Later, while on a mission, Vikus learns that Solovet is being led into an ambush. He is unable to go after her without jeopardizing Regalia 's safety. Solovet is killed by gnawers , and Vikus suffers from a stroke.
At the end of the fifth book, he appears to be beginning to recover, although he still has trouble speaking. The Underland Cyclopedia Explore. Policies Forums. Ares Aurora Nike Daedalus. Cartesian Heronian. Temp Tick Min. Treflex Gox Reflex. Explore Wikis Community Central. In the last few steps before the canyon he felt a sharp pain in the back of his leg, and then the ground gave way under his feet.
Gregor the Overlander leaped. It is said the crawlers perform it only in the greatest secrecy for ones they believe to be chosen. Vikus character. Margaret character. I just want him gone. Who among us could ever trust him again? His mother sat at the kitchen table, as still as a statue. Her hands were clasped together, and she stared fixatedly at a small stain on the tablecloth. Gregor remembered seeing her that way so many nights after his dad had disappeared.
So, he stepped into the light of the kitchen and said the one thing he knew she wanted to hear most in the world. To his eyes, Temp looked exactly like the other twenty roaches sitting around. How on Earth could Boots have picked him out of the crowd? Gregor struggled with how to respond. Should he ignore Vikus? Let him know that none of them, not even an Overlander, could forgive him?
Just as he had steeled himself against replying, Gregor thought of the last two years, seven months, and was it fifteen days now? Things like how special it was when they went on the roof at night and tried to find the stars. Or how much he loved it when they took the subway out to the stadium to watch a baseball game. Or just that he felt lucky that out of all the people in the world, his dad was his dad. The bats were rising into the air. Do whatever it says, it could be deadly. Insult them until they leave you alone.
Amuse them. Threaten them. Ask for a ride to the nearest town or village. Throw the catch-cloth at the nearest spinner and break into an even faster sprint. Take out as many as you can with the dagger. Start giggling like crazy and stop to confuse them.
Stop, turn around and convince them that you are on their side.
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