Chapter Six

"A Tale From Someone Who Knows"

Edriss blinked, trying to understand what had just happened. She didn't know how time had stopped, only that she just knew. And the fact that the Visser had stopped moving, and he wasn't even blinking.

"Okay, I am going to stop this right now before something irreversible happens," said an elf-like creature that suddenly was in front of her. He reminded Edriss of that made-up, invisible creature called Santa Claus because of the long beard, but that was all that he had in common. His clothing was strange and alien-like (that is if there were any other creatures like the humans in the galaxy.)

"Who the hell are you?" she asked, feeling very alarmed.

"I am the very annoying creature called the Ellimist," smiled the elf-creature serenely.

Visser One scoffed at him. Why would he be here? What was he doing in front of one of Crayak's creatures at not being shot down by the great god? A weakling. A creature that the Andalite-filth worshipped.

As if reading a part of her mind, he answered, "I am here because there is something that really should not happen. An event that should not have occurred-- that should not be."

"Under your conclusion," she snapped sarcastically.

Another Santa-like grin apart, as if the filth really was proud of his reputation for cutting in and 'fixing' things. He was about to say something else when--

(Erm, no-no, not really,) said another voice, but this time it was in her head. A blinking red eye this time, but she knew, deep down in her gut, who it was. Crayak. She stared at the nervously blinking red eye, wondering what the hell they were both doing there. (It really should not happen.) He added emphasis on 'not' as if the thought of what was going to happen was at that moment violating his mind just thinking about it.

"We for once agree," observed the elvin filth. He looked over at Crayak as if they were friends. He seemed to find the situation amusing.

(I know,) said the eye in sarcastic horror, rolling itself upwards.

Edriss found herself getting even more furious per second, and had enough of just standing and waiting to hear what this 'thing that was not supposed to happen' was. She could guess, and a part of her seemed happy. Though there was this one part of her…

"What the hell is it?" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Fortunately, it was loud enough to stop them both from making observations at the fact that they were agreeing to something.

Both the Ellimist and Crayak looked at each other and nodded.

"You and the Visser have a baby," said the Ellimist in a matter-of-fact tone.

And that was when the eye started to cry.

The Ellimist sighed, and pulled out a handkerchief out of thin air and handed it to the sobbing eye. The hankie began to dab at the eye, though Edriss failed to understand how it floated in mid air.

(It's just horrible. A nightmare. I hate the brat myself-- and I was the one who created evil!) sobbed the eye.

"There, there," said the Ellimist consolingly. "We'll fix it." He looked up at a blank-faced and shocked Edriss "Though we do have to let her choose. We can't force anyone…"

That stopped the eye dead in its sobbing. Who said that we can't force people?

"We can show her, and direct her to the right choice," winked the Ellimist.

(Oh-- so that's how you do it,) said the eye accusingly. (Hmmm, I quite like that idea,) he pondered out loud after a second thought.

"What do you mean?" asked Edriss, cutting in. Her brain slowly began to restart, though she didn't know how she felt about the whole having-a-baby idea.

"Easy-- we just show you what happens in this future if you and the Visser--"

(Do the wild thang!) interrupted Crayak. Ellimist stared at him, an eyebrow raised. Crayak gave him a sheepish look. (Sorry-- I've always wanted to say that. Has a nice ring to it.)

The Ellimist shook his head and continued. "Had a child. You view it, and make your decision. If you say you don't want this to happen-- then this day never happened."

"And if--" Edriss began.

The Ellimist closed his eyes, and Crayak burst into tears again. "Then things will proceed to happen. Which we don't want."

The Ellimist paused, and looked at her closely as if trying to gauge what she was thinking. He held out his hand after that split second. "Now, shall we begin?"

"But I've already chosen not to--" Edriss started. Her real mind frame had started back up. She was getting ready to tell them to wipe her memory clean of the horrible thoughts of having a child with that-- idiot.

"To bad, we're still taking you."

Honestly, omnipotent species and their god complex. Visser One sighed exasperatedly-- she hoped that she had at least one a great victory in the future.

AN: I already broke my own due dates... . Sorry about that-- I've been really really busy this week (I thought you were allowed to bum out senior year...) So since I didn't update the other days, I'm adding four chapters this update instead of the usual two. So those who are still reading... uh... surprise!? Thank-you for your reviews! XD