Sacrifice

Um...Gary?

Quinn and Hue flew the Galaxy One towards where the tracker was leading them.  Gary had to be with the Lord Commander.  But they noticed they were coming towards a planet instead of the ship itself.  

"Quinn, this planet is the planet that the Lord Commander rules over." he said.

"So he's here?  Weird." said Quinn.

"I'm detecting something else.  A ship is coming towards us." said Hue.

"Where?"

"They are nearing us quickly.  They are preparing to board."

"Don't let them in!  It's probably the Lord Commander." said Quinn, grabbing her gun.  Lil Cato waited next to her, as did Mooncake.

"I'll kill him soon as I see him." hissed Lil Cato.

The ship rocked, and everyone nearly fell over.  The ship was already attaching itself to the Galaxy One.

"Grab your weapons!  We're going to fight!" shouted Quinn.  They all ran for the door to the ship.  Quinn pulled out her gun and aimed it...at Gary.

She lowered her weapon quickly.

"Gary?" she asked, confused.  Everyone else stood in shock.

"Yeah, it's me." he smiled, almost creepily.

"What are you doing here?  I mean, not that I'm not thrilled to see you.  I am.  I just, thought you were being held prisoner.  We came to rescue you Gary.  We weren't going to leave you like that. You sacrificed yourself for us but we all knew we couldn't leave without you." she said, smiling.

"That's nice of you." He replied.

"Oh, well...yeah." said Quinn awkwardly.

Gary took a step forward.  He wasn't focused on anything but one creature.

"Come here, Mooncake." he said, opening his arms.

"Chookity!" Mooncake smiled, flying over.  Suddenly, before Gary grabbed him, Mooncake stopped.  He flew back a little bit, overtaken by hesitation and worry.

"Mooncake?  It's me!  Come here, friend." he said, stretching his arms out further.

Mooncake hesitated, looking back and forth between Gary and Quinn.

"Mooncake?" asked Quinn.  She examined Gary one more time.  She noticed something strange about his eyes, and how...bright they were.  Almost white.  The pupil could barely be seen.  Quinn also realized Gary still wore the collar around his neck. The one they put on him before they left.

"That's not Gary." said Lil Cato.  He raised his gun and aimed it at Gary.  "That's Gary's body being controlled by the Lord Commander!!" he shouted angrily.

Gary stepped forward.

"No guys, it's me!  Gary!  I got away from the Lord Commander and I just want to give Mooncake a hug! Is that so much to ask?" he cried, acting dramatic.

Mooncake flew  back towards the others.  He could sense something wasn't right with his friend.

Gary's face turned into a scowl.

"Fine!  Don't hug me then! " he shouted. "I'll just have to force you to hug me!" he cried, before running towards Mooncake.

Quinn pointed her gun, and Gary came face to face with the end of it.  He stared up at her, eyebrow raised.  Quinn was shivering, and she hoped that things would be okay.  She sighed, and tried to put on a smile.

"G-Gary, I need you to try and find yourself okay?  You're not his puppet, he can't control you.  Don't let him." she told him.

"Quinn, move so I can get to Mooncake." he answered.

"No, you need to step back for a second." she argued.

"Quinn, move"  he commanded.

"Don't even try telling me what to do." she answered.  "I'm sorry, Gary." she shoved him in the face with the gun, pushing him backwards.  He toppled over, holding his face in pain.

"Give me Mooncake!" shouted the Lord Commander's voice from Gary.  Everyone was in attack mode now.  At first Gary's voice had been heard, but not anymore.

"Let go of Gary!" shouted Quinn.

"Never!  This pathetic human is mine now! He gave himself over to me!  Once I capture Mooncake and use his powers to unleash Final Space and kill you all, Gary is going to be my personal slave!  He'll do some of my dirty work for me...And none of you can stop me or save him! Surrender Mooncake now!" he shouted.

Guards began coming into the ship.  Quinn aimed her gun and started shooting at them.

"Fire back!" shouted the Lord Commander.

He made Gary grab a weapon and fire it at Lil Cato, who dodged it easily.

"Gary!  Snap out of it!  I know you're still in there!" shouted Quinn.  Mooncake agreed.

"He's not!  And he'll kill you!" shouted the Lord Commander.

Quinn dodged another blast, lowering herself down to get away a bit.  Lil Cato fired some shots, but it was doing little damage to the guards flowing into the ship.

"Gary, please,  you have to come back. Fight this." pleaded Quinn.

"Chookity! Chookity Pok! Ooohh!!" cried Mooncake.

"Mh...Mooncake?" asked Gary.  The Lord Commander took back over. 

"No!" shouted the Commander.  "You stay where you are!  Nothing is going to stop me!"  Somewhere the Lord Commander activated Gary's collar, causing him to be shocked right then and there.  Gary collapsed onto the floor, breathing heavily.  

"You idiot!  Even me taking over your body can't get Mooncake!  Bring him to me!!!" he said through Gary's mouth.

"N-No!" cried Gary.  Gary put his hands to his head, gasping for breath.

"Do it!  Bring him to me!  Bring me Mooncake!!" he shouted again.  He delivered Gary another shock.  Gary's body spasmed on the floor.

"N-no.." Gary sobbed, his mind almost back.

"Yes, Gary, fight it!"  Encouraged Quinn.  She needed a way to get to him.  Some of the bots were fighting the guards, and Quinn saw her moment.  If she could get Gary over to her side of the ship, then Mooncake could unleash his fury and blast them all out.

"Bring..him..to..me..you worthless human.." commanded the Lord Commander.

"N-No..." Gary's body finally gave out, and he fell onto the floor, unmoving.  He was awake, but Quinn could tell he was almost out of it.

Quinn saw her moment and sprinted over, grabbing Gary by the arms and pulling him to the other side of the ship.

"No!  Get up you fool! Shoot them!"  shouted the Lord Commander from Gary's body.

Once over, Quinn pulled out a knife and attempted to cut the collar off of Gary.  The Lord Commander sent through another shock, which managed to shock both her and Gary.  She winced, but she tried to ignore the electricity coursing through her as she tried to cut the collar off his neck.  The collar was thick, and it took about 30 seconds before it finally broke apart.  It lay there, the light turning off.

She gathered him in her arms and smiled.

"You're safe now Gary." she said, before Mooncake behind her unleashed his fury, sending all of the guards out into space, killing them.