Disclaimer: I don't own the Animorphs. But if I had one wish... Well, that would be a date with Adamo Ruggiero. Two, wait no. That would be Shawn Ashmore. Damn. I love Canadian actors. Three wishes? I guess that'll have to do. So if you meet any magical wish fairies, please send me a message, or even better, leave a review. Much obliged.
This chapter goes out to TapTapTap, even though the name's not a Megamorphs 4 allusion. Thank you for telling me indirectly that my story defies logic lol.

King's Bishop
by ferricflame

Chapter 10: Insanity at its Best

There is a pleasure, sure, In being mad, which none but madmen know!

-John Dryden

Rachel

We were in the barn, waiting for Marco, Tobias, and Ax. So "we" was only Jake, Cassie, and I. It had been a long day of school, and I hadn't slept much in the last week because my little sister Sara had been having nightmares lately. It's kinda hard to sleep with a little girl screaming her head off. It's irritating as fuck. Pardon my French. And it would be better if it was some slasher flick she was having nightmares about, but Cloverfield? I mean, seriously. To top it all off, Marco was supposed to have been here ten minutes ago. It was really starting to piss me off.

Tobias flew in through the rafters. (")Rachel, you 're needed,(") he said. (")Marco's got a plan. You need to morph your eagle. We have to fly to the new community center.(")

(")Alright,(") I said, already halfway morphed. I was ready for some action.

"What about us?" Jake asked.

(")Cassie you said your parents are at a convention right?(") She nodded. (")Then you should stay here, probably form a 'Plan B.'(")

"Alright," Jake said, nodding.

By this time I was fully morphed. (")And please don't let my clothes get ruined by an angry raccoon this time. I just bought that red top yesterday, and they don't make black cords like those anymore.(")

"Good luck," Cassie wished us.

Tobias

I had run into Ax on the way to the barn. I had sent him to Mertil's to get us two shredders. Then I went to the barn to get Rachel. As we headed to the community center, I filled her in on what I knew.

(")When we get there, you need to morph Hork-Bajir. I'll morph Ax, and Ax will be himself. We need to get this Lee kid outta there or else bad shit is gonna go down,(") I explained. (")Ax is getting shredders from Mertil and he'll meet us there.(")

(")Got it,(") Rachel said. We were quiet until we got to the center. Marco was hiding in a bush. (")Marco!(") Rachel said. Marco looked up at us. (")We're here.(")

We landed in the bushes and Rachel demorphed. Just as she finished, a strangely attractive boy came walking up to the bushes. "You got the goods Ax?" Marco asked.

"Unfortunately, I was only able to obtain-nuh one shredder from Mertil. Tul. He was-zuh, shall I say unwilling, to part with more than one. Un." After all this time, he still couldn't speak in human morph without playing with every sound. Ound. He demorphed as I morphed into him. Marco went Leeran and Rachel went Hork-Bajir. Wait. Leeran?

(")We can still use that morph?(") I asked Marco. (")How?(")

WE CAN STILL USE IT BECAUSE OUR EXCESS MATTER WAS STILL OUR MATTER. OR ELSE THE WAR ON LEERA WOULD'VE NEVER HAPPENED.

(")How'd you come up with that answer?(") I asked him.

EASY he thought AX WAS THINKING IT.

(")Oh, okay.(")

READY? LET'S GO IN.

Short? Well, let me give you a bit more. It's play time!

Jake

"Oh my god Jake! Faster, go faster!" Cassie shouted. "That's it, right there. Keep it up, keep going strong!"

"Oh, yeah. Oh yeah," I said, nearly breathless. "Ahhhh!"

"Oh my god Jake you are so good at that."

"Practice," I said, blushing. "A whole lot of really intense practice."

"Well, it shows," she said. "I mean it. You kick ass at Mario Kart."

Oh, come on. You were thinking dirty, weren't you?