Chapter 18

I had a good shopping trip. Earth had a lot of bad fashions, but they had plenty enough good fashions as well. I didn't buy anything cheery. I was not a cheery person so why should I?

I bought plenty of jeans and black pants. Skirts too, I am a sucker for leather. My shirts consisted mostly of blacks, browns, blues, and greens. The all looked good though. Lot's of fun boots too. You have to love boots. Few pairs of tennis, and slippers as well.

"I have to come shopping with you more often," Rachel said. "You know how to shop, and save money doing it! How did you get those boots for only 8 dollars?!"

"It's easy," I said. "You just need to have a good pair."

"A good pair?" she questioned. "Oh, I get it." She laughed. "You're just lucky the sales clerks were all guys. Even if some of them were queer."

"Here's a rule with queers," I said. "They're steal male. Rather they like the male body or not they still love the female body. We're just elegant you know. Beautiful creates we are."

We both laughed.

This Rachel and I weren't going to have anymore problems.

"Okay now that we've had a few days of rest," Jake pointed out. "What's your plan for eternal slug annilelation."

"Simple," I replied. "We blow of the nearest Yeerk pool and every slug in there."

"What about the Controllers in there?" Cassie asked.

"Well, it's be very unfortunate for them to be there."

"You mean we're going to kill the hosts too."

"It'll take to long to pick out every individual host out of there," I explained. "The Yeerks will catch us before the job is done. We act as fast as we can."

"But all those people will die!"

"Do you want them off or not?" I questioned.

"My brother is a Controller," Jake said calmly.

"So are my parents," Melissa added. "If they die, then what are we fighting for?"

I shook my head. "Then if you can come up with something better than that be my guest, sweet heart," I said. "From what I've seen though you're little guerrilla force tactics has but yet to tickle their army. Sure, you stir them up again, but they get their act together faster than what you tore them apart. Zero progress in other words. If anything the invasion hear as become stronger than what it started sense you got you powers at 60%. So, we can do your plan. It makes no difference to me. As long as I get my pretty little hands on the Visser."

I told you Jake! Reubren yelled. She doesn't care.

We're lucky she even offered us help, Reubren, Tobias said. I'm for Rip's plan.

"Tobias?" Cassie questioned.

She's right, Cassie, he replied. Nothing we have done has helped get rid of the invasion. We're just slowly enduring total enslavement rather instead of just making it faster. Sure, we'll kill a few million people, by it will be saving the rest of the billions that are free.

His comrades had stared at him for a few moments. It was obvious that Tobias had never agreed are approved of this kind of warfare. At least not openly he hadn't.

"Oh my God, Tobias!" Cassie cried. "Listen to yourself! You're talking about mass murder!"

"If you don't want in this one, then you don't have to be," I said.

"If you go through with this then you won't be better than the Yeerks!"

This girl was obviously a passivist.

"Why did you start to fight then?" I questioned.

"Excuse me?"

"If you don't agree in destroying lives to save that of others then why did you decide to fight a war?"

"Because my people are being enslaved," she said. "I have to fight for them."

"And did you believe that when you went into war that it would be nice?" I questioned. "That you could get everyone to see it your way and fight this war peacefully without making sacrifices? There is nothing about war that can be solved without death. It's a grim reality but reality all the same. You can't change the way it is, you can't fight it, but you can make do with it, and live with it."

"She's right..."

"Rachel?" Cassie questioned.

"I am tired of sitting around and just waiting for Andalites to come and get rid of the Yeerks," she said. "The Andalites aren't here, the Everstins are."

"And the ones that were here weren't exactly the nicest." Marco had pointed out.

Do you honestly believe that Everstins are any better than Andalites? Reubren demanded.

"Are Andalites better than Everstins?" I questioned him. "My dear friend Tobias has informed me with past events that have occurred with your people as well."

The actions the military do does not speak for the people itself!

"And the actions of ours does not speak for the children it uses to create to do their dirty work!" I protested back. "Get over yourself Andalite. No wander Visser Three is so arrogant, his mind is shared with an Andalite. Foolish pride will only get you killed or infested."

"Rip, maybe you should blow off some steam," Copper said. "I think we can handle the rest of the preparations."

I nodded in acknowledgement. Then I got up from my seat and left the barn. The humans weren't bad it was that damn Andalite. Aximili was alright he seemed to know his place with me and keep is mouth shut. I suppose it was because of all the things he has heard of me. Most of them were true. It was that Reubren. I know what I did wasn't right. I had apologized it though, and it was mistaken. After an episode I had it wasn't hard to mistaken any Andalite, that was where they weren't supposed to be, at the time as the Visser.

"I need a vacation." I ran my fingers back through my hair. "A serious one."

What would happen if I just gave up right now? I so had the power to just disappear from the world.

YOU CAN'T DISAPPEAR FROM YOURSELF THOUGH, RIP, OR THAT EYE.

I stood up strait. What on Shiniganimi's name was that?!

YOU CAN CALL ME THE ELLIMIST.

"Ellimist huh?" I questioned. "I've heard of you. So why aren't doing any of that nifty time stopping tricks to where you bring me to some other realm of yours kinda tricks."

I CAN'T DO THAT, NOT TO YOU. YOU ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EVERSTINS. FROM ANY OTHER BEING THAT I HAVE MET.

"Tell me something you I don't know."

THAT EYE. YOU SEE IT IN YOUR DREAMS DON'T YOU?

"You've seen my dreams?"

NO, I CANNOT PENETRATE YOU THOUGHTS. EVEN WITHOUT TRYING YOU HAVE ME OVER POWERED. HOWEVER, I KNOW FOR I SEE WHAT THE EYE SHOWS ME. I KNOW THIS EYE.

"You do?" I questioned. "What is it?"

HE IS CALLED CRAYAK, MY ARCH ENEMY. AND, THE ENEMY OF ALL GOOD PEOPLE. SOMEHOW, HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET INSIDE OF YOUR HEAD. HE'S BEEN ABLE TO....CONFUSE YOU. SOMETHING I CAN'T HAVE. YOU ARE TOO IMPORTANT AS A BEING TO LET BE CONTROLLED BY THAT MONSTER.

"Oh, this is just great," I complained. "Can you tell how he is penetrating my dreams? Can you explain the dreams I see."

I DO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SORCERESS BLOOD IN YOU. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT BE PASSED UP. USUALLY BY THIS TIME IN LIFE YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO USE IT AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED KI YOU HAVE USED. HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENTS WHERE YOU HAVE UNWILLING USED IT. WITH THE RIGHT TRAINING FROM SOMEONE, THEN YOU CAN USE IT AT WHIM. AND THEN, RIP RAPTOR, YOU WILL TRULY BE THE MOST POWERFUL BEING IN THE UNIVERSE.

"And you can teach me how to use my unused sorcery that I have?"

NO

"Oh, well you're much help."

I CAN HOWEVER FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN. IT WILL TAKE AWHILE, BUT I CAN FIND SOMEONE.

"Forget it," I said. "I will face this Crayak on my own one day. When that day comes. I don't need your help or any others understand?"

MS RAPTOR, I SUGGEST THAT YOU WAIT AND...

"Screw you Ellimist!" I yelled. "I don't want to here it! I'm not a pawn for you or for that damn Crayak either. His stupid little nightmares are not going to bother me anymore! If the bastard wants me, then he can come and get me for his self, face to face with me. Then we'll see who will do the laughing. He's a coward for not showing is face and so are you! So unless both of you want an ass whooping you'll never forget, you just both stay the hell away from me!"

The world began to move again. He had left. I knew it wasn't going to be the last I would've ever heard from him though. I'll just be ready to kick his ass next time.

"Rip..."

I turned around. "Silvy?"

"Who were you yelling at?" he questioned.

"Uh? Oh, none of your business now is it," I replied.

"Rip are you sure you're alright?" he asked again.

"I'm fine." I turned around and starting walking away with my hands in my pockets.

I could hear him walk behind me coming to my side. "Are you sure?" I looked up at him. "You were screaming quite load, and you left in a hurry. You had a few of us worried."

"You worry like an old lady do you know that," I commented. "You're worse than Copper I think sometimes."

"Copper has his reasons to worry for you," he replied.

I stopped and glared at him. "What's that supposed to mean?!"

"I don't mean it to be offense," he said, calmly, despite my rage. "But the emotions between you too is hardly unnoticeable. That's another reason I was worried. There seemed to be more tension between ya'll then what I normally see. Did something happen between you two?"

"Nothing was ever happening between us!" I yelled. "We're just friends! It's all we've ever been. Why would it be any of your business anyway!"

"Why are you so defensive about it?" he asked. How could he be so calm?

"Teh," I turned away from him and started walking again. Why do so many people have to be so nosey about my business?

"I'm worried for you because you are my friend, Rip," he said. "You were my first friend."

I stopped and looked at him.

"I cannot help but worry, M'Lady," he said. "You just haven't been yourself lately. I was just making sure nothing has changed. I suppose it hasn't. I'll take your word for it. I'll let you be then."

He turned to walk away.

"Silvy?"

"Yes."

"Thank you," I replied. "When I am ready, I will tell you everything. You'll be the first to know. I promise."