Following The Truth

King Goobot looked at Angela and gagged. She looked like something the cat had dragged in and chewed up. Her arm was splint threw the shoulder, her ribs were bruised and she had a huge bruise over her left cheek and back. She was also breathing hard. King Goobot didn't want to, but he had to. He slowly started working on her.

"Is she going to be okay?" Libby asked.
"She'll be fine." King Goobot sighed.
"Poor Angela." Cindy said. "Her own son."

Angela had been asleep for almost three hours. Her arm had been dressed and King Goobot had given her some medication to dull the pain in her ribs and back. Her face had a small bandage on it and her hand was bandaged. Angela's eyes slowly opened and she raised her hand. Tee grabbed it and pressed it against his chest.

"Tee?" Angela said.
"I'm here mom." Tee said.
"Were am I?" Angela asked.
"On my ship." King Goobot said.

Angela raised her head and looked about. Her eyes took in the yellow disks, purple seats and the pedestal that King Goobot sat on. Her hand raised and she pushed herself up. Soon she was sitting upright. Clinching her teeth in an attempt to not scream, she stood up on her wobbly legs.

"Anyone leave the planet?" Angela asked.
"Not yet." King Goobot said. "But they will soon."
"And when they do," Zix said. "We'll follow them right?"
"That's correct." King Goobot said. "So you best get on your ship."

Zix and Travoltron ran as quickly as they could to the terminal. Tee stayed back and helped his mother to a chair. Angela smiled and slowly pushed him in the direction that Zix and Travoltron had taken. He looked back and without a word spoken, gave Angela a kiss on her cheek. Angela smiled and repeated the favor by doing the same.

"What are we going to do now?" Libby asked.
"We'll wait." Angela said.
"Wait for what?" Cindy asked.
"For Meldar to come." Angela said.
"But why are we waiting for him?" Carl asked.
"If you follow him," Angela laughed. "He will come."

Cindy and Libby fell into a volley of laughs. Carl giggled and Sheen gagged on his cup of water. Angela shaked her head and joined in with the laughter. It was then that they saw a red light flash.

"What's that?" Libby asked.
"Meldar is coming." King Goobot exclaimed.
"As if I didn't know." Angela muttered.
"Angela, what's happening?" Cindy yelped.
"Buckle up everyone, this is going to be a bumpy ride." Angela yelled.

Libby, Cindy, Carl, Sheen and Jimmy ran over and buckled themselves into their seats. King Goobot grabbed the control stick and with a hard pitched yank, sent the chicken shaped ship into the same path the yellow ship had taken. Angela pressed a dial and a small device shot out and towards the ship her son was taking. The device connected itself to the side of Meldar's ship. Before long they were following a strong signal that was coming from the northeast.

"Nice thinking." King Goobot complemented.
"Thank you King Goobot." Angela said.
"Now what?" Libby asked.
"Now we wait." Angela sighed.
"I'm getting fed up with this waiting." Sheen exclaimed.
"Me two." Carl said.
"Me three." Angela sighed.

King Goobot followed the tracker for twenty-four hours straight. His eyes were getting droopy and he felt like falling down dead. He really wanted some sleep. Angela too, hadn't had any sleep. She had stayed up looking at the controls for a long time. She had even repaired a small breach on King Goobot's shoulder. But the long hours were beginning to tell on her too. She was getting slower and she was getting alot more grumpier. It was three hours later that Angela and King Goobot decided to fall asleep and let the ship run on auto for a little while.

"So, how did you befriend Angela?" Libby asked.
"We just walked up on her." Nancella said.
"She was filming some Vumson's." Boclar said.
"How long have you guys been her friends?" Cindy asked.
"Almost fifteen years now." Nancella said.
"Did you know she helps out your kind or specie?" Jimmy asked.
"Yes, from the very start." Boclar said.
"What about Meldar?" Sheen asked.
"Met him and Tee when they were both five years old." Boclar said.
"Did you like him?" Cindy asked.
"Who Meldar?" Nancella asked.
"Yeah." Cindy said.
"When he was little yes, but when he grew up…" Boclar stopped.
"He became quite a handful for Angela." Nancella said.
"Especially when he was ten." Boclar added.
"So, you never actually got along with him?" Sheen said.
"Nope." Boclar whispered.
"Angela loved him so much." Nancella muttered.
"We got along as long as he stayed out of our way." Boclar said.
"What are you gonna do when you see him again?" Cindy asked.
"We'll fight him." Boclar said.
"We'll let Angela take care of him." Nancella stated.

Angela slowly sat up. She hadn't really been sleeping. She had been listening to what Boclar and Nancella were saying. She couldn't believe it, her friends hated her son. Everyone seemed to of hated him. Even Tee resented him. Angela knew she would have to handle it on her own, but she had no idea of how hard it was going to be. Meldar was a lot stronger than she thought he was. She started standing when she saw that King Goobot was also up and listening. He had a crestfallen look on his face.

"You think the same don't you?" Angela asked.
"I'm afraid so." King Goobot said.
"Meldar will be a handful to control." Angela said.
"I know he will." King Goobot said.
"And I'll need all the help I can get." Angela added.
"We'll help you all we can." King Goobot said.

Angela looked up and smiled. No one knew how incredibly scared she was. She was scared for herself, King Goobot, Tee, Travoltron, Zix, The Junkman, baby Eddie, Eustace Strych, Grandma Taters, Professor Calamitous, and Beautiful Gorgeous, Sheen, Jimmy, Cindy, Libby and Carl. She was even scared for Meldar. She knew this was going to be a lot harder than she had thought it would be. And worst thing of all, she was afraid for Boclar and Nancella; her two best friends.

"How far are we to Meldar?" Angela asked.
"Almost twenty miles." King Goobot said. "Why?"
"Get five miles closer, but stay hidden." Angela cautioned.
"Rodger." King Goobot sighed.

King Goobot couldn't explain what was going through Angela's head. First she says to follow close but not too close, then she says to get closer. With a shake of his head he snapped a button on and they pulled up a few miles closer.

"Meldar." Vanndana said.
"Yes." Meldar said.
"We are being followed." Vanndana said.
"What!" Meldar exclaimed.

What will happen? Will Meldar fire at King Goobot's ship and will Boclar and the others understand why Angela loves her son and wants to help him out? Will they finally find out that they are all in danger? And will Angela find out that she has the power to stop Meldar? Wait until the next chapter.