I Will Remember You
I Will Remember You
by EllimistGirl
Summary: Yet another tribute to the ending of the Animorphs
and Jake's depression.
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We see Jake laying on a bed in his room. He's holding
two pictures: one of Tom, and one of Rachel, and is silently crying.
I will remember you, will you remember
me?
Don't let your life pass you by,
weep not for the memories. He slowly falls into a troubled sleep, still
holding the picture and starts dreaming...
Jake is in a movie theater with only one chair. We see
his face from the side as Jake looks up when the 'movie' starts:
Remember the good times that we
had Flash of the Animorphs on the beach after #33 with Jake and Marco
throwing the frisbee, Cassie wading in the ocean, and Rachel and Tobias
morphing. Present Jake looks on smiling at the memories.
We let them slip away away from
us when things got bad Cut to #47 when Rachel is freaking out after
Cassie is captured and Marco is blaming her for it.
How clearly I first saw you smiling
in the sun, I wanna feel
your warmth upon me, I wanna be
the one Fade to the dance in #33. You can see
the two couples dancing with each other and Marco on one side joking with
a girl.
I will remember you, will you remember
me?
Don't let your life pass you by,
weep not for the memories. Suddenly the film starts speeding up showing
only brief glances of the scenes. Through this, we see Jake's face start
contorting into a face of anger.
I'm so tired, but I can't
sleep, The film suddenly stops on the scene of Ax looking up into the
stars at night, searching for his home star. He looks at the dark sky,
then lowers his main eyes disappointedly.
Standing on the edge of something
much too deep. The movie moves on to the scene of the Animorphs minus
Jake arguing in the mall in MM3. The Time Matrix can be seen behind them
for a minute, then it disappears.
It's funny how we feel so much,
but we cannot say a word,
we are screaming inside, where
we can't be heard. Tom comes on the screen as he appears normal for
a second, then his face contorts into pain. After a minute of the real
Tom fighting, his face goes back to normal.
I will remember you, will you remember
me, don't let your
life pass you by, weep not for
the memories. Jake suddenly can't stand it anymore. He jumps out of
the single chair and runs out into the streets. It's nighttime and as he
looks at the people passing by, he recognizes some of their faces and sees
all of their scars. Horrified, he realizes that they are the faces of the
Controllers that they killed during the war. Hork-Bajir and Taxxons start
appearing too. Jake begins to walk away, then runs away from them as the
dead Controllers start chasing after him.
So afraid to love you, more afraid
to lose, clinging to a past
that doesn't let me choose. We
can see Jake from the front as his face goes numb with shock. Pan to what
he's looking at. It's Cassie in her normal clothes, wearing a serene expression
on her face.
Once there was darkness, deep and
endless night, you gave
me everything you had, oh you gave
me light. Hesitantly, Jake walks up to her and gently pulls her into
his arms. She hugs him back tightly, and kisses him gently.
I will remember you, will you remember
me? Don't let your
life pass you by, weep not for
the memories. The former Controllers catch up
with them, and Jake looks at them. Some just walk by, some stare angrily
and accusatory at him, but others walk up and seem to offer their thanks
for fighting to free them.
I will remember you, will you remember
me? Don't let your
life pass you by, weep not for
the memories. Out of the Controllers, Rachel and Tom step forward,
both with scars showing how they died. Jake seems to regard them fearfully,
waiting for the scathing accusations and threats. Rachel steps forward
to him and gives him a few cross words. Then her face softens and she seems
to give him words of advice and a smile. Tom gives him advice, a hug, and
forgiveness. They disappear as he wakes up...
It's morning. The sun filters through the blinds and over
Jake's face as he wakes up. He remembers smiles slightly, puts the pictures
on the nightstand. He then walks out of the room to prepare for the new
mission.
Weep not for the memories We
get a close up of the two pictures of Rachel and Tom and slowly fade to
black.
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A/N: Lenalaye and Momo Claus, please review! Heck, anyone
please review! Adios from Florida and turn off the lights when you're done.
Thanks!