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~Darath9873's View~
It had been about four years since Ruiro was infested.
His personality had faded a lot. He said less and less over the years.
I was swimming around in the yeerk pool soaking up Kondrona rays, thinking of new ways to torture him.
He only had his thoughts to occupy him now. But that wouldn't last long.
His thoughts were sometimes interesting... when they weren't about Edru...
That's pretty much all he thought about. He missed her deeply.
I thought about what I had said when I first came into his head, I had made his life living hell.
I felt vibrations as his head was placed in the yeerk pool.
I crawled into his head and his latest memory came up immediately.
He just let the Hork-Bajir-controllers drag him. He didn't even fight.
miss me? I said.
He merely sighed.
ready? I said.
no! no! don't! please! I can't take it! he begged.
I would always torture him when I came back into his head.
aww too bad. here it comes anyway. I laughed.
About an hour of torture later...
I got bored and started looking through his old memories.
There was one I found very interesting.
It was Edru's smile. It wasn't like any smile any yeerk had ever seen her make, that's for sure.
that's because yeerks don't know what love is! he finally said something.
Edru certainly knew about love. I taunted him. pity she's dead.
rot in HELL! he yelled. you and every other yeerk that ever existed!
well someone's testy today. I said.
He growled.
That was the thing that hurt him the most (though he'd never admit it). Me replaying memories of Edru.
I replayed the memory of him make love to her.
her host did have a wonderful body didn't she? I said. but then again, she'd be in what? her thirties now?
He did something I've never seen him do.
He cried.
aww poor baby! cry like an aristh who misses his mother! I taunted him.
Normally he would have never let himself get emotional, knowing I would taunt him and torture him.
I guess over the years he didn't care anymore.
Over the years I had been promoted quite a few times.
Now I was Visser Sixteen.
~Ruiro's View~
I wish someone would kill me!
Death would be better than this!
Every day, pure torture! Why did he have to play memories of her?!
because your pain is my joy. Darath's voice in my head sounded like gravel today.
He wasn't in a good mood...
At least he wasn't hungry... he makes it even more unbearable when he's hungry for Kondrona rays...
He replayed the memory of our first kiss. How at first she didn't know how to react but then went with it.
please... I can't take it anymore... I begged.
Her memory was just too deep...
I knew he played these memories to torture me, but I also sensed deep down in him, he was fascinated at how different she acted around me.
I can't believe you still have the ring you were going to give her. he said.
I hid in a corner of my mind. I didn't want to hear him anymore...
you know that just makes me want to torture you more right? he said.
fine... torture me all you want... I don't care anymore... I sighed. I have nothing left to fight for...
Quiet.
~Visser Three's View~
Ah, four years of her being dead.
I'll never forget the look on her face when she was sentenced to death.
I never thought she could get that pale. I couldn't help but laugh.
why do you hate her so much? Alloran asked. she's your own sister.
silence! I do not have to explain myself to you! I shouted.
He went quiet like he usually does.
She was definitely a worthy advisory, considering she was just as aggressive and ruthless as me, except for her soft side.
In the end her soft side ended up being her killer.
I still could not begin to comprehend how she could fall in love with an Andalite. An Andalte! I mean it would have been bad enough if it was a yeerk but an Andalite!
except for her aggression and ruthlessness, I don't think she could possibly be related to you. Alloran stated. unlike you, she had regrets, a soft side yes... , and had complex military tactics.
SILENCE YOU WORTHLESS DAPSEN! I shouted. ...how do you know she had regrets?!
I could see it in her eyes every time you encountered her. he said. if you paid attention to other people more often and less on yourself, you would have picked that up.
I tortured him until I got bored.
~Darath9873's View~
I had finally broken him...
This excited and... scared me?
I don't think it had been done before. For an Andalite to say 'I have nothing left to fight for' I don't know... it kind of scared me...
He merely sighed and hid in the corner of his mind.
For the first time, I didn't know what to say.
just get it over with... he said. His voice was monotone. It had no emotion at all.
I just looked through his thoughts, instead of torturing him.
she danced wonderfully didn't she? I asked. Not in the taunting tone I usually did.
yes. he said. it felt like we were gliding on air...
how could you see all that in someone's eyes? I asked looking at the memory of the deep emotion in her eyes.
if you look close enough, you'll see a person's history in their eyes... he said.
really? I said.
He watched me curiously now.
I replayed the memory of their visit to 'Ocean City Maryland' for 'Spring Fest'...
It was cold outside and you needed a heavy jacket to stay warm.
Edru was outside for a moment to watch the kites and my host was still in bed, all warm, in the condo.
He was watching TV under the covers.
Suddenly...
"Cold! Cold! Cold! Cold! Cold! Cold!" Edru came running in and jumped on top of Ruiro.
She clung to him to get warm.
"You're freezing!" Ruiro said.
"I know." she said as she slipped under the covers with him.
"Why'd you go out there without a jacket?" he asked.
"I was only going out for a minute but then I saw the wonderful kites. I love their color!" she replied.
My host managed a small laugh as the memory played...
Later that day they were on the boardwalk watching the kites.
"Look at that one!" Edru said excitedly pointing to random kites. "Ooo! And that one! And that one!"
Ruiro smiled.
"What's that behind your back?" Edru asked.
Ruiro showed her. It was a kite shaped like a colroful parrot.
Edru's eyes widened like a child's. "Oh my God! It's beautiful!"
She kissed him.
she loved parrots... my host said quietly.
I let the memory play on.
"You wanna test it out?" Ruiro said.
She nodded excitedly with a huge smile on her face.
They walked along the beach for a good spot to fly it.
She let it fly into the air. "It looks so real."
The kite flew in the center of the sunset.
They both looked at each other and smiled...
The memory ended.
she loved parrots? I said.
yes. he said. she fell in love with their color and talked about getting one ever since she saw one for the first time...
~General View~
A person with a dark hood on was near Visser Sixteen's Blade Ship.
It was a controller.
The controller snuck on the Blade Ship and crept up behind Visser Sixteen.
THWACK!
He was out cold...
The controller had knocked him out with a frying pan.
The controller dragged him away to an abandoned place and tied him up.
He woke up with a groan. "Uggggggh..."
The controller stepped out of the shadows with the hood off.
"Oh my God!" Visser Sixteen yelled in surprise. "It can't be... !"