Lucky

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Stressed
Purple had his arm around Vey as they continued walking. Red had been leading them around the alleys trying to avoid the rioting Irkens. Purple looked behind them and saw that they were heading away from Zootch's confines. Red stopped walking and motioned them to go ahead. Vey nodded and helped move Purple a bit faster. His wound had been healing, but it was still open and tender. They were entering another building and Purple could only assume that it was for them to get to their destination faster.

"You should run," Purple whispered to Vey.

"No," Vey firmly snapped.

Purple's antennae twitched and he wished he could see where Red was. It wasn't comforting having a psycho at your back. Purple involuntarily shivered and Vey raised an eyebrow at him. Red suddenly ran in front of them and pushed them away from the approaching door. Purple's glare was cut off when an explosion went off. Vey and Purple fell to the floor, Purple trying to protect Vey from any harm. Red waited for the explosion to end before he opened the door. Purple looked up and out the door. He could see Red grinning at something.

"They bite back," Red mused as he stared at the burnt ground.

Purple knew that he was talking about the Humans. They had launched something at the Irken side. Vey stood up and ran outside. Her blue eyes widened at the sight of the wall. It was tall, as tall as the buildings her mother had once described. She looked back at Red when she heard a chuckle.

"What's funny?" Vey questioned.

Red raised an antenna at her question before he scoffed. Vey placed her hand on the wall and her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. The wall was unusually warm. She pulled her hand back and took a step back.

"Hmm?" Red made a questioning noise.

"It's warm," Vey answered, confusion filled her voice.

"It's going to be blown up soon," Red supplied.

Vey looked to him and than ran back inside to get Purple. Red quietly followed her back inside. His eyes filled with something as he watched her pick Purple up. He scowled at the emotions he felt. She helped Purple back up and turned to look at Red.

"We're staying here," Red firmly declared.

"What?" Vey whispered in confusion.

"I said we're staying," Red repeated not pleased at doing so.

"Why?" Vey asked.

"As soon as that wall blows…you're going back," Red answered.

Vey dropped Purple to the floor and stood there with her eyes wide. The sadness that entered her eyes caused him to twinge. He scowled at her and looked away. This was for the best. If she returned to the humans, then he could leave this cursed planet. He could leave her safely with Purple and her own kind while he went back to Irk. Red's left antenna twitch when he heard her sit down. He glanced over his shoulder and noticed that Purple had her in a hug. Her face was buried in his side as they rested against the wall. Red fully turned around and saw Purple give him a glare.

'He's grown a backbone,' Red thought with a hint of pride.

Red smirked before he walked back outside. There was no need for him to be inside this room. His mechanical legs extended and he jumped onto the roof. Red stared off into the distance and watched the Irkens and Humans. Both sides were working at bringing the wall down. He had a feeling that they were going to kill each other off. It was a nice thought, but he had his own planet to rule. There was no time to bother with such a petty planet and war. Another explosion in the distance, he turned his gaze to his left and saw Vey on the roof watching him.

He watched as she slowly approached him. His memories of her were those of her always being close to him. They did everything together and he gritted his teeth. He cared for her, but he couldn't exterminate races with her there. Red knew that she would never approve of him ruling the galaxy. She sat beside him and he blinked. Vey turned her gaze out toward the coming battle.

"No," Red simply said.

Vey looked toward him and back out past the wall. Her gaze lowered to the ground and she sighed. Vey closed her eyes and she heard Red sigh. She didn't want to go back to the Humans.

"But I like it here with you and Purple," Vey softly argued.

His hands fell off his knees and dug into the cement of the roof. He wished he could keep her. It would be nice to have some sanity at his side. Red looked at her and knew that sanity wasn't an option.

"You have to go back," Red replied trying to keep his voice steady and cold.

"I don't fit in," Vey growled.

"You don't fit in here either," Red coldly replied.

"That's not true!" Vey shouted as tears welled up in her eyes.

Red frowned knowing that she was stubborn. He stood up knowing that he would have to beat it into her. She had to go back to be safe. It was the only option. Red picked her by the front of her shirt and her hands clasped his wrist. He held her over the edge of the roof and her legs kicked in the air. Her eyes were wide with fear as she held onto his wrist. She didn't believe that he would kill her, but the fear was still there.

"Listen to me you insect," Red growled. "When that wall comes down you'll go with your kind!"

"No!" Vey shouted as she dug her nails into his wrist.

"You have no choice!" Red shouted. "I plan to rule an empire and you can't be there!"

Her blue eyes narrowed and she continued to kick. She twisted in his grip and tried to hit him to no avail. He watched her struggle knowing that she wouldn't leave. Red didn't want to traumatize her into leaving, but it seemed like it would be the only way. Another explosion went off and his eyes widened in shock. The wall blew to pieces and debris flew towards them. He pulled her back and wrapped his arms around her as they went flying backwards. Red closed his eyes and covered her head from harm. They could hear the screams and shouts as the explosion died.

Red waited until everything went calm once more. His eyes slowly opened and he quickly checked Vey for any injuries. She was a bit shaken and nothing more. Red pushed her off himself and sat up to look at the fallen wall. Vey sadly looked at the wall and sighed. She knew that she would have no choice but to leave. Red gripped her hand and pulled her into a hug. His spider legs extended and he jumped off the roof with her in arms. They landed and he darted into the house. Purple was standing and staring at him. He dropped Vey to her feet and raised an antenna at Purple.

"She's going with them, prepare to run or get killed by humans," Red simply said to Purple.

Purple looked to Vey trying to make eye contact, but she glanced away with her head down. He frowned and watched as she moved past Red to step outside. Silence was heard and Red quickly followed her out. Purple limped over cursing his wound. His violet eyes noticed that the air was still dusty from the recent explosion. He could see Vey standing next to the crumbled wall. Purple went to call out to her, but a light illuminated them all. They all covered their eyes and squinted until they adjusted. A row of humans stood a few feet from Vey. Her blue eyes widened at the sight of their weapons. They were primitive, mostly sharpened metal to fashion swords.

A human raised a hand and pointed at Red. Her eyes widened and she watched as they took something similar to a tennis ball. Vey's mouth gapped as the human tossed the tennis ball toward Red. She recognized it as a weapon and turned on her heel and ran toward Red. His legs were already extending preparing to erect a barrier. His crimson eyes watched as she jumped in front of him. His mechanical legs froze in mid-release and the ball exploded before it hit her. Red's arms instantly opened as she was blown toward him. He planted his feet into the ground to stop the impact of her body from tossing him over.

His eyes slammed shut and he held her to him. When the explosion cleared his eyes slowly, fearfully opened. She was resting in his arms. Her head was resting against his shoulder. He slowly pulled her away and watched as her head rolled to the side. His eyes quickly scanned over her form. There was blood leaking from the corner of her mouth and nose. Her eyes were shut and she was limp. Red quickly dropped to his knees and carefully laid her body down. He softly tapped the side of her check.

"Goop?" Red softly asked.

"Red?" Purple carefully whispered.

Red tapped her cheek again and placed his fingers over her heart. He couldn't feel anything. Red ran his fingers over her neck and found something crooked. He could feel bile rise to his mouth as he pulled his fingers away. He slammed his eyes shut and his antennae flattened to his skull. Something inside him hurt and he couldn't figure out why. He could see her smiling…her hear laughter…and now hear her silence.

"Red?" Purple fearfully asked.

"Pur," Red softly said. "She's not moving."

"Irken lover…how sick," a human spat.

Purple felt his eyes darken at this. His attention turned back to Red when he heard the slicing of metal. His violet eyes widened in disgust. The legs had quickly left his PAK causing a grinding noise against the metal upon release. They were stretched to their full length in front of him. Purple heard a gurgle noise and followed the length of the metal legs. Purple took a step back from the scene. The humans around her gripped their weapons tightly with looks of fear. The human was impaled on all the legs.

"Red!" Purple shouted.

Red deeply scowled and softly began to chuckle. The legs twitched and the human upon them spat up more blood. Red shook his head and a dark smile replaced the scowl. Purple watched as Red laughed and quickly spread the legs apart. Blood sprayed everywhere and the humans screamed as they tried to dodge the blood and guts. Purple watched as the legs retracted back into Red's PAK. He kicked a piece of the human into the crowd and laughed again.

"Conquest is near," Red growled as he glared at them all.


Zootch stood upon the balcony she had first spoken from. Her eyes watched as the newly made soldiers marched from the building. She could see Dib and Tak leading them from the front. Her eyes searched wondering where Klavier could be. She closed her eyes and listened to her own breathing. An explosion sounded and she gritted her teeth.

"You look ill…"

Her eyes opened and she spun around. Klavier was leaning against the doorframe watching her with a raised an antenna. She frowned at him and turned away. Zootch could hear him walking over to her. His fingers roughly grasped her shoulders and she was pulled against him.

"I don't want to hear this," Zootch hissed.

Klavier smirked as she rested her head against his shoulder. She left her arms at her side as she closed her eyes. He lowered his arms and embraced her. This was what he had wanted all along, the tough Zootch within his arms. He knew she was weak at this moment, but he wanted to be with her. Klavier had given his wish of luck to Dib and Tak and run off to Zootch.

"Hmm…war is kind," Klavier suddenly said.

"What?" Zootch questioned as her eyes opened again and gazed out at the soon to be battlefield.

"These soldiers were made to drill and die," Klavier softly explained.

Zootch nodded and watched as they stopped at the wall. Her eyes widened in shock as she watched lasers go off. There were supposed to be no lasers upon Zeta.


Dib and Tak were on the frontline. Dib tightly held her hand as they approached the fallen wall. They noticed that the humans were gathering toward a certain area. Lasers went off and blood splattered upon them. Tak stood there covered in blood and Dib slowly wiped his face off and stared at the blood upon his fingertips. A human was thrown into the air and another laser blasted through them. They fell to the ground dead and Dib watched the crowd clear.

"Tallest Red?" Tak unsurely whispered.

His crimson eyes turned toward them and he cruelly smiled. He was covered in blood. His hands were ungloved and random scratches lined his body from any weak attacks. He grinned at them and before his legs charged once more. Red fired randomly into the crowd and laughed. Dib frowned at this. He knew that the Irken would eventually snap again. His brown eyes traveled across the ground and he spotted Purple. He was holding Goop, but she was unmoving.

"Look," Dib whispered as he motioned forward.

Tak's violet eyes landed on the scene and she tensed. Her eyes narrowed and she snapped her gaze back to Red. She knew he was insane, but to kill someone that worshiped him.

"Monster," Tak spat.

"It wasn't him," Dib assured.

"What?" Tak questioned in disbelief.

"It was them," Dib replied as he motioned to the humans.

"How do you know?" Tak snapped.

"If he killed her than Purple would be dead along side her," Dib reasoned.

Tak looked to Purple once more and sighed. She figured the Irken would have at least had scars if it had been Red. Her eyes turned to Dib and she watched as he raised a mic to his mouth.

"All Irkens and Humans are to cease fighting and return their homes quietly. If you fail to obey, dire action shall commence," Dib firmly spoke.

Dib ducked his head as a rock was chucked at him. He frowned and held the mic to his mouth again.

"Kill all Irkens and Humans who don't comply," Dib ordered.

Tak's eyes widened at the order. She knew that were going to fight, but kill. The troops rushed passed her and she watched as Red lunged back into the humans. It was madness.


Author's Note:

Star Wars vibe is bad, I honestly didn't mean it.

I'm writing the last chapter already which will be 17. I could tell you who kills who, or who actually survives, but I won't.

Please review and I'll update even faster!