A/N: Yay! I'm finally back! Sorry for the long wait. I wanted to wait until the summer came so that I could work on it in one go, and stay focused on it. The story is finished, and I will post the last chapter on Sunday. Today is the... second to last chapter and an interlude. Hope you enjoy and reviews are greatly appriciated! Thank-you to those who have been reviewing, and to those who liked it so much that they nagged me, lol!
Chapter Fifteen
Kandrona Tower
Well, one of the towers that did survive Esplin's destruction, aside from their romantic store, was the large tower that contained a Kandrona. It's warmth could be felt for miles and miles around, feeding thirsty Yeerks of old and new. Helen and George were headed right towards it. Ax followed her around on a leash, but he kept heart, marching along.
"Now first we are going to get mommy and daddy," she rambled, saying the same thing for about the trillionth time. "Then we are going to take the stupid council. They never do anything. They got me that stupid toy last year!"
Ax rolled his eyes right behind her back. That was why humans were great to be around. They could never see you making faces at them.
"That was some cheap toy that they found in the catalogues-- they had a pet section too, but that was better. Mommy is so evil and stupid, she always messes things up-- she'll pay--"
They climbed up and up the stairs, making their way to who knew where. Ax wondered why she would go to the tower to get to the council of thirteen. It seemed to take forever, and he began to wonder how she did not once stumble, or fall over in exhaustion. Yet as they went on, she kept on muttering to herself (he wasn't sure if she was still talking to him anymore) and climbing the stairs without once slowing down.
They reached the top, just as the earth sun was falling under the horizon. Lately it had darkened to red as it set. Ax had heard a rumor that the empire would soon be changing the atmosphere within a few months.
The room was wide and circular, and Ax felt his skin shiver as he felt the disgusting warmth of the Kandrona that took over the center of the room. The was a screen at one in, and just when he was about to take a step forward--
"George, stay!" ordered Helen. Out of surprise, he did stay as she skipped forward and began punching in buttons near the screen. Slowly he moved forward. "Yay! I'll have mommy and daddy now-- they'll regret treating me the way they did."
(I'm sure they will,) muttered Ax. He hoped that she didn't catch the sarcasm. Maybe things would work in his favor.
Seconds later, the council of thirteen appeared on the screen, and Helen already had started the water works. Ax watched their faces move from slightly annoyed, to looks of pity and concern. It was an amazing sight to watch because he had heard that the council were people to fear. He snickered at the thought, for a mere human girl had managed to conquer them with one look.
"M-m-mo-mommy and d-d-da-daddy were mean!" she pouted. The stuttering was a bit over done, but none of the council seemed to notice. One of the Taxxons began to start tearing up, and fat tear wallowing from one of its upper eyes. Helen smeared her dripping tears across her cheeks, as she tried to mop them up with the back of her hand. Ax crossed his arms over his chest, watching.
"And why were they mean to you pookie?" asked Garoff. "Were the wittle Vissers not vewy nice?"
"Th-th-they were ignoring me!" she said, poking out her bottom lip. The Taxxons that had the huge tear on one of its eyes began to sob violently, though his face couldn't be seen because he was bent over, face covered by his hood.
"And what do you want us to do?" asked Garoff. He took a step forward, looking at her in the eyes. Ax thought that he was reading everything. He thought for a moment that everything was over before it started.
Helen moved her face from her hands, cheeks red from being tear-stained. She had a dark and scary look that reminded everyone of Visser Three's look of anger. "Kill them."
Garoff eye's widened-- but not out of surprise. "Isn't that adorable?" He looked over his shoulder at the other council members, who nodded in agreement-- he meant it, and it wasn't sarcasm. It had taken Ax years to get the art of sarcasm and his radar wasn't going off at all. "She's just like her parents!" His face broke into and evil, toothy grin. "But better and advanced than either of them."
His face melted, and he was back to talking to Helen. "We will call them right up and give them what they deserve, okay pookie." Pookie? "We will meet you at the tower and give you all the attention you want!"
