A/N: Okay, just to warn you this chapter is kind of cheesy. But what's a good story without a cheesy chapter right? But I do not believe this chapter isn't my best because I was listening to Skillet when I wrote this so, its not really that well written.

Chapter Ten: The Threat

(Erek's POV)

I stood staring at the old abandon theater. It looked really creepy with all the vines all over it.

"It looks like something out of a horror movie" Lourdes said.

I had quickly called together Lourdes, Daniel, Jenny, and Maria. I decided that it was time that everyone knew what was really going on.

"Erek, could you please explain why we are at an old theater in the middle of the night?" Maria asked.

I turned around and looked at everyone.

"The Yeerks want us. They want us androids. And I don't know why." I took a shaky breath and said, "Right now, in that theater, the Yeerks and many hork-Bajr are in there trying to figure out what we are and how to destroy us. " I looked at Maria as I said, "The Animorphs have been blackmailing me. What they have been making me do is un-mentionable. But they are threatening me by saying they will turn Maria in."

Maria then got this look of pure horror and anger on her face.

"So what's the plan?" Daniel asked.

"Well there's only one thing to do" I said.

"What fight? Erek we can't fight!" Jenny asked.

Why the heck would we want to fight? I shuddered at the thought as I remembered what I had done just a couple months ago.

"No! Go to 7/11 and hope they haven't run out of mountain dew." I said sarcastically.

Everyone stared at me.

Sheesh! People never get jokes anymore do they?

"Okay I think we just need to hold out a couple of extra days, maybe this whole thing will die down and if it doesn't. We will have to get some help" I said.

"Okay, Let's get out of here, this place gives me the creeps" Lourdes said looking at the old theater.

We all started walking away.

Well that went well.

I turned around to see Maria shriveled up on the ground behind us.

"MARIA!" I shouted as I ran back, with the others fallowing.

"What's wrong with her?" Lourdes asked.

Then Maria's hologram started flickering on and off.

"Maybe it's from shock" Daniel said.

It's not from shock. I knew the Yeerks or something had gotten her.

I should've done something. I should've found the Pemilite crystal and gone into that theater and…..and destroyed those worthless parasites. But I couldn't, and all I did was say, "Maria, I won't let them get you! I'll, I'll destroy them!"

I could feel hot holographic tears streaming down my face as Maria turned her head and looked at me and said "They already have"

A/N: Okay sorry I know this chapter is really short, but The next one will be as long as the others.