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If I was skekTek I would have helped the Gefling.
All of the other Skeksis were such bastards to him. Like, if you think about it, everything they gave to the Gelfling was probably a creation of the Scientist. Seriously, if he went to the Gelfling he'd probably have been well received due to his more gentle nature. I can't believe he was truly evil if he could care for that little bird of his. Also, it was SKEKSILS manipulative ass that even gave him the idea to drain things in the first place. That guy was honestly ready to get punished because his mind instantly went to 'I failed' rather than hurting other creatures for his own gain. I'd like to think he wouldn't have ever gone there if that HMMING ASS BITCH hadn't given him a second of validation.
Also- if Tek had left the other Skeksis, the Gelfling would have won with minimal casualty hands down. Tek was the smartest, and arguably most compassionate of them! If he had left, he would have been 100% valid in doing so. skekSa did it. Hell even skekMal didn't really care about them to a certain extent. The future of Thra would have instantly been rewritten if skekTek had just gone ahead and done what was best for himself. Instead of trying and failing to earn the respect of the others. (In his defense, abuse is a hard thing and everyone reacts differently. Which is another reason why this show is so good. Because so many characters go thru abuse and react differently and THATS SOME GOOD FLAVOR- but I digress).
I could keep going on about this, but i shan't rant any longer. Cuz now I wanna write an AU where Tek does leave, and omg I hate it when I give myself new ideas!!