Disclaimer: All obvious characters do not belong to me, the basic story,
does not belong to me... they belong to KA Applegate. Tamitha and the plot
line do belong to me.
Author's Note: Special thanks to the two people who reviewed the first chapter... and to everyone who helped me to edit this story. -Heather
Chapter 2
Once it was over I asked, "What is that, and how is that possible, is he -"
"First of all," Jake cut me off. "This is an Andalite, an alien, as you were about to say, by the name of Aximilli Esgarrouth Isthil or Ax. He can morph because of the technology of his ancestors. We can do the same, and you will be able to soon."
"How is this technology passed on, genes or something?" I asked
"Please don't remind me of that lesson!" Marco whined.
"The technology is passed on by this blue box," Cassie said, indicating to the box that Ax was holding. "That your father, his brother, gave to us."
"Okay, so you're my uncle, and you are going to give me this power to change my shape. I still don't understand you guys."
Tamitha, this is how I knew you were my sister, more or less my twin. Tobias told me as he began to demorph (or so I thought at that point,) you look exactly like I did.
"What do you mean 'did'?" I asked, very confused.
I mean that I am permanently a hawk but I still have the power to morph.
Once he had fully morphed I ran over to him and gave him a hug and he hugged me back, what a wonderful feeling, to receive a hug, something I had never had. "You're right! But why have we never seen each other before?"
"I guess they just never wanted us to know about each other for some strange reason, or maybe it happened because of separation laws like in The Parent Trap."
"Now where did you see that?" Marco wondered aloud.
"Some one just happened to be watching it one night; I was kinda bored. Cassie, what are her choices for morphing?" He asked her with a smile on his face.
"I'll show you when we get to the woods" Cassie replied with a very similar smile upon her face; something was going on between the two.
"So I guess that the only thing left to do is to share with her some thing that was intended for her too, Ax it's all yours." Jake told us.
Tamitha, please place your hand on the side of the Escafil Device. Ax told me while holding out the blue box towards me.
I did and what happened, as I look back on it, was a wonderful, warm, giddy feeling, "It Tickles!" I told the others.
"Now we go into the woods." Marco said.
"Do we give out more info there or on the way there?" Rachel asked Jake.
"I guess a little of both because there sure is a lot to tell her about." He replied as we all headed out the door.
We then began walking to Cassie's house, or more formerly put the woods. On the way there they were telling me so much stuff that I felt as if I was going to have to take a test on all of this. By the time they had finished telling me about how they got their power and who the Yeerks were, we were at Cassie's house.
"Okay Cassie, if you could go ahead and get the animal choices for Tamitha's first trial." Jake said.
Remember if you misuse the ability Jake will be forced to get rid of you. Oh! And don't forget any more than 2 hours max and you will end up like me, stuck. Tobias warned.
"What makes you think that I would misuse it if I needed to avenge my father," I replied with more anger than I should have. "And what makes you think I would hate being stuck like you?" I questioned him. "I would much rather live as a bird than as a human."
Okay, you are as crazy as I am, it's official. Here comes Cassie and Jake with 2 birds, can you do me a favor, Tamitha?
"Yes"
If there is a red tail can you acquire it?
"Of course! Anything for you!"
"Okay Tamitha you have two choices, a Merlin, the smaller one, or a Red- Tail, like Tobias." Cassie informed me.
"Red- Tail," I answered quickly.
"Okay Cassie, open the cage. Tamitha, when Cassie opens the cage stick your hand in slowly and stroke the bird's wing and just concentrate on the bird, the shape, the talons, or whatever else you can think of." Jake instructed me.
Once it was fully open I stuck my hand in and concentrated as hard as I could on the hawk and then I muttered, "This one is for you dad."
I didn't think that anyone would hear me but I suddenly heard, Hey, what about me? I began to laugh as I was pulling my hand out, I then noticed that everyone was staring at me wondering what was so funny.
"Brothers and sisters always have strange yet funny conversations that are only funny to them." That got every one laughing.
We had better get moving, Cassie's dad is heading this way and Cassie still needs to put away the birds. Tobias informed us.
"Tobias is right, Cassie, go ahead and put the birds up. The rest of us let's head into the woods." Jake said in a tone that let you know right away that he was the leader of the pack. As we were heading towards denser trees Jake told me, "You apparently came at the correct time because we are about to head on a mission, and we sure could use some help."
"What do you mean by 'mission'?" I asked him.
"A mission is a battle that we go out openly against the Yeerks. Preferably in our battle morphs."
"Which would be...?"
"Rachel's is a grizzly bear or an elephant, depending on what kind of power we need, Marco's is a gorilla, Cassie's is a gray wolf, Ax and Tobias are themselves, and mine is a Siberian tiger. Yours is to be decided later today depending on how you do with the bird."
Here comes Cassie. She has already morphed
I looked up at the sky and noticed a beautiful bird carrying a leotard in its talons. You guys forgot that Tamitha needs skintight clothing to morph Cassie reminded them as she dropped down the leotard and landed calmly on the ground and began to demorph.
"Why do I need that?" I asked.
"Well, for starters, you can't morph wearing any loose fitting clothes, and shoes are even worse. And, secondly, I don't think that any of us would like to see you naked after a morph." Rachel informed me.
"Thanks for the image," I responded while making a face.
"Yeah Rachel," Marco said with a laugh. "Yuuuuuk!"
"We'll all turn our heads while you change, but please hurry," Jake said while getting every one to turn around. I quickly changed, and we got back to business.
"Okay, Tamitha, concentrate really hard on the bird just like you did when you were acquiring it, and if every thing goes right you will become the hawk," Cassie said to me and then to the others, "Every one else just be prepared."
I shut my eyes tightly like I was about to go on a really scary ride, and just thought about the bird that I had acquired not 30 minutes before. Then to my surprise I began to hear my bones crunch and crackle and turn totally different directions. Yet it didn't hurt, like I had just been given a shot with Novocain at a dentist office. It was then that I decided to open my eyes and I saw that my feet looked like something from one of my nightmares. So, I did what anyone else would do at that point, I screamed.
"Shhhhhhhh!" they all responded.
So I just kept morphing until I was fully a hawk, it was then that I felt the hawk brain along side of mine, and that hawk was sure hungry. It saw every movement in the grass especially the nice plump and juicy mice that were scurrying around on the ground. I then felt hands all around me. I guess that the hawk had taken over more of me than I had expected. I then noticed another hawk in front of me and that got me back on track.
Tamitha get a grip, remember who you are, oh and please don't eat any of those mice or I really will starve. Tobias told me and I began to laugh, but I wasn't sure how to talk to the others because I didn't think that I could talk to them with the beak of the hawk. I looked up at them as if asking for help of some sort and squeaked.
Cassie fortunately understood what I meant, "Try to say what you want to say in thoughts directed towards us. It's called thought speak, a form of telepathy. That is how we hear Tobias."
I tried this out...can you hear me now?
"Yes we can, now wait until we have all morphed then we can go to the Gardens."
Once they had all morphed, we took off towards the Gardens, which is a huge theme park with some type of a zoo with a water park attached. As we were flying I could see everything, and I do mean everything. I could see each individual blade of grass and all the creatures that were running from under them. Okay time to split up Jake reminded us in his lightning quick Peregrine Falcon morph.
Hey, Tamitha, come on up here. There is a beautiful thermal up ahead. Tobias said. It sounded like a wonderful invitation so I tilted my wings in such a way that I glided up very quickly right next to them.
What do you think that my choices will be at the Gardens? I asked Tobias trying to start up a conversation.
I don't know but I bet that Jake will let you pick out what you think is best for you.
What do you think will be the 'best' one for me?
I'm not sure, how do you feel about a cheetah or a panther?
Either one sounds good to me, what ever is available.
Tamitha, Jake's voice came from far off you have three choices: one, a lion, two, a lioness, or three, a black panther.
Panther. I answered.
Okay Cassie can get us in but we do not have a place to morph, and we sure do need one fairly soon. Rachel told us.
I think I see a little ditch behind the building, right Tobias? Marco wondered.
Yeah, you got it, every body follow me Tobias yelled as he dived down into a small fenced area that seemed pretty private.
Once we had all demorphed, except for Tobias who kept watch in the sky, Cassie led us into a room filled with doors that probably went into the backs of cages. We then stopped suddenly and Cassie told me, "Walk in to the cage very slowly and pet the panther on the head but beware, because if his eyes dilate you had better get him acquired, and quick."
"Okay." I said feeling a lot less confident in my self.
Once I had gotten into the cage I heard a voice full of laughter, You're not scared now are you? It was Tobias I guess that he had some how gotten in to the building with us and was now roosting somewhere, where no one could see him.
I laughed and responded, "Oh yeah, you had better believe it." I guess that they had then seen Tobias because they were then laughing along with us.
Once I had acquired the panther they took me to a few other animals that they thought that I needed for future problems... whatever that meant.
When I got home that night, my aunt walked up to me and asked, "Just where have you been all afternoon young lady?"
"Hanging out with some of my new friends that I met today." I replied quickly, as I headed of towards my room. I shut my door and smiled. I had just discovered who my twin brother was, and I had already finished up my homework, so I had the night off.
Well there it is...the second chapter.....If I get more reviews, there will be more stuff Enjoy!
Author's Note: Special thanks to the two people who reviewed the first chapter... and to everyone who helped me to edit this story. -Heather
Chapter 2
Once it was over I asked, "What is that, and how is that possible, is he -"
"First of all," Jake cut me off. "This is an Andalite, an alien, as you were about to say, by the name of Aximilli Esgarrouth Isthil or Ax. He can morph because of the technology of his ancestors. We can do the same, and you will be able to soon."
"How is this technology passed on, genes or something?" I asked
"Please don't remind me of that lesson!" Marco whined.
"The technology is passed on by this blue box," Cassie said, indicating to the box that Ax was holding. "That your father, his brother, gave to us."
"Okay, so you're my uncle, and you are going to give me this power to change my shape. I still don't understand you guys."
Tamitha, this is how I knew you were my sister, more or less my twin. Tobias told me as he began to demorph (or so I thought at that point,) you look exactly like I did.
"What do you mean 'did'?" I asked, very confused.
I mean that I am permanently a hawk but I still have the power to morph.
Once he had fully morphed I ran over to him and gave him a hug and he hugged me back, what a wonderful feeling, to receive a hug, something I had never had. "You're right! But why have we never seen each other before?"
"I guess they just never wanted us to know about each other for some strange reason, or maybe it happened because of separation laws like in The Parent Trap."
"Now where did you see that?" Marco wondered aloud.
"Some one just happened to be watching it one night; I was kinda bored. Cassie, what are her choices for morphing?" He asked her with a smile on his face.
"I'll show you when we get to the woods" Cassie replied with a very similar smile upon her face; something was going on between the two.
"So I guess that the only thing left to do is to share with her some thing that was intended for her too, Ax it's all yours." Jake told us.
Tamitha, please place your hand on the side of the Escafil Device. Ax told me while holding out the blue box towards me.
I did and what happened, as I look back on it, was a wonderful, warm, giddy feeling, "It Tickles!" I told the others.
"Now we go into the woods." Marco said.
"Do we give out more info there or on the way there?" Rachel asked Jake.
"I guess a little of both because there sure is a lot to tell her about." He replied as we all headed out the door.
We then began walking to Cassie's house, or more formerly put the woods. On the way there they were telling me so much stuff that I felt as if I was going to have to take a test on all of this. By the time they had finished telling me about how they got their power and who the Yeerks were, we were at Cassie's house.
"Okay Cassie, if you could go ahead and get the animal choices for Tamitha's first trial." Jake said.
Remember if you misuse the ability Jake will be forced to get rid of you. Oh! And don't forget any more than 2 hours max and you will end up like me, stuck. Tobias warned.
"What makes you think that I would misuse it if I needed to avenge my father," I replied with more anger than I should have. "And what makes you think I would hate being stuck like you?" I questioned him. "I would much rather live as a bird than as a human."
Okay, you are as crazy as I am, it's official. Here comes Cassie and Jake with 2 birds, can you do me a favor, Tamitha?
"Yes"
If there is a red tail can you acquire it?
"Of course! Anything for you!"
"Okay Tamitha you have two choices, a Merlin, the smaller one, or a Red- Tail, like Tobias." Cassie informed me.
"Red- Tail," I answered quickly.
"Okay Cassie, open the cage. Tamitha, when Cassie opens the cage stick your hand in slowly and stroke the bird's wing and just concentrate on the bird, the shape, the talons, or whatever else you can think of." Jake instructed me.
Once it was fully open I stuck my hand in and concentrated as hard as I could on the hawk and then I muttered, "This one is for you dad."
I didn't think that anyone would hear me but I suddenly heard, Hey, what about me? I began to laugh as I was pulling my hand out, I then noticed that everyone was staring at me wondering what was so funny.
"Brothers and sisters always have strange yet funny conversations that are only funny to them." That got every one laughing.
We had better get moving, Cassie's dad is heading this way and Cassie still needs to put away the birds. Tobias informed us.
"Tobias is right, Cassie, go ahead and put the birds up. The rest of us let's head into the woods." Jake said in a tone that let you know right away that he was the leader of the pack. As we were heading towards denser trees Jake told me, "You apparently came at the correct time because we are about to head on a mission, and we sure could use some help."
"What do you mean by 'mission'?" I asked him.
"A mission is a battle that we go out openly against the Yeerks. Preferably in our battle morphs."
"Which would be...?"
"Rachel's is a grizzly bear or an elephant, depending on what kind of power we need, Marco's is a gorilla, Cassie's is a gray wolf, Ax and Tobias are themselves, and mine is a Siberian tiger. Yours is to be decided later today depending on how you do with the bird."
Here comes Cassie. She has already morphed
I looked up at the sky and noticed a beautiful bird carrying a leotard in its talons. You guys forgot that Tamitha needs skintight clothing to morph Cassie reminded them as she dropped down the leotard and landed calmly on the ground and began to demorph.
"Why do I need that?" I asked.
"Well, for starters, you can't morph wearing any loose fitting clothes, and shoes are even worse. And, secondly, I don't think that any of us would like to see you naked after a morph." Rachel informed me.
"Thanks for the image," I responded while making a face.
"Yeah Rachel," Marco said with a laugh. "Yuuuuuk!"
"We'll all turn our heads while you change, but please hurry," Jake said while getting every one to turn around. I quickly changed, and we got back to business.
"Okay, Tamitha, concentrate really hard on the bird just like you did when you were acquiring it, and if every thing goes right you will become the hawk," Cassie said to me and then to the others, "Every one else just be prepared."
I shut my eyes tightly like I was about to go on a really scary ride, and just thought about the bird that I had acquired not 30 minutes before. Then to my surprise I began to hear my bones crunch and crackle and turn totally different directions. Yet it didn't hurt, like I had just been given a shot with Novocain at a dentist office. It was then that I decided to open my eyes and I saw that my feet looked like something from one of my nightmares. So, I did what anyone else would do at that point, I screamed.
"Shhhhhhhh!" they all responded.
So I just kept morphing until I was fully a hawk, it was then that I felt the hawk brain along side of mine, and that hawk was sure hungry. It saw every movement in the grass especially the nice plump and juicy mice that were scurrying around on the ground. I then felt hands all around me. I guess that the hawk had taken over more of me than I had expected. I then noticed another hawk in front of me and that got me back on track.
Tamitha get a grip, remember who you are, oh and please don't eat any of those mice or I really will starve. Tobias told me and I began to laugh, but I wasn't sure how to talk to the others because I didn't think that I could talk to them with the beak of the hawk. I looked up at them as if asking for help of some sort and squeaked.
Cassie fortunately understood what I meant, "Try to say what you want to say in thoughts directed towards us. It's called thought speak, a form of telepathy. That is how we hear Tobias."
I tried this out...can you hear me now?
"Yes we can, now wait until we have all morphed then we can go to the Gardens."
Once they had all morphed, we took off towards the Gardens, which is a huge theme park with some type of a zoo with a water park attached. As we were flying I could see everything, and I do mean everything. I could see each individual blade of grass and all the creatures that were running from under them. Okay time to split up Jake reminded us in his lightning quick Peregrine Falcon morph.
Hey, Tamitha, come on up here. There is a beautiful thermal up ahead. Tobias said. It sounded like a wonderful invitation so I tilted my wings in such a way that I glided up very quickly right next to them.
What do you think that my choices will be at the Gardens? I asked Tobias trying to start up a conversation.
I don't know but I bet that Jake will let you pick out what you think is best for you.
What do you think will be the 'best' one for me?
I'm not sure, how do you feel about a cheetah or a panther?
Either one sounds good to me, what ever is available.
Tamitha, Jake's voice came from far off you have three choices: one, a lion, two, a lioness, or three, a black panther.
Panther. I answered.
Okay Cassie can get us in but we do not have a place to morph, and we sure do need one fairly soon. Rachel told us.
I think I see a little ditch behind the building, right Tobias? Marco wondered.
Yeah, you got it, every body follow me Tobias yelled as he dived down into a small fenced area that seemed pretty private.
Once we had all demorphed, except for Tobias who kept watch in the sky, Cassie led us into a room filled with doors that probably went into the backs of cages. We then stopped suddenly and Cassie told me, "Walk in to the cage very slowly and pet the panther on the head but beware, because if his eyes dilate you had better get him acquired, and quick."
"Okay." I said feeling a lot less confident in my self.
Once I had gotten into the cage I heard a voice full of laughter, You're not scared now are you? It was Tobias I guess that he had some how gotten in to the building with us and was now roosting somewhere, where no one could see him.
I laughed and responded, "Oh yeah, you had better believe it." I guess that they had then seen Tobias because they were then laughing along with us.
Once I had acquired the panther they took me to a few other animals that they thought that I needed for future problems... whatever that meant.
When I got home that night, my aunt walked up to me and asked, "Just where have you been all afternoon young lady?"
"Hanging out with some of my new friends that I met today." I replied quickly, as I headed of towards my room. I shut my door and smiled. I had just discovered who my twin brother was, and I had already finished up my homework, so I had the night off.
Well there it is...the second chapter.....If I get more reviews, there will be more stuff Enjoy!