The Finders Part Four
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Chapter Eight
Tobias
I walked away from the forest. I suppose I shouldn't have burst out the way I had but I couldn't help it. All my life, I had always hoped that there might be some family that like me.
My uncle abused me physically whenever he was drunk. I still have a few bruises from the daily beatings I would receive from him. My aunt on the other hand, worked on my mental abuse. Always making me stare in the mirror everyday after school telling myself that I didn't deserve to live. That I was a 'bad boy' and always would be. Both of them starved me and made me feel like shit all the time. I was a regular Dave Pelzer.
So I guess you have to pardon me for being suspicous. The only family I have that doesn't cringe when they see me and that is Human is my mom. But in a way she doesn't count. I mean, I lived without her my whole life. The other relative that treats me okay and is not human is Ax. He is my uncle and best friend. But still, I'm use to him. Now these people come my way, saying that they would give me a family if I leave my home planet, my friends who are also my family, and my duty. My duty to protect Earth from the Yeerks invaders. Because of my duty, I can't be fully (physically) Human. I cannot be with Rachel in the true sense. So what makes anybody think that this will tempt me to forget about my duty?
I walked for some time by myself. No one followed me. At least I thought so. I was glad for that. I wanted to be alone. Not that I wasn't already alone in a some senses.
Unfortunately I was not paying attention as I walked on. In fact, if I had been paying attention, I would have noticed that someone was following me. Because if I had been paying attention, the person following wouldn't have had the chance to jump in front of me.
Chapter Nine
Ax
My shoorm walked away from the clearing and possibly forever. He had seemed unbelievably cold and angry. In fact, he reminded me of Elfangor when he was extremely 'pissed off', as the Humans say.
I didn't know why he was so angry. He was being given the chance of a lifetime. If he came to the Home World, he would be more affective there. They could teach him more about flying fighters and how to fight in his Andalite morph of me.
Where is he going Prince Seerian asked.
Well, Tobias is obviously upset and just wants to be alone. I said.
"Obviously" Cassie muttered.
I sighed. This was going to be one of those extremely emotional episodes in our lives in which everything changes and nothing is, as it seems. This was just what we needed.
Prince Seerian, I must tell you that Tobias is even more unusual as he seems other than being a half-breed.
Prince Seerian sighed. Now what is it? Was his cousin actually a Ged? At this he laughed.
Well, no sir. You see Tobias's true form is not Human. Well, not exactly.
Then what is it? He said. Stop procrastinating
Well, Tobias was once trapped as a red-tailed hawk, a bird native to this planet. But one day, The Ellimist returned the power to morph to him. But The Ellimist did not return his Human from. Instead what you saw of Tobias was a morph of his old self. He has to remain a hawk if he wants to fight and continue to morph.
I see he said.
Time seemed to stand still. Finally, Price Seerian spoke.
We cannot tell the Electorate that Elfangor's Son is a half-breed. If we do, they most likely will want to destroy any evidence of it. If you catch my drift. At this he gave everyone a grave look. It was true. If the Electorate did find out, they would want no one to find out. It would be an embarrassment. People all over the Galaxy would mock us. It especially would be even more so if they found out that a government official one time tried to destroy the Human race. A true irony in itself.
"Look, just say to the Electorate that it was all a mistake. That it was all just a bunch of rumors. 'Cause ya know, we prefer Tobias alive." Cassie said.
Yes. I said. Perhaps you could say that it was a Yeerk trick made up to trap Andalite warriors there.
Perhaps. Prince Seerian said. Or we- Just then a loud cry echoed through the forest. And it sounded like Tobias's.
Blossom Morphine: Hey! Oh no, what's going to happen to Tobias? Find out in 'The Finders Part Five'.
Till then!
