Section 7 Expanding the Universe
Zak and Tak have an altercation about Lurwika.
Lurwika went to get Zak.
“Someone is ready to talk with you about something Tak,” said Cakish. He is in Zrak’s office. Lurwika had found Zak, soon after the king was found dead. “He is in the queen’s office. Yak brought Mark to the kings office, after he put Zrak back together again. Zak stayed with Mark until, Yak realized, who Zak was.
When Lurwika went to retrieve Zak, Mark asked some questions.
“Zak what should I do?” Asked Mark.
“Trayton. (Zak’s Starlynnian) What should Mark do?” Asked Zak.
“Oh! Zak, I have it on good authority, from Adonis, that Tak is going to be on the side of good. Mark should be okay to come out of the basement library,” said Trayton. The men came out of the basement. Cak was in the main room of the palace. He saw the three of them. Cakish was with him.
“Go get Takish and both of you stand in front of the door to his majesties office,” said Cak. Fortunately, their was no, goth exit at either of their majesty’s offices. Cakish and Takish returned. Tak went to Zak. Tak was happy to see Zak. Mark froze Zrak’ body. He pulled Zrak up the steps with Yak’s help. Mark made use of the rug to carry Zrak up the steps. Takish would bring a long table, soon. Mark would put Zrak back together, again. It wouldn’’t take long but Mark worked his magic. Meanwhile, back at the rooms.
“I will take care of Ruwika, Zak,” said Tak. “It is good to see you alive, my old friend.”
“We shall see, Tak,’ said Zak. “What you did to Lurwika. If it hadn’t been for your new grandson. You know Adonis could not tell you to stop, while Bealzak was there. You scared her Tak. She was helping me bring, an Earthling to her husband. Lurwika was pregnant.” Tak looked astonished. Right then, Cak brought the writ which he had in his hand and gave to to Tak. It said, Tak was in charge, until Zrakish arrived, then Tak would discuss the realm, and other things, with the prince. Tak would be in charge, until Zrakish was older. Zrakish would be home, in a few days, Mafara where Zrakish was located was that far away from, Sakara. Mafara was the East most city on Nystar. It was in alignment with the Pleiades, the seven sisters, star constellation.
“I’m so sorry, Zak,” said Tak. “We will talk of this but Ruwika needs our attention now.”
“Yes!” She wants to see him. It would be better, if she didn’t but you are your own person,” said Zak. “This writ says you are in charge.”
“Adonis said, ‘this is too traumatic for Ruwika.’ I am in agreement,” said Tak.
“I’m glad you are still listening to your Starlynnian,” said Zak. Tak nodded.The men had Ruwika go to the suite, after the reading of the writ. Tak and Cak looked, as Nak held on to Ruwika’s arm. She had almost passed them, when Nak arrive. Tak, Cak, and Zak were thinking what to do about everything. Zrak was a mess and yes, he was dead. News traveled fast in the palace. Lurwika was now with Ruwika. She sort of calmed Ruwika. Ruwika stopped trying to get away and she stopped fighting. Ruwika despite her upset was also worried, Tak would not do the right thing. Molse, Lurwika’s Starlynnian, to tell Ruwika, Tak was of a similar mind about the Earthlings, as Ruwika’s and her family.
Freaka took baby Souwika to the kitchen. Cook fixed her some lunch and made some sandwiches for the group. The Earthlings had made bread and sandwiches for the Nystarians. It was one of the things, the queen would introduce, the second year, the Earthlings were there. The Earthlings also showed the cook, how to make chocolate things. They, before they left, brought several cocoa bean trees and made coffee and chocolate. Lurwika had been in the kitchen, when they were making fudge, near the end of the fifth year. She asked the cook, an Earthling, how she made the coffee and the chocolate. Until then, the Nystarians were drinking a weak tea.
Cak got the writ out of Tak’s rooms there. (Tak had a bedroom on the first floor.) He seldom stayed there but he had that room for necessary, times. Cak brought the writ to Tak, from his room on the first floor. It was Cak’s day to watch Ruwika. Cak saw Lurwika on the way over. Tak had Ruwika confined to her bedroom, until, Cak came back. Meanwhile, Cak saw Lurwika in the main palace.
“Lurwika, Zrak is dead,” said Cak. “Go to Ruwika. She is in her bedroom.” He left for Tak’s room and the writ of, who should be in charge. Lurwika ran to the nook. Molse (told Lurwika to quickly get Zak.)
“Lurwika, Zak is in the nook tunnel, library of Bozark. Orion wants you to get Zak before you go to Ruwika,” said Molse, her Starlynnian. Lurwika had been sleeping in the requestor room, downstairs. Zak would come through the nook, prison tunnel to the panic rooms, then down the Azark tunnel to the requestor room, every night. Lurwika was sleeping late. She would stay with Zak. Molse sometimes would wake her to go to her rooms, in the guest rooms, of royals up on the second floor, near the king and queen’s rooms. Molse would wake Lurwika, in the requestor rooms, where she was with Zak. Lurwika would go to her rooms, usually from the Azark tunnels to the panic room tunnels, through the suite fireplace. All the tunnels could be accessed, if they would use the panic room tunnels. All the passageways connected to the panic tunnels.
It was not a surprise, if Lurwika was in the royals suite, living quarters. Accessing the Azark tunnels, then the panic tunnels, from there, she would go to her room in the guest room on the second floor, through the Wrench fireplace. It would be a big problem, if Zrak knew Zak was sleeping in the first requestor room, on the first floor. The room was locked, from the inside. If someone wanted in the room, they would need the key. This would give Zak time, to make the bed, go into the panic tunnels to the nook, and from there, to the prison tunnel, to the nook well. Then, he could go to the west wing, but usually, he went to the nook well, to the Bozark library.
This morning, Zak did not wake Lurwika. Zak, who was Ruwika’s brother would help. Zak was in hiding. Zrak did not believe Zak, was responsible for the Earthlings going, home. He thought, ‘Lucilak was mistaken.’ Molse told Lurwika,’ to go to her guest room, on the second floor. Molse was always there, checking for Lurwika, when she was asleep. He saw the commotion and after a moment, saw Zrak, then went to Lurwika and told her, to go to the guest room. Lurwika woke from a deep sleep and took, the panic tunnels to the fireplace, in the east wing royals suite. She slipped into her guest room on the second floor.
A few days before, before bedtime, Lurwika had been to the library of Bozark, from the west wing nook. It was impressive to all Nystarians. She did not forget the way from the nook to the basement. She had Molse to help, if there were a problem. Now, she went to the west wing nook again. There, she went down the nook, well tunnel to the sub basement, opened the door, and saw Zak and Mark in the library. She called for Zak. Yak was looking down the basement steps. He saw Lurwika go past him, but did not watch her. Lurwika saw Zrak’s mangled body, as she passed to the nook. She passed Yak and opened, the nook entrance, to the tunnels. Yak was not paying attention to Lurwika. He probably thought, ‘she went further into the west wing.’ Fortunately, Zak was in the second palace library (also known as, Tressel’s or Bozark’s) translating and reading texts. Lurwika was weak with upset at seeing Zrak mangled body. She quickly climbed down five floors to the Nook library. She told Zak about Zrak.
“Zak, Zrak fell down the steps and he looks, awful. He is dead. Come up now, if you want. Ruwika needs us both,” said Lurwika. “Molse said, ‘it would be okay. You would help Tak with the arrangements.’ Oh! Ruwika will be so devastated.”
“Zak, it is okay,” said Trayton, (Zak’s Starlynnian.) Lurwika had heard, from Molse (her Starlynnian.) ’Tak is having trouble with her majesty.” Lurwika went and got Zak, her husband. She figured, he would know what to do. He was Ruwika’s brother. Zak knew from school, the king would have a writ, upon death.
“Lurwika, I will go to Tak. Help Cak find the writ for who is to take over the government, until Zrakish is twenty five,” said Zak.
“Well okay,” said Lurwika. “I’ll get Cak and whoever else is around.” When she came out of the nook in the west wing, she saw Cak. Zak and Mark needed to talk with Trayton and decide, if Mark should come out with Zak. Lurwika saw Cak returning from Tak’s room. Mark was with Zak in the library. He would come up with Zak.
“Cak, I need you to find yours and Tak’s sons and meet Tak and the queen in the east wing suite, living room. I don’t think, Ruwika should see Zrak. It is too gruesome. Tak may be shocked and not think of, that aspect. Also, I think, there is something called a writ to tell, who helps Zrakish, until he is of age,” said Lurwika.
“Yes, your ladyship,” said Cak. He did a chest pound. Cak knew Lurwika was married to the brother of Ruwika. She, as such, was a royal. “I just obtained the writ. I am going to the kings office, but I think, we will all meet in the suite living room.
Lurwika, Tak is keeping Ruwika away from the body.” Cak went about his business. He dropped the writ off at the kings office, then he found Cakish and had him go round up Takish, Nak, and the other guard Yak. Yak was helping Mark now. Nak had a child now a Nakish. He loved his wife but he had missed Betsy. Now with Nakish, he was happier, than he had been, for a while. All the aliens went to the royals, suite living room.
Forgotten Warning
A few minutes, after the king fell down the steps, Tak came back, stepped away, just after Zrak’s shriek. The rug was put there, just two days ago. Zrak thought, ‘to have a rug and chair put in front of the fireplace.’ They did this recently. Zrak forgot his father Trakish told Sturwika, not to put the rug out, near the steps. He had slid on the rug, years ago.
“Someone could slide right down, those treacherous, steps, Sturwika,” said Trakish, Sturwika’s husband, many years ago.
“Yes, I know you are right, said Sturwika. Zrak however, although young, realized his parents were very happy, those few years in front of the fire. He did not realize, his father, almost fell into the basement. The thought, came to him, one very cold day recently, to put a rug in front of the fireplace. The climate, the Winds were longer, recently. The cold was longer recently, too. Climate had changed a few years, because of the vortex travel. Earth’s climate was different recently, too. Zrak had known, he would die, falling down the stairs but did not associate the rug, with his demise.
All to the East Wing Suite Living Room
“Everyone, let’s retire to the suite living room,” said Tak. Most were in the room already, but Tak opened the door for those left. The group went to the suite. Zak arrived. Mark was with him. Zak first, asked Mark, to do something. He then sat for a few. They all listened to the writ, that was read by Zak. This is when, Ruwika decided, she didn’t want to hear any more. She wanted to go back to her room. Nak, the last to arrive, saw everyone sitting in the suite. He followed. He grabbed Ruwika’s arm. He noticed, she was trying to get away. He had just arrived.
Nak came to see, if he might help in some way. Nak was about to go home, after his shift. Zrak was a mess, and yes, he was dead. News traveled fast, in the palace. Tak now, had left the kings office. He thought, to bring Ruwika into the suite. He sent for her. She was in her room, with Stewika. Stewika would go home, soon. She was ill. She was pregnant. Cak had had his son go get, his wife to stay with Ruwika. Freaka and Souwika were there also, with Ruwika to her rooms. The guards stayed when Cak brought Ruwika to the east wing royal suite, after Cak gave Tak the writ.
“Yak, tell the staff, there would be no discussion about Zrak’s death, until I make an announcement to the staff later,” said Tak. He would then, declare himself the interim ruler of Nystar.
Zak arrived with Lurwika, Cak, and the writ, stating; Tak was to be ruler in absentia, until Zrakish was twenty-five. As the palace guards and Ruwika’s family, arrive, Tak took the writ. Nak arrived. He realized, no one was watching Ruwika, in the suite now. She was determined to see Zrak. Fortunately, Mark was fixing his body. Towards the last few months, before he was at the lubobula factory, Mark had been at the Azark, house helping a doctor, a plastic surgeon. (His story soon.)
“I’m so sorry for your loss,” said Nak. He knew Ruwika was trying an escape. He acted as though, he didn’t realize, Ruwika was angry with Tak. He held her arm and that is when, Tak realized Ruwika was trying to get away. Cak put his crystal across the door. Nak put his there, also. Ruwika was trapped. Tak didn’t advertise but he was head of the guards. She turned and gave Tak, a determined look.
Mark’s Expertise
Mark had for the last year, been for some months, especially when he was called to Sakara, was learning something new. He traveled the circles, so he would be able to help. Then daily, he would return to the forest mountain camp, via circles. Doc had a plastic surgeon added to his people, at the Azark house.
“Take her majesty to the suite. Get the undertaker. Wait for the town cryer. I’ll let it be known, later. We will need to have his majesty, Zrakish,, come home immediately,” said Tak. Tak was busy and wasn’t watching Ruwika, but he heard Nak and saw Ruwika, was trying to get out the door. He had Takish take Ruwika to her room again.
“Okay, I’ll be good,” said Ruwika. She wanted to know what was going on and she was desperate to touch her husband and say her last good-byes.
“If I might, Tak. How about Cakish go and get, Zrakish? Cakish can tell Zrakish what has happened, when he is alone with Zrakish. ‘Cakish tell him to keep it quiet, about, the death. He is to go home, as baby Suwika is ill. Her illness will be a good cover’,” said Zak. “He should tell Zrakish, his sister is not ill, when he get’s the chance. Zak went over to Ruwika, who wanted to see her husband. Tak allowed her to stay, when she moved away from, the door to the east wing proper.
“Takish get a funeral area set up, a podium, and a table, on which to put the king. then come back,” said Tak. Zak went over to his sister, hugged her. She began to cry.
“There, there, Ruwi,” said Zak. He hugged her again. She burst into tears. Tak watched at Ruwika tried to stop her emotions. Her brother was there for her. Tak did not say anything. He did not try to talk with Ruwika at this time, or make her go to her room.
“Ruwi, I know this is terrible but you need to listen to Tak. I have seen Zrak. You do not want to see him like this, Ruwi. Really? Those of us, who have seen him, will remember this day forever after, now. Rest now,” said Zak. “This is what is happening and will happen. Cakish is going to get Zrakish, in Mafara. I think, it might be good to have, Mark fix Zrak, enough to be seen. He is currently doing that. Yak, you need to go back and see if Mark is finished. Then help Mark come here and help, if you can, see if he needs, anything. Tyrak and Lak will be here, momentarily. The Starlynnians have helped all to arrive, as fast as, possible.” Zak did not tell about the circles, yet. He did not know, if Zrakish would want to tell everyone, about the circles fast travel vehicle. “Truwika will arrive soon, too. She will go to Zakara and bring my mother and Truwika here. She is suppose to come, soon. If not, just return here, for further instructions.”
Arrivals and a Families Clandestine Meetings
Ruwika was angry with Tak. Truwika would arrive soon. The group were talking. She frowned at Tak. Truwika, Zak, were discussing plans and then at the moment, Lak arrived. Zak was anxious to talk with Tak about some things, that Tak was not aware of, because he was not included with the royals families, clandestine activities. (helping the Earthlings for the five years). Zak wanted, an audience with Tak, before he started sending Zak’s, family members to retrieve other family members.
Tak Finds Out About the Circles
First, before Tak would talk about the capture of Lucilak, Zak had a private conversation with Tak in the kings office.
“Tak. May I have a conversation with you in your office?” Asked Zak.
“Sure, Zak, said Tak. “Cak make sure the queen is comfortable, then bring her to the suite living room again.” Cak had guarded her majesty outside her room for an hour while Ruwika rested. She definitely wanted to find out what was going on with preparations to capture Lucilak.
“Yes Tak,” said Cak. Tak looked at Ruwika. He did not want Cak to have too much trouble with Ruwika, so he allowed her to join the meetings. He would find, Ruwi was going to be obstinate. She knew Cak needed to obey Tak. She would see how far she could push it. Zak and Tak went to the kings office. Zak shut the door.
Tak, I think you should now, know about the circles. You did not read that history. I did recently. The Prioresses made sure, it was taken out to the crystal book and they also made sure, the history was kept in the secret library, rooms of Mafara Abbey. During my time at the Abbey, I would copy the books in the secret library. Few knew about this library, except Lucilak realized, I was rewriting books, that were bought to me by the prioress. He was curious. He did not see the circles book but he did realize, there were books in a place, he did not know about. in the abbey. Anyway, recently, The lost library of Bozark was found by the Earthlings. I was privy to the library, as well as, Lak. It is okay, that I tell you this, Trayton told me, you are on board with our agenda to keep Lucilak on this planet and in irons. Therefore, I am telling you things, you need to know. I spent the last three years, reading, all I could in the Bozak library.
“Wait a moment,” said Tak.”You found the, well the Earthlings found the lost library of Bozark?”
“Yes Tak,” said Zak. “Before we are interrupted, I want to explain the circles. They are the transportation devices of the first Starians. They were our ancestors. They were an advanced race but after the king and queen left, to find a better planet and never returned, their children’s generals fought each other, Eventually, they were eliminated. tHowever, the princes and their people were left in a backwards state. There were seven brothers and one sister, the were children of the original king Nystark. The brothers were the regents of the cities. One brother per city. But that is neither here nor there. The circles,” said Zak.
The Circles Transportation
“Okay, tell me about the circles?” Asked Tak. “I will want to know some more about this Nystark. I suspect, he is the reason the planet is called Nystar.
“You are correct about Nystark. But the circles, they not only go to Earth, (Lak, Tak, Zrak, and Lucilak went to Earth by the circles, when they were teens, before they were married. They used the ones in the forest. Lucilak did not realize there were other ways to go to Earth and that the circles went across the desert to the next city if they pushed different icons on the crystal, with the circle icon. They also can send someone back to Earth. The circles move across the desert in record time,” said Zak.
“I have gone on those speed trips, once or twice but Lak, Truwika, Tyrak, Bakish and a few others can go to a city in a half hour without worry. They can return persons who are not old with them, or go to another person and inform them of the kings death. The circle is fast. I think, we should have Cakish go to Mafara by caravan. He will return with Zrakish by caravan. I also think, Tyrak can help us with the capture of Lucilak. He can get here in record time. Bakish can inform Wordwika’s family and Lak can inform Tyrak first. One of them will have Bakish, a nephew of Tyrak’s son of Bak, you met him Tak, to retrieve Wordwika, Sak, and their families, by caravan. Also, I think, Truwika should bring Stowika and her family, if they are to come by caravan. She can go by circle, and return by caravan. Also Wordwika will come by caravan with my mother, said Zak. “Both are elderly, much more so, than you and I, and I just get wheezy on that, circle contraption.”
“The circles are really fast and are not conducive to elderly travel. I myself, do not travel them often, but you will need to go by them, to the forest, to capture Lucilak. Lak will show you how, when you have the time. It is the fastest way to the forest. So far, Trayton has told me, ‘Lucilak does not know, anything about Zrak’s death. He also, does not know, about the circles.’ Lucilak will therefore, travel by caravan to Trifara. There, he will go looking for the passageway to Earth. He does not know, he could also go to Earth on any, of these, circles at any city, so we are working with the advantage. This information is in the Mafara Abbey and in Bozark’s library.” Tak looked at Zak and was amazed at the deception, that had gone on, while Zrak was the king.
“This is all true? Zak,” Asked Tak.
“Yes Tak. “It is all true,” said Zak.
After their conversation, Tak was anxious to have an audience with people, who might help to capture Lucilak. Tak went back to the suite living room. Zak came along also. Tak thought to arrange for a few to know, what was going on. Tak was not going to tell some, that there were circles. He would soon know who could go by circle now. Tak would ask some to go by caravan and some by circles, to collect Zak’s and Ruwika’s relatives. (Section 8 is about Ruwika’s family arriving and setting out to help. Zak has told Tak about the circles and Tak realizes, what is to be done for family, about Lucilak. Then Tak begins to with Adonis’s help (he will whisper in Tak’s ear, the word circles, when a person will use the circles, as transportation, instead of the caravan. Tak co-ordinates the retrieval of the queens’ family.)