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Post by shark on Apr 1, 2010 18:33:34 GMT -7
This is my totally original story! It's about well..... you better see for yourself! It's too complicated to explain.
Please read and feel free to review!
And I hope you enjoy it! ^^
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Post by shark on Apr 1, 2010 18:51:26 GMT -7
Chapter One:
Ervous trembled as he scrambled his way down the intimidating hallway. His squeeky voice came in bursts of out-of-breath gasps, which made his run even more comical to onlooking agents walking by the other way. But this was no time for laughter. Not at all. Perhaps this would be the last time Ervous MoiKolister would see this square-patterned floor, well, maybe after Chancellor Presoge would be done smearing him across it when he hears this horrible news. "Of all the organisms here," he whimpered to himself. "I have to be the one to tell him!"
It would have been wise to just turn tail and run. He'll find out about it eventually. These thoughts were swimming inside Erv's head, but his body betrayed him as his suction-cup fingers fell flat against the scanning screen.
"Access Granted." The computer said, and the door rose open, revealing the cool, dark office room that felt more ominous now that he was the bearer of bad news. He gulped, but the salamander-like creature slowly tip-toed his way to where he knew the Chancellors were having their meeting. Too late now. Can't go back now. His thoughts were warning him of the obvious.
Finally, he approached the room of his seeking. Ruckus laughter could be heard on the other side. Well, he seems like he's in a good mood.. Erv tried to reason. Maybe he won't get so mad when I tell him... But even he didn't believe that. He brushed up right against the door, the laughter was only a decibel louder than his hyperventilating heart. Ervous "the Nervous" was living up to his nickname at this moment. His enlarged alien pores was subtly secreting a clear, slick liquid. We on Earth call it "sweating"; his kind call it "liquid breathing." But in whatever language you choose, he was slippery from his anxiety. He couldn't take it. Erv decided to chicken out, trying to make a quiet, but hasty get-away. But the floor was slippery from his perfuse perspiration. So slippery, in fact that he actually slipped because of it and banged his head against the door. A loud thump came from it.
The laughter ceased and a gruff voice came from the other side, "Er... come in!"
But the poor intern couldn't follow the order, his head was still spinning. He didn't have to worry, though, for the door opened up, revealing a very monstrous individual glancing down at Erv from his large and dizzying perspective. "Awwww.... hey there, Chancellor Mamm..." Ervous weakly said, rubbing his aching head. Chancellor Mamm gave a friendly grunt, picked up the slimy creature and plopped him inside the confrence room before shutting the door. A short, plump figure at the end of the table gave him a small grin "Oh! Ervous! Glad you're here, I'd like you to do a few things for me!" The salamander-ish one still stood there, dazed. "Erv! Come here!" The figure's good humor was rapidly decreasing, which caused the near-unconscious intern to snap out of it immediatley. "Yes sir!" After Erv regained his thoughts, he did as he was told. The room was a very conservative one, just your typical business room, though the large windows reveiled the nebulous shadows from the heavens instead of a dreary city. The large table was surrounded by the various elderly creatures of the Council, who only looked at the lanky goof skittering his way to Chancellor Prestoge himself. "Uh, sir?" Erv began. "I'm afriad I have something to tell you-" But he was cut off. "I need you to find out the times that the intergalactic board will come here, and make sure that their rooms are in the utmost, top-notch condition! You know how picky those snobs are! Oh, and my clothes need to be cleaned after all the Yarknish sauce that was spilled on it!" -He thrusted his mountain of clothes hidden from under the table at Erv- "And then we also need you to pick up our lunch from the cafeteria. Oh! And tell Rokkie that I want to subsitute the Ropnik juice for a nice cup of Gorrous Coffee! That'll be all." "Mmmhmmm." Erv mumbled from behind the clothes he was carrying. Using these tasks as an excuse, he was beginning to make his way towards the exit without mentioning anything. This is good. I did try to tell him. Just continue to walk away. Perhaps he'll forget, and then it won't be my fault! "Oh! What was it you were going to tell me?" Chancellor Prestoge asked. Frapnarg! "Uh......" He began, not sure if he had enough courage to tell him. "I'm afraid it's very bad news, sir." "Well, I'm sure that whatever it is, it won't spoil this good mood we're in!" The Chancellor chuckled, along with his other collegues. "It's very bad, sir!" Erv persisted. "Oh, I'm sure it's not that bad!" "Very bad, sir!" "Just tell me!" The Chancellor's mood was decreasing it's levels of cheerfulness at this point. "Sir, it's horrible, and I dont' want to disturb your good mood, so I'll just head over and-" "TELL ME!!" Erv took a very deep breath and spoke very rapidly: "V.E.X. has now made settlement on Earth!" It was very silent. Collective faces of shock was shared by every member of the Council. "What?" Came the quiet but sharp reply from Chancellor Prestoge. "Uh... would you like cream with the coffee, sir?" Erv nervously tried to change the subject, but it didn't work. The feared Chancellor stomped his way towards him. "What. did. you. SAY?" He staccatoly growled. "They've invaded ANOTHER planet??" Whimpering was Erv's only way of responding. "Yes, sir, that w-was w-w-w-what I-I-I was t-told-" "You snivering, little LIZARD! Why I oughta...!" the short alien had grabbed Erv by his tie and his fist was cocked, ready for action. "Oh, WHY must you always hit the messenger!" He whined, protecting his face with his long fingers. But Chancellor Prostoge lowered his fist; a thought had came to him from the mention of Erv's last word. "True. There's someone else that deserves this punch more than you do, slimy!" Another member, by the name of Yardly, understood exactly where Prestoge was going with this. "... and that person was aboard the Messenger." The short one only snarled. "Grrr... It's bad enough the board forced us to have a representative from Earth in our ranks to make it more 'Universally Diverse,'" A large wolf-like creature only continued for him, "And to have Jason be that representative is another blow to this organization." Chancellor Prestoge nodded. "Yeah, and NOW we actually have to deal with V.E.X. on that dirt ball of a planet!" Erv had regained his composure and straightend his glasses. "I don't get it. Why is it so bad that the V.E. X. has invaded Earth? I mean, it's useless! A dump! The humans wouldn't be non-the-wiser, nor would they be a threat to us! It wouldn't be much of a loss!" Prestoge placed a hand over Ervous' lanky shoulders. "I know that. And you know that. But the Board doesn't!" Yardly added, "They will make us defend that planet. Because of the Oath!" "Oooh." Erv replyed. He understood it completely now. "Defend the planets 'til they succeed; within our ranks, this is our creed." Prestoge recited it, and then scoffed. "And that's why we're bound! Because Earth is in our ranks..." "We have to defend it." Chancellor Yardly finished. Those two defineatly had the same brain frequency. Though it's understandable, seeing how their two brains actually used radio-like frequencies. A large alien, named Ven, only scoffed in anger. He was a large alien that could have easily been a love-child of a vulture and a school bus. Chancellor Ven shook his head. "What a waste of our resources! We already have enough on our plate, and to try and protect Earth would only cripple us! It will waste our best talent and supplies!" "Right! It will distract us from protecting the planets worthy for our security!" Another Chancellor shouted. Chancellor Yardly remained quiet, though an old grin was plastered on his face. It was as if he knew something the others didn't. "We need to convince the Board to let Earth slip through!" Ven continued his plot, hoping that using anti-homosapian feelings would convince the others to act. "Yes, we do!" A few others chimed in. "The board probably wouldn't let us!" One said. "But that's why we need to be unanimous for them to know we are serious!" Chancellor Ven announced, standing up. "All in favor of confronting the Board to let Earth crumble say 'Aye!'" "Aye!" Came from Prestoge. "Aye!" Came from Mamm "Aye!" Came from the few other nameless members. But Yardly said nothing. Prestoge questioned him of his lack of speaking, but the old wise one only replied, "If we just rely on our own judgement, we may be missing something vital we need." Ven didn't like this advice. "Enough with all this mystical philosophies! Surely you aren't thinking these humans can be of any use to us?" "I didn't say that," Chancellor Yardly said calmly. "But if we just look positively at this, we can at least find something more about V.E.X." Everyone was quiet, wanting to know what exactly it was Yardly was thinking. Even Prestoge couldn't pick up that particular brain wave. "V.E.X. has shared the same views of Earth as we do; useless and unnecessary...." He began to explain, but Ven interupted him. "They could be doing this to trick us!" "I doubt it." Yardly responded. "V.E.X. isn't that ignorant nor dumb enough to settle in a planet that isn't valuable to them!" "So that means..." Prestoge continued, finally catching on. "They've discovered something valuable on Planet Earth. We should find out what it is and to stop them from getting it." The other Council members froze. Not in fear, but because they were struck by this new idea. It seemed logical enough. Ven and his supporters, however, didn't really like it. But they did had to consent. As much as they disliked the Earth, V.E.X. was the official enemy. The entire meeting closed, the council members departed, leaving Chancellors Prestoge and Yardly to teleport the news to a certain Jason Lollsforth. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "I just can't believe it!" Prestoge repeated once again. The two were traveling down the complex hallway, finding their way through the gray walls and the shadows. He was in the lower levels, and it was rare that two chancellors would make their way to this level in the space center. Yet they knew exactly where every turn and crack was located and they flawlessly traveled to the room. Chancellor Yardly had a simple smile on his old, wrinkled face, patiently listening as his dear friend continued to let steam bellow out. "Earth is now our important mission? It's completely absurd." "It sure is." Yardly said calmly. "I mean, it was completely useless a rotation ago, but NOW? It's now the very thing we're protecting! It's all so illogical!" "Very much so." "Why can't things just stay the same as they were? Where the Earth was as low as low could get?" "Where have all the good years gone?" Chancellor Yardly said with little enthusiasm. "You're really worked up about this, aren't you?" Prestoge asked sarcastically. Yardly still smiled. "Oh, my old friend, you keep forgetting that if you work yourself into a stupor, any possible solutions may be lost." Chancellor Prestoge sighed. He had known Yardly for 62 mega-rotations, but he still couldn't get used to all of the philosophical words. "Of course. And I also keep forgetting that nothing truly fazes you. The V.E.X. could be attacking us any minute and you'd still sit calmly, sipping Horgon Tea!" His colleague chuckled softly, a slight wheeze in his throat. "Perhaps. But remember, Prestoge: A clear mind reveals secrets where an agitated mind can not. I'm sure that we'll find a way for things to work out." Chancellor Prestoge could only sigh. Yardly won. Once again. "I only hope that you are right, my friend. For both our sakes." Then they approached their destination.
And what a sight it was. When the door slid open, the chancellors only peered into the disorderly area. They weren't surprised, however. This was just how Jason was. This was how all humans behaved, the other aliens supposed. Prestoge and Yardly overlooked the mess and began stepping through it as if they were walking through a mine-infested field. "Jason?" Yardly called out, rather weakly. "Jason!" Prestoge topped him in volume and anger. A moment stood with no response. And no Jason. "JASON!" Chancellor Prestoge was growing extremely impatient, even for him. "I hear ya!" came a growling voice. From the dark blackness of the hallway came Jason. A middle-aged man with short, stubby gray hair and goatee looked rather odd compared to a stumpy toad-like creature and a long reptile with a galactic staff, but it was typical for this organization. Prestoge let his anger run freely. "I've got, as you humans call it, a BONE to pick with you!" "Of course." Jason replied, in mock disappointment. "It always is. Why don't you ever come down to my side of town just to say, 'Hi' once in a while? Huh? Is that too much to ask?" "Enough of your flim-flammery, Human! This time you have messed up on the grand scale! Maybe even close to disbarment!" The snide man kept an unaffected look and held his tongue; though deep down, he was curious as to what he had done that was so serious. "Because of your insolence..."-Chancellor Prestoge seemed to answer his unexpressed question- "... your planet has been invaded by V.E.X.!" Oh. Was that all? "Look, calm down, Prestoge!" said Jason. "This is nothing to get worked up about! So what, those guys invaded Earth? It's a Hellhole anyways! They'll find nothing there and it will not harm you or your precious group one bit!" The toad-like chancellor calmed down a bit, but kept his stern glare. "For once, Jason, you and I agree. I don't much care about that dirt-ball planet of yours. However..." he added, pointing at Yardly's direction, "...this chancellor has convinced me otherwise!" Jason turned his attention to Yardly, who still had a polite grin. "Oh really? Chancellor Yardly, do tell!" "Well, to cut to the chase," the old one began, "if we think logically, we know that the V.E.X. has the same opinions of Earth as we do." The human only nodded. "And we also know that they aren't stupid enough to settle on a planet of no use for them, even if they wanted to trick us." "So you're assuming they've found something of value." The earthling deduced. "Exactly." Prestoge chose that time to speak, "So, human, got any ideas on what it is they've found?" "Haven't a clue." Jason said quickly. He sank down to a nearby seat and began pondering. "It's obviously not our oil or other resources. All of that down there is way too primitive compared to everything up here." "Well, thank you for that!" Chancellor Prestoge barked sarcastically. "Now that we know what they don't want, why not fill us in on what they DO want!" Jason only scowled in anger. "I'm trying, alright? I just said I didn't know!" Chancellor Prestoge wasn't going to have any of this. "Well, I hate to break it to you, Jason, but you're the only one in this entire organization that has been on the Earth! We haven't the slightest clue and we have no choice! Besides, this is all you're fault!" The human rolled his eyes. "My fault?" "Yes! You're fault! If you actually payed attention to the security of the planet you should have been protecting, you would have known if V.E.X. was coming. If you had actually attended a board meeting or discussion once in a while, you would have known what to do to prevent such an attack as this! But no! All you do is lay in this atrocious den of filth and flirt with all the galactic females! Had you even had a remote THOUGHT on helping your planet, none of this would be happening!" "So what?" "So WHAT?" Prestoge was at his wit's end. His already chubby face was swelling with rose-colored anger and his gray eyes gave harsh, penetrating looks. "You're killing many innocent lives! And you don't even CARE??" "None in the least. Let them all die! They haven't done anything for me. Besides, we humans were gonna kill ourselves off anyways." "I wasn't talking about humans, Jason." The chancellor corrected, and then paused as the man stopped to look at him. "I'm talking about the innocent lives on Phlesher. Maybe you've heard about my home town? Small area, only a few billion? What will happen to them if V.E.X. launches another attack and we're still wasting our time and resources saving your useless, frapnarging, PLANET?!" For one moment, Jason Lollsforth was silent. Silent because Prestoge's point caught him off guard and silent from the scorching anger that was bubbling up inside of him. And the short temperamental alien took advantage of this quiet moment. "Or Tresford, Yardly's home planet? What will happen to them?" "... ..." "Or Roxfaine? Or Ontreea? Kosslo?" "... ..." "Every single creature on those planets will die, all because of YOU!" Jason's lack of responding couldn't hold any longer. "ENOUGH!! I never wanted to be here in the FIRST place! I never asked to be in this job! I didn't want YOUR help, nor did I ask to represent THAT planet that I couldn't WAIT to get off! What made you think I was qualified for a job like this??" Chancellor Prestoge was flabbergasted. "You were in space, in a space-craft, with a crew! To many aliens, this is the biggest qualifier for F.E.A.T.! We ASSUMED you were the best intergalactic mind your planet could offer! The fact that you were in space proved to us you must have been diplomatic! Why ELSE would you be out in the galaxies??" "I was an ASTRONAUT in a space shuttle! Just to examine space! I'm the only earthling that has ANY idea that aliens are here, much less that there is an organization like F.E.A.T.! Or V.E.X.! We're ALL clueless! Besides! You don't HAVE to save the planet, seeing how you don't want to!" "We're trying!" The chancellor informed. "But we have to because of that OATH! Because YOU'RE in the ranks! We have to protect it!" "That comes from kidnapping me and not leaving me alone!" "Well," Prestoge persisted, still determined to win this argument. "...if we hadn't saved you from your burning space-craft, you wouldn't be alive!" "Who said I wanted to live...?" Jason's tone was much softer, more melancholy. The man didn't even look at Prestoge. He slowly sat down, and started looking at his large hands, seeming as if he was in deep, sorrowful thought. Chancellor Prestoge's face revealed shock. He first gave a confused look towards Yardly, who's smile had disappeared and was replaced with a saddened frown. But Prestoge gave a small gasp. He finally understood. "Oh. I see. This was all a suicide act, was it? Trying to kill yourself off, are you? And now, because you couldn't pull your death off, you're going to wipe out your planet and innocent others?" Jason said nothing. He neither confirmed nor denied those allegations. He just still continued to study his fingers, as if they pertained to anything he was looking for. "You humans are sick." Prestoge harshly whispered, his anger was quickly creeping back. He made his way towards the exit, but stopped when he reached the door. "I hope you rot in the Incarceration Unit, you vile creature! I'll personally SEE to it!!" Having that end his vow, he stormed off. The human didn't move from his stance. An occasional heavy sigh escaped him, but he said and did nothing. Yardly chose that time to emerge from his lack of involvement and come forward towards Jason. The old one's heart was swimming in sympathy, because he, unlike Prestoge, understood that there was always two sides in every story. "Jason." Chancellor Yardly whispered warmly. "I think I know how to help Earth." The human didn't move; a response didn't come either. "All we need to do is-" "-Chancellor Yardly..." Jason finally said, but he didn't look at Yardly. His tone was firm but not harsh, for he had more respect for the kind, old reptile-like creature than the other chancellors. "It seems you are the only one that is wanting to help the planet. If you care so much, YOU should be the Ambassador of Earth." And soon, Jason left, walking into the shadows of the unlit hallway. Approaching his room, he dropped himself to the floor when the door slide shut. The privacy of this room allowed him to drop everything he was fighting to hide. He began to weep quietly. When he did so, he stopped and pulled a necklace from under the neck of his uniform. It was a golden, heart-shaped locket and inscribed was black lettering that spelled out 'Rachel.' Tears began to well up once again. He snapped open the locket and stared at the picture of a woman inside. She was a very fair woman; short, curly blonde hair and a large, dazzling smile was what Jason focused on the most. Her smile. Something he never did after her death. "Oh, Rachel..." he sobbed out-loud. "... what do I do now?" Deep down, though, his heart cried out the real question: Why did you leave me alone? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Yardly, after departing from Jason's room, still had a melancholy face. He was going through the entire conversation, but then he discovered something. "Hmmmm... ambassador for Earth .... Do you suppose that would be an invitation?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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