such a gentle Irken. Blasted twice and lost his life. Jozef shut his eyes as he was lead by his Mother into the woodlands, where the other females were running. They had no time to mourn, if they stopped for a second they'd be shot – or worse.

Then the ambush. Cordans, out from everywhere. They shot females, but this time with other sorts of guns. Green. It seemed to just shock them, and when they fell, the Cordan's robots rushed out and pulled them out of sight. Rei stopped and pulled Jozef into another area, activating her pod legs and leaping up into the trees; still carrying Jozef despite the fact he was bigger then usual.

"Mom.. what're they doing?" Jozef asked again, wanting a better answer this time. But Rei hushed him as they stopped running in the trees and just hung there. Below them, they saw the robots scanning the ground. Suddenly, the Cordans followed. On machines similar to the Earthling's Motorbikes; only hovering. Rei and Jozef held their breaths. They seemingly passed, and both let out a sigh of relief.

"Well that-" Rei was cut short. A blast. Not a green one, a blue one hit her in the chest.

"MOM!" Jozef cried out, but Rei was gone. She toppled clear out of the tree, landing on a few branches on her way down and thudded on the ground. She was obviously dead. Jozef sat in the tree, staring down at his fallen Mother. He couldn't believe it. How… how could they do such a thing? What had his Mother ever done to them? What had Roko, and all the others ever done?

"Up there!" a voice yelled out. The blinding lights all shot up, basking Jozef in the light. But he barely flinched at the lights, his gaze was locked with Rei. "What is that, a female or a male?" the same voice asked. It was difficult to tell, Jozef's antennae being exceptionally long. Jozef didn't listen to a word they were saying. He felt something inside him growing. It was a burning sensation. Like, his organs had caught fire. Then he did it.

Jozef leapt right out of the tree, falling the full height and landed directly on a Cordan. Breaking it's neck in the process. This send the Cordans into a panic. They shot at him with the blue lasers shot at him. But he missed each one, snarling viciously as he swung from one tree, kicking at a Cordan as he did and leaping at another. Total utter chaos. An Irken, not even fully grown yet, taking on a whole group of Hunting Cordans. Quite a sight. After more then an hour of hunting and chasing, Jozef grew tired and thought he was done. He turned and began to climb his way through the trees. What happened just then, scared him. He was still young, and doing that… it made him even more scared. So scared, he didn't see the metallic neat flying at him through the darkness.

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To be continued. Meh. Yeah. Whatever.