Tobias' blank face worried me. I wasn't sure what to expect from him to begin with as we walked down the streets, telling him everything David had said and how I'd used it to connect unseen dots. Rachel clearly hated David with a passion, but she was still willing to spare him the horrible life of a rat after our conversation. Having been a sympathetic boy before he was trapped as a hawk, I thought that if Rachel could accept it as a nervous breakdown and desperation for freedom and give him a chance, then Tobias would jump at it.
But even now, two minutes since I finished explaining everything, the blond boy beside me hadn't shown the tiniest speck of emotion, or said a single thing. And the longer it went on, the more nervous I became. Was he still mad at me? Did he disagree with me?
"Um, Tobias, could you say something? Please?" I asked nervously, biting my lip. My nerves couldn't take it anymore. Good or bad, I needed him to say SOMETHING! I had to know how he felt about this. About me.
"Huh?" He asked, turning to me, and I instantly sighed in relief at getting something to go by. Though his face was still blank, his voice held a noticeable amount of confusion.
"I couldn't take it anymore." I muttered when he said nothing else. "Your face is emotionless and you weren't talking to me. It would be less nerve wracking if you were yelling at me."
"Oh, sorry. I'm not used to making facial expressions anymore. Hawks don't make them." He said, forcing an apologetic grin onto his face. "I was just mulling all of this over. He was murderous and self-centred. He even laughed when he came to kill us in dolphin morph with his Orca morph. Even if it was caused by a distraught, unstable mind, he turned into a homicidal maniac. How are you so sure that that part of him won't come out again, or that it's even left? Characteristics like that don't just disappear."
"Well, technically, since he was trying to kill animals, not people, it's not really homicide." I couldn't help myself, offering a sheepish grin when Tobias turned sharp eyes at me. "But that is part of it. He couldn't bear to kill you as humans. He could only do it when your forms convinced him that you weren't human. Plus, the immeasurable fear he felt from coming so close to being trapped as a rodent forever broke him down again while the idea of getting some of his normal life back gave him hope he didn't have for his lost life and family and focusing on that started stabilising him. I'm not about to say that he's back to being a normal person, no one recovers from mental illnesses that easily, but he is on the right path. Having his family back, living in a house like a normal person and being able to relax without the thought of two different groups trying to control or end him at every turn should do the rest. Until then, I'm banking on his fear of being trapped in morph, his gratitude to me and his need for his loving family and a house to live in being satisfied to keep him in check."
"I hope you're right." Tobias said, making me feel like jumping for joy. There it was. His face was still pretty neutral, but there, in his voice, amidst the worry, was an air of sympathy and hope. His eyes showed it all too as he turned to me. He knew what it was like to be trapped in a morph. He had it bad enough and David's case would have been a hundred times worse. He hated the idea of trapping someone as a rodent, I could see it now. He just wanted to make sure that David wasn't a threat to them anymore. He agreed with me.
And there wasn't the slightest hint of hate there when he looked at me either. I don't think I've ever ditched so much doubt and worry at once in my life as I smiled at him.
"What's the smile for?" He asked confusedly. Fair enough I suppose. This sort of conversation didn't usually called for a smile.
"I was worried that you disagreed with me. Or hated me for butting in." I answered, running my hand sheepishly through my short, dark brown hair. "I picked a hell of a time to come back and get involved, didn't I?"
"Yeah. It seems almost planned." Tobias muttered, frowning as the thought crossed his mind, confusing me. However, he mentioned nothing more of it, so I just let it go. After all, who has the power to twist fate like that?
"So, how far to this Erek guy?" I asked, changing the subject as we turned a corner. Tobias grinned at that and turned around, stopping me from going any further.
"We're here." He answered, pointing to a house just across the street from us. It didn't look note worthy, just your average house in your average neighbourhood. But then, what was I expecting, a giant fortress with a big neon sign on the front saying 'Resistance spies'? yeah right.
Reaching the door Tobias knocked three times and less than a minute later, it opened to reveal a boy around our age. Again, there was nothing impressive about him. but then, I probably shouldn't judge a book by its cover. After all, looking at me, you wouldn't think that I was anything special either. And I could kill you with four different forms if I was willing to risk the consequences of morphing with a metal box wired to my heart.
"Hi Tobias. What a surprise." He said slowly, as if he was being careful with his words as he looked at me. I had to hold back a snort.
Yeah, surprised that he doesn't have feathers at the moment most likely. I thought. If this guy was working as a spy for the Animorphs and knew Tobias by both name and appearance, it was safe to say he knew everything about the Animorphs. Everything that is, except maybe my old part in the team.
"Hey Erek. This is Warren. He was with us the night Elfangor gave us the morphing power." Tobias greeted, waving his hand to me as he introduced me. Smiling as Erek's eyebrows shot up into his hair a that, I offered him my hand.
"Warren. I never knew that there was a sixth Animorph before David. It's nice to meet you." Erek smiled, getting over the surprise fast as he took my hand. I almost grimaced as he did. Man, his grip was strong."So how come I haven't heard of you before now? I've been working with the Animorphs for a while now."
"I was only in the first battle. After that, a genetic heart disease and an implanted defibulator made it impossible to keep morphing." I answered a little sadly. "That, plus I've been away with my uncle ever since it was implanted. There would have been no need to mention me after I left, even if I actually crossed any of the Animorphs' minds."
"You crossed mine." Tobias mentioned softly, much like the shy Tobias I remembered. "You and I weren't nearly as close to the others as they were. When I wasn't feeling admiration for Jake or my attraction to Rachel, you were definitely the one I felt most comfortable around."
"That's right. I remember you from school." Erek mentioned, snapping his fingers. "You never seemed to be with anyone. You just sat on your own reading psychology books or flicking through magazines full of different types of bikes."
"Yeah, I never was good at making friends." I muttered, not wanting to stay on that topic any longer. "But anyway, can we come in? I wanna get down to business and I don't want to risk some stray controller overhearing anything. I need a favour if you don't mind helping me."
"Yeah, of course. Anything for an Animorph." Erek nodded, waving us in. However, while I stepped through the door, Tobias shook his head.
"I'm just here to show Warren the way. I need to find Jake and tell him what's going on. Consider yourself lucky you're staying here Warren." He added with a small grin. "Cause Fearless Leader's going to be mad."
"Just make sure he gets all the information before he comes to tear me and David apart ok?" I said lightly, trying to hide the nerves that were growing in me. Sooner or later, at least one Animorph was going to explode at me, I knew that. It wouldn't be Cassie. I knew Marco would. I just hoped that Jake saw my reasons and accepted them. After all, Rachel and Tobias agreed with me. Why not him?
"Don't worry, I will." Tobias nodded before walking away. "I'll see you later."
"Bye Tobias." I waved as Erek shut the door.
"So what exactly is it that you need?" Erek asked as he led me to his couch and offered me a seat, which I gladly took. "And why doesn't Jake know about this already?"
"Things had to happen very quickly and Jake wasn't around at the time." I replied. "So, I'm assuming you know about David?"
"That he found the morphing cube, got stuck in the middle of the war and turned into a sociopath?" Erek asked, nodding his head. "Yeah. The Animorphs planned to trap him in morph today."
"Yeah well, not anymore." I muttered, getting a raised eyebrow. "I did a little psychological analysis and found that every one of his actions were due to all of the recent events leaving him distraught, depressed and unable to deal with the huge changes, making his mind unstable. But it is repairable, and that's what I'm trying to do. But if I'm going to fix him enough that he ceases being a threat to the others, I need to find and free his parents. I've already saved David, with Rachel's consent and Tobias' agreement that I did the right thing. All I need now is to know where his parents are. That's where you come in. Do you know their location?"
"No, but I can find it." Erek responded, though his voice was hesitant, as was the look on his face. "But are you sure about this? Even if you're right, David will still be a loose cannon. And the Yeerks will hunt them all down relentlessly if you succeed. How will you hide them?"
"I'm counting on the spy dad having a few aliases already in place in case something happens. David says he does." I answered confidently. Truth be told, I was getting tired of convincing a new person every few minutes. Hopefully Tobias would convince the others for me. "Please Erek. Help me on this. this is the only way it can end well for everybody. Any other way will have sever negative effects on everyone involved. And you know it."
"Yeah, alright." Erek sighed. Getting up, he moved over to his computer, booted it up and got to work.
Looking over his shoulder, I felt my jaw go slack. The screen was moving far faster than a human could handle, yet Erek was having no trouble reading and responding at all. The a page stayed up just long enough for me to get an idea of what he was doing and I gasped.
"No way!" I cried, staring at Erek with wide eyes. "You're hacking into advanced security faster than I can pull of a jump sinkhole on my bike. No human can breeze through it like that."
"What, the Tobias and Rachel didn't tell you?" Erek asked, grinning at me amusedly. "I'm not human. The boy you're seeing is a hologram. I'm actually a member of the Chee. We're advanced androids created by an extinct alien race called the Pemalites."
"Huh? But when I shook your hand, I could feel skin. And body warmth." I responded incredulously, poking his cheek. It sure felt real and human.
"Pemalites were even more advance than Andelites, at least in hologram technology." Erek chuckled. "The holograms are so realistic that they move on to your other senses too, not just your eyes, and they block things like metal detectors. Good thing too as you could imagine crossing countries with a body like mine." With that, he let the hologram disappear and I almost fainted right there. He looked like a black, ivory, humanoid dog. The hologram quickly reappeared to show a grinning, human Erek a moment later, but it was already enough for me. I'd had far too many shocks for one day.
"Another new, shocking piece of information gathered today to add to my never ending list." I groaned, falling face down onto the couch. "I need a nap."
...
By the time we reached the location, the sun had already gone down. After Erek gave me the information, I headed right back to the construction site to pick up Rachel and David before heading right out. Now the three of us were huddled across the street from a two story, white house.
"This is the place?" David asked hopefully, staring hard at each window in turn, trying to spot his parents. "We're sure of it?"
"Yep." I nodded before sighing. "But finding it is the easy part. Erek told me that officially, they are in a safe house. The Yeerks are using the battle at your old home to as a way to put them under protection. There are a total of human ten guards surrounding the house, but the eight guards inside are Hork-Bajir. Every human controller has a dracon beam, but the controllers outside also have your average gun. On top of all that, there are Gleet Biofilters placed on both the front and back doors and a big button that will send an alert right to Visser Three if it's hit."
"That's a lot of security." David muttered nervously. "More than Dad's ever used or had."
"Of course it is." Rachel spat. "Visser Three knows that we made you morph capable at that little display at the resort. And he knows that you want your parents back. He's using them to get you and the rest of us by extention. Personally, I'm surprised that there isn't more."
"But then it would be understandable if more security was added, right?" I asked, grinning at the others as a plan formed in my mind. "The Biofilters work by only letting life forms with the correct DNA pass through them while destroying all creatures not in their settings right? So a human can pass through unharmed, but say, a fly would be eradicated?"
"That's right." Rachel nodded, looking a little unsure of where I was taking this.
"Then humans and Hork-Bajir should be able to go through just fine here." I stated. "You guys said David has morphed a controller before, right?"
"Yeah." David said slowly.
"Then you can morph him and you and Rachel can just walk up saying that Visser Three sent you to check on security. Then you find a place to where you can morph, grab your parents and get out of there through a window, they're not protected at all."
"What about the guards outside?" Rachel asked, looking intrigued and excited by the plan while David looked even more nervous. I do have to admit, the plan's simple, but risky. A lot of things could go wrong. But Rachel seems to like the idea of a dangerous mission. "They'll shoot us the second we come out or block our way once the fight starts inside. You know we'll have to take the Hork-Bajir out to get away."
"I'll take care of the guards once you've gone in." I answered, smirking as their faces turned shocked. "Don't worry, I won't morph, but I can handle them. I picked up a few tricks over the last year."
"This plan is insane. There's high risk all the way through it." David muttered, smacking his head.
"Definitely riskier than Jake would allow." Rachel nodded. However, unlike David, she was smiling excitedly. "It's insane. Let's do it. But with just one little twist, so it has a slightly better chance of succeeding."
"Yeah, what's that?" I asked curiously. Rachel's been at this for a long time. She could probably come up with an a lot better plan if she wanted.
"I go in as a Hork-Bajir." She answered, startling me as a trio of horns suddenly popped out of her head. Yet another shock today. Turning away as the morph grew disgusting, I could help but wonder how she'd managed to acquire a Hork-Bajir without the Yeerks discovering her identity.
Still, I was glad she had and thought of it. It would be a lot more likely that Visser Three would send one then just two humans if he wanted to up security and it hid Rachel's face from them. Plus, it would be a lot easier for David to morph safely if Rachel was already ready to fight and could prevent him from being discovered. Yes, this one move had just taken a nice chunk of the risk out of my plan.
Sighing, David started his own morph. He didn't look too thrilled, but in addition to everything else, he was morphing a creature that was pathetic compared to Rachel's morph. He was used to being the toughest, so this was probably a little disconcerting to him.
I have to admit, I was intrigued by David's morph. Even just turning into another human was interesting. His muscles started growing first, making him look like he was on steroids before his body increased in height and body fat. His blond hair turned dark brown, almost black like mine, while his eyes turned a very dark brown. His skin tanned considerably too. whoever he acquired seemed to enjoy trips to tanning spars, exposing his entire body to it apparently. It became quite noticeable when David's morphing suit started disappearing into his skin and a tan line was nowhere in sight.
"Um, here David." I said hastily, pulling my back pack off of my back pack and pulling some clothes I had Erek give me before I left his house. I knew that David would need better clothes to infiltrate the house and now I knew just how right I was. David snatched the clothes out of my hand as Rachel turned her long, snake like neck towards him, glaring heatedly, both in anger and embarrassment as he shoved his legs through the pants. It wasn't really his body that was exposed to her, but it was close enough to count as humiliation.
Ok, I'm ready. Let's do it. Rachel said impatiently as David finished his morph and buttoned up his shirt. Just as he was about to leave, I pulled out the two other thing I got from Erek's: the Dracon Beams that were given to Erek and Mr King when they became 'controllers'.
"You'll need this to be convincing. Visser Three wouldn't send a defenceless controller in to guard your parents." I said, hand David one of them. David seemed pretty relieved as he took it. The idea of being able to defend himself probably helped with his confidence.
Alright, let's go already. Rachel cried irritably. The clock's ticking and we don't know how long this will take.
"Hopefully no more than half an hour." I muttered as they headed off. It was only a matter of time before Jake, Tobias and the others showed up and I didn't want to risk them ruining the plan and undoing all of my hard work.
From my place behind a brick wall opposite the house, I watched as David and Rachel approached the house only for two guards to block their way. I slowly raised my Dracon Beam, making sure that it was only on stun as I pointed it at the controllers as they caused a problem, seeming hesitant to let them in. However, David waved his own Dracon Beam around and the controllers quickly relented.
Sighing in relief, I relaxed and started counting. I had to wait for at least five minutes after the entered before doing my part, otherwise it would be too suspicious.
So I'm assuming you plan on doing something while the other two are inside? I jumped and fell on my butt as the 'voice' appeared in my head. Staring around wildly for the voice, I almost missed it when red tailed hawk and a great horned owl landed beside me.
"Tobias, don't scare me like that. You could have gotten me spotted." I scolded, trying to catch my breath.
Warren, it's nice to see you again, but are you nuts? Jake asked exasperatedly, unnerving me a little when his owl eyes looked right into mine. Tobias told me everything and maybe I can see that giving David another chance might be ok, but throwing him into battle with Rachel, with no one else to back her up? It's too easy for him to doublecross and kill her.
"If that happens, he knows that I can kill him myself." I responded, waving my Dracon Beam in the air. But I'm not worried about that. Rachel and I are helping him get the one thing he's wanted all along. His parents. He won't jeopardise that."
How can you be so sure? Jake asked frustratedly. You don't know him. you can't be sure.
"I know everything about him Rachel knows. And I'll make a good psychologist one day if I want to. Trust me, this'll work out." I said firmly.
I'll go in and make sure it does. Tobias stated. Rachel's gone in as a Hork-Bajir right? He asked, getting a nod from me. Then I'll fly onto the roof and into the open window on the other side of the house, morph Hork-Bajir and give her a hand.
Then I'll fly overhead and tell you when it's safe to go in. Jake responded. Then I can watch everything going on from a distance.
"Great. Then you can tell me when someone's sneaking up on me and if I need to fire." I butted in, grabbing a rock as I turned my eyes to the controllers. "These outdoor guys need to be gone before Rachel and David are ready to leave."
How do you plan to take one down without the rest sounding an alarm? Jake asked a little warily. I'm not sure if he just didn't like the plan or if he was annoyed with me.
"By getting their attention and taking them out where the others won't see." I answered, never taking my eyes off of the controllers, aiming for the nearest one. "Now, if you guys are getting involved inside, I'd suggest that you get going. The fireworks will start soon."
Be careful Warren. Tobias said as he opened his wings and followed my advice. Jake however, stuck around a little longer.
You know Marco's going to have a fit at you when he finds out about all this right? He asked, startling me a little when his voice lacked all hints of irritation it had before. He said making David one of us was a mistake from the beginning. And David almost ended us many times before we figured out how to stop him.
"Yeah well, he'll have to deal with it." I responded. "I don't think I was wrong. David's done nothing so far but prove me right."
Yeah well, we'll see after this little stunt is over. Jake stated, his voice starting to sound like he was scolding me as he took to the air. And next time you want to pull off a suicide mission, at least tell the rest of us and get our opinions and help first.
"Top of my to do list." I muttered, not sure if he heard me or not as I lined up the rock I was holding. He might have, owls have amazing hearing. I waited just until Jake was hidden in the darkness of the sky and Tobias' silhouette had disappeared from the roof before chucking it. Right at a controller's head.
"OW!" He cried, rubbing the side of his head tenderly as he whipped his gaze to my direction. "Who did that?" He shouted furiously, taking a step forward.
Grinning mischievously, I picked up another rock and repeated the process, this time hitting him square in the forehead.
"ARGH!" He screamed, drawing the attention of his associates as he covered his head. "Show yourself you punk!" He roared, looking my way with furious eyes.
Safely hidden within the shadows, I cackled as I watched him, just loud enough for him to hear. Come on Yeerk, take the bait.
I grinned and slinked back behind a tree as the guy had enough and raced to my position, preparing my Dracon .
"Hey, get back here Steve!"
"What do you think you're doing leaving your post?" The guards nearest to him shouted, watching irritably as Steve headed my way.
"Someone's throwing stones at me and it sounds like a kid." Steve growled, not stopping as he reached the place I'd hidden in only a moment ago. "It might be David. Or and Andelite in morph."
"Aww." I groaned as the words left the controller's lips. I wanted him to just come looking for some kid throwing stones at a cop, not a shapeshifting warrior. But of course, these guys were on serious alert and under threat of death at Visser Three's hands. Rachel told me what she found out when she infiltrated Chapman's place before I left town, so I know that they'd rather die at the hands of the 'Andelite Bandits' than at his. A fact that was proven as four more controllers headed my way.
You have to deal with them quick. Jake's worried voice shouted in my head, making me flinch. The controllers around the sides heard the shouting and have gotten curious. They look ready to spring to the front.
Groaning mentally, I grabbed a stick off the ground and slid as quietly as I could around the tree as the first controller headed my way, two of his buddies close behind him. hoping that they were as gullible as the Hork-Bajir that chased me through the construction site so long ago, I tossed the stick off to the side and into a tree branch. It worked, the brushing impact immediately got the attention of all three controllers. Not wasting any time, I came around the tree and right up to Steve and placed my Dracon Beam right into his back. the flash of light was blocked from the other controllers by his body and he fell to the ground with a gasp, out cold.
Hastily, I grabbed his Dracon Beam from his loose hand as he hit the ground and pointed both lasers at the other two controllers just as the resulting thump of Steve's body had them whipping around and fired, praying Steve had been aiming to stun me.
"Augh!"
"OOf!" The blasts struck both in the chest and knocked them back into the wall behind them. They weren't getting up again anytime soon.
Nice move. Jake said, making me glow with pride at how impressed his voice sounded as I saw him land on a nearby branch close enough for me to talk to him, but still out far enough that he could watch the house. Tobias got in. He told me he's already Rachel and David and they're going to have David morph a knocked out Hork-Bajir that found him halfway through morph and blend in until they actually grab his parents.
"How'd they catch him between morphs? Rachel's supposed to be keeping people away from him." I asked, raising a confused eyebrow.
Yeah well, even a Hork-Bajir finds it weird if they see someone walk into a closet and close the door behind them. Jake answered. Add a Yeerk to their head and it's 'ANDELITE, ANDELITE'! Tobias knocked it out in time though. Oh, be ready, the rest of the guards are on their way out front. They look nervous and angry.
Nodding, I crept back to the wall and gulped when I noticed the remaining six guards looking around for clues as to what was going on. There was no way I could take them all on at once or separate them. And all of them had their Dracon Beams out.
Lure them this way and I'll distract them. Jake said firmly. I almost collapsed with relief then. He was taking charge and getting involved. I'll take one or two Dracons away and have them trying to shoot me. You blast them before they get the chance to cause any trouble.
"This would be so much easier if I could morph. Or if you could get to your tiger morph before they found us." I muttered, raising the Dracon Beams. "Think blasting them now would be risky? You know, do you think they'll warn the people inside?"
If they do, Tobias and Rachel will deal with it before the call to the Visser is made. Jake responded. Taking a few of them out before they get here would be best if we both want to live through this. go for it.
Nodding, I swallowed my fear and aimed the lasers for the closest two controllers and waited. I needed them closer to ensure that I got them. If I missed, we'd have six armed and furious controllers heading this way and it was too likely that they'd see my face. Then I'd be worse off than David. At least he can still get around through morphing.
"Wait for it. Wait for it." I muttered, lowering my face to the Dracon Beams, lining up my eyes with their barrels. Just a few more steps, that's all I needed. By the house, three controllers checked for cars before crossing the street. not having found any hint of anyone by the house. Now!
Hitting the buttons, I fired. Twin flashed of light exploded from the lasers and headed straight towards the controllers. My targets had just enough time to widen their eyes before the blasts hit home, taking them both out.
"There!" The third shouted, quickly charging at me as he called for the others, Dracon Beam aim for the wall. Panicking, I tried firing again, but the controller quickly rolled out of the way, expecting the shot, and retaliated, firing at the wall.
"ARGH!" I screamed as I screamed as I leapt away only for the fast moving shards to cut deeply into my left arm. Flinching at the pain, I rolled myself away and got up into a crouching position behind the tree, hiding in the dark as the controller leapt of the now ruined wall, Dracon Beam held high.
"That cry was human." He growled, flicking the light from his Dracon from once side to the other, looking for me. "That would mean that you are most likely David. Come on out kid. Don't you want to see Mommy and Daddy again?" He taunted. I could just imagine the sneer on his face.
Take a deep breath, ignore the pain in your arm and wait for Jake to distract them. I Thought, readying my right arm as the sound of the other three controllers arriving met my ears.
"Come on kid." The first one said, getting frustrated. "There's no escape from four of us. I know you're hurt. You can't fight us so-Argh!"
Whatever he was about to say was cut off by his own scream of pain as an owl hooted. The light of the Dracon Beam waved wildly as he screamed again before shutting off, and the rattle of leaves met my ears, along with startled cries.
"That's an Andelite! Look what it did to my h-ARGH!" Not waiting until he finished whining, I whipped out from behind the tree and fired, blasting him in the shoulder. He was out like a light, and what was better, the concussive force of the blast knocked him into two of his buddies. The last guy quickly whipped around and fired at me, but I was already gone, back around the tree, making him quickly follow after me.
Tseeeeew
"AHH!" I grinned at that. In his rush to get me, he left himself wide open to Jake playing with the stolen Dracon Beam. Whipping out from the other side of the tree, I ignored the fiery pain in my left arm and brought both Dracon Beams up, firing at the remaining two controllers. One blast, the left one strangely enough, struck home and knocked the lone female controller in the group, by the other used his already unconscious ally as a shield before firing over his shoulder. Gasping I dropped to the ground, avoiding the beam, but I landed on my injured arm. I cried out painfully, my whole body jerking as I landed before rolling off my arm, holding it protectively. However, that left me defenceless as the last guy ran my way, pointing his Dracon Beam at my head.
"Gotcha kid." He growled, moving his finger to the trigger. I watched fearfully as it moved in slow motion, ending my freedom and revealing the truth about the Animorphs and the Chee to the Yeerks.
However, right before he could, a brown blur dived from the tree, thrusting sharp talons into the man's shoulder.
"AARRGGHH!" Screaming, he dropped his Dracon Beam and stumbled around, instinctively throwing his hands back to try and protect the skin Jake was tearing to shreds. Sucking a deep breath past my teeth, I grabbed one of the Dracon Beams I'd dropped and fired, hitting the guy point blank in the groin, visibly flinching and feeling rather guilty as I watched the poor host's eyes bulge and his jaw drop wide as he was flung back. I really didn't to be in his shoes when he woke up.
Ouch! I think that was taking it a little too far. The hosts do feel everything we do to them you know. Jake said, stunned and sympathetic to the host.
"Yeah well, I didn't mean to do THAT!" I gasped, dropping the weapon as my hand shook. "I just threw the thing up and..."
Did the equivalent to a sledge hammer to the groin. Jake finished for me, his own 'voice' sounding as shaky and out of breath as mine.
"Well...at least we know he'll be out for a while?" I tried, forcing a small smile to my face. "If the stun setting on the thing didn't do it, the pain sure will."
Maybe, but I still don't feel-
They hit the alert button. Tobias interrupted, his 'voice' sounding faded, but panicky.
I paled as those words crossed my head. I still wasn't over what I'd just done and now Tobias went and told me that. Images of Visser Three morphing those alien creatures filled my head. I shook as I remembered the sharp teeth that were aimed for Elfangor and whimpered as dodging fireballs from an eight headed creature the size of a house came to mind. I haven't seen him in a year, but to this day, just the memory of his face, the monsters he became and above all, the voice and air around him that just reeked of pure evil filled me with more fear than I've never felt for anything else or ever will again.
Visser Three was coming. And if he saw me this time, I'd have no chance of escape.
Why did I feel a need to get involved in this again? Marco must have been right about me. I must be insane.