Tabitha:The sixth Animorph?
Chapter 4

Marco

Tabitha bolted outta the cafeteria. Weird, I thought. But I was the spy and I was the one the rest of the Animorphs had chosen to see what was up with Tabitha. I always get the dirty work. So far, she seemed genuine but I need to be sure so I followed her.

She was in the courtyard, sitting on a bench. It was like she was in a trance or something. Perhaps she really is pyschic, I thought. I realised she was meditating. You know; lotus position and all that. I left her alone.

Tabitha

After I left the cafeteria I went into the courtyard for some serious meditation. I found an empty bench and crossed my legs in the lotus position. I breathed in and out slowly to help put me in a trance.

Whilst in my trance, I had a premonition. Another downside of being me. It was a premonition because a 'vision' happened in the past (this is my twisted logic) and a 'premonition' is the future. And I only have premonitions whilst I'm in a trance. Anyway...

A tiger lunged at a monster/alien thing and bit it's arm. The monster flung the tiger off and called out 'Haff Visser!' A wolf and grizzly bear were under attack by the same monster and a giant slug on legs. Cassie! Rachel! Marco! Ax! Bail! I heard in my head. I immediately snapped out of my trance. Cassie? Rachel? Marco? What the heck was going on? I needed answers and I was going to get 'em....

Rachel

Cassie and I were working on our science projects at my house when the phone rang. I picked up the receiver.

'Hello? Oh hi Tabitha! What? You had a premonition? Involving us? Oh. You'd better come round then.' I put the receiver and stared at Cassie.

'That was Tabitha. She had a premmonition. Involving animals and our names.' Cassie's face fell.

Cassie

Tabitha came round that same night.

'Hi Tab.' I said when she entered Rachel's room.

'Hi Cassie, Rachel.' Tabitha replied, and sat on a beanbag that was years old.

'What about this premonition then?' Rachel got straight to the point.

'W-well. There was a huge underground cavern with pools in it. 5 animals were fighting and the wolf and grizzly bear wwere being cornered by a huge monster with a t-rex head and a huge slug with legs. Then in mmy head I heard a voice say: 'Cassie! Rachel! Marco! Ax! Bail!' Then I came out of my trance.' Tabitha explained.

Rachel and I looked at each other, shocked.

'And I wanna know why I heard those names.' Tabitha added.

Tobias

'YOU DID WHAT?!' Marco exploded. I flew in and landed on the rafters of Cassie's barn.

Hey guys. What's going on? I asked.

'Cassie and Rachel invited Tabitha to come here in about half an hour.' Jake said in that strong, calm, leader voice he had.

'She had a premonition and heard our names.' Explained Cassie calmly whilst trying to give a deer its meds.

What what what? I said Who's names? Explain everything! Now!

'Tabitha came round mine and told Cassie and me that she'd had a premonition where there was a cavern and 5 animals fighting. She also said she'd heard a voice telling Marco,Cassie,Ax and me to bail. I assume it was Jake.' Rachel explained to me.

'Hey! Where is Ax?' Marco asked. The kid had only just realised he wasn't there.

He's at his scoop. He told me he doesn't feel to good. I replied.

'I hope he's better soon. Perhaps we'll go and see him when Tabitha comes.' Jake said.

'We are not doing this Jake! I mean it! Remember David?' Marco said.

'I know. But she could be useful and she knows basically of our secret. She got intuition, Cassie says.' Jake replied.

'And if she were a controller don't you think we'd be turned in by now?' Cassie added.

'Hey guys whats all the fuss about?' said a gentle female voice and that is when I got my first look at Tabitha.