Okie

            Okie. This is a music video to the book #41 The Familiar ( one of my faves). In case you can't remember, it's when Jake wakes up 10 years later to an Earth overrun by Yeerks. The song is "In the End" by Linkin Park (from the best CD on  this planet, Hybrid Theory).  The lyrics may not be so accurate cuz my bro lost the insert, so I had to gather it from the song itself. I know I stole this idea from someone and I give them credit, and also to KAA for writing The Familiar story. Also to Linkin Park. Enjoy!

            We see Jake flopping down on his bed wondering if it's all really worth it. His eyes start to flutter and the music comes on with a beat and some piano tunes.

           

            Dada da Da daada da dada da daaaa da Daaa daaaa Dadadaaaa

It continues this way as he drifts off to sleep.

             It starts with one…….

Suddenly he wakes up and looks around.

Thing. I don't know why

It doesn't even matter how hard you try.

Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme to explain in due time

All I know….

Jake realizes he's in a different room and the fact that he  has seriously aged.

            Time is a valuable thing.

            Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings

            Watch it countdown to the end of the day

            The clock ticks life away

            It's so unreal………

Looks out the window and sees the Andalite and Yeerk ships zoom by. Runs out and looks as people file out in their various uniforms to work.

           

Didn't look out below

            Watch the time go right out the window

            Tryin' to hold on I didn't even know

I wasted it all just watch you go…..

        

He's on the train thing and starts to lose it "JAAAAAKKKE! My name is JAAAAKKKEE!!"

            I kept everything in inside

            Even though I tried, it all fell apart

            What it meant to me will eventually be

            A memory of a time when

Now we flash to him running from the Taxxons having derbies falling all around him.

I tried so hard

And got soooooo far

            But in the end……it doesn't even matter!

Gets bitten by the Taxxon, winces in pain. Flash to talking with the future Cassie, hears how everything turned out.

            I had to fall

            To lose it allllllllll

            But in the end…..it doesn't even maaaatttterrr!

Flash to Jake entering the work place and coming to his desk.

            One thing.

            I don't know why

            It doesn't even matter how hard you try

            Keep that in mind

            I designed this rhyme to remind myself how

            I tried so hard………

Looks up, sees all the corpses moving towards him, starts freaking out again.

            In spite of the way you were mocking me

            Acting like I was part of proper-ty Being brought in front of his  Controller-Dad

            Remembering all the times you fought with me

            I'm surprised it got so farrrrrrrr.

Thrown at Marco's feet and we see Marco laughing at him as Cassie is brought in.

            Things aren't the way they were before

            You wouldn't even recognize me anymore

            Not that you knew me back then but it all comes back to me

            In the ennnnnnnd……… "Pain is pain, Fear is fear. What does it matter whether they're real or not?"

We flash to Jake walking into the pantry at the party and he looks around.

            I kept everything inside and even though I tired

            It all fell apart

Sees the banged up Rachel and reaches out a hand.

            What it meant to me  will eventually be a memory

            Of a time

Flash to Jake running from the Orff guards on his way to the EF hideout.

I tried so hard

            And got so farrrrr

            But in the end, it doesn't even matter

            I had to fall

            To lose it allllllll

            But in the end, it doesn't even mmmaaaaaattterrr…… Jake is sliding down the passageway and happens upon the children.

I've put my trust, iiinnnnnn youuu

Pushed as far I can I go

            For all this Looks at Justice's painting, there's only one thing you should knoooooowwww…..We flash again and see Jake wandering the library, he sees Elfangor and the music goes into a lull, then intensifies as Jake starts yelling.

            I'VE PUT MY TRUST

            IN YOU!

            PUSHED AS FAR AS I CAN GO! "You made us question every value

we ever learned!"

           

FOR ALL THIS, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING YOU SHOULD

KNOOOOOWWW……….

"Save Cassie. Stop the Yeerks. Or neither. But not both….." Music resumes as normal.

Flash to Jake battling with the Orff guards as Cassie dangles on the ledge outside.

I tried so hard

And got so far

But in the end, it doesn't even matter Rapid pan from Cassie to the ABORT button

I had to fall

To lose it alllllll

Jake breaks free of the aliens

But in the end, it doesn't even mmmmaaaaaaaaatttterrrr….. and we have a head shot of a tiger leaping at the camera. Where he's going is unknown.

Music stops and fades into the opening piano and beat as Jake sits bolt upright in bed. He's sweating and we see him look around and patting himself over. He  reaches for the phone.

Daaada da da ada da da Da dadad daa…………

"Cassie, I just wanted to ask what I should have asked yesterday. Are you okay?"

Dadda….Da.Da…Da.Daaaaaaaaaaa DA DADA…… DA DAAAA DAAAAA  DA…..The music fades out as does the picture.

Hah! So what do you think? I just really wanted to do this cuz I love the song and I always plan this video out mentally when I hear it.  If it's hard to follow, then I apologize. I toyed with this for a while trying to get it to read easily. Thanx for listening! :)