Alright, yet again, I have a new story…this thing actually been brewing for a while, and I keep adding stuff to it so I decided to actually write some of it before it was lost, and I just couldn't wait any longer!
I am writing on the others, but get writers block, and am really enjoying all of the sleep I've been getting, despite the freezing temperatures, plus I got a new puppy for Christmas! It really does happen! Her name's Lilly by the way (so that makes for Lilly, Lizzie, and Luna; a puppy, a dog, and a cat, oy).
Anyway, this is, as I said, a pretty large X-Over, dealing with, obviously, James Cameron's Avatar, and various AVP stuff, and K.A. Applegate's Animorphs series…recently I've also added some other fictional and science-fictional stuff, such as District 9 stuff and even some things regarding vampires and werewolves ((Kuryo: HA! Understatement of the century~!)), though it won't be anything Twilight related, I'm not really sorry. I have come to accept that the series isn't bad, so to speak, but I will not except sparkly, vegetarian vampires or any series including them.
Off. My. Back.
Anyway, there will be OCs (no duh) and AU-ness, and I may not get everything right, though its AU so a lot of it could be purposeful.
Also, please forgive my speaking in this story, I was not trained to speak Na'vi or Yautja or Poleepkwa, so there may be mistakes (hell, I'm not even gonna try the last one until waaay later) but feel free to point out corrections, leave comments and what not, what can I say "any feedback, is good feedback, right?" but ifin' ya flame, don't expect anything kind to occur because of it, m'kay?
Anyway, enjoy, OCs will be introduced in the second chapter, and please, give them a chance…even if they seem really OC'd, but good characters do not always appear as such in the beginning! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't anything that isn't mine, which includes the fandoms and canon-ness, but does not include my OCs, interactions between OCs and Canon charas, and plot alterations (hello, its AU).
(Edit: By the waaaaay~ This story starts with the Animorphs portion. I realized, after the fact, that the Animorphs series and the James Cameron's Avatar movie BOTH have a Jake, and this may have caused confusion and frustration, as my story IS labeled as an Avatar story, neh? So, sorry about NE confusion this may have caused.)
"Say Hello to What You Thought You Knew"
A Major Cross-Over Story
by DarkLozFanUberest
Chapter One: Unexpected
Jake Berenson grumbled as he made his way down the stairs for breakfast, he hadn't slept very well last night, guilt and other less-than-likable emotions had kept him up tossing and turning all throughout the night.
When he had finally fallen asleep it was only to be assaulted by nightmares of Tom and David, and Visser Three capturing and torturing the other Animorphs and his family and making him watch as they were each ruthlessly murdered before his very eyes. It's really no wonder he was in a foul mood by the time he had woken up the next morning, in a cold sweat no less, and decided he would try to stomach some breakfast.
He was belatedly surprised to see his mother, Jean, flitting about the kitchen in a rather happy mood, she seemed excited about something, what it could have possibly been about, though, he had no idea.
"Good morning Jake!" she exclaimed when she noticed him, a large smile on her face, before continuing to do things around the kitchen. Jake merely mumbled a reply and collapsed into one of the dining room's chairs, causing his mother to pause and glance at him momentarily.
"Jake," she reprimanded softly, hands on her hips, a spatula in one hand and a dishrag in the other (she was apparently cooking as well as cleaning), "is that anyway to greet your mother?" she demanded and smiled as she quickly picked up an already-made-plate of food for him and placed it down in front of him and kissing the top of his head at the same time.
Jake blinked down at the food for a moment before looking up at his mother with a weak smile, one that was returned by a still excited Jean Berenson.
"Thanks mom…" he said quietly before starting on his surprisingly delicious-looking breakfast; eggs and bacon, some sausage, toast and jam, a half of an orange, and lastly (and placed after he had started eating) a rather large glass of milk were his breakfast, and it really did look yummy, tasted good, too.
"You're welcome, Jake, now eat up!" she said as she wiped her hands a little with the rag before putting it and the spatula down, "You're father and Tom are already waiting in the car, so you and I need to get ready quickly to make sure we get to the Airport as soon as you're ready, alright?" Jake immediately choked on his food.
"A-airCoughAirport?" he exclaimed, accidentally dropping his fork and the half-chewed eggs onto the floor, where Homer had been waiting patiently for that very moment, much to his mother's dismay.
"Oh Jake! You know Homer's not supposed to eat people food! Homer! Drop it! Bad Boy!" Jake attempted to breathe clearly as his mother chased the Golden Retriever around the kitchen in attempt to retrieve (pun…intended =3) the fork the dog seemed determined not to give up.
"WhatCoughw-what are you talking about mom? Why're we going to the Airport?" Jake asked, coughing slightly, he took a drink of milk to try and clear his throat, but it only helped a little, the eggs had been surprisingly sharp and crunchy around the edge of the whites and they had scratched up his throat a bit.
His mother finally caught Homer and grabbed the fork from his mouth, and turned to Jake with a frown, hands once again resting on her hips.
"Did you already forget? We're going to pick up my cousin Karen and her family up from the airport, we told you this last week, weren't you listening?" she asked with half-lidded eyes that openly displayed her exasperation for her youngest son.
"S-sorry, I-I guess I forgot, not really awake yet…" Jake apologized, still relatively confused, he didn't remember having an aunt Karen…nor did he remember being told that they were coming for a visit.
His mother gave him a sympathetic look, and after a moment finally shook her head and wandered over to put the fork in the sink, and got another one for Jake to use.
"I guess I can't really blame you," she muttered, still exasperated, "finals are coming up for you aren't they?" she asked and Jake quickly nodded, he wondered offhandedly if he was going to fail them, finals were in just over two weeks (tgif) from now and he knew wasn't prepared for them at all, what with him trying to secretly save the world from an evil alien invasion and all.
"Well…I guess you can stay home, but you have to promise that you'll study until we get back, alright?" she asked and moved to leave the kitchen.
"What about school?" Jake asked confused, and his mother turned around to give him a surprised, slightly suspicious, look, but then shook her head, dismissing it.
"No school today, there was an accident near your school last night, nobody really knows what about, a robbery I heard, and so school has been canceled until the police sort out what happened; you really must be tired, huh?" she asked and Jake just slouched and placed his head in his hands, elbows on the table.
Jean laughed a little and left to head upstairs to her room, she was gone for a few minutes and Jake was eating again by the time she came back down, dressed up and ready to leave.
"Don't worry so much, baby," she lightly consoled him with another kiss on the head, "we'll be gone for a couple of hours, okay? Karen wants to see the city-she's from out in the country, somewhere in Canada as far as I remember-and we're going to show them around before coming home, alright?" Jake nodded and swallowed what was in his mouth, finished with the food.
"Can I go over to my friend's house? We were going to study at Marco's…well, I mean, I will, he sorta needs me there to make sure he doesn't get distracted." Jean laughed, shaking her head again (that would be just like Marco), and sighed.
"I suppose, but be sure you're back before two, that's when we should be back. Don't forget." And with that she was gone, it was silent for a moment, followed by a car door slamming, more silence, and then the sound of their family vehicle's engine turning on, and finally the tell-tale sound of them backing out, out of the driveway, and off towards the airport.
Jake put his dishes in the sink, taking the time to wash them, but he was really making sure they were really gone, before heading upstairs and changing into his morphing clothes. He had to tell the others what he had learned. They were probably at Cassie's barn, as Jake realized it was already after 7 and they would've been awake from getting ready for school…then again, there wasn't school and they could've gone back to sleep, but…regardless.
"Cassie'll be there…" he muttered as he opened his bedroom window and climbed out, closing it behind him. He closed his eyes and pictured a Great Horned Owl, less conspicuous seeing as Cassie lived near a forest, and began to morph…
Chapter One is a Go~ Now! Onward to the next one! =D