Seed Pocket

Chapter 10: The Beginning of the End

After the girls turned back into seeds, I ran home as fast as I could. School would have to wait. I ran upstairs and opened my bedroom door.

"Kyabe, we-" I started to say.

"THIS IS TERRIBLE!" she shouted, cutting me off.

I ran over to her. She had the TV on and was watching the news. It showed hundreds, if not, thousands of Hedoros moving around in parks and cities all over the world. This was bad.

"This is just like what happened before! I failed again! I'm sorry Hana!" Kyabe cried, tears rolling down her face.

"It's ok. Why don't we storm their base? If we beat them there, maybe they'll give up. Maybe we can save your king while we're at it too," I said reassuringly while petting Kyabe.

She looked up at me with tears in her eyes.

"Really? You'd do that?"

"Your planet's not the only one that needs saving. Do you have any idea where they are?"

"Um... I have no idea. How are we going to find their ship? It could be anywhere!"

"Worry not! Master wants to see you!" a familiar voice said.

We turned around to see all of our past enemies in the doorway. I reached for the Pocket, ready in case they decided to attack.

"Calm down, cutie. I see you're as feisty as ever. As long as you don't try anything funny, we'll take you there," Mosho said coolly.

"YEAH! YOU JUST GOTTA GROOVE ON OVER WITHOUT A FIGHT, YA DIG?" DJZ shouted while dancing.

I looked at Kyabe. She looked to me, curious as to what I was going to do.

"Fine. I'll go. You have to promise you won't hurt me, Kyabe, or the seeds," I said while looking at each and every one of them.

"We won't hurt you! Master wants you to get there in one piece! Too bad! I really wanted to torture you some more!" Shimogoe said brightly.

I got up and walked over to them. Kyabe was right behind me. It was time to meet the final boss. I really hope that nothing goes wrong.

They led us to an abandoned aircraft hangar near the center of the city. Inside the massive structure was their cloud-like airship. Or was it a spacecraft? I hope I don't find out.

When I got close to it, I realized just how big it actually was. It was humongous! The craft filled the entire hangar! The group led us to some stairs leading up into the ship. When we got to the top, they motioned for us to stay put. Shimo left, going into the encroaching darkness.

"What's the deal? Do you not have enough power for lights or something?" I asked, confused as to why the ship was so dark.

"No, cutie. Ya see, Master doesn't like the light that much. It causes him to get a seizure or something. At least, that's what Kagaku says," Mosho answered.

"Kagaku? Who's that?"

"He he he! He's the smart guy!" Gesui burbled.

"Don't listen to him. He's an idiot. He's our top and only scientist," Kuzu explained.

Something about this Kagaku guy bothered me. I can't place it though. Suddenly, I saw two round lights floating toward us. When they reached us, I saw they weren't lights at all, but the lenses of large round glasses.

"Why hello! It's a pleasure to meet you, Hana!" the guy with the glasses said warmly.

"Who are you?" I asked, not falling for the hospitality.