Fire exclaimed and whistled through the air illuminating the night sky.
The animorphs knew it was hopeless. They were slowly demorphing,
giving up the battle. Everyone would soon be far away from the stench of death.
The stench they had caused through their killing and mudering.
What a horrible smell. A smell you can not quite describe.
It stank up the air and filled their nostrils. The smell of death is a
horrible thing.
The girl, Rachel, loved the smell. It was her perfume. She had become ruthless.
Death and killing were beginning to rule her life. She realized this, deep inside
her. She didn't like what she was becoming. She tried desperately to
grab onto the old her but couldn't quite grab hold of it. She was slipping
away.
She stood glaring at the exchange of fire through the air.
She drank in the night and smiled. Death and destruction were the only things
she could trust. Death was the only thing truly permanent. Outside death
anything was open to change. She was invincible. Death wasn't about to
take her anytime soon.
Fire shot through the air. She hummed a song about forgotten souls.
She almost let a tear drop for the poor pitiful souls. She gathered herself up,
remembered herself, and remembered to stay strong. And then before the
battle was over she walked on.
It happened quite by accident; the way the bullet that found it's way to her.
When it happen her body fell with a sound no human could ever hope to hear.
You have see Tobias wasn't human.
Later On In a Hospital
Tobias clutched her hand. She was unconscious. She was going to come
out of it though. He knew that much.
The heart monitor beeped slower and slower and with it Tobias felt his own
heart melt. Hope was slipping away. It ticked away with the clock.
Tick Tock. Another second of her life gone.
Tick Tock
Anyone of these second could be her last.
She had to survive! She couldn't die. If she died he died. No, she had to survive.
Tick Tock
"Shut up!" He yelled at the clock.
Tick Tock
"Stop it damn it!" He stood up out of his chair. He picked it up and threw the chair
at the clock shattering the class covering it.
Still he heard it.
Tick Tock
With horrible realization he knew that the ticking would forever be imprinted on
his brain.
Oh cursed time. Her time was ticking away; his time was ticking away.
Soon he'd be human forever. His two hours would be up.
He'd be human soon. Rachel had always wanted him to be human. She'd get
her wish. He laughed a sad horrible ironic laugh. A wicked laugh, which soon turned
into, tears. He sobbed and his tears fell onto her beautiful face. He backed away
shocked. He wanted to be hawk. A hawk couldn't cry.
Her hand, her beautiful hand, he clutched it tightly in his palm and placed his
fingers on her wrist. He listened to the beloved thump of her pulse. He smiled
in delight hearing that and began to say something very important to her.
"I love you Rachel." He said. And with that her beautiful hand moved up
clutching his hand back. It was better than any kiss could ever be. For a
moment Tobias stood there grinning at the injured girl joyfully.
Suddenly her pulse stopped. Her hand dropped from his and lay sickly
at her side. Through the horrible ticking in his brain he could hear the
heart monitor go into a sickening single long beep.
He listened to it slowly driving him insane. He heard the horrible ringing
and ticking for the rest of his life, which wasn't all that long.
Soon Tobias became a hawk, quickly before his time was up, and flew
through the window of Rachel's bedroom. He died almost instantly.
Soon he found himself with Rachel in a beautiful place filled of flowers
and butterflies and everything of beautiful. Far away from the smell of death.