Chapter Three
The Yeerks hadn't noticed where I stood, or so I could see. I moved over to hide behind a large Oak tree. 'This isn't going to plan. I'm not supposed to be stuck here with the Yeerks twenty feet away.' I thought to myself. 'What am I talking about? The Yeerks aren't supposed to exist!'
I peaked out from behind the tree to see what the Yeerks had started now. It seemed they were waiting for something, and as soon as I realized this, a Visser's Blade ship landed where the Andalite fighter had been standing moments earlier. Visser Seven would step out of that ship and congratulate his followers on exploding the ship, and then ask if anyone was nearby when it happened. He might send out troops to search the area and I couldn't get away from here without being seen.
The Blade ship's door opened and a pause followed soon after. My stomach did flips inside me. I felt so nervous that I thought I would be sick. Suddenly Hork-Bajir stepped out of the Ship and onto the ground followed by a human. Visser seven had a human host. This could be advantageous to us and it could also get us killed. I looked harder at Visser Seven and realized that he was actually a she, at least the human was.
I knew right then I would throw up. I had to look away from the scene. The human was someone I knew very well, that human was my mother. I wanted to scream and cry at just the same instant. Visser Seven had taken over my own mother for his host. Why did he take my own mother though instead of some other high-ranking person? I didn't have to ask that question to know the answer. He wanted a silent invasion and the best way to do that would be to have a not very important human host. He would blend in all to perfectly with her as his host.
It also made it nearly impossible for me to stay at my house much longer. He would probably order the family infested so that he could keep other controllers there. I didn't know what I was going to do. Yes I did, I would find out who the other Animorphs actually were and I would ask them for help. They know more about this war than we do and they could at least point us in the right direction.
I looked up at the tree and saw that I could easily climb up to hide. I pulled myself into the tree and hid within the leaves, completely hidden. I couldn't hear what was being said by the Yeerks but soon after, a spread of Hork-Bajir dashed out from under me, looking for anyone who might have seen them.
I shut my eyes and held my breath, I knew Hork-Bajir hearing was extremely good but their night vision could use some work. I didn't move for what felt like hours on end. When I opened my eyes, the Yeerks had cleared out and I jumped down from the tree. Looking at my watch, I saw that it ten until Midnight. My mom would go thermal and to make it worse, Visser Seven would suspect me. I couldn't go home, not tonight.
I ran out of the woods and back towards the school where I could get to a pay phone. Everyone had already left the game and I seriously hopped that my story would pass for the truth. I dialed in my number and waited, the phone rang once before it was answered.
"Where are you?" My mother scolded. "You should have been home an hour ago, where are you? I'm coming to get you right now, young lady. You are in deep trouble missy."
"Mom, chill out. I'm perfectly all right." I tried my best to keep my voice calm. I knew I was talking to the Visser first hand and he was talking back. "The game went into overtime and I'm going to stay at Sari's for the night, I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight, I love you, mom."
I hung up before I could get a response and then I turned back and left the school. Getting into Sari's house would be easy, she would still be awake and her room was on the first floor. All I had to do was knock on the window. She would take me in and let me stay without a problem.
The woods seemed even darker now that I had plenty of fear to fill the shadows. A Hork-Bajir or a Taxxon could be hiding anywhere and I would be powerless to even try to stop them. After five jumpy shaken minutes, the woods opened up to a street. I could get to Sari's house within two minutes.
I turned down the last street to Sari's house. The light was on in her room and I had no problem getting her attention. The window flew open after about two knocks and Sari's terrified face turned slightly to relief.
"What happened? We got out of the woods and then we realized you weren't with us. Tyler wanted to go back and look for you but Michael told us that you knew what you were doing. I was really scared you had been killed." Sari was close to crying as she pulled me in through the window and shut it.
"I'm okay, but I found out a lot of sickening information that I should share with the group tomorrow." I pulled the Aklia's holographic disk out of my pocket and it cut on again but I instantly switched if off. The disk would no doubt wake up any of Sari's family.
I set the disk and the blue box on a table and moved stuff in front of them and over them to hide the disk and box from prying eyes. I sat down on Sari's bed and looked at where the two objects were hidden.
"It's okay if I stay the night here, right? I can't go home to my mom. Stuff has happened and it's two dangerous to."
Sari looked confused but nodded, "Sure you can stay. There isn't a problem."
BRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGG!
Sari's phone rang and the caller ID flashed up as a number out of state. Sari looked at me and shrugged. We were both very jumpy but the sound would wake up family. Even if it was Sari's own line, she had a very loud phone.
BRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGG!
I reached for the phone, seeing that Sari wouldn't answer and spoke into it visibly shaken. What if I picked it up and it was the Visser?
"H…Hello?" I stammered
"Who's this?" The voice was male and very demanding even if he did seem to be very young.
"Laura, who are you?"
The reply wasn't to me because it seemed far off, "Ax, it is Laura. I think we have the right place. Whatever you picked up worked." Then to me he said, "Anyone else there?"
The Yeerks hadn't noticed where I stood, or so I could see. I moved over to hide behind a large Oak tree. 'This isn't going to plan. I'm not supposed to be stuck here with the Yeerks twenty feet away.' I thought to myself. 'What am I talking about? The Yeerks aren't supposed to exist!'
I peaked out from behind the tree to see what the Yeerks had started now. It seemed they were waiting for something, and as soon as I realized this, a Visser's Blade ship landed where the Andalite fighter had been standing moments earlier. Visser Seven would step out of that ship and congratulate his followers on exploding the ship, and then ask if anyone was nearby when it happened. He might send out troops to search the area and I couldn't get away from here without being seen.
The Blade ship's door opened and a pause followed soon after. My stomach did flips inside me. I felt so nervous that I thought I would be sick. Suddenly Hork-Bajir stepped out of the Ship and onto the ground followed by a human. Visser seven had a human host. This could be advantageous to us and it could also get us killed. I looked harder at Visser Seven and realized that he was actually a she, at least the human was.
I knew right then I would throw up. I had to look away from the scene. The human was someone I knew very well, that human was my mother. I wanted to scream and cry at just the same instant. Visser Seven had taken over my own mother for his host. Why did he take my own mother though instead of some other high-ranking person? I didn't have to ask that question to know the answer. He wanted a silent invasion and the best way to do that would be to have a not very important human host. He would blend in all to perfectly with her as his host.
It also made it nearly impossible for me to stay at my house much longer. He would probably order the family infested so that he could keep other controllers there. I didn't know what I was going to do. Yes I did, I would find out who the other Animorphs actually were and I would ask them for help. They know more about this war than we do and they could at least point us in the right direction.
I looked up at the tree and saw that I could easily climb up to hide. I pulled myself into the tree and hid within the leaves, completely hidden. I couldn't hear what was being said by the Yeerks but soon after, a spread of Hork-Bajir dashed out from under me, looking for anyone who might have seen them.
I shut my eyes and held my breath, I knew Hork-Bajir hearing was extremely good but their night vision could use some work. I didn't move for what felt like hours on end. When I opened my eyes, the Yeerks had cleared out and I jumped down from the tree. Looking at my watch, I saw that it ten until Midnight. My mom would go thermal and to make it worse, Visser Seven would suspect me. I couldn't go home, not tonight.
I ran out of the woods and back towards the school where I could get to a pay phone. Everyone had already left the game and I seriously hopped that my story would pass for the truth. I dialed in my number and waited, the phone rang once before it was answered.
"Where are you?" My mother scolded. "You should have been home an hour ago, where are you? I'm coming to get you right now, young lady. You are in deep trouble missy."
"Mom, chill out. I'm perfectly all right." I tried my best to keep my voice calm. I knew I was talking to the Visser first hand and he was talking back. "The game went into overtime and I'm going to stay at Sari's for the night, I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight, I love you, mom."
I hung up before I could get a response and then I turned back and left the school. Getting into Sari's house would be easy, she would still be awake and her room was on the first floor. All I had to do was knock on the window. She would take me in and let me stay without a problem.
The woods seemed even darker now that I had plenty of fear to fill the shadows. A Hork-Bajir or a Taxxon could be hiding anywhere and I would be powerless to even try to stop them. After five jumpy shaken minutes, the woods opened up to a street. I could get to Sari's house within two minutes.
I turned down the last street to Sari's house. The light was on in her room and I had no problem getting her attention. The window flew open after about two knocks and Sari's terrified face turned slightly to relief.
"What happened? We got out of the woods and then we realized you weren't with us. Tyler wanted to go back and look for you but Michael told us that you knew what you were doing. I was really scared you had been killed." Sari was close to crying as she pulled me in through the window and shut it.
"I'm okay, but I found out a lot of sickening information that I should share with the group tomorrow." I pulled the Aklia's holographic disk out of my pocket and it cut on again but I instantly switched if off. The disk would no doubt wake up any of Sari's family.
I set the disk and the blue box on a table and moved stuff in front of them and over them to hide the disk and box from prying eyes. I sat down on Sari's bed and looked at where the two objects were hidden.
"It's okay if I stay the night here, right? I can't go home to my mom. Stuff has happened and it's two dangerous to."
Sari looked confused but nodded, "Sure you can stay. There isn't a problem."
BRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGG!
Sari's phone rang and the caller ID flashed up as a number out of state. Sari looked at me and shrugged. We were both very jumpy but the sound would wake up family. Even if it was Sari's own line, she had a very loud phone.
BRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGG!
I reached for the phone, seeing that Sari wouldn't answer and spoke into it visibly shaken. What if I picked it up and it was the Visser?
"H…Hello?" I stammered
"Who's this?" The voice was male and very demanding even if he did seem to be very young.
"Laura, who are you?"
The reply wasn't to me because it seemed far off, "Ax, it is Laura. I think we have the right place. Whatever you picked up worked." Then to me he said, "Anyone else there?"
