A Different Path

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"So when I touch that box, I'll be able to morph animals?" said David.

"Yes David, you can fight the Yeerks with us, if you want to." replied Cassie.

"Okay. I'm ready." said David.

Trembling slightly, David suddenly thought of all the things he could do in animal morph. Rob banks, spy on people, wreak vengeance. But suddenly, he also saw the bigger picture. What use was there to live in luxury if you know you'll be destroyed one day? Enslaved, with no willpower of you own It was then that David promised himself to work for peace. After all, who needed to rob jewellery when you could be a hero to all humanity? David touched the box. It was at that point that time stopped. Then a bright light shone and out of it appeared the Ellimist.

"Hello, David. I have decided to give you a second chance. I have let you see the bigger picture. In another time-line, you were deceitful, corrupt. I believe that time will turn out much better, this time."

It was at this time that the Ellimist dissapeared. In that one moment, though, David suddenly saw everything. The knowledge of vast vistas and time-lines flooded him. Some were more pronounced than others. He saw Rachel hit an older looking Jake with a baseball bat. Jake, die in the vines of a tree, in leopard morph. A man named Alan Fangor, burying something in a construction site...

Small tingles ran up David's spine as he touched the box, while one last image filled him with fear. He knew what would happen if he chose Crayak. Oh, he knew Crayak, he was a large portion of the Ellimists memory, for that was what David had seen. And David knew, that this time, things were going to be different.

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So, what d'you think? R/R please!