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.

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Chapter 4

So Cassie got us hooked up with a mole and as we were acquiring it I noticed that Tobias seemed kinda hungry so I asked him, "Feeling a little hungry?"

Like you wouldn't believe, this hawk is still trying to take over my territory. He told me.

"Ugh." I responded

Yeah but Cassie is some times nice enough to give me some frozen mice, and Jake some times gives me table scraps that he would normally give to Homer, his dog.

I then began to really feel sorry for him, "you could visit me around 7:30 at night whenever you can and I'll see what I can find in the fridge."

Okay, thanks.

"Well we had better get going I still have that English paper to write." Jake said.

"Yeah I think that we all got that assignment." Marco replied with a groan.

Cassie then began to morph but stopped mid way and asked, "Do we know where we are going to start digging?"

Erek has showed me the exact position of the Bobstic, I do believe that we would like to begin a little ways away, correct Price Jake? Ax said.

"Yeah, that's right" He replied. "Tobias do you see any enclosed area for us to morph and demorph and dig?"

"Some place called a Marriott." Marco interjected.

Tobias took off and returned shortly. Well since there wasn't a local Marriott for us to check into as Marco had request I discovered something that I think you'll like.

We all then began to morph and once we all had finished we took off on a 5 minute flight that could've taken about 15 minutes by foot. It was a nice grassy area with lots of trees to keep us hidden, a well chosen place. "Okay since not all of us can morph at the same time who volunteers to go first?" Jake asked once we had all demorphed.

"Marco if you're too scared I'll go first" Rachel offered.

"Oh I'm plenty scared help yourself." Marco Responded.

No I'll go first. Tobias interjected. At least I get to get this over with first.

He then settled down on the ground and began to morph. I headed back towards the group and kinda stood behind Rachel who was taller that I was, because I was not exactly used to the morphing yet.

Okay does some one want to be nice enough to tell me where to go, or better yet, pick me up and move me to where I am supposed to start digging? He asked.

Jake walked up to Tobias who was now a mole and decided to ask Ax a very important question. "Where should we start digging so that it won't take an extreme amount of time to dig there?"

A good spot would probably be right here. Ax responded while walking about 10 feet over to a nice shaded area with lots of good trees to climb.

"Okay, Tobias, start digging." Jake said as he set Tobias down, whose feet were going even before he touched the ground, which was a very funny sight.

After about one and a half hours Ax told him to come out and he sure did, he didn't just crawl out he shot out right into Rachel and my hands. Right as we had grabbed him he began to demorph and instead of setting him down we held onto him until he was fully demorphed because we both knew that he would want to be in the most spacious area that he could be in, the sky. This proved true; as soon as he was fully demorphed he took of like a rocket straight into the sky. We all looked at each other quizzically and then suddenly burst out laughing.

Tobias silenced our laughing when he settled down on a branch, quite exhausted. Are you guys laughing at me?

"No were not laughing at you were just laughing at your actions after digging." Marco replied trying not to laugh even more.

Any way do you guys want to know how far I got, while digging.

"Yeah that might be a little helpful." Rachel said.

I think that I got about 11 feet into the hole and about a foot and a half down.

"Wow that's a lot of dirt." Cassie replied calmly.

Yeah I know, I was just so scared that I just kept digging and digging, until Ax - man here told me to come on out, and well you know the rest.

"Yeah we sure do." Jake replied, and we all began laughing once again.

If we wish to have this task completed we must continue Prince Jake.

"You're right and don't call me 'Prince.'"

Yes Prince Jake.

"I'll go next." I offered.

"Okay but be prepared for that animal's instinct like in the bird." Cassie reminded me as I began to morph.

The first thing that happened was that my back bone extended to make the tail of the mole and then, after that my feet began to shrink rapidly and I fell down, no longer able to stand, with a huge thud. Then the rest of my body began to shrink in every way possible, and quite suddenly I was blind, or at lest mostly, that was when the mole brain kicked in with, fear hunger and then even more fear. But I wasn't paying much attention to that because I could no longer see! Ahhhhhhh! I screamed out of sheer terror.

"What, what's wrong?!" came the cry from every one.

I....Can't.....See! I shouted back.

Jeez you don't have to yell, remember I'm a hawk I got used to it. Tobias reassured me with a laugh.

Okay, um Jake could you tell me where to dig?

"Yeah just follow my voice." This wasn't much of a burden since moles have a very good since of hearing.

Once I got to the hole I took one last look at day light and headed into that dark damp and very scary hole. I now understood why Tobias shot out like a rocket after digging, there was no air, none! I was terrified but I just kept digging and digging, and digging, and digging until..... Tamitha it has been one and a half of your hours please return to the surface. Ax said.

After he said that I high-tailed my little butt out of there and straight into Cassie's arms. She set me down as soon as I finished shaking so that I could demorph. "So, how far did you get?" Rachel wondered.

"I really don't know I was just too scared" I responded now fully human again.

"Well I guess we'll measure how far we get at the end of the day. So. who's next?" Jake asked

"I'll go." Marco said, right before we heard Rachel say.

"I'll go"

"Looks like we have a draw, does anyone else want to go so that these two don't have to battle it to the death?" Jake said with a smile

"Actually I don't think anyone else can go if all of us need to do that English paper." Cassie reminded us.

"Okay, so we continue this Saturday, that way we have the whole day to finish it." Jake told us.

"Agreed" Marco replied

So home we all morphed into our various birds and flew home. All of us that is, except for Tobias and Ax, who lived there in the woods.

What was really bad was that my aunt was pulling into the drive way just as I was about to dive into my bedroom window. (I was a hawk at this point) If she saw a bird go into my window she would get very suspicious. So what I decided to do was to fly behind the house into a bush, demorphed, and climbed through my open bedroom window into my room. When I got into my room one thing that surprised me was that as I was closing my window a fluttering of wings seemed to explode right in my face.

Nice maneuver, if you let me in I might be able to help you with your English home work, 'cause I know that you have it. Tobias bribed me.

"As long as you-"

"Tamitha! Are you there?" My aunt yelled as she walked into the house.

"Yes!" I replied. "Hurry and hide somewhere!" I whispered urgently to Tobias.

Where? Why? He replied.

"Um...under my desk hurry, because I just might need your help"

What kind of help?

"You could tell me what to say when she asks certain questions."

Oh.

"Tamitha, can I come in" My aunt called from right out side my door.

Say..... Yes Tobias prompted me.

"Yeah just a sec" I said as I headed for the door. "Was there any thing that you wanted?" I asked as I opened the door to let her in.

Oh great just go ahead and prompt her. Tobias said sarcastically

"No not really I was just checking on you." she replied.

"Oh! Okay what's for dinner?"

"Um, I don't know let me go check" she said as she headed for the door, she stopped and turned around, "Have you done you finished your homework?"

"Yes, I have."

Liar Tobias interjected, as he often tends to do.

"What is so funny?" my aunt said after I had begun to laugh.

"Um, nothing I was just recalling something one of my friends had said earlier today." I said quickly.

Quick thinking. Tobias complemented.

"When I figure out what we are going to eat I will call you for dinner, okay?" My aunt said.

"Okay" I replied as I stood up to shut the door. I turned back around to see a large hawk curled up on my bed looking very comfortable. "I do hope that the remains that you leave there are only feathers." I said to him jokingly.

Okay, okay I'll move." He replied as he fluttered over to my desk where my notebook was open with very little writing on it. So what's your topic?

"Well you're not going to believe this, but it's on - wait a sec have you been asking this question to every one?"

No, the only other person I asked about this was Rachel.

"Okay so you know that it is supposed to be a fictional story, correct?"

Yep.

"Well it's a story about a young girl who is separated from her twin brother at birth and when they meet ever so many years later it is a big surprise for both the of the kids."

Boy does that sound familiar.

"Yeah but I was hoping that you would come and help me out, which you did."

Okay, but I get to choose the names.

"You got it, Just tell me them now so that I can get started with this story."

"Tamitha, Dinner is ready." My aunt called from the kitchen.

"Can I eat it in here?"

"Sure let me bring it to you."

"Tobias -"

Yeah I know back under the desk until she's gone.

I started to laugh but just then my aunt walked in so I turned back to my homework. "Tamitha I heard some talking going on in here, Is there some one hidden in here that I don't know about?"

"No I was just talking to my self trying to write in my journal."

"Where did you get a journal?"

"Our teachers gave it to us to write in whenever we have time."

Smooth, real smooth. Tobias said.

"Well I'll leave you alone and go eat my dinner in the kitchen." She said as she set my dinner down and headed out of my room shutting my door.

"All clear" I whispered to Tobias.

Good, I'm hungry, what's for dinner?

"Who said that any of this was yours?"

Well there seems to be a little bit extra meat so I'll just go ahead and take that and be satisfied. He replied while grabbing a huge hunk of my dinner, and swallowing it down.

"Okay, so lets get going on this story before I have to go to bed."

Yeah, whatever.

And that was pretty much what we did until I had to go to bed, but fortunately we finished it before that. Night, sis.

"Night Tobias, I'll see you tomorrow after school." And he was gone.