The Andalite Curse
Jake's POV
Chapter 6: The Andalites
We all sat there. Waiting for the Andalites. They were supposed to come today. "You sure they know how to find us?" I asked. My plan was all set. All I had to do was wait. If everything went well we wouldn't have to lift a finger against the Andalites, but if not we would fight. My group would need to listen to me without asking any questions.
I looked around. Tobias was morphed human. I had seen a lot of him as a human lately. His arms were around Rachel and Rachel's head was against Tobias's shoulder. Something was up with those two. They had been acting like there was air in there heads, but Ax says they don't have the curse. Rachel giggled at something Tobias whispered in her ear.
"Can you two please enlighten us on whatever it is that got you so happy?" I finally asked. Truthfully I needed them to get over this and maybe if whatever was on their mind came out they would go back to normal. Cassie gave me a look and Ax had one of his eyes on me. Marco was knocked out on the floor, which was good because he really had lost it. "Look don't tell us if you don't want to, but snap out of his trance you're in. I might need you." They understood I had a plan.
"You really want to know?" We all looked at her. Of course we wanted to know. "Tobias and me are engaged." We all looked at her. They were planning on getting married. When did this happen? Last I heard they just had a weird relationship. "Tobias asked and I said yes."
"Congratulating," Cassie said and hugged Rachel.
"Just wait until the yeerks are gone to get yourself trapped." Tobias nodded and started to demorph. He was back into his old body when the ship landed. One Andalite walked out. I got up and in front of him.
He gave me a nasty look. Clearly didn't like humans. "I'm Jake, the prince of this group." He stepped back and looked at Ax. They probably thought he was leading us. Well he wasn't and the Andalites needed to know that. He looked at me with his two main eyes. "This is my group. Rachel, my best warrior." Rachel looked at me, but gave the Andalite a weird smile. "Tobias, the lookout." I pointed at the red tail hawk. "Cassie, our animal expert." Cassie just smiled. "Ax, I believe you know him, our alien expert." Ax stood up tall and our name for him clearly confused the Andalite. "Marco's on the floor. He's the one with your curse."
(I am Italimis…) I stopped him there.
"Ita… what?" He looked at me.
(Our names are too long and most humans cannot say them.) Ax volunteered the information.
(Then call me Ital.)
"How about Italy?" Rachel said as a joke.
(If you wish. It sounds nice.) We all looked at each other. I nodded. (Well I'll take Marco and…) I stopped him again.
"What do you mean take Marco? We're all going or you're not getting the blue box. I have things to talk about with your prince." Italy looked at me. "You comply with my demands or we'll make you comply." We looked at each other for a minute. "Rachel."
Rachel stood up and morphed before Italy even realized. Over the last few weeks we had been practicing morphing real fast. It was tiresome, but it could save our lives. Besides the more you do it the less tiresome it was. Rachel attacked. She punched Italy and then graded his tail with her teeth. Italy stopped trying to fight back.
(Please, don't. Letting my tail blade being taken off is a great form of dishonor. Even when I morph it back I will be greatly dishonored.) Thank you Rachel. We had his ear now.
I smiled at him. "Tell you what. You listen to my demands and I'll tell Rachel to let you go."
(Yes Prince Jake,) Italy said. I didn't say anything else, but nodded at Rachel. She let his tail blade go. Some Andalite blood was coming out, but Rachel growled making Italy stop in fear. (You really are a great warrior Rachel. You are a Kimamo.)
(An honored warrior of great important.) Ax informed us privately. Probably was a little jealous,
If bears could smile Rachel would probably be smiling. (Thanks.) Rachel told Italy. (Now you going to listen to Jake's demands?) Italy just looked at me.
"Good, here's the deal. Your ship here probably doesn't have enough room for all of us, so you can't take everyone. Am I right?"
(Yes,) was the answer. I nodded.
"You'll take Rachel, Tobias, and me. I will talk to your prince. If everything goes alright either you or someone else will come back to pick up Cassie, Marco, and Ax. Don't try anything here either. I gave Cassie a special word and they'll only come with you if Cassie hears or see the word written down. They'll bring the blue box with them."
Italy didn't have that much of a choice. He moved aside. Tobias flew in and I walked in. Rachel first demorphed and then she walked in. The inside was much like a small bug fighter. Probably the smallest they had so it would be easy to get pass the yeerks. Italy was starting up the ship. Rachel gave me a look. She was wondering why Ax wasn't coming. I had thought of saying Ax instead of Tobias, but I wasn't too sure how Ax would act with other Andalites. Besides Tobias could surprise them.
When we were in space I saw the yeerk mother ship. My hand went into a fist. Rachel had the ready to kill look in her eyes. Not now Rachel. Our little ship stayed far away from the yeerks and went to it's own mother ship behind Jupiter. I am serious there. I was looking at the ring of Jupiter.
"Wow," Rachel whispered.
(Nice looking planet. We're been calling it…)
"The planet's name is Jupiter. Humans named it a long time ago." Italy gave us a look. He landed the ship and we all walked out. There were a few Andalites there to greet us.
(What's this?) I heard one Andalite yell. He walked up.
"You're the Andalite who Ax was talking to." Rachel said more informing me more then anyone else. So this was the so call 'angry Andalite.'
(WHAT IS THIS? YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING BACK THE CURSED HUMAN AND…) The nickname was true. I got in front of Italy.
"I forced him into bringing me." I told the angry Andalite. "I'm Jake the leader of the Animorphs." He looked at me. "That's what we call ourselves." I moved my hand telling Rachel to step closer. She stood right besides me and Tobias was on her shoulder. "This is my best warrior Rachel. I showed your boy here what she can do. He called a… what was it? Oh yeah, a Kimamo." The Andalites looked shocked and turned to Italy to see if it was true. Italy sadly conferred what I said. "On her shoulder is Tobias. Was trapped, but is sure a good lookout."
(WHY ARE YOU HERE?) The angry Andalite threw a fit and I could see his crew didn't like him.
"LOOK," I finally yelled. "IF YOU WANT THE BLUE BOX YOU HAVE TO COMPLY TO ALL MY DEMANDS."
(I WILL NOT TAKE DEMANDS FROM A HUMAN KID.) The angry Andalite threw his tail blade at me, but I got down on the floor.
Rachel kicked the angry Andalite in the leg and then started her bear morph. An Andalite tried to get her mid morph, but she moved while still morphing. We had been practicing a lot. Usually you were completely defenseless midmorph, but we had trained ourselves to morph while running.
Rachel was a full grizzly bear while I was still morphing. She was taking care of the Andalites on her own. As for Tobias I don't know where he went. I completed my morph and started to help Rachel. The Andalites were surprise on how well we were doing. We were use to being out numbered.
I broke an Andalites' leg and Rachel had a few Andalite knocked out. She was taking on two at a time. Never piss off a grizzly bear. Finally a hork-baji had his blades against the angry Andalites' throat. (WHAT IS THIS?)
(Nice job Tobias,) I told the hork-bajir. (You ready to talk now?) The angry Andalite gave me a look that could kill, but he knew before he could move Tobias could kill him.
(You said he was trapped? You lied.)
(He was born human, got trapped as a hawk, did a favor for the Ellimist who is real by the way, and got the power to morph back with his old human body as a morph. So really he was trapped and that's what I said. Now if I had said is trapped then that would have been a lie, but was is past tense. I told the truth. Not my fault you misunderstood.)
Every Andalite was looking at me. No one was going to attack. (Now are we going to work out a deal or do we have to continue this.) Rachel growled at the Andalites who looked at her.
(YOU WILL HEAR MY DEMANDS, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. WE ARE ANDALITES AND WILL NOT TAKE ORDERS FROM A HUMAN.) Man this guy was thick and stupid. How the hell did he become prince? (ATTACK.)
The one guy who tried had Rachel on him. She ripped off his tail and threw him against a wall. I repeat never piss off a grizzly bear, more so when the grizzly bear is Rachel. No one else moved.
(No,) one Andalite said moving forward. (These humans are smart. They've been fighting all by themselves for a long time. This boy is a true and good leader unlike you. The girl is clearly Kimamo and the bird is tricky. We will not fight.)
(Did I mention that Prince Elfangor came to Earth once before he died and had a human son. That son happens to be the hork-bajir holding you hostage.) I informed them. I never thought I would see an Andalite faint, but one did. Others were just shocked.
(LIES,) the angry Andalite started to yell.
(I had heard a rumor about that. Prince Elfangor had disappeared for a while and then just returned. When asked where he was he said he had become a nothlit and had a son on a planet called Earth. Everyone thought he was just lying. How did he return an Andalite?)
(That was the Ellimist,) Tobias answered. (Nosy guy that is or is he a she.)
(Doesn't matter. So are you ready to agree to my deal?) The angry Andalite agreed. (I want you to swear on your honor.) The Andalites were shocked. I had asked Ax. Andalites have a huge thing with honor. Kind of like Killgons on Star Trek. If an Andalite swears on his honor and then breaks his promise he will be dishonored forever.
(I swear on my honor that I will agree to this deal.) I got it. (What is it?)
(Well there are many parts to this deal. One is my group is completely safe on this ship.) We demorphed to show our trust. Tobias became a hawk and sat back on Rachel when she was demorphed. There was nothing else to sit on for a hawk or a human. "Next is you will tell everyone that Prince Elfangor was the one to give us the power to morph. Tell the complete truth about all of us and resource Ax's name." I knew Ax was blamed for giving us the power to morph and I had to correct that.
(Who's Ax?)
"Ax is what we called Prince Elfangor's little brother." I answered giving him a look. "Next is that when you find a cure for this curse Marco will be the first one you cure. Lastly you will help us fight and win against the yeerks." The angry Andalite looked pissed, but he had already agreed without knowing what he was agreeing for. Man Andalites are easy to trick.
(You ask us for help and then rope us into these deals. Well I gave my word and I will keep it. Get the others up here.)
Italy came over to me. (I need the word Prince Jake.)
"Abandoned," I answered confusing the Andalites. The words meant a lot to us though. We had meet Prince Elfangor in a place that was abandoned. Also we had been abandoned. We had to fend for ourselves. Italy walked away and went to the ship. I looked at Tobias and Rachel. They were talking to an Andalite. "What's going on?"
The two looked at me. (There might be a way for me to become a morph capable human.)
"Congratulating, both of you." I hugged Rachel. "Tobias, you ever hurt my cousin and I'll do ten times worst then what she does." Rachel laughed. "I guess I don't have to worry about that though. Oh and good job. Both you." I walked away with Andalites sharing at me.
AN: that's it for now. R&R.