Temporal Terror

[Ryan]

(We includes me, correct?)
Following his new friend Kage, Xero reaches the sick bay.  When he hears how Kage starts talking to to prisoner, he can barely resist sighing and facepalming. Tapping Kage on the shoulder, he asks "Can I see you outside for a minute?"

[RAFrukh]

Kage didn't realize anyone had followed him.

"Uh..sure." He said, following Xero out again.

[Aldrea2011]

i used my thought-speak to talk to Kage in the other room. <too bad you just said what you said to me, i was contemplating whether to strike a bargain with you!>
<<he is just trying to get you to say something useful or to cooperate, saying things like that is just his personality>> Aldrea said.
<<yeah, well, he just lost the chance to bargain with me.>> i responded.
<<how are you going to get back to your own time and become visser one is you dont make a bargain though?>>

i sighed. she had a point. <ok, MAYBE i would still be willing to bargain, but the price just went up.> i thought-spoke to Kage. [color]

[RAFrukh]

As Xero brought me into the other room, I paused, "Wait...Visser 4 is talking to me..."

As they talked to me, I repeated it to Xero, "He doesn't appreciate what I said. And they were thinking about striking a bargain with me?"

I waited for more..., "They might still be willing to bargain? It'll be harder?"

I looked at Xero emptily for a second. Then walked back into sickbay.

"Well well, Visser. Feeling a bit desperate? What do you want?"

[Aldrea2011]

<what would any yeerk in my position want? for one, i want to get back to my own time, secondly, i would like to become visser 1.> [color]

[RAFrukh]

I almost laughed.

"Do you think Visser 1... er, 3 would let you live long enough to be promoted!? I highly doubt it. If you even DID get back, he would kill you at the sight of your andalite body."

[Aldrea2011]

<<he has a point>> i thought to visser 4.

<<you! stop!>> he responded, then thought-spoke to Kage<let ME handle my problems will you! i am fully capable of dealing with that myself. you help me suceed, i could possibly let the captain go.>[color]

[Ryan]

Disregarding all protocol, Xero walks into the room and grabs Kage by the arm. He says "Excuse us just a second." before dragging the weaker Hork Bajir out, despite any protests. When they are outside, he speaks. "What the hell was that? Walking away like that? That Yeerk ain't going anywhere. That's not how you interrogate prisoners. How many prisoners have you interrogated before. Zero? Maybe one?"

[RAFrukh]

I pulled my Hork-Bajir arm away from Xero, not caring if I happened to give him a nice gash. It's just be one more for the collection.

"Listen, ace," I started, trying to hide my amazement at his being stronger than even a Hork-Bajir, "This is my ship, and my sickbay. Where do you get the gall to drag me off my own ship, in front of a prisoner!? It's MY ship, and what I say goes!"

I waited a second to let that sink in. But it only sunk into myself. How could I get so out of control.

I didn't show that I didn't mean it though, "Now. As for your questions. I am an ambassador. My line of work is peace. So no, I have not interrogated prisoners before. As for the way I greeted Visser 4, I was not initiating an interrogation. If I had been, I think I would have been smart enough to know how to talk to her... uh, him... I MEAN IT!"

I took a few deep breaths trying to calm down, I'm not the usual stupid, ignorant Hork-Bajir you will find, HUMAN., I couldn't help but think to myself.

"Now. Would you like to try that again?"

I walked back to sickbay.

[Aldrea2011]

a few minutes after being dragged out, the ambassador came back into the sickbay. i thought spoke to him, <so, if youre all done with whatever that just was, dont you think you should start doing your job and negotiating? i'd rather get back to my own time sooner rather than later, you know.> [color]

[RAFrukh]

"Maybe, Visser. Maybe. Don't get your hopes up."

I waited for Xero to walk in behind me.

[Aldrea2011]

<admit it, you would do just about anything to get your precious captain back.>

<<would you not do the same in their situation?>> aldrea asked me.

<<that is besides the point.>> i responded. [color]

[Ryan]

I could tell that the Hork Bajir was bluffing when he threatened me. I couldnt believe how stupid he was acting. And just when I was thinking that maybe Hork Bajir weren't all foolish.  He didn't know what he was doing and he ignores the person that does. So that's what a Seer is. Couldn't see what I was doing. I walked back into the room, disappointed but not angry. "I know you didn't mean that, and I meant no disrespect. I was just pointin out that maybe the person who has interrogated hundreds of prisoners before should help handle this. I know how to deal with them. Trust me, this will look bad but it usually works. Just don't interfere, no matter how crazy I seem." I whispered to Kage, so quietly that the Visser couldn't hear, covering my mouth so he couldn't read my lips. Turning to the Visser, I spoke. "Visser, look at you. In an improvised jail cell, yet you still have all the power." 'I hate this part' I thought to myself. "Bravo Visser, I'm impressed. How you held out so long I can't guess. Since you hold all the chips, there's not much we can do. How about this: you give us the information and the Andalite, we give you Karona rays, a new host, and transport to the Yeerk empire. It's a 2 for 3 trade. Not great, but it's all we have to offer you."

[RAFrukh]

While Kage waited for Xero, he figured he might as well keep talking to the prisoner, "Of course Visser. But it's not like she was a personal friend of mine Yeerk. And I'm sure she would rather die than allow you to live."

Xero walked back into sickbay, behind me. He whispered in my ear, and I listened to Xero as he spoke, "Don't be so sure Xero. It is my ship. But you can take the interrogation from here."

Bzzzz!

Kage looked up and touched the intercomm in sickbay, "Uh...hello?"

It was Senator Gremeth from outside the ship, <Ambassador, you wouldn't mind taking on one more? Perhaps a scientist that specializes spacial phenomena?>

I cleared my throat, "Um...well, we're running low on quarters Senator, but I think we can fit one or two more. Who'd you have in mind?"


"Um...well, we're running low on quarters Senator, but I think we can fit one or two more. Who'd you have in mind?"

Senator Gremeth spoke, <A certain Enan Rhohawk.>

"Well, alright. Send him in.", Kage agreed.

Senator Gremeth typed in a code on the note-pad... Zeta-Pi-467-c. The hatch opened.

<There you go Investigator. Do your job well.>

"O-of course Senator. I'll do my best."

I walked in.

[Ryan]

((... You DO realize Xero just walked back in and spoke. A lot.))