Chapter 4
JAKE
3 years later
(We're approaching the Galaxa Nebula Division, Captain. )
"Thank you, T.O. Hereth. Keep course level with the Talla."
(Yes, Captain. )
It had been three years since me, Tobias, Marco, Jeanne, Santorelli, and Menderash had found, captured, and brought the Blade Ship to Earth. The news of a breach between the Kelbrid-Andalite treaty had enraged the Andalites, and started yet another intergalactic war.
The Andalite fleet had immediately begun to recruit their army to cross into Kelbrid space and vanquish the aliens who had killed their hero Aximili, and had allied themselves with the treacherous Yeerk scum.
They were more determined then ever to make sure that the Yeerks never became unleashed upon the galaxy again, this time with a far more powerful ally than the Taxxons.
Earth too, had begun to recruit men, women, and Hork-Bajir to fight in the war. Humans wanted to prove to the Andalites that they could be powerful and helpful allies too, despite being far more primitive than them.
It was almost like in World War II. There were commercials, posters, radio advertisements, and other things that asked for able men and women to fight in an intergalactic war. It had already been all over the news about how the Andalites had an even more formidable foe than the Yeerks: the Kelbrid.
Since the Blade Ship's computers were all intact, the Andalites downloaded all the info about the Kelbrid, their universe and home planet, and the One the Kelbrid had come to revere.
The Andalite fleet and the American government had learned all they could about the Kelbrid: their government, their ships, their strategy of fighting, what they look like, what kind of technology they have, etc.
Once you enlisted, you were placed in a division. There were hundreds of divisions spread about the AHA (Andalite-Human Army) and many special divisions.
Also, when you were enlisted, you were debriefed on everything about the Kelbrid war. Just like in WWII, the public didn't know about everything that was going on. The human and Andalite government both agreed that this would be a major security risk.
There was a rigorous training process, and many background checks to make sure you were not any sort of terrorist. The different thing about the AHA compared to in WWII, was that there were enlistments from all across the globe. In the AHA, there were French, American, Canadian, German, British, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and soldiers from almost every other nation in the world.
It was yet another one of Cassie's far-seeing dreams: that the arrival of aliens on Earth would bring together the races of Earth, in peace and war.
Another group that was enlisted were the Hork-Bajir. Toby had called together all the Hork-Bajir in Yellowstone and asked all able adults to enlist. Almost every single one did, and they were shuttled off to a training facility constructed in a remote desert facility in Texas, where almost all of the human training was taking place as well.
The training process was very challenging, even to the most fit. It took over 6 months just to complete. For people already enlisted in the army, or former-Controllers that had already been shown how to fly spacecraft, they had to take remedial training for about 2 months.
After completing physical, mental, and strategic training, you would get a translator/communications chip placed in your skull. It was an amazing computer chip designed by the Andalites and was about 1/100000 of an inch thick. It could be used as a locater, translator, and communications. It was much easier to use than a walkie-talkie.
Soon after you have the translator placed in your head, you are shuttled into space to the Dome Ship BladeStar, where you acquire the morphing technology.
You are allowed to acquire three morphs for three purposes: fighting, hiding, and flying. Most recruits choose the six-winged Andalite kafit bird, for it's speed, then most chose to use the tiger, since they wanted to be like me, the "saviour" of Earth. I really hate that title.
This was where the Hork-Bajir had the most trouble. Since the animals instincts take awhile to get used to, most the Hork-Bajir were almost trapped as nothlits because they couldn't gain control of the morph. Luckily, no one did get trapped, but there were many close calls.
It was weird though, how the human and Andalite army merged together with almost no problems. At training, human troops were taught how to pilot fighters, fly craft, and operate shredders, the whole nine yards of Andalite technology. The people who fought were equipped with handheld shredders, the new T-90 plus automatic shredder, which could fire 3 powerful, shredder blasts per second, 4 plasma grenades, and 4 gas grenades (that could be set to knock out, poison, or blow up opponents. They were also equipped with a gas helmet, a small shield generator, that could be used only ten minutes at a time and reduce a full-power Dracon beam to a low-power one, and a primitive field knife.
And the systems of ranks were almost duplicates. Privates and corporals were equal to Andalite arisths, sergeants and lieutenants were equal to warriors, captains and majors were equal to princes, and generals were equal to war princes. Since it was to confusing to create a new system of ranks, the Andalite and human armies both agreed that they would just call people by their current rank whether it be a human or Andalite. The Hork- Bajir were stuck in there somewhere, most as arisths and privates.
Marco, Tobias, and I all enlisted right away. We became generals on the spot, and to Andalites we were Captains of immense power. I wouldn't allow Cassie to join. She had moved on from the war, but she was right; this was what I had to do. This is what I would do until the day I died.
There were 2 years of quick, brief skirmishes with the Kelbrid, both sides afraid to attack full force, waiting to size up their opponents.
After only a month of battle during the first year, my Dome Ship, the GalaxyBlade, had successfully captured a Kelbrid. They were not unlike humans, only much bigger, standing at about 7 feet tall, and they, like Hork-Bajir and Andalites, wore no clothes. They were a dirty white colour, and carried beam weapons that were not unlike Dracon beams.
After three years of steadily pushing further into Kelbrid space, we captured a small planet that the Kelbrid once held. We used it as a base of attack, refuelling ships and shipping troops from Earth and the Andalite home world to that small planet, called the Galaxa Nebula. But now, we were ready to ship the bulk of our troops there.
There were 5 transport ships, all five dwarfed dome ships, and could hold 1 000 000 troops each. The main of the inside were very small private quarters that housed as many as twenty troops each, and a mess hall. But the transport ships were very weak, having only a very powerful defence shield to protect them. They had shredder beams, but the ships weren't very manoeuvrable, and wouldn't be able to stand much of a fight if challenged.
So almost every dome ship we had would guard the transport ships. There were 10 dome ships to one transport ship, so the Kelbrid would have a tough time destroying the ships. We would make 10 trips, back and forth between Earth and the Galaxa Nebula to pick up the bulk of the human/ Hork-Bajir army, and the rest would either be called up to fight, or get a ride in one of the dome ships.
Following the Andalite custom, the transport ships were named: the Novalis, the Dasawena, the Calugwa, the Shendo, the Castooina, the Nasunad, the Fortelcan, the Shoozwea, the Nallant, and the Talla. My dome ship was one of the ten guarding the Talla, and we had just entered the Galaxa Nebula Division, which basically meant the area of space around the Galaxa Nebula world. My T.O. Hereth-Noola-Esgarrouth had just informed me were close to completing our final journey, the tenth time we had flown back to Earth to gather more troops.
After another four hours of uneventful quiet, Hereth informed me we were finally ready to land on the Galaxa Nebula world.
(This is Hereth-Noola-Esgarrouth, T.O. of the GalaxyBlade, ) said Hereth as he opened communications to the main Galaxa Nebula station and hangar, (lead dome ship of the transport ship Talla we are ready to descend. )
(This is Ollan-Corra-Dispatua, navigations commander of the Galaxa Nebula space station. GalaxyBlade, you and the Talla have clearance. Welcome. )
A few hours later I was on firm ground at the Galaxa Nebula station, a fancy name for a giant base we had built. It was used to deploy fighters, and refuel ships.
Just as I was ready for a nice, quiet nap in my private quarters, my First Officer Jabran-Shamtul-Noorin, sprinted down the narrow hall of the private quarters outpost yelling for me.
(Captain Jake! Sir, wait! )
"What is it F.O. Jabran?" I asked wearily
(Sir, your immediate presence is required in the main hangar deck. )
I sighed, and followed Jabran down the grassy hallway, the Andalites insisted upon them, and wondered what was needed now.
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Thanks to some reviews, I added some to this chapter, so you can see thought speak. Next chap coming up probably next weekend.
Okay, now I know I haven't updated in awhile and I'm sorry. I have been real busy with school, and some other stuff. And I also apologize for making another rushed, short, explanation chapter, but trust me, you won't be bored for long!
JAKE
3 years later
(We're approaching the Galaxa Nebula Division, Captain. )
"Thank you, T.O. Hereth. Keep course level with the Talla."
(Yes, Captain. )
It had been three years since me, Tobias, Marco, Jeanne, Santorelli, and Menderash had found, captured, and brought the Blade Ship to Earth. The news of a breach between the Kelbrid-Andalite treaty had enraged the Andalites, and started yet another intergalactic war.
The Andalite fleet had immediately begun to recruit their army to cross into Kelbrid space and vanquish the aliens who had killed their hero Aximili, and had allied themselves with the treacherous Yeerk scum.
They were more determined then ever to make sure that the Yeerks never became unleashed upon the galaxy again, this time with a far more powerful ally than the Taxxons.
Earth too, had begun to recruit men, women, and Hork-Bajir to fight in the war. Humans wanted to prove to the Andalites that they could be powerful and helpful allies too, despite being far more primitive than them.
It was almost like in World War II. There were commercials, posters, radio advertisements, and other things that asked for able men and women to fight in an intergalactic war. It had already been all over the news about how the Andalites had an even more formidable foe than the Yeerks: the Kelbrid.
Since the Blade Ship's computers were all intact, the Andalites downloaded all the info about the Kelbrid, their universe and home planet, and the One the Kelbrid had come to revere.
The Andalite fleet and the American government had learned all they could about the Kelbrid: their government, their ships, their strategy of fighting, what they look like, what kind of technology they have, etc.
Once you enlisted, you were placed in a division. There were hundreds of divisions spread about the AHA (Andalite-Human Army) and many special divisions.
Also, when you were enlisted, you were debriefed on everything about the Kelbrid war. Just like in WWII, the public didn't know about everything that was going on. The human and Andalite government both agreed that this would be a major security risk.
There was a rigorous training process, and many background checks to make sure you were not any sort of terrorist. The different thing about the AHA compared to in WWII, was that there were enlistments from all across the globe. In the AHA, there were French, American, Canadian, German, British, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and soldiers from almost every other nation in the world.
It was yet another one of Cassie's far-seeing dreams: that the arrival of aliens on Earth would bring together the races of Earth, in peace and war.
Another group that was enlisted were the Hork-Bajir. Toby had called together all the Hork-Bajir in Yellowstone and asked all able adults to enlist. Almost every single one did, and they were shuttled off to a training facility constructed in a remote desert facility in Texas, where almost all of the human training was taking place as well.
The training process was very challenging, even to the most fit. It took over 6 months just to complete. For people already enlisted in the army, or former-Controllers that had already been shown how to fly spacecraft, they had to take remedial training for about 2 months.
After completing physical, mental, and strategic training, you would get a translator/communications chip placed in your skull. It was an amazing computer chip designed by the Andalites and was about 1/100000 of an inch thick. It could be used as a locater, translator, and communications. It was much easier to use than a walkie-talkie.
Soon after you have the translator placed in your head, you are shuttled into space to the Dome Ship BladeStar, where you acquire the morphing technology.
You are allowed to acquire three morphs for three purposes: fighting, hiding, and flying. Most recruits choose the six-winged Andalite kafit bird, for it's speed, then most chose to use the tiger, since they wanted to be like me, the "saviour" of Earth. I really hate that title.
This was where the Hork-Bajir had the most trouble. Since the animals instincts take awhile to get used to, most the Hork-Bajir were almost trapped as nothlits because they couldn't gain control of the morph. Luckily, no one did get trapped, but there were many close calls.
It was weird though, how the human and Andalite army merged together with almost no problems. At training, human troops were taught how to pilot fighters, fly craft, and operate shredders, the whole nine yards of Andalite technology. The people who fought were equipped with handheld shredders, the new T-90 plus automatic shredder, which could fire 3 powerful, shredder blasts per second, 4 plasma grenades, and 4 gas grenades (that could be set to knock out, poison, or blow up opponents. They were also equipped with a gas helmet, a small shield generator, that could be used only ten minutes at a time and reduce a full-power Dracon beam to a low-power one, and a primitive field knife.
And the systems of ranks were almost duplicates. Privates and corporals were equal to Andalite arisths, sergeants and lieutenants were equal to warriors, captains and majors were equal to princes, and generals were equal to war princes. Since it was to confusing to create a new system of ranks, the Andalite and human armies both agreed that they would just call people by their current rank whether it be a human or Andalite. The Hork- Bajir were stuck in there somewhere, most as arisths and privates.
Marco, Tobias, and I all enlisted right away. We became generals on the spot, and to Andalites we were Captains of immense power. I wouldn't allow Cassie to join. She had moved on from the war, but she was right; this was what I had to do. This is what I would do until the day I died.
There were 2 years of quick, brief skirmishes with the Kelbrid, both sides afraid to attack full force, waiting to size up their opponents.
After only a month of battle during the first year, my Dome Ship, the GalaxyBlade, had successfully captured a Kelbrid. They were not unlike humans, only much bigger, standing at about 7 feet tall, and they, like Hork-Bajir and Andalites, wore no clothes. They were a dirty white colour, and carried beam weapons that were not unlike Dracon beams.
After three years of steadily pushing further into Kelbrid space, we captured a small planet that the Kelbrid once held. We used it as a base of attack, refuelling ships and shipping troops from Earth and the Andalite home world to that small planet, called the Galaxa Nebula. But now, we were ready to ship the bulk of our troops there.
There were 5 transport ships, all five dwarfed dome ships, and could hold 1 000 000 troops each. The main of the inside were very small private quarters that housed as many as twenty troops each, and a mess hall. But the transport ships were very weak, having only a very powerful defence shield to protect them. They had shredder beams, but the ships weren't very manoeuvrable, and wouldn't be able to stand much of a fight if challenged.
So almost every dome ship we had would guard the transport ships. There were 10 dome ships to one transport ship, so the Kelbrid would have a tough time destroying the ships. We would make 10 trips, back and forth between Earth and the Galaxa Nebula to pick up the bulk of the human/ Hork-Bajir army, and the rest would either be called up to fight, or get a ride in one of the dome ships.
Following the Andalite custom, the transport ships were named: the Novalis, the Dasawena, the Calugwa, the Shendo, the Castooina, the Nasunad, the Fortelcan, the Shoozwea, the Nallant, and the Talla. My dome ship was one of the ten guarding the Talla, and we had just entered the Galaxa Nebula Division, which basically meant the area of space around the Galaxa Nebula world. My T.O. Hereth-Noola-Esgarrouth had just informed me were close to completing our final journey, the tenth time we had flown back to Earth to gather more troops.
After another four hours of uneventful quiet, Hereth informed me we were finally ready to land on the Galaxa Nebula world.
(This is Hereth-Noola-Esgarrouth, T.O. of the GalaxyBlade, ) said Hereth as he opened communications to the main Galaxa Nebula station and hangar, (lead dome ship of the transport ship Talla we are ready to descend. )
(This is Ollan-Corra-Dispatua, navigations commander of the Galaxa Nebula space station. GalaxyBlade, you and the Talla have clearance. Welcome. )
A few hours later I was on firm ground at the Galaxa Nebula station, a fancy name for a giant base we had built. It was used to deploy fighters, and refuel ships.
Just as I was ready for a nice, quiet nap in my private quarters, my First Officer Jabran-Shamtul-Noorin, sprinted down the narrow hall of the private quarters outpost yelling for me.
(Captain Jake! Sir, wait! )
"What is it F.O. Jabran?" I asked wearily
(Sir, your immediate presence is required in the main hangar deck. )
I sighed, and followed Jabran down the grassy hallway, the Andalites insisted upon them, and wondered what was needed now.
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Thanks to some reviews, I added some to this chapter, so you can see thought speak. Next chap coming up probably next weekend.
Okay, now I know I haven't updated in awhile and I'm sorry. I have been real busy with school, and some other stuff. And I also apologize for making another rushed, short, explanation chapter, but trust me, you won't be bored for long!