Editing Alanik

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Alanik is a cytonic. She has more understanding of her abilities than Spensa, although she believes that she still has much to learn.{{book ref|sky2|8}} She is able to sense other cytonics and determine their location, and she is the only UrDail cytonic able to hyperjump without the assistance of a [[taynix]].{{book ref|sky2|7}}{{book ref|sf1|6}}{{book ref|sf2|1}} She is able to reach out to other cytonics and speak to them psionically,{{book ref|sky2|5}} and she is also able to place the coordinates of [[Starsight]] directly into Spensa's mind.{{book ref|sky2|8}}

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Alanik attended a sporting event at the Stadium Tree, the match between the Unity and Independece faction. At the match she talked with Rinakin, and witnessed a thinly veiled message from [[Nanalis]] saying that the divisive Independence faction must be silenced. They left the match partway through, and were summoned by Quilan and the other Unity cytonics to come meet him at the Council tree.{{book ref|Sf2|1}} She refused, flying to Spindle instead. They were intercepted by Quilan there. She landed, and Quilan struck Rinakin with a concussion bolt.{{book ref|sf2|2}} Two of his men apprehended Rinakin, and Alanik got away. She cytonically communicated with Jorgen, saying that Detritus has an inhibitor and she needs the key. Their minds connected and she received the key, and she hyperjumped to Detritus.{{book ref|sf2|4}}

They flew upwards, Alanik managing with difficulty. After interlocking with light lances and preparing to hyperjump, Jeshua radioed them and warned them that if they left, they would be considered deserters. At Jorgen’s go-ahead, Alanik teleported them to ReDawn.{{book ref|sf2|7}} They arrived just outside Hollow, and Alanik explained the nature of ReDawn and its trees to them. As they neared the Superiority transport where Alanik’s people were being held, Skyward Flight engaged the numerous Unity pilots. The transport fled and Skyward Flight worked together to bring it down, Nedd using his IMP and Kimmalyn taking out the pilot, while Alanik and Arturo grabbed the transport with their light-lances.{{book ref|sf2|8}}

Alanik and Arturo joined the fight against the Unity pilots, whose cytonics were trying to get in formation to make a cytonic inhibitor. They succeeded, and a Superioirty battleship appeared, guns trained on Tower. Alanik shot down Quilan during the battle and killed him, and another cytonic was shot down. The inhibitor deactivated as the battleship began to fire, and Rig hyperjumped Wadnering leaf close to the battleship and destroyed it with the platforms’ autoturrets. A varvax cytonic hyperjumped onto Wandering Leaf and marched on Rig. Alanik tried to stop it, but Boomslug protected Rig by cutting through the creature’s exoskeleton.{{book ref|sf2|21}} With their cytonics shot down and Quilan dead, the Unity pilots retreated as Rinakin made a broadcast to the UrDail people.{{book ref|sf2|22}}

Alanik went with Jorgen as he led Skyward Flight down to Platform Prime, where he yelled at Vice Admiral Stoff. Alanik helped Jorgen in his argument with Stoff, and kept trying to use her cytonic abilities to locate Gran-Gran and Cobb.{{book ref|sf3|1}} Alanik returned to ReDawn with a few other members of the flight to finish solidifying the alliance between Detritus and ReDawn, and over the course of two days she still wasn't able to find Gran-Gran or Cobb with her senses.{{book ref|sf3|2}} Jorgen volunteered to help Alanik search, and she tried to teach him to hone his cytonic skills. They both heard a communication from [[Kauri]] of the [[kitsen]], saying they had Cobb and Gran-Gran on their planet.{{book ref|sf3|3}}

=== Mission to Evershore ===

After getting permission from Stoff, and then gaining more information from Kauri, Alanik, Jorgen, Cuna, and the rest of Skyward Flight traveled to the kitsen planet of [[Evershore (planet)|Evershore]]. Alanik was more familiar with the kitsen than the humans in the flight, and was able to give some limited information to them about the kitsen. They went to the kitsen capital city of [[Dreamspring]], and visited Gran-Gran and Cobb, who were both in comas. Alanik initially wasn't sure that it was actually Gran-Gran, since she couldn't sense her cytonically.{{book ref|sf3|6}}

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|Keep going. You have to convince them.

|Alanik cytonically encouraging Jorgen to speak to the kitsen senate{{book ref|sf3|8}}

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Deciding to wait and come back to them later, Alanik and the others attended a feast held by the kitsen. She went to a kitsen senate meeting with Jorgen and FM, trying to tell the kitsen that they came in peace, so they could form an alliance. After Jorgen threw the meeting into chaos by accidentally exploding outward with mindblades, Alanik cytonically encouraged him to talk anyways, making his case to the kitsen.{{book ref|sf3|8}}

While the kitsen [[Juno]] went with Jorgen to try and help him gain better control of his mindblades, Alanik went to visit the unconscious Cobb and Gran-Gran. But when she and the med techs tried to move Cobb and Gran-Gran to their medical transport, their condition started deteriorating rapidly. Alanik cytonically told Jorgen to come see, and she explained the situation. Deciding to keep them where they were for the time being, Alanik and Jorgen discussed the possibilities of what was happening. At Jorgen's request, Juno took them to the library, where Gran-Gran and Cobb had first appeared. They found a nowhere portal, but before they have much time to discuss it, Arturo radioed them to tell them that the Superiority was attacking.{{book ref|sf3|11}}

=== Battle for Evershore ===

Alanik and Jorgen hyperjumped to their ships, and released everyone's taynix from their boxes. They both got into the air first, and helped cover their flightmates as they got to their fighters.

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|This rodent keeps talking to me about birds. There are no birds living in my mind, Jorgen, and I don't know what he means about waves either.

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Several kitsen ships joined Skyward Flight in the air and began to fight, and the Superiority ships temporarily retreated to await reinforcements. Jorgen and FM hyperjumped to Detritus to get reinforcements of their own, and Jorgen had Juno fly with Alanik and try to help teach her.{{book ref|sf3|12}} Juno tried to instruct her with the same exercises he used with Jorgen, but Alanik didn't understand them and grew frustrated.{{book ref|sf3|13}}

Jorgen fetched Wandering Leaf from Detritus, and Alanik communicated with him cytonically to direct where he should hyperjump the platform. Alanik used [[Snide]] to send Juno back to Jorgen's ship, since Juno had decided she simply didn't have much aptitude for mindblades.{{book ref|sf3|14}} At Jorgen's suggestion, Alanik hyperjumped to ReDawn to get UrDail ships to come to Evershore and join the fight. She convinced them, and soon returned with more reinforcements. Arturo spotted a [[lifebuster]] bomber, and Kimmalyn shot it down. Alanik caught the falling bomb with her light hook, hyperjumped it a safe distance away, then hyperjumped to safety. Since their lifebuster failed, the Superiority ships instead began to spread out across the planet, attempting to target the various kitsen cities and inflict maximum civilian casualties.{{book ref|sf3|18}}

At Jorgen's order, Alanik and the other members of the flight focused their efforts on evacuating as many kitsen civilians as possible. However, the battle was soon won, as Jorgen and Rig managed to hyperjump the entire planet of Detritus to Evershore, using its platforms to tip the battle in their favor and force the Superiority to retreat.{{book ref|sf3|20}}

== Relationships ==

===Gilaf===

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|Unlike the rest of my family, Gilaf wasn’t going to swallow Unity lies.

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Gilaf is Alanik's brother. He is the only family member she mentions by name, and he is the only one who doesn't agree with [[Unity]]'s methods. When Alanik comes to rescue Gilaf and his the rest of the holdouts from [[Hollow]], he trusts her enough to obey her instructions without knowing the whole plan.{{book ref|sf2|10}}

===Rinakin===

Rinakin trained Alanik in the use of her cytonic abilities, though he is not cytonic himself. Alanik found him intimidating at first, because of his intensity, but came to realize that's just the way he is. Though he expected a lot from Alanik in her training, she notes that he was never discouraging of her efforts.{{book ref|sf2|1}}

When Rinakin is captured by the Unity faction working with the Superiority, Alanik knows Rinakin well enough to see that they are somehow forcing him to promote their view.

===Arturo===

[[Arturo]] is initially suspicious of Alanik, and approaches her after Skyward Flight defects to come to ReDawn. He tells her frankly that he's worried she is using the humans and planning to turn them over to the Superiority for an advantage. Alanik is offended at the idea of cooperating with the Superiority, but admits to herself that his concerns are valid. Arturo warns her not to cross them, and leaves.{{book ref|sf2|12}}

Later, Alanik and Arturo talk about why they fight the Superiority, and grow to understand and respect each other's reasons. Arturo volunteers to accompany Alanik on the mission to rescue Rinakin, which annoys Alanik at first, as she thinks he still must not trust her. During the course of the mission she realizes he just wants to help. They engage in friendly conversation, and he helps her choose a callsign.

When Alanik is panicking over having killed another pilot, Arturo pulls her aside and pushes her to talk. He helps her think through her feelings and calm down, making sure she's alright before they continue fighting.{{book ref|sf2|21}}

After the battle on ReDawn, Alanik and Arturo spend lots of time together.{{book ref|sf3|3}} Arturo takes it upon himself to make sure Alanik is well-assimilated to Skyward Flight, though this is somewhat unnecessary, as she is already an excellent pilot and quickly accustoms to flying with them. Of late, he flies with Alanik as a wingmate instead of [[Nedd]], like usual.{{book ref|sf3|12}} When [[Jorgen]] is communicating cytonically with Arturo, he sees that Arturo has feelings for Alanik, though nothing is yet happening between them.{{book ref|sf3|18}} It seems likely that Alanik feels the same, although she finds the idea of asking Arturo (in particular) about human mating rituals "disorienting."{{book ref|sf2|22}}

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