THE CHOOSING ONE

The Hooray scientist, with ten Hoorays that served as his guards, were seen sipping their locally made wine when the gadget in the spaceship rang, and it was picked by the spaceship pilot.
"We heard you now have the scepter?" The voice of the senate leader boomed from the speaker attached to the body of the spaceship.
"Yes," the scientist answered back, from his seat.
"And it was tested and proved to be real?"
"Aye, I tested it personally, and am sure it is."
"In that case, there is no point coming home, just go directly into the Apollons region and unleashed it."
"What!"
"Am sure you can hear me clearly," the voice of the senate leader yelled back. "You are ordered to fly directly into the Apollons region, and unleash the scepter."
The scientist looked grimly, and his tongue was tied, because of the words booming out of the speaker.
"Are we cleared, or did I need to repeat myself?"
"Cleared, but won't you like to see the scepter, before it is unleashed?"
"For what purpose? We didn't ask for the scepter for sightseeing!"
"Aye, it will be done." The scientist answered back, and the line was disconnected immediately.
"What will be will be!" One among the listening Hooray let out.
"Why should all of us perish along with the scepter?" The team leader mumbled out.
"What can we do? We are destiny to be destroyed along with the Apollons." Another Hooray let out.
"Aye, our death will serve a greater purpose!"
"We can't all perish to serve this great purpose." The team leader said.
"What's in your mind?"
"I suggest we choose the one lamb among us along with the scientist."
"Yes, I support it!"
"Supported!
All the Hoorays favored their leader's suggestion, and straw was picked, cut into nine same sizes, while the tenth one is shorter than the rest.
The team leader put all the straws in a bottle, covered it, and put a hole in the cover. He looked at his comrades and asked.
" Who will be shaking first?"
The first shaker stepped out, he stretched his hand and collect the bottle, shake it thrice, and muttered a prayer. "Oh gods and goddess, I don't want to be the choosing one."
Done with his prayer, he shake the bottle twice again, then turned it upside down, and a long straw fell out.
"Thank you oh able gods and goddesses." The Hooray cried out and jumped up with excitement, as he handed the bottle back to his team leader.
"Next?"
Another Hooray stepped out, collected the bottle and shake it once, then turn it upside down. And it was another long straw!
The third Hooray stepped out, then the fourth and fifth.
When the team leader see that the straw remained only five, he instantly decreed he will be the next one to shake.
Few among them argued about the rule, as it is the leader that supposes to be the last to shake. Except one among the earlier competitors had picked the shorter object. Otherwise, the leader will be declared the choosing one, as only the shortest object will be left in the bottle.
"Let him shake and avoid this delay." One among the lucky ones let out.
The team leader smirked, shake the bottle thrice, and halted as his body shivered.
"Be quick with it!" One among the awaiting ones cried out.
"Please be patient with me, am about to gamble with my life." The Hooray cried back, shake the bottle once, and turned it upside down. And a short straw slipped out.
"You are the choosing one!"
"Oh my goodness, did the short straw just slip out?"
"I can't believe this!"
The voice of the surprise Hoorays boomed in the spaceship, as it glided towards the Apollons region.
The team leader looked grimly for a while and tried to say something, but his mouth produce no sound, and his knees suddenly gave way, and he wobbled to the floor.
"Take heart, your reincarnation is certain within twenty-four days."
"Aye, and you will come back as a warrior and not a peasant."
"So sorry, but you should rejoice and not be sad."
The lucky ones tried to cheer the choosing one up when the pilot announced.
"Those who will be teleporting down should do that now, as we will be entering the Apollon's region in a few minutes."
Thirteen Hoorays were seen inside the big auditorium that usually served as their meeting place.
"In a few minutes, the scepter will go boomed, and the Apollons will be destroyed." The senate leader announced.
"I would have called for celebration, but I won't until I'm sure the Apollons are wiped off." The king let out, in the remembrance of their former failure.
"But what can go wrong again? Our scientists have already confirmed it is the real one." One among the twelve senates asked back.
"Yes, nevertheless, I want us to see the result first before celebrating." The king replied.
"It should be unleashed by now." The senate leader announced, after some moment of silence.
"Yes, let's send warriors out to confirm." The king let out.
" I already did, and I'm expecting their feedback any moment from now." The senate leader answered back.
"So wise of you, my able senate leader!" The king exclaimed, and the gadget that served as a telephone rang.
"What?" The Senate leader was stunned at the numbers that just called him.
"What's wrong?" The Hoorays asked with puzzled.
"We have failed again, the scepter didn't work."
"Are you joking?"
"No my king, the scientist is the one calling."
"Then accept the call." The king barked back.
The Senate leader smirked, accept the call and the voice of the scientist was heard from the other side.
"The scepter didn't work."
"And why, I thought you confirm before leaving the earth?
"Yes I did, unfortunately, it doesn't work, when I tested it again." The melancholy voice at the other side answered back.
"You mean the real scepter is still with the humans?" The senate leader cried out.
"Yes, I can't explain, but we have the fake one!" The voice on the other side exclaimed back.
"You don't need to explain, you and the warriors with you are henceforth banished from our region, and you will be dishonorably put to death, whenever you are caught."
"Halt!" The leader of the assaulting Hoorays cried out to his comrades. And they all stopped a few steps away from the humans.
"How did you all appear at the top of the rock?"
"Magic," Brenda cried back. "We have supernatural power and can appear and disappear."
"Magic indeed." The alien cried back. He quickly dial the numbers on his gadget, and it was picked by Yaris.
"Some humans have appeared at the top of the rock. I bet they have a secret tunnel somewhere, that leads to the top. "
"Really? That will be investigated as soon as possible." Yaris announced back.
"So what should we do about them?"
"Hold them as a hostage, and tried to find out what they are looking for at the top of the rock, as well as the way in."
"What if they resist arrest?"
"Then kill them all, I have no time to waste. And informed me whenever you see Horus."
"Aye, it will be done." The Hooray disconnect the call and raised his bow and arrow at the humans far off. "Why are you here?"
"We are here because we have the right to be anywhere we choose to be." Bobby cried back.
"Lay down your weapon, or I will order my warriors to shoot you now."
"You dare not." Horus and thousands of men suddenly appeared at the back of the assaulting aliens. "You will be dead, as soon as that arrow left its bow."
All the Hoorays turned around, and they were shocked to see the multitude in their front. And In their hands, the weapon of death.