The Andalite Curse
Rachel's POV
Chapter 3: Marco
I was a bold eagle flying high in the sky. I was alone. The others were in their own bird of prey morph looking for Marco. Believe me I was still pissed about being hit like that. I mean I probably would be looking for him anyway. Now that he has this curse I have to forgive him, but if it weren't for this curse he would be sorry.
Okay let's get serious. Got to find one badly dressed kid. How hard could that be for an eagle? A kid on a bike, a policeman, new reporters, a gorilla holding a TV and a women, a girl with an ice cream, a… hold it. A gorilla holing a TV! I looked back to make sure I was right. There was a gorilla with a new TV in one arm and a woman in the other arm. Police had him surrounded but they were too afraid they would hurt the hostage.
Damn it. Well at least now I can fight Marco. I find a safe spot to demorph and then remorph to my favorite battle morph, the grizzly bear. Morphing isn't pretty, but I didn't have time to look. I had to morph fast. I was fully a grizzly bear when I went to where Marco was.
No one missed a grizzly bear running at the gorilla. People had to move out of the way and believe they did. I hit into him full force making him drop the TV. It fell down and broke, so much for that TV. At least the hostage didn't get hurt. Marco still had one arm around her.
(The bitch back for more.) At least it was privet thought speak.
(You're losing your mind Marco. Look at you.) I was ready to attack again. I had to be careful though. I could easily hurt this innocent woman too.
People were watching, but weren't too close. I knew Cassie's mom was there, but everyone knew better then to get in the middle of a fight between a grizzly bear and a gorilla. They weren't going to fire. Everyone was too afraid of hurting the hostage.
Marco arm that once held a TV was about to punch me. I dodge and then bite his arm. He screamed out in pain and I wasn't too sure I was the only one that heard. I hit him in the stomach leaving marks on his chest. His arm was still tightly around the woman.
I had no choice. I did a very human thing. I took the arm with both my claws and pulled. Believe me there isn't a stranger sight then a grizzly bear trying to force a gorilla arm off a woman. Finally Marco's arm gave and the woman fell to the floor.
I could smell a little blood. She clearly hurt something. I wasn't too sure though. Bear eyes weren't the best. I picked her up. Grizzly bear's aren't the best morph to carry something, but I was able to get her safely to Cassie's mom.
Cassie's mom was clearly confused at the sight before her. Before anyone could do anything I ran back to fight with Marco. Marco just kept trying to punch me. Clearly he wasn't alright. This was so unlike Marco.
(Marco we have to get out of here. The controllers and the normal humans are going to do something soon.) I was looking around hoping no one was going to try and fire at us. We couldn't afford becoming trapped or killed.
(What? Xena scared.)
(Marco, don't make me hurt you.)
(You couldn't even if you wanted to.)
That was it I was at him. I pushed him against the window breaking it. I ran over to him and punched him right in his gorilla nose with my claws. I did my best to pick him up, but gorillas are heavy. I half carried, half dragged him to the edge of the crowd. One low growl was all it took for them to move away.
I ran as fast as a grizzly bear could on two legs and carrying a gorilla. Luckily the forest wasn't that far and I was easily able to get Marco and me far enough away. Thankfully he started to demorph as soon as we got into the forest.
"Let me down," he yelled as soon as he was human. I was fully carrying him now since he was lighter. I dropped him to the floor. "Bitch." He stood up and I gave him a light tap on the head. Light for a grizzly bear that is. It knocked Marco out.
I demorphed. It would be easier carrying him as a grizzly bear, but I can't keep time like Ax does. Also I had no idea where to bring him. I picked him up as much as I could. Truthfully I was basically dragging him. I slowly made my way deeper into the forest.
(You found him,) I heard a voice and looked up. Tobias was flying overhead. He landed in a tree.
"Don't just sit there. Become human and help me carry him." Tobias landed and I watched him become a human. His true body, he was born human and if he hadn't gotten trapped he would still be a human. "Grab his feet." Tobias obeyed and we started to walk. Of course Tobias was walking backwards.
"What did you do to him?"
"He has gone insane. He was a gorilla stealing a TV and he took a hostage. The yeerks might put it together that we're humans."
"Marco risk our secret. He really has this curse. Marco would never do that." It was true. Marco was paranoid. He made sure we never acted like a group. "Maybe they'll think the Andalite bandits wanted a TV or at least one of them did since you clearly fought him."
"Why would an Andalite want to steal TV?"
"I don't know. Maybe to watch These Messages." I looked at him. It was a lame joke that Marco would use to say. You see Ax has a TV and he loves watching These Messages, as he called them.
"You taking over for Marco or something?"
"Someone has to." I laughed and we continued to walk. "Where are we going?"
"I don't know. Isn't the cabin we use to get the yeerk out of Jake's head this way." Tobias nodded. "Continue to walk."
-AM-
We were all in the cabin. We had cloths, food, and the blue box here. You see humans thought that some fantasy had happen. Probably controllers made the rumors. You see the news said that someone had trained a gorilla to steal and someone else had trained a bear to fight the gorilla. Stupid right, but humans love that kind of stuff. We were in hiding because the yeerks were our problem.
They didn't buy it that an Andalite wanted a TV. A meeting of the full Sharing members was held. Our spies, the chee, had been there. The yeerks now believed that the Andalite bandits were humans. They made a list of all possible people and somehow Jake, Cassie, and I got on the list. They were planning on making unwilling host of everyone on the list, so we ran. Took everything important enough and we were now staying in the cabin.
Marco was tied up to the chair Jake had once been tied to. Let me tell you he was pissed and pretty insane. He was trying to get out and yelling words I will not repeat at us. Most of them directed at me. I finally took a sock and put it in Marco's mouth. It would have been funny if this weren't so serious.
"So what do we do?" Cassie finally asked.
"We keep fighting, so they know we're human. Doesn't change too much. We can still morph, we still have the chee as our spies, and there is no way they will find us when we move to the Hork Bajir Valley." I told them thinking that's what Cassie meant.
"No about Marco. What do we do about him?"
"Oh," I said. I looked at the boy tied to a chair with a sock in his mouth. Soon he would remember he can morph and we'd have to keep on battling him.
"Ax, you said there was no cure and that no one knew what cause this curse, right?" Jake asked the Andalite.
(Yes, Prince Jake.)
"Now we know that it has something to do with the blue box over there." Ax nodded a habit he picked up from humans. "Is there anyway with this new information that the Andalites can cure the curse?"
(It is possible, but they would have to study the blue box and for them to even know we would have to talk to them.)
"You were able to talk to them once. Why can't you do it again?" Ax was thinking. He gave one of those weird Andalite smiled.
(Yes I could.)
"So we got a plan. Now let's get started. This curse has really cursed us," Jake said. "Rachel, Tobias, go with Ax. Tobias you're look out, Rachel stay in battle morph. Ax might run into some trouble and you'd have to fight. Cassie and me will watch Marco." All eyes turned to me. They were waiting for me to say three little words.
"Let's do it."
AN: I hope you like this chapter. I'm trying to update once a week, but that might not always happen. I've been a little busy. R&R.