Sacrifice

A Painful Decision

Gary shivered at the thought of losing those that he loved.  His mother, passing away when he was only three years old from cancer.  He did not know her well, but he would of enjoyed the life that could have been.  His father, Goodspeed, who sacrificed his life to save the world.  He was dead.  And then, Avocato...Gary closed his eyes, sighing.  So many people he loved had been killed...He couldn't handle the pain anymore.  He finally had a family, and people he loved.  If something horrible happened to Quinn or Mooncake, he didn't know what he would do.

"Chookity?"  asked his little green friend curiously.  The small alien rubbed his squishy face against Gary's cheek, causing the depressed human to giggle slightly

"Oh Mooncake, I don't know what to do..." said Gary sadly, holding the creature in his arms.  Mooncake kicked his legs a bit, trying to cheer his human up.

"OOohh.." Mooncake looked at him with wide eyes.

Gary almost felt a tear forming in his left eye.

"Oh, damn it Mooncake!  What am I going to do?  I can't protect you forever!  I want to but you and I both know that we can't run forever!" he cried, beginning to have tears flowing down his cheeks.

Suddenly, Galaxy One shuddered, and Gary attempted to not fall flat on his face.  He pushed himself up, Mooncake flying around him worriedly.  He dusted off, then ran towards the bridge to see what was wrong.

"Hue?  What's happening?" he asked sprinting.  Hue answered quickly.

"We are being attacked.  It seems like this is a serious situation, Gary.  The ship is larger, and they have multiple weapons.  I believe it is the Lord Commander." he answered.

"Oh FUCK.." Gary hissed angrily.

"Gary, they have defeated all of the robots on our defense." Hue spoke.

Gary turned the corner to see a sight that made him hold his breath.  Quinn was kicking and struggling to break loose, but one of the henchmen the Lord Commander controlled held her tightly, a gun pressed against the side of her head.  She stared at Gary for a moment, and gave him a sad look.

"Well well, The Gary," smiled the Lord Commander. "Seems I've got you captured.  Hand over "mooncake" and I'll let her go.  Don't and she dies, along with the rest of you." he said angrily, clenching his fist.

Gary turned to see Lil Cato was also held by a henchman, struggling.

"He'll die as well.  We'll kill all your friends.." said the Lord Commander, as he showed another henchmen was holding a gun to KVN.  "We'll kill this robot here..."

"Well...you can kill him if you really want to." said Gary, not caring.

"Enough, hand over Mooncake." he raised his hand, and the henchman squeezed Quinn tighter.

Mooncake began to glow, beginning to unleash his fury.  Gary gasped, throwing his hands up at him.

"No Mooncake! You'll kill Quinn and Lil Cato too!" he shouted.  Mooncake stopped, his antennas lowering in sadness.  Gary thought of an option, and nothing came to him.  How would he make sure they were all safe?

"What if...What if I give you something instead of Mooncake?" he asked, stepping forward.

"You have nothing I want." said the Lord Commander.  "Besides Mooncake."

"Well, you're not getting Mooncake.  And you're not going to kill Quinn and Lil Cato.  But you...you can take me." Gary pushed out the words.  Everyone in the room raised their eyebrows, even Quinn.  Mooncake made a noise, kicking his legs in disagreement.  The tension in the room grew.