Chapter 5 “Traveling to the Next Colony”

“Nestor you rat, you will pay for this.” Ix said.

Ix had stopped screaming about ten minutes ago.

He tried to see out of his eyes, and to his surprise, he could.

Though, there seemed a different appearance to them, he saw as you and I could see, but, as if he were wearing a screen over his eyes, everything was either blue, or purple.

His eyes were scary looking, pure white with a blue rim around them, nobody could tell where his eyes were directed.

“Can you see, Lord Ix?” Shade asked.

“Yes, though oddly.” Ix snorted. “My eyes seem to have changed.”

Shade cringed; his eyes were so very cold now.

The soldiers were exploring on their own, there were only a few miles of land and they weren’t sure what was spared after that.

“Did anybody hear the word, ‘Argus’?” Ix asked.

A few soldiers stopped to listen; the whole place was silent after he had said that.

“What is this, ‘Argus’ Nestor?” Shade said.

Nestor shrugged his shoulders. “I wish I could tell you, I heard the word too, it gave me a foul feeling.”

Ix stood up. “Alright, if we’re to live here, we need to make arrangements.”

As Ix was about to continue, one of the soldiers who’d been exploring started calling out to him. “LORD IX! LORD IX! THERE ARE COLONIES!!”

Shade gasped. “Is this true?”

The soldier kneeled. “I swear it ma’am. South on the other side, you can see one of them.”

The Giziods all stood at attention, as the soldiers ran unorganized towards it.

There in the purple mists, was another island.

It looked like it was made of stone and rock, like a meteor.

There were mountains and it was much larger then their island.

It was very blunt looking, a brown world.

“Is there a way we can travel there?” Ix said, turning to Shade.

Shade was actually happy to be called upon, even in pressing situations; for Ix rarely sleeked advice from lower officers.

She looked from side to side, they were the closest they could get to it, and the other island was pretty noticeable where they stood.

“Do our Gizoids provide any other functions?” Nestor asked. “Like say, grappling hooks?”

The soldiers exchanged looks, and then turned facing the robots.

“I believe so, it’s a little risky though,” Shade said. “We should take the best of the Giziods if we’re going into unfamiliar territory.”

“I’m coming as well.” Nestor said.

Ix growled. “Give me one good reason I should even allow you to live?!”

“I know a great deal about a lot of things, I may be able to assist you,” Nestor said. “Either way, the offer’s on the table.”

Ix didn’t look like he was taking to the idea, but Nestor did have a lot of knowledge of stuff like this.

He nodded, and immediately three Giziods were brought before them.

Two of them were very different from the usual Giziods, they’re crownpiece to their armored heads were in different shapes, one was blue the other was red, the last one, tan.

Shade approached a machine and grabbed its metal hand.

Ix and Nestor did the same to the other two robots.

“Scylla, Charyb, and Emeral,” Shade said, addressing the robots, and then pointing to the colony. “Use your grappling hooks to take us there.”

Scylla Charyb and Emeral were very unique compared to the other Gizoids.

For one, they could speak in a monotonic voice.

Emeral was the exception; he could not speak in any language, but was the most powerful machine ever created.

Every attempt to recreate his design wound up second to him.

Scylla and Charyb, had personalities, but because of this, it provided a distraction to them, hindered them in a manner of speaking.

Emeral did not have this problem.

Created by the Echidnas long ago, these three were the only designs to be perfected.

Ix valued them very highly.

The robots were very impressive, they stuck their hands out in unison, and released a wire attached to a hook, then fired it.

They had perfect aim as well.

The three Echidnas made sure they were holding the robots securely.

Shade looked back at the soldiers. “Do not worry, we will be back soon. See to it a camp is built, it’s apparent that we’re to stay here a while.”

The Gizoids all backed up, then quickly the Echidnas felt themselves rushing through the purplish sky.

Ix was not concerned about his safety because he had a large confidence in his people’s machines.

Nestor however, couldn’t help but close his eyes, he was a lot older then the others and he didn’t want to be dropped.

There was a snap, and the robots let go of the wire.

They felt gravity pull them down to the island.

Shade planted her feet into the ground firmly, examining the surrounding areas.

The Gizoids stood alert.

Ix’s eyes were making it hard on him, everything was a scary blue.

Nestor was festinated.

This colony was made of a brown clay-like stone, shaped in different ways with walls of dust and dirt.

It wasn’t a very pretty place at any rate.

Nestor leaned over, his knee on the ground, and he picked up a rock.

“ASTOUNDING!” Nestor said in high spirits. “This is unlike anything I’ve ever seen, there are rings in it like a tree, yet it’s as hard as a diamond!”

Ix grunted. “I don’t want to go on any scavenger hunt Worm, I want to know-”

Ix had started his sentence, but was interrupted by a weird sounding voice.

It sounded like a person behind a wall was talking in a deep tone. “…Who are you?”

End chapter