SSJ Claire's note: Wow! I'm back again. This story is what should have
come before Love The Warrior , Hate The War. It is actually a combination
of two stories I wrote when I was younger. Much younger. So much revision
has been done as I am quoting it from memory. For you who didn't read the
above mentioned story , that's totally cool. Because to be honest , it
should have all started here. For all of you who loved , praised ,
criticized or whatever the story Love the Warrior , Hate the War , I hope
you love this just as much. Melissa and Reubren are back! If you are
totally new , great! I hope you enjoy just the same. And now I've talked
enough. Let's begin.
Prologue
" Hurry up!" a voice down below me hissed. " We gotta get outaa here fast! If they catch us we're toast!"
A girl with dark , curly brown hair looked up at me. Her name was Sabrina. Probably now one of the only people I could trust.
" Coming!" I replied. I threw my suite case down to her. I ran back to my dresser and grabbed the necklace my mom had given me on my last birthday..or at least the last birthday her Yeerk remembered.
I hated it. I hated leaving them. But I had no choice. It was either stay here , try to take them back and die , in which I would get Sabrina and possibly M.C. who was acting as a lookout around bushes involved and killed..or the second choice , escape and return another day.
I pushed my long blonde hair out of my face and threw one leg over the windowsill. And with great effort , swung the other one over. I shivered. The breeze was cool. I closed my eyes and pushed myself from the window. I bended my knees preparing for impact.
" Uhh!"
Sabrina gave me a gentle smile. Carefully masked pity. " Are you okay?"
" Yeah , I didn't sprain it." I said nonchalantly , pretending not to know what she was talking about.
" No. I mean about all of this." She waved her hand at the surrounding yard and houses. " You won't be able to come back for a while...it may be the last time you see your home."
The concern was genuine. It was so hard to believe my new found friends were not human.yet , if you looked deeply into there eyes you could tell. And what I knew about Rachel , Jake , Marco , Cassie , and some boy named Tobias...it was still all just sinking in for me and I knew it wasn't the end of things I'd have to get used to.
I looked up one last time at the place that had once been my refuge and had now become a death trap. And the people who had raised me and cared for me were now my enemies. The sadness threatened to kill me.
" I've said my good byes." I said in a voice stronger than I felt. " Let's go."
Sabrina beckoned for M.C. . A boy with hair redder than any human should possess , and green eyes rimmed with a faint trace of brown came hurrying over. His short ponytail bounced behind him.
" It's clear." he whispered. " Are we ready?"
" Yeah." said Sabrina. She turned to me and tried a semi-cheerful smile. " Well , my friend , you're one of us now."
I smiled back and nodded. Horrible as everything was , I guess it's human nature to be comforted by the fact that you're not alone.
" Let's do bird morphs to get out of here." I suggested.
" Yeah ," M.C. agreed. " Whether we can fly on our own or not , if humans see us.."
He paused and laughed. " Can you picture the tabloids?"
" Jake would be furious and Marco would eat it up." I said , grinning.
" Yeah , well Jakes not the leader of the Mendelites." Sabrina said.
There was a bit of an edge to her voice. Sabrina would never admit it , but even though she claims she doesn't like being a leader , I don't think the idea of someone stealing it from her was appealing.
We began our morphs , and as my body began to change I gazed back longingly at my house. What would Visser Three do when he figured out I was gone? I whispered a prayer.
Please Mom and Dad , be safe. Please Dad , carry on as the school assistant principle as you always do , and Mom , my real Mom , make a real smile for me from time to time. Please don't get hurt by that lunatic. May the Lord keep you.
We took off from the ground and into the night sky. The moon was huge behind the trees.
You probably know enough about the animorphs to have guessed who I am. My name is Melissa Chapman. Does no good to hide my last name , they know who I am. This is my story , no not just my story , a story about my incredible new friends , and an Andalite.
Prologue
" Hurry up!" a voice down below me hissed. " We gotta get outaa here fast! If they catch us we're toast!"
A girl with dark , curly brown hair looked up at me. Her name was Sabrina. Probably now one of the only people I could trust.
" Coming!" I replied. I threw my suite case down to her. I ran back to my dresser and grabbed the necklace my mom had given me on my last birthday..or at least the last birthday her Yeerk remembered.
I hated it. I hated leaving them. But I had no choice. It was either stay here , try to take them back and die , in which I would get Sabrina and possibly M.C. who was acting as a lookout around bushes involved and killed..or the second choice , escape and return another day.
I pushed my long blonde hair out of my face and threw one leg over the windowsill. And with great effort , swung the other one over. I shivered. The breeze was cool. I closed my eyes and pushed myself from the window. I bended my knees preparing for impact.
" Uhh!"
Sabrina gave me a gentle smile. Carefully masked pity. " Are you okay?"
" Yeah , I didn't sprain it." I said nonchalantly , pretending not to know what she was talking about.
" No. I mean about all of this." She waved her hand at the surrounding yard and houses. " You won't be able to come back for a while...it may be the last time you see your home."
The concern was genuine. It was so hard to believe my new found friends were not human.yet , if you looked deeply into there eyes you could tell. And what I knew about Rachel , Jake , Marco , Cassie , and some boy named Tobias...it was still all just sinking in for me and I knew it wasn't the end of things I'd have to get used to.
I looked up one last time at the place that had once been my refuge and had now become a death trap. And the people who had raised me and cared for me were now my enemies. The sadness threatened to kill me.
" I've said my good byes." I said in a voice stronger than I felt. " Let's go."
Sabrina beckoned for M.C. . A boy with hair redder than any human should possess , and green eyes rimmed with a faint trace of brown came hurrying over. His short ponytail bounced behind him.
" It's clear." he whispered. " Are we ready?"
" Yeah." said Sabrina. She turned to me and tried a semi-cheerful smile. " Well , my friend , you're one of us now."
I smiled back and nodded. Horrible as everything was , I guess it's human nature to be comforted by the fact that you're not alone.
" Let's do bird morphs to get out of here." I suggested.
" Yeah ," M.C. agreed. " Whether we can fly on our own or not , if humans see us.."
He paused and laughed. " Can you picture the tabloids?"
" Jake would be furious and Marco would eat it up." I said , grinning.
" Yeah , well Jakes not the leader of the Mendelites." Sabrina said.
There was a bit of an edge to her voice. Sabrina would never admit it , but even though she claims she doesn't like being a leader , I don't think the idea of someone stealing it from her was appealing.
We began our morphs , and as my body began to change I gazed back longingly at my house. What would Visser Three do when he figured out I was gone? I whispered a prayer.
Please Mom and Dad , be safe. Please Dad , carry on as the school assistant principle as you always do , and Mom , my real Mom , make a real smile for me from time to time. Please don't get hurt by that lunatic. May the Lord keep you.
We took off from the ground and into the night sky. The moon was huge behind the trees.
You probably know enough about the animorphs to have guessed who I am. My name is Melissa Chapman. Does no good to hide my last name , they know who I am. This is my story , no not just my story , a story about my incredible new friends , and an Andalite.