Zeronia

Chapter 14: Mutiny

General Buu P.O.V

Everything was chaotic in the briefing room. The Crillinarian was all raging their complaints about Commander Laloc's decision not to drain the earth.

"The commander is going to ruin us all," a Crillinarian hollered.

"We need life energy now," another spat. "Even as we speak we are losing more and more of who we were!"

"I can't remember where I came from!"

"I can't remember if I was male or female!"

"We must have faith in our Commander," I told them. "She knows what she's doing."

"I'm tired of having faith in Laloc,"  a four-armed Crillinarian cried. "I'm tired of doing everything her way!"

"It's that earth girl's fault," A red-face Crillinarian yelled. "The Commander had fallen into the web of that tempest!" He stood on a chair and yelled to the other Crillinarian, "I say, no more leaving our fate in the hands of a Zeron. No more taking orders from her! I say we send Tragon to Earth!"

The Crillinarians cheered and shouted their approval.

"We can't send Tragon," I declared. "Commander Laloc would never allow it!"

The red-faced Crillinarian gave me a poisonous stare. "I wouldn't worry about the Commander," he said through jagged silver teeth. "By the time we teleport Tragon to Earth she'd be dead. This should make you quite happy. Once Commander Laloc is gone you'd be next in line as the commander." He cocked his head to one side. "Commander Buu does have a nice ring to it, don't you think?"

"Yes," I replied. "It has a very nice ring to it indeed."

I knew what I had to do. I grabbed a sword from its holder mounted on the wall and, turning to the rest of the Crillinarians, said, "But if anyone's going to take out our current Commander it's going to be me and no one else."

The Crillinarians voiced their agreement.

Laloc P.O.V

 I was in my quarters studying Zeronia's Zeron Crystal. I was just about to remove the red crystal from the wand and add it to my collection when my door hissed open.

I spun around to see General Buu standing there.

"General?" I noticed he was holding a large sword. "What is the meaning of this?"

General Buu lowered his sword. "My Commander, please, you have to pretend to be dead."

"What for?"

General Buu's red eyes flickered. "The crew is mutinying. They sent me here to kill you."

"Mutinying? Against me?" I could not believe my ears. After everything, I've done for them? After all, I've given up for them? I sacrificed my people to make amend for the crime they had committed against them and this was how they repaid me.

"Commander, there is something else," General Buu went on. "The crew want to send Tragon down to Earth."

I shook my head in disbelief. There was a very good reason why I had him locked up in the belly of the ship.

I balled my hands into fists." What are those idiots thinking?"

"I quite agree," General Buu said. "Even I wouldn't wish the destructive force that is Tragon upon the earth."

I went to my dresser and picked up my wand with the topaz Zeron Crystal at the end. My first thought was to transform and fight every Crillinarian who opposes me, but that would just be prolonging the outcome.