Grang sat down and exhaled a deep breath. There was a new predator and it was going to make his continued survival difficult. He thought about the memory of the Human woman he had killed. The Zord had shown him all the memories the community had of her and he felt her mind and thoughts. They were right. He had committed a crime that he should have died for. They would never know that her thoughts burned in his mind every night as he tried to sleep. He deserved what ever happened.
He felt the hill start vibrating again and ducked down just before hundreds of the grey creatures ran through the field. He tried to figure out what those creatures reminded him of; then it hit him. Those were northern mountain cats. They were extremely vicious and hunted in packs. They were never this big. They were normally half the size of a Torg. He pondered what could have caused their extreme growth. It must have been the radiation from the wastelands. He felt the ground start trembling again and ducked as a sea of the giant beasts moved through the field toward the forest ahead. They must have overhunted the lands in the north and were migrating south. I hope the Zord can survive these beasts. What?!? He thought about it and found he did hope they would be ok. He shook his head and went down to take Bravo into the bunker. He wouldnt be safe outside.
The Zord circled high overhead. It heard everything Grang thought and wondered at the change in the yellow creature over the last two years. It was absolutely amazed that a Torg had adopted him. You cant adopt a Torg. It appears that particular one felt something in the Magrum. It watched the giant grey beasts moving south, and knew if they continued moving in that direction they would arrive at the three peaks in ninety days. Something had to be done to stop them. He waited for his replacement to arrive and thought about Grang.
Bleath flew in to the communities and screamed overhead. Scotty and Julie ran out to the clearing followed by Jing, Samuel, and Champ. I wonder whats going on?
I dont know, Julie.
Bleath landed and thought, We are facing a dangerous situation. We need your help.
Whats happening?
Bleath shared the vision of the giant grey creatures moving south. Great galloping Torg on a plain! What are those?
One of our warriors heard a thought of the Yellow Skin that they are northern mountain cats, White Hair.
Ive never seen any that size,
The Yellow Skin thinks they have been affected by the death of the waste lands.
Scotty thought a moment, Hes probably right. He looked at the community leaders and said, Those cats are alpha predators. They hunt in packs and are vicious. At that size, nothing will be safe. How far away are they, Bleath?
Three moons.
Scotty shook his head, The giant Torg herds will bring them to your lands. You will not be safe from those creatures.
What can we do?
Scotty thought about it and finally decided that the time had come. Bleath, would you consider moving?
Where would we go? Most of the land is not habitable.
I was thinking of taking you home.
Bleath was silent.
I believe we can return you to your home world.
Bleath was stunned silent. So were the community leaders.
Are you interested?
White Hair, we have dreamed of our home for centuries. How can you do this?
We will just send you there through a silver screen.
I do not know how we would be received after our long absence.
Why dont we try this? I will go with Vring and see how things have changed since your ancestors were taken. Well see if everything is safe for you to go.
Let me consider your proposal. Weve only known this world. Some may not choose to go.
Let me know what you decide.
This is a dream come true. Bleath lifted and flew north.
Scotty, we should take a look first.
Thats exactly what I intend to do, Julie. Scotty lifted his arm and pushed a button on a bracelet. Did you hear what we discussed?
Yes. Are you ready to go?
Scotty looked at Julie and she nodded.
Scotty looked at Jingo and said, Please handle any issues until we return.
Jingo bowed and said, We will work together, Your Majesty.
A silver screen appeared beside Scotty and Julie. They stepped through and found themselves on a small bridge. Welcome aboard. Ive wondered why youve not visited before.
Scotty took a deep breath and saw Julies expression. She looked at him and nodded. I believe that we are going to need your weapons, Anglo. Ive avoided coming to you until a crisis made the decision necessary. I believe this situation calls for us to use your skills. Do you know the location of the Zords home world?
Yes, its listed in my charts. Here we go.
The small white ship flew through a silver screen and appeared over a planet covered in dense forests and high mountains. Theres someone here.
Show me, Anglo.
The display on the wall came on, and they watched five small runabouts flying quickly over the planets surface. Julie watched them fire blaster beams at nothing and spread out as they approached a line of tall trees. What are they doing?
Scotty said, Theyre chasing a Zord.
The display changed and now they could see the Zord flying as fast as it could to get away from the pursuing runabouts. Theres more.
They saw a view of a large building with hundreds of runabouts around it. Mounted on trees around the building were the heads of many giant Zord.
Theyre hunting them.
Scotty said, Anglo, stop those runabouts.
The weapons are ready, Your Highness.
Julie looked at Scotty and started crying. The dream was now a reality. Fire, Anglo.
The five runabouts had found a giant Zord and knew they would win the trophy for their team if they could bag it. The thing was so agile it was hard to corner. Keeping it on their screens so they could see it was next to impossible. The team leader finally saw his board lock in on the giant beast as it slowed for the trees ahead. Reaching for the trigger of his blaster was the last thing he did.
The Zord knew his life was over. He was exhausted from the long chase and didnt have enough energy to get over the trees. He rose higher, then saw all five runabouts explode and crash into the forest. What the? It banked away from the trees and turned back toward the runabouts. He saw a small white ship descending and heard, We will not harm you. You may leave in peace and go home. The Zord didnt know what to think. The creatures in the ship were communicating with it. How did they know it could hear them? We are going to the building that hunts you and ask that they leave your world. We wish you peace.
Who are you?
We come from another world where some of your descendants are now our brothers. We will not allow you to be attacked again.
The ones taken to El Prado.
Yes. They are now a part of our community. We are discussing bringing them home. They wonder how they will be received after their long absence.
We have mourned the loss of the six children that were stolen. They were eggs of our high ruler. They will be welcomed with love and veneration. However, I wouldnt bring them back to this deathtrap our world has become.
What do you mean?
The ruler on a distant planet sells the rights for hunters to come kill us. They have murdered many thousands of us.
Why didnt you communicate with them and let them know you were an intelligent species?
We did. The Messenger was blasted from the sky. They said they didnt care.
Scottys eyes narrowed. He said, I am going to resolve this problem momentarily. Where may we go to communicate with your Ruler?