Chapter 5
AHHHHHH! Matt screamed.
AHHHHHH! I screamed.
Steven? Matt? What's wrong? Dave asked.
Matt stopped screaming and started to concentrate.
I stopped. Matt, come on, you can do this, morph, concentrate, it isn't hard.
Matt kept quiet. I saw him (well, as well as you can see as a pigeon) shrink.
Can I never do that again? Matt asked.
You just can't look at yourself. Dave said.
And try not to look at anyone else morphing. I said.
He nodded.
And don't do that! The one Yeerk well maybe more if he "reproduced" will be on the lookout for suspicious things like that! I said.
Yeah, right, I won't do that any more. He said.
What do you mean by "reproduced"? Dave asked.
Yeerk reproduce kinda like budding. One Yeerk becomes 20 or so. That one Yeerk dies, but those 20 makes 20 more that make 20 more… I said.
How do you know so much about them? Dave.
I started to answer, but stopped.
I don't know. I replied.
Oh, I see. Dave said.
How did I know that? What's wrong with me?
We started to fly, and within 20 minutes were at the hotel.
Okay, let's land in that alley and de-morph. That was me.
We landed, de-morphed, and walked in the hotel.
"Room number 48, second floor." I said as we walked into the elevator.
I pushed the second button, and we went upstairs with no problem. I got off.
"Oh man! Look, her room is surrounded by guards." Dave said.
"Looks like we'll have to use the bug morph after all." I said.
"Let's do it!" Matt said.
"Rachel?" I said.
Dave smiled.
"Let's get into the broom closet and morph."
We got in and morphed. No difficulties this time, but I did notice Matt closing his eyes as he morphed.
We flew and crawled out and then underneath the door.
Cassie? I said.
She was reading a magazine. I think it was Sixteen, not the kind of thing Cassie would read. When I said that she dropped it.
"Who's there?" She said loudly.
We heard a knock on the door.
SHH! I said.
"Problem Ms. _____?" The guard said.
"Uh, no. I'm sorry, just thinking out loud."
That seemed to satisfy the guard, and he shut up.
Don't say anything! We're going to de-morph.
I de-morphed, I ended up right in front of her. Dave de-morph behind her. Matt de-morphed, and ended up lying on her bed.
"Ooh, comfy." He said quietly.
"Who… what…" She said confused.
A look of realization appeared on her face. "Are you the ones that stole the blue box from us?" She asked.
"We didn't steal it!" Matt said.
"Yeah, he did." Dave said pointing at me.
I rolled my eyes. "I found the box."
"Okay, we would like it back." Cassie said.
"You'll want to hear our story first." We told her everything.
"You want me to help?" Cassie said shocked.
Dave nodded, but since he was behind her she didn't notice.
"Yeah, we do." Matt said.
"Sorry, I can't. As soon as we destroyed the Yeerks, or at least thought we did, I promised I would never morph, or hurt anyone again."
I nodded. "Sorry for disturbing you. We'll be leaving now."
"Wait, I can help you. You'll want to find Jake, he'll be the one to help you."
"And where is he currently living?" Matt asked.
She told us.
"That's far." Dave said.
"Yes," Cassie agreed. "It will take days to fly there." She looked at me. "Are you the leader?"
I looked at Matt, then Dave. They both shrugged.
"I suppose."
"Find the Chee. I don't know where they currently are, but you'll need them to cover for you at your house."
"Okay, are they in town though?"
"Yes, get a wolf spider, they can see right through the holograms. But first, get new Animorphs, girls."
I smiled. "I'll get right to it."
"Can you open the window, I don't want to go bug again."
Cassie laughed. "I know how you feel." She walked to the window and opened it. A few minutes later, 3 pigeons flew out her window.
AHHHHHH! Matt screamed.
AHHHHHH! I screamed.
Steven? Matt? What's wrong? Dave asked.
Matt stopped screaming and started to concentrate.
I stopped. Matt, come on, you can do this, morph, concentrate, it isn't hard.
Matt kept quiet. I saw him (well, as well as you can see as a pigeon) shrink.
Can I never do that again? Matt asked.
You just can't look at yourself. Dave said.
And try not to look at anyone else morphing. I said.
He nodded.
And don't do that! The one Yeerk well maybe more if he "reproduced" will be on the lookout for suspicious things like that! I said.
Yeah, right, I won't do that any more. He said.
What do you mean by "reproduced"? Dave asked.
Yeerk reproduce kinda like budding. One Yeerk becomes 20 or so. That one Yeerk dies, but those 20 makes 20 more that make 20 more… I said.
How do you know so much about them? Dave.
I started to answer, but stopped.
I don't know. I replied.
Oh, I see. Dave said.
How did I know that? What's wrong with me?
We started to fly, and within 20 minutes were at the hotel.
Okay, let's land in that alley and de-morph. That was me.
We landed, de-morphed, and walked in the hotel.
"Room number 48, second floor." I said as we walked into the elevator.
I pushed the second button, and we went upstairs with no problem. I got off.
"Oh man! Look, her room is surrounded by guards." Dave said.
"Looks like we'll have to use the bug morph after all." I said.
"Let's do it!" Matt said.
"Rachel?" I said.
Dave smiled.
"Let's get into the broom closet and morph."
We got in and morphed. No difficulties this time, but I did notice Matt closing his eyes as he morphed.
We flew and crawled out and then underneath the door.
Cassie? I said.
She was reading a magazine. I think it was Sixteen, not the kind of thing Cassie would read. When I said that she dropped it.
"Who's there?" She said loudly.
We heard a knock on the door.
SHH! I said.
"Problem Ms. _____?" The guard said.
"Uh, no. I'm sorry, just thinking out loud."
That seemed to satisfy the guard, and he shut up.
Don't say anything! We're going to de-morph.
I de-morphed, I ended up right in front of her. Dave de-morph behind her. Matt de-morphed, and ended up lying on her bed.
"Ooh, comfy." He said quietly.
"Who… what…" She said confused.
A look of realization appeared on her face. "Are you the ones that stole the blue box from us?" She asked.
"We didn't steal it!" Matt said.
"Yeah, he did." Dave said pointing at me.
I rolled my eyes. "I found the box."
"Okay, we would like it back." Cassie said.
"You'll want to hear our story first." We told her everything.
"You want me to help?" Cassie said shocked.
Dave nodded, but since he was behind her she didn't notice.
"Yeah, we do." Matt said.
"Sorry, I can't. As soon as we destroyed the Yeerks, or at least thought we did, I promised I would never morph, or hurt anyone again."
I nodded. "Sorry for disturbing you. We'll be leaving now."
"Wait, I can help you. You'll want to find Jake, he'll be the one to help you."
"And where is he currently living?" Matt asked.
She told us.
"That's far." Dave said.
"Yes," Cassie agreed. "It will take days to fly there." She looked at me. "Are you the leader?"
I looked at Matt, then Dave. They both shrugged.
"I suppose."
"Find the Chee. I don't know where they currently are, but you'll need them to cover for you at your house."
"Okay, are they in town though?"
"Yes, get a wolf spider, they can see right through the holograms. But first, get new Animorphs, girls."
I smiled. "I'll get right to it."
"Can you open the window, I don't want to go bug again."
Cassie laughed. "I know how you feel." She walked to the window and opened it. A few minutes later, 3 pigeons flew out her window.