Simming
[The Simming Key, the Main Character Key, the Writer's Key, the Disclaimer, the Information on Authors and the Authors' Notes can be seen in parts 1, 2, or 3 of the simming.]
The main writers can be contacted at the following e-mail addresses:
Jenni:
Emily:
Nicole:
Any other e-mails can be obtained by e-mailing Jenni for them.
Special note: Four new authors also write in this part.
WARNING:
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OOCJe: ((Hated that cliffhanger, didn't you, all you loyal readers?))
R: ::Rachel trips, not once, but twice!::
OOCJe: ((::sigh::))
OOCAl: ((Wow. Page 800. Only 200 more pages 'til 1000!))
D: ::pulls the plug::
D: ::runs and gets PBS::
PBS: ::stands there, looking at the baby::
Q: ::walks in:: Axim ... Anika! ::rushes to her, but is afraid to touch her:: Do something, Pequal! Anything! What's wrong with her?!
PBS: I don't know. I came in and the monitors were off!
Q: Fix it, dammit! Save her! ::tears running down her cheek, she overcomes her fear of doing damage and gently picks up Anika:: Please ... please, don't die ... don't die, my darling ...
Ani: ::slowly opens her main eyes to look into her mother's eyes::
A: ::runs in:: What's happened?! ::goes to Quantana's side, gently touching their young child as well::
Ani: ::her stalk eyes open, and focus on her father's eyes. Then, the bright shining light in them begins to fade ...::
A: No ...
Q: No!
Drode: "Yesss ..."
A,Q: ::whirl around to face the Drode, Quantana holding Anika to her chest, Aximili standing in front of his wife and daughter protectively::
A: Get out!
Drode: "Oh, and miss a perfect opportunity to do a little good in the Universe
A: Nothing good happens if you cause it!
Drode: "Oh, that hurt." ::grins:: "However, I think you'll be interested in my deal. Crayak will restore your pitiful child back to life if you promise to go back to the Andalite Homeworld ... and never come back to Earth."
Q: What?!
Drode: "Great and powerful Crayak has even anticipated your needs, and has allowed a month for you to ... wrap things up. But you must decide now."
Q: ::stares at her child:: Aximili ... we have to.
A: But your job, and the humans ... Quantana, you love Earth.
Q: I know ... I know. But I love her more.
A: ::takes her hand:: Alright, Drode.
Drode: "Done!"
Ani: ::gasps::
Drode: "Remember, Aximili. One month." ::disappears::
PBS: ::unfreezes:: She's alive?
Q: Yes. ::privately:: We can't tell the others, Aximili.
A: Agreed.
Q: We'll think of something. We have to.
::the next day::
Alf: WE'RE BACK!
All: ::stop what they're doing and turn to Alf, Melissa, and Wilks::
J: "Where have you guys been?"
K: "And what's he doing here?"
W: "Hey, I'm a reformed man!"
R: "A likely story."
Mel: "He is, Rachel."
J: "I repeat: Where have you guys been?"
Alf: REFORMING WILKS, MAKING PLANS, NOTHING MUCH.
C: "Plans?"
Mel: "For our wedding. We're all due at the
All: ::stare at her::
M: "An hour?!"
T: "How are we supposed to get there? Alf can't carry us all."
Alf: YEAH, YOU GUYS ARE TOO NUMEROUS. BUT I THINK BOB AND I CAN DO IT.
Bob: ::pops in:: HEY.
Mel: "Our clothes are in Paris. Ready?"
All: "Ummm ..."
Bob,Alf: GREAT!
C: "Cool."
J: "Woah!"
M: "Apparently Jake is a horse now ..."
K: "Weird echo."
R: "Where's the priest?"
Brad: "Hello. My name's Brad, and I'll be marrying you today."
Mel: ::hugs him and cries:: "Oh thank you so much!"
Brad: "You hired me, remember?"
Mel: "Oh yeah!" ::let's go::
J: "So what now? Do we start?"
Mel: "We have to wait for--"
Chapman: "Hello?"
Mel: "Daddy!" ::runs and hugs him:: "I'm so glad you make it!"
Chapman: "I'm glad too, honey." ::returns hug::
Mi: "Dad! Mom!" ::runs up and joins the group hug::
Ky: ::quietly, to the others:: "This is the first time they've all been together ..."
R: "It's so nice they can be together again."
All: ::the church fills up and organ music begins to play::
Mel: "I gotta get ready!" ::runs off to get dressed while the others take their seats. Half an hour later ...::
All: ::music from an organ begins to play as Alf, shimmering blue with a tux stands at the front with Wilks, who is also wearing a black tux. Mina comes down the aisle wearing a pink dress going down past her feet. The dress has a corset top with full skirt, flaring into a little train in the back. The sleeves are a thin strap, ending just at the shoulder with a square neck. She has an enormous diamond choker, hanging to just above her bust. Her hair in a French Twist, and she has diamond earrings. She has pink gloves, ending at her elbow and is carrying a big bouquet of pink roses. Her shoes are strapy pink ones. The crowd rises and Melissa steps out with Chapman in a tux. Melissa is wearing a huge white dress that is twice as poofy as Mina's dress. She is wearing an attached corset top with thick straps make of diamonds. Her dress has rows of real diamonds on it. She has gloves that go to her elbow, with a strip of diamonds running down. Her dress at a huge cathedral train that is 10 feet long. Her veil is 5 feet long attached to a diamond tiara. She is wearing a diamond necklace and earrings. Her hair is in a bun with curls. She is also carrying a boucle of 25 white roses on a slant with a green background. They walk up to the altar and the music stops.::
OOCAl: ((No Diamonds were hurt in the making of this wedding.))
Brad: "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the joining of these wonderful people. Should anyone have any reason why these two should not be married, speak now, or forever hold your peace."
W: ::stands up and shouts:: "Melissa! I love you! Marry me!"
All: ::gasp::
Alf: WILKS!
Mel: "I'm sorry ... Alf. But ... I love Wilks, as well."
Alf: WHAT? HOW COULD YOU?
Mel: "Well, you never paid attention to me! I saw the way you looked at Sue when I met your parents!"
Alf: SUE IS JUST A GOOD FRIEND!
Mel: "Yes, a 'good friend' whom you dated!"
Alf: FINE! I'LL GO! ::pops out::
Brad: "Well ... um ... that ... that never happened before ..."
W: "Melissa Chapman, will you marry me now?"
Mel: "Yes." ::she and Wilks turn to Pastor::
Brad: "Oookay ... well, um ..." ::clears throat:: "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the joining of these two people, Melissa and Wilks. Now, I'm going to ask one more time: Should anyone have any reason why these two people should not be married, speak now, or forever hold your peace." ::looks around and sees no one objects::
All: ::sigh in relief::
Brad: "Okay, this is the short version." ::to Wilks:: "Do you take this woman for rich for poor sick and health 'til death?"
W: "I do."
Brad: ::to Melissa:: "Do you take this man for rich for poor sick and health 'til death?"
Mel: "I do."
Brad: "Good! You're married! You may kiss the bride."
Mel,W: ::kiss for the first time, passionately::
All: ::clap::
Mel,W: ::stop and walk down the aisle::
Alf: ::pops in with Sue:: WAIT! NOW SUE AND I ARE GETTING MARRIED!
Brad: ::sighs:: "This is the short-short version. Do you?"
Alf: YES.
Brad: "Do you?"
Sue: YES.
Brad: "Good! You're married! Kiss the bride!"
Alf,Sue: ::kiss::
M: ::pauses:: "Can you see my nipples through this shirt?"
Ky: ::quietly:: "Alf ... are you sure this is what you want?"
Alf: YES, I'M SURE THIS IS WHAT I DON'T WANT! I AM A BROKEN ELLIMIST.
Ky: "Then why did you marry her?"
Alf: I MARRIED HER TO GET BACK AT MELISSA.
Ky: "Do you love Sue?"
Alf: NO.
Ky: "Then why did you date her?"
Alf: SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. I MEAN ... HER CHEST! IT'S HUGE! BUT SHE IS A TOTAL BITCH. MELISSA IS BEAUTIFUL, TOO. INSIDE AND OUT. I'M JUST SORRY SHE CAN'T BE MINE. ::hangs head:: I JUST MADE THE STUPIDEST MISTAKE IN MY LIFE ...
::the next day::
Ky: "Mina, you need to talk to Melissa. Alf's miserable!"
Mi: "I can't help it if she fell in love with Wilks, Kyle."
Ky: "But she loved Alf, and he loves her! I think Melissa's been blinded."
Mi: "By what?"
Ky: "Lust!"
Mi: "Oh please!"
Ky: "It's true!"
Mi: "My sister is a better person than that! She wouldn't leave Alf just for sex!"
Ky: "And what if she was secretly scared of marrying an Ellimist, huh? What if she doesn't love Wilks, but feels she does because he's human?"
Mi: "It's not true! Just drop it, Kyle, now!"
Ky: "Or what? Afraid to hear the truth? Afraid to hear that your family is cruel and messed up? Are you so afraid to hear about your father's atrocities and your sister's--"
Mi: "Stop it!!! I can't believe I'm hearing this from you, Kyle! There's more to this than Melissa and Alf, what's bothering you?"
Ky: "I ... I'm afraid that you might do the same thing."
Mi: "Awww ... Kyle ..." ::hugs him:: "I love you. I will love only you."
Ky: ::holds her tight and puts his head in the crook of her neck and kisses it:: "I can't wait until you're Mrs. Kyle next week ..."
::the next week::
Mi: ::watching the dawn::
K: ::bursts into Mina's room:: "Mina! Wake up! It's ..." ::trails off:: "Mina? What are you doing?"
Mi: ::standing on her balcony:: "Watching the sunrise."
K: ::walks out to join her:: "It is beautiful, isn't it?"
Mi: ::simply nods:: "You know ... when I saw little, me and Loren would watch the dawn every day." ::smiles:: "We would see what the different colors were that day, and we'd make up what they stood for." ::pointing:: "The darkness, right before you can see the light, that means childhood, and innocence. When the purple comes up, that means happiness and purity. That orange-pinkish color, that always looked like her lipstick. It stood for smiles. The pinks were joy and peace. The reds were for love. Finally, when the sun came over the horizon, that would be the beginning of a new life."
K: "That's beautiful, Mina."
Mi: "I guess my sun's rising. I'm about to start a new life."
K: ::carefully:: "You don't sound very happy about that."
Mi: ::looks down at her hands:: "I stayed awake late last night. I was ... thinking."
K: "About?"
Mi: ::sighs:: "I don't know if I want to marry Kyle."
K: "What? What are you talking about?"
Mi: "Katrina, he said I was the reason he fights the Yeerks. He said there's nothing he wouldn't do for me. But I got to thinking. I'm the reason he was paralyzed! What if we get married, and one day, I do something wrong, I screw up, he fights for me, and he falls and ... and he doesn't get back up!" ::hands are shaking, grips railing::
K: "No, Mina, that will never happen."
Mi: "But it could! With our life, it could! Maybe he would be better off if I just left."
K: "Don't you say that! Kyle loves you, Mina, and you love him! He would be devastated if you left!" ::takes her hand:; "Mina, you are just worried about nothing. I felt the same way on my wedding day! But all I had to do was take one look into Marco's eyes ... and I knew he loved me. I could never leave him. And now that we have Jeremy, he doesn't care Jeremy's not his son. I see him, playing with Jeremy, and this ... warm, fuzzy feeling just floods all over me. And when you walk down the aisle, Mina, you will get that feeling, too."
Mi: ::sniffles:: "I am pretty lucky to have Kyle, aren't I?"
K: ::nods:: "Yes."
Mi: ::grins:; "I'm so lucky. I'm the luckiest girl in the Universe!"
K: ::laughs:; "Okay, Lucky Ducky, let's go get you really for the big day!"
K,Mi: ::as they walk out of Mina's room, laughing, the sun breaks on the horizon.::
::meanwhile, on the other side of the house::
Ky: ::watched the sun come up:: "Today's the day, Earth. I'm getting married. Me, Kyle." ::suddenly, a grin splits his face:: "I'm getting married! Woohoo! Hey, world! I'm getting married!" ::rushes inside to get dressed::
All: ::the Animorphs (and other assorted mentioned characters) file onto the huge yacht, where the wedding will take place. The children play on deck, marveling at the ocean, while the adults mingle::
Sailor: "Anchors away!"
Boat: ::Takes off, sails a couple miles out::
All: ::it is a startlingly clear day, the sun past noon and falling toward the water, sparkling brilliantly off the blue expanse. A cool wind blows, ruffling the hair of everyone present. A band is there, but currently only the guitar is being played. As the song ends, everyone claps, and takes their seats::
Ky: ::Kyle walks down the red-carpeted aisle toward Brad and the alter, which simply has one white rose in a vase, and one red rose in a similar vase. On the outside of these vases are two candles, and in between the vases is another tall candle, all unlit. Kyle wears a black tuxedo, his dark hair hanging uninhibited.::
Band: ::the band plays the "Wedding March" in a strange style because of all the different instruments, but it sounds lovely::
Mi: ::Mina walks down the aisle with Loren, who wears a tight, form-fitting dress which goes to her ankles. It is sky blue, with strap sleeves, a square neckline, and a simple pearl necklace. Mina wears a beautiful, specially tailored dress. It is pure white, flowing to her feet loosely. There are small, green flowers against the white. The sleeves are off the shoulder, flowing outward and ending about half way down the upper part of her arm. She wears a huge, pure diamond necklace with many little diamonds along the chain::
Brad: "Well, there's really no point in me being here, because Mina and Kyle have written their own vows." ::steps back::
Ky: ::he takes her hands in his:: "Mina, when I first met you, we were both along in a strange new place. Somehow, I was lucky enough to get the chance to talk to you. From then on, it was like a light was shining into my darkness. Everything about you is so beautiful, so utterly perfect. I have seen you laugh, and I have held you as you cried. You're an angel, Mina, and I couldn't help but fall in love with you." ::slips a simple silver band onto her finger:: "I, Kyle Starr, vow to love, honor, and cherish you until the end of my days. I will protect you, Mina Chapman. I would die for you." ::softly kisses her hand::
Mi: ::her feelings from the morning resurface, making her voice quiver slightly:: "Kyle, you were my first true friend. You've always been so kind to me, and you have always card, no matter what we went through. You've always been strong for me, there for me. Because of you, I was reunited with my blood family. You've been my whole world, and when I thought you were dead .... I knew then that I loved you, with all of my soul, and I never want to part with you." ::slides a similar silver band onto his finger:: "I, Mina Chapman, swear that I will love you forever. I will care for you, be there for you, for the rest of my days. I love you, Kyle Starr." ::strokes his cheek softly::
Loren,Mrs.C,Ka: ::Kaia stands from the right side, and Loren and Mrs. Chapman stand up from the left. They each hold a lit candle in their hand. Kaia steps up to the altar and lights the candle on the right, while Mrs. Chapman and Loren both light the candle on the left, then sit back down. Mina takes the candle her mothers lit, and Kyle takes the candle his mother lit. They light the Unity Candle in the middle at the same time::
Ky,Mi: ::together:: "Through the fire of our mothers, we forge our hearts as one. With all my heart, with all my soul, I pledge myself to you."
Brad: "May you be blessed. I now, with great joy, pronounce you--"
D: Look, Mother! A spaceship!
HB: "ROAR!!!"
K: "Jake's right. We need a new plot device."
M: "Device? Hell, we need a new plot."
T: "Isn't that their jobs?" ::gestures upward::
M: "We can't leave it to them anymore."
K: "Yeah, they're caught up in that other sim."
C: "We have to handle the plots."
HB: ::confused:: "Roar?"
J: ::turns to them:: "Oh, will you just burst into flames already?!"
HB: ::Sadly:: "Roar." ::sniffle::
C: ::goes to one and holds him:: "Oh, Jake. Don't be so harsh. They're just trying to please Visser One by killing us ..."
M: ::mutters:: "Hork-Bajir-hugger."
K: ::smacks Marco::
R: "But Visser One popped out of existence. Who do they follow now?"
C: ::kindly:: "Are you Controllers?"
HB: ::sniffle:: "No, it's our hobby!"
R: ::holds hand out to Marco:: "You may pay me now."
M: "No! I said that was their hobby!"
T,K: ::smack Rachel and Marco::
R,M: "Ow!"
C: "Well, maybe you could get a new hobby."
HB: ::curious and hopeful:: "Like?"
C: "Umm ... like ... like being bodyguards for the President of Earth!"
J: ::stares at her:: "Cassie ..."
C: ::excited:: "It could work! You guys could be Jake's Secret Service!"
HB: ::excitedly:: "Do you really think so?!"
C: "Of course! Don't you think, Jake?"
J: "Um ... well ... I don't know, Cassie."
C: ::pouts:: "Oh, please Jake! Please?!"
J: ::sighs:: "Oh, alright!"
HB: "Hooray!!!"
J: "But you have to be serious!"
HB: ::very seriously:: "We swear our lives to you, and swear to protect you from harm."
J: "I accept your oath."
HB: "Thank you, Prince Jake."
J: ::groans, putting head in hands::
A: ::hits them all with the flat of his blade in a row:: Stop stealing my lines!!
HB: "Sowwy."
R: ::rolls eyes:: "Oh, please. If you're going to be the Secret Service, you need to be more aggressive!"
HB: "Yes sir, Commander Rachel, sir!"
R: "Ma'am!"
HB: "Yes ma'am, Commander Rachel, ma'am!"
R: "Good! Now, strategic positions!"
HB: ::disperse around the boat::
Mi: ::finishes kissing Kyle:: "Now will you tell me where we're going for the honeymoon?"
Ky: "No! It's a surprise!"
Mi: "Awwww! Tell me!"
Ky: "No!" ::grabs Mina and dips her while kissing::
J,C: ::Jake and Cassie kiss::
T,R: ::Tobias and Rachel kiss::
M,K: ::Marco and Katrina kiss::
A,Q: ::Ax and Quan kiss::
Ja,B: ::Jaina and Brian kiss for the FIRST TIME!!::
OOCJe: ((::girly shriek:: Ahhh!))
A: ::eyes widen and tail slackens in the form of a mouth drop::
Q: ::gently grabs Ax's arm and smiles warmly:: Aximili, it was bound to happen. It's in her blood to find her soulmate. And Brian is hers.
A: ::takes her hand:: You're right. Brian is a good person. ::smiles::
Ja: ::eyes are wide:: "Whoa ..."
B: ::grins at her:: "Yeah. Whoa."
C: ::watching them:: "You know ... our children ... they're like a new generation of Animorphs."
J: ::squeezes her hand:: "I had hoped they wouldn't have to grow up in that kind of world."
T: "But children always will. If it's not the Yeerks, it will be something else."
R: "They'll always live in 'hard times.'"
K: "And they'll always have parents to worry for them."
M: "It's good that way, thought ... keeps us on our toes."
Mi: ::smiles at Kyle, then at the others:: "I can't wait to explore this. Motherhood. It seems so big ..."
Ky: "Bigger than all of us."
C: "Most things are."
K: ::whispers to Marco:: "Marco ... I have something to tell you."
M: "What is it?"
K: "I'm pregnant."
M: "Is it mine this time?"
K: "Yes."
M: ::smiles and kisses her::
K: "When we get back to the mainland."
M: "I love you, Katrina."
K: "I love you, Marco." ::stands there staring out at the sea, holding each other::
OOCAl: ((Oh, the simple things of love ...))
OOCJe: ((Dammit, I miss that!))
R: "Hey, lovebirds! Come on, join the reception!"
All: ::everyone begins doing the Electric Slide::
Pen: ::counts:: "One, two, three, clap!" ::etc.::
Song: "You can't see it, it's electric!"
HB1: ::who is leading the Hork-Bajir while they play various instruments:: "Alright, let's slow things down with the bride and groom's dance."
Band: ::begins playing "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams::
Ky: ::takes Mina's hand, leading her to the middle of the dance floor::
HB1: "Look into my eyes, you will see what you mean to me ... You know it's true, everything I do, I do it for you." ::the song ends as Kyle and Mina kiss::
All: ::Aww's and claps::
Band: ::the next song starts up and the Hork-Bajir begin to sing "It's All In Your Hands.":: "No turnin' back, no backin' down, no where to run, no sign of gro-o-und. No place to hide, no one to trust, no one to help you when you're lost, there's only us. It's all in your hands! Hold on, hold back the dark-a-ness. You've gotta take a stand. It's all in your hands!"
All: ::everyone listens with interest::
J: "That sounds ... like us, you know?"
M: ::rolls eyes:: "Oh brother. First we have a title, now a theme song!"
Sean: ::Sean gets off Ali after over 400 pages::
OOCJe: ((::grins:: 'Bout time ...))
Sean: ::Sean pops out of existence::
Voice: "Ah, this is your captain speaking, we'll be arriving at land in about an hour. Thank you."
B: ::comes up to Tobias:: "Hey Tobias? Can me and Jaina go up to the control room?"
T: "To do what?"
B: "We ... um, we just, ah ... w-just wanted to ask the Captain a few questions about the, um, ship."
T: ::eyes him suspiciously:: "Well ..."
B: "Thanks!" ::runs back to Jaina::
T: ::sighs, shaking his head:: "I have a bad feeling about this."
Ja: "What'd you tell him?"
B: "That we were going up to the control room to ask the captain stuff about the ship."
Ja: "Okay." ::pauses:: "Are you sure about this?"
B: "I think so."
Ja: "Then let's go."
Ja,B: ::crept back to the stern of the ship, where no one is::
B: ::angrily:: "I can't believe they would trap a dolphin ..."
Ja: "We'll set it free, don't worry. Now, you remember how to acquire?"
B: "I think so." ::touches the dolphin and closes his eyes to concentrate::
Dolphin: ::calms::
Ja: "Oh Brian! You did it!" ::hugs him::
B: ::hugs her back:: "Thanks."
Ja: ::quickly acquires the dolphin:: "Now, come on. Help me move her to the edge."
B: "Ahh! It's heavy! Hang on ..." ::morphs to his big, bad, Andalite morph:: I still can't get over these eyes ...
Ja: "On three. One, two, three!" ::pushes the tank::
B: ::pushes as well::
Dolphin: ::falls into the water::
B: ::demorphs:: "Ready?"
Ja: "Yeah."
B: "It's a long drop."
Ja: "I know."
B: "You okay?"
Ja: "Yeah."
B: "Good.
Ja: "Good."
B: "Three?"
Ja: "Three."
B: "One."
Ja: "Two."
B,Ja: ::grip hands:: "Three!" ::jump into the cold ocean and morph dolphin::
Ja: Oooh! It's chilly!
B: Yeah. Just a little. So tell me. Why did we morph dolphin?
Ja: To give you practice.
B: Ah, who cares? Let's play!
Ja: Alright!
Dolphin: ::pokes head out of water and calls to them, inviting them to play::
B: Weeeee! This is fun! ::leaps into the air::
Ja: Look! There's Cousin Tobias! ::calling to him:: Hello Cousin Tobias!
T: ::glances around:: "Jaina? Is that you?"
R: "Who are you talking to, Tobias?"
T: ::shakes head:: "I thought I heard Jaina ..."
R: "She's up in the control room. Don't worry."
Ja: Cousin Tobias! In the water! Look!
T: ::runs over and looks over the boat side:: Jaina! Brian! Where are you?!
Ja: We're the dolphins! See? ::she and Brian jump into the air::
T: "What ... how did you ..."
B: The captain had a captive dolphin and we freed it and acquired it. No biggie. Come play!
T: "Guys, get control of the dolphin mind and get out of the water. There could be sharks--"
Ja,B: ::suddenly, they are yanked under the water::
T: "Jaina?! Brian?!"
R: "Jake! Ax, Quan, come quick!"
A: ::runs over with Quan:: What happened?!
T: "Jaina and Brian were dolphins in the water ... long story, and they got yanked down by something!"
Q: ::throws herself onto the railing and looks over the side:: Jaina! Jaina! Brian! Where are you?! Answer me!
Ja: ::faintly:: Mother! Help!
Q: JAINA?!
B: We're being pulled down by sea creatures that are like human's but with really big eyes ...
OOCBri: ((Florence Kelly-child labor, Tarbell-oil company, LaFallot-Wisconsin Plan, Boss Tweed, Monopoly/Tame ... Hall, Plunkat!))
OOCJe: ((And we still won, ha!))
OOCAl: ((Oh well. :P.))
B: I can't breathe!
Ja: Me either ... Mother! You have to help us! Father!
A,Q: ::make as if they will jump over the railing::
R,T: "NO!" ::run forward and grab them::
T: "More Nartec could be waiting below, Ax!"
R: "They won't hurt them."
Ja: "Get- ... out ... range ...
B: Okay ... breather-thing ...
Ja: Sorry Fath-
Q,A: No!
Q: We have to get down there!
A: What do they want?! They must know she's our daughter ...
Q: Why does this always happen to us?! Why can't we just be happy?! ::cries into Ax's embrace::
A: Don't worry. I'll get them. ::jumps into the water and morphs shark, then dives::
Nartec: ::almost immediately, they swarm around him::
A: ::bits at them until he reaches the surface:: Ahhh!
Nartec: "Stay out of our waters!"
J: "Okay. Let's think about this logically. Why would the Nartec take Jaina and Brian?
A: I'll go back down and try to find them. I'll mirrorwave you, Quan. Then I want to rest of you to morph shark, if you can. ::dives back down::
Alf: BRING REST OF THE CHILDREN HERE. WE ... THAT IS, I WILL WATCH THEM.
Mel: ::quietly:: "I'll help you."
All: ::give Jeremy, Hope, Keira, Anika, Golener, Dareno, Zanlor, Clovis, and Leehara to Alf and Melissa::
Z: But Mother!
L: Father, we want to help!
Cl: Jaina's their sister. My cousin.
Q: NO! I will not let any more of my children be in danger! Now stay with Alf and Melissa, and don't leave this boat until I come back!
A: Come, Quantana. The children will stay.
All: ::morph shark and follow Ax to the Nartec's lair::
M: Gee, this looks familiar ...
C: The ships still give me shivers. And sharks don't shiver.
Mi: What are all of these doing here?
J: These are ships from everywhere and everywhen. The Nartec are like ruthless scavenger mermaids. They've covered the whole ocean and dragged almost every sunken ship here.
Mi: What about the crews?
M: ::quietly:: You really don't want to know.
Ky: Why? What do they do? Put them on display or something?
C: Exactly. They stuff them and put them on display.
K,Ky,Mi: ::stop suddenly::
Ky: Humans.
Mi: On display.
K: Dead.
R: Yep.
K,Ky,Mi: That's sick.
T: We know. We almost were one of them.
M: So. What's the plan, fearless President?
R: A new nickname. And it's oh-so-original.
M: ::defensively:: Hey, I haven't had a new joke in at least two hundred pages, work with me here!
J: The plan is to save Jaina and Brian.
M: Duh. How?
J: ::long pause:: Umm ...
R: ::suddenly trips, yeah, while swimming:: ((181))
M: ::sighs:: Only Rachel could trip by swimming ...
J: We're almost there. Stay close.
Q: Should I call to her?
J: Wait until we're closer. After we go through that tinfoil stuff.
Q: Tinfoil stuff?
A: The species analyzer, Quantana.
Q: Oh.
A: Sorta ... kinda ... you could call it that ...
Q: Then wouldn't it kill us?
A: No. In that respect, it is different from a Gleet BioFilter.
J: Here we go ...
All: ::pass through the tinfoil::
OOCJe: ((One fourth there!))
Q: ::shivers:: That was creepy ...
M: Okay. If I were two kids in an alien underwater city, where would I be?
R: Being dragged away by the civilians ... Look! ::they see Jaina and Brian being dragged by the Nartec::
M: I'm thinking we go that way.
K: Won't they see us?
Nartec1: "Look! They came back!" ::grabs spear and pokes lightly at Tobias::
K: I'm thinking that's a yes ...
R: Should we fight, Jake?
J: ::darkly:: Yes. ::turns to the nearest one and eats him:: Yum!
OOCJe: ((ALI! Lord of the Flies is affecting you badly! ::Rewind::))
J: No. Let's find out their intentions first.
R: Damn.
All: ::are escorted to the throne room::
Queen: "You again?! Demorph!"
J: No.
Queen: "I am the queen! You must!"
Q: No!
Queen: ::eyes narrow:: "There are more of you ... more pets, Jake?"
All: ::everyone who isn't an original stick their tongues out at her::
J: Where are the dolphins, Queen?
Queen: "What dolphins?"
J: The ones your people took.
Queen: "They are no longer our people. After the revolution, we are two groups. The others are more violent. They take any foreigner who comes into 'their' seas."
Q: Well, damn.
J: Will you help us get the children back?
Queen: "What's in it for me?"
J: I don't know! What would you want?
Queen: "Get rid of the water/space slugs that are separating our people."
All Ani: ::gasp::
R: You mean the Yeerks?
Queen: "If that is what they call themselves!"
C: They're in the water?
A: Filthy sneaks-
J: Shh.
Queen: "Yes. Your actions on land forced them to relocate their invasion to our ocean!"
M: Look, Queenie. I'm sorry that happened. But right now we have two very important lives to save.
Queen: ::furious:: "And there are millions of my people's lives!"
R: Hey, your people still have hope. They can be freed. But if you don't help us, Jaina and Brian will die and your people will be slaves forever!
J: ::impressed:: So, will you help us, or not?
Queen: "Only if you will help save my people!"
J: Very well. We will help save your people, if you help save ours.
Queen: "It is done."
Queen,J: ::both spit and shake hands:: "Deal."
T: So where are they?
Queen: "Their base is about five miles from here. It's a war zone, though. There's no way to get across."
R: A war zone?
J: They must have skipped the subterfuge angle ...
K: They must be planning to quickly conquer the Nartec, then move onto the land with all of those ships.
Mi: But how can we get over the zone?
A: They will have Gleet BioFilters.
C: And guards everywhere.
M: ::groans:: There's no way out of this plot!
K: Hush dear, we'll think of something.
J: The ocean.
M: Yes, that's where we are, Jake.
J: Exactly. And we're automatically thinking like humans, not Animorphs.
R: I'm not following.
J: Why walk when you can fly?
C: Of course! They won't be covering the sky!
Q: We'll get ships!
A: Then we'll burn a hole through the water!
R: And boil those Yeerks alive!
M: Along with other creatures, yeah! ::pause:: No. That's wrong.
J: No. We quietly fly behind them, quietly land in the ocean, quietly morph Nartec, quietly get Jaina and Brian--
Q,A,M,R: Then kill Yeerks?
J: Sure.
Q,A,M,R: Hurray!
J: Yeah. Um, okay. Let's do that.
R: Let's do it, Jake, it!
J: Uhh, sorry?
R: Forgiven. Let's do it!
All: ::begin to swim away::
Queen: "Hey!"
All: ::whine:: What?
Queen: "Don't you need Nartec morphs?"
All: ::sigh:: I guess ...
T: ::smugly::
R: ::bites it::
T: Ahh!
M: Oh, God, get a room!
R,T: ::smack Marco with their shark tails::
M: Owie!
K: Hey! ::smacks Rachel and Tobias::
R,T: Sowwy.
Queen: "Anyway ... these are my finest Nartec bodies."
All: ::long pause::
Queen: "Well?"
A: We can't exactly acquire them.
Queen: "Oh, yeah. Well, demorph!"
All: Yes, Queen ... um ...
Queen: "You don't know my name, do you?"
M: "Sure we do!
T: It's, uh ...
J: Sally?
Ky: Jane?
A: Weota-Bebits-Aboi?
M: ::mutters:: That's a good name for them ...
Queen: ::angry:: "My name is Queen Soco!!"
All: ::pause:: Ohhhh ...
J: Anyway ...
All: ::demorph and acquire the Nartec::
J: "Okay. Once we get to the surface, demorph and go bird. Seagull, I think."
Mi: "I don't have a seagull."
J: "That's okay, you go raptor."
Queen: "I wish you luck. Maybe, if you succeed, our species could begin talks."
J: ::nods:: "That would be good. Ready?"
R: "Let's do it!"
M: ::long sigh::
All: ::morph back to shark and swim away::
K: So. Are we actually going to help the Nartec?
C: ::shocked:: Of course! ::pause:: Aren't we?
J: Yes. We are. Let's go.
All: ::swim to the surface, demorph, and morp birds. Then they fly::
J: Ax, Quan, where is it?
Q: It's a 300 foot by 23 inches squared of the fifth-sixth of area 23923.
A: I thought it was the second-fifth of area 23922.
Q: So you're right.
J: So where is it?
A: Right there. ::dives down::
OOCJe: ((So they're the Animorps now?))
M: I hate when they do that ...
K: Do what, Marco?
OOCAl: ((::whispering:: Jenni! I think he can hear us again!))
M: Well, we just "morped."
All: WHAT?!
M: According to Ali, we just "morped" and are now the "Animorps" to Jenni.
T: Um ... Marco, we morph and are the Animorphs, according to K.A. Applegate, who is quitting.
J: What? Why?
T: ::sadly:: I don't know ...
ICJe: ::pops in with a sigh:: "Ali says it's time you learn the truth. Your series is ending."
All: ::gasp::
C: How could she?
A: This is bad.
Q,K,Ky,Mi: ::stare blankly::
K: Series?
Ky: I thought this was just a sim!
Q: And the Girl ...
K,Ky,Mi: Huh?
A: The story about how I reunited with Quan on Earth.
K,Ky,Mi: Oh. ::pause:: Awww.
ICJe: "And the series is the books which they-" ::indicates originals:: "-sprung from."
K: And that's ending?
ICJe: "Yeah."
K: Damn.
ICJe: "But it ends when you guys are, like, 16."
J: And since we're all twentyish now, this sim can continue, but still ...
M: Well, not all of us are twentyish ...
A: Hey, shut up, Quan and I are eighteen human years!
J: Focus! Could we please focus!
Ky: On what?
J: I DON'T KNOW!
ICJe: "Why don't you guys go save Jaina and Brian now?"
Q: Hey, could you help us?
ICJe: "I don't know, Ali? Can we do anything?"
ICAl: ::materializes:: "Um ... yeah ... I guess. But I think it's against regulations." ::brightens:: "But I'm sure Alf will help!"
M: But Alf is on his honeymoon.
Ky: ::mutters:: Like we should be.
ICAl: "Don't worry. You won't be interrupting anything. Trust me."
C: Jake, why won't we call Bob?
J: Alright. ::pause:: BOB!
Bob: YES? MAY I HELP YOU?
J: We need help saving Jaina and Brian.
Bob: ALRIGHT. IF YOU WANT THE EASY WAY OUT.
ICAl: ::to Bob:: "They've been doing that a lot lately. Makes them soft."
R: Hey! We're not soft!
ICAl: "Prove it."
Bob: YEAH! PROVE IT!
R: Alright! We will. Won't we, Jake?
J: Um ... I was thinking Bob could ...
R: Why you-
Alf: ::pops in:: HEY! WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?
Q: You were on your honeymoon.
Alf: I WOULDN'T BE MISSING MUCH, TRUST ME.
All: ::look at each other, surprised, except for Mina and Kyle::
A: Why?
Q: Aximili! That's his personal business what he does on his honeymoon!
A: Come on, Quantana! Everyone knows what happens!
Q: Then don't ask if you already know!
Alf: IT'S OK, QUAN. NO, AX, NOTHING HAPPENED.
M: What? What do you mean?
Alf: NOTHING HAPPENED.
T: You poor, poor man.
Ky: Hey! I'm poor, too! I should be on my honeymoon now!
C: Hello? People? Jaina? Brian? Kidnapped?
ICAl: "Oh! Right!" ::pops out with Jenni, Alf, and Bob::
C: ::sighs:: Come on. Let's demorph and morph to save them. ::demorphs and morphs Nartec::
All: ::does the same::
M: Okay. Now that we're morphed, let's-
R: Nuh-uh! That's my line! Let's do it!
M: ::under his breath:: I was going to say let's go.
R: Oh well, get over it.
All: ::swim into the city::
Ky: Wow. This place is much nicer than the other one.
OOCAl: ((Writing in a car while it's driving is hard. Especially on a mountain road.))\
M: I know.
Nartec: "Stop! Who are you?"
J: "Um ..."
A: "We're here for replenishing."
Nartec: "Names?"
Q: "We're volunteers. We came peacefully, so we're just coming back for our Yeerks."
Nartec: "Very well. Follow through." ::steps aside::
M: Wow. That was easy.
R: I know. This makes me feel so free!
Mi: Huh?
C: Oh, decades. Don't ask.
K: ::giggles::
Bob: ::from off somewhere:: STOP YOUR CRYING! I CAN'T HANDLE THESE KIDS! ::begins to cry also::
A: I believe Bob is having trouble with the children.
Q: Look! There they are! ::points to Jaina and Brian in cages not heavily guarded and calls to them privately:: Jaina! Brian! Are you all right?
Ja: Yes, Mother. But hurry! Our time's almost up!
T: ::quickly goes and unlocks the cage::
Ja,B: ::swim to the surface followed by the others. They all demorph and climb onto the boat::
Q: Don't you ever, ever do that again Jaina-Esgarrouth-Cassia!
Ja: Yes, Mother. I'm sorry, Mother, Daddy.
A: It's alright. ::hugs her:: Just don't do it again.
Ja: I won't.
Spaceship: ::cruise space ship comes to pick up Kyle and Mina::
R: ::surprised:: "Wow!" ::Trips::
Mi: "Oh my god, oh my God!" ::fans herself like the winner of a Miss America Pageant::
Ky: "Shall we go?" ::holds out his arm for Mina to take::
Mi: "We shall." ::both step onto ship::
M: ::pretending to throw up::
Q: Isn't that sweet, Ax? ::sighs::
A: Yeah, sure.
Ja: Say hello to my grandparents for me!
Mi: "We will!"
Ship: ::flies off::
OOCLM: ((Hi.))
OOCAl: ((Hi.))
Bob: ::comes in with Hope, Leehara, Clovis, Zanlor, Dareno, Golener, Anika, Keira, and Jeremy. In short, all the kids:: I CAN'T TAKE THESE KIDS ANYMORE! YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. ::pops out, crying::
Q: ::runs past Golener, who was holding his hands up to her, to pick up Anika:: Oh Anika! Mother missed you so! Oh, my little baby! ::kisses her and continues to fuss::
G: ::sulks:: Mother doesn't love me anymore ...
OOCLM: ((Do not fear, I am here ... again.))
ICLM: "Hi." ::pops in, then after "Hi" pops out again::
Q,A: ::don't pay any attention, only to Anika::
M: "Praise the Lord! I obey you, your highness!" ::kneels and raises and lowers arms continuously::
OOCLM: ((Pathetic.))
All: ::look at him like he belongs in a nuthouse:: "Huh?"
M: "Never mind."
C: ::holding Hope:: "Where are we going?"
J: "Home."
C: "Which one?"
J: "White House home."
C: "Oh." ::wrinkles up nose:: "I don't like that one."
J: ::has a superior look to him and doesn't listen::
C: ::sighs::
G: ::fake trips
Q: How's Mother's little girl? ::nuzzles her::
G: Why no mother pay attention to me? ::sniffs::
Bob: ::pops in:: HEY THERE! ::everyone looks, except, once again, Ax and Quan:: CAN I WATCH GOLENER FOR A WHILE?
Q: Yeah, sure, what ever. ::never looks at Bob::
G: Really? ::looks up with big watery eyes::
Bob: YES. ::takes Golener's hand and both pop out::
Q: What happened to Golener?! ::looks around desperately, as if he jumped off the ship::
A: You let him go with Bob.
Q: Oh. Good.
OOCLM: ((You write Ali.))
OOCAl: ((Alright, Meggie.))
K: ::holding Jeremy:: "Marco, dear? Can you change Jeremy's diaper?"
M: "What number?" ::skeptically::
K: "Don't worry, it's not a doo-doo."
M: "All righty." ::whips out a changing table, diaper, and baby powder. Also puts on a hazardous waste suit and gloves. Places a steel trash can next to the table.:: "I'm ready. Bring him here."
K: ::sighs:: "Never mind. I'll do it." ::changes Jeremy's diaper::
Jer: ::coos in satisfaction::
K: "He said his first word!"
M: "All kids say 'Goo.'" ::rolls his eyes::
K: "Oh, well! It's his first goo!" ::kisses her baby::
Ani: ::starts crying::
Q: Oh Anika! Hush. Don't cry.
A: Give her here. ::takes the baby from Quan:: Oh shomoopy-moopy doo! A boo-boo-boo. ::continues to talk baby and lift her high into the air::
Cl: ::privately:: Dareno. A word. ::walks away::
D: ::follows him:: What?
Cl: You did very good framing Pequal, but she is alive.
D: I-I tried, Clovis. I'm-I'm sorry.
Cl: Sorry won't help! Now they completely ignore us! ::slaps him with his tail::
D: ::clutches his face:: I'm sorry! But at least Pequal is on trial! They don't even suspect us! Like Mother said: 'How could the children have done it? They are good children. They love each other.'
Cl: Trial's not good enough!
OOCLM: ((Clovis is so evil! I mean, he's really mean!))
OOCAl: ((And he's my character! For I am The Great Evil One!))
D: I tried, Clovis! She almost died! But Drode saved her!
Cl: ::looks surprised:: Drode?! Did you say Drode? ::clutches Dareno's arm tight and pulls him closer::
D: Clovis ... you're hurting me!
Cl: Answer me!
D: Y-Yes! I said Drode!
Cl: ::lets go of his arm roughly:: How could Crayak meddle in my plans?! ::suddenly, the boat disappears and Clovis is standing before the Crayak::
Crayak: "Clovis, my son. I have bigger plans for the Andalites."
Cl: But I wanted to girl dead!
Crayak: "She has a bigger part than you think. She is the reason you are going home. So you can train for a much stronger force."
Cl: ::whispers:: Jeremy.
Crayak: ::nods:: "Yes. Jeremy. I want you to have no human influences on you any longer, Clovis. They will make you soft."
Cl: Yes, Crayak. I understand now. I shall train hard. I will defeat the human boy.
Crayak: "Very good." ::leaves Clovis back with Dareno.::
D: Clovis? Wh-what are you talking about? Crayak is just a myth.
Cl: ::shakes head:: Nothing. Nothing, I was just cursing. Now go to Zanlor. He wants to fight with you.
D: Okay. ::runs to Zanlor::
Cl: ::hangs back a little to snicker evilly, then joins the children::
OOCLM: ((Alison! You always end at parts I can't continue with!))
Jer: ::crawls over to Clovis and laughs a baby laugh::
Cl: What are you laughing at?
Jer: ::starts wailing at the top of his lungs::
M: ::comes over and picks up Jeremy:: "What's the matter, bud?" ::digs a pacifier out of his pocket::
Jer: ::starts sucking on it and falls asleep::
M: ::looks at Clovis:: "Why don't you go play with the others?" ::nods his head to the other kids::
Cl: Very well. ::walks over to the kids::
M: ::goes to Jake:: "Hey, Jake. I think something's up with Clovis."
J: "What do you mean?"
M: "Well, Clovis has been real secretive lately. And now he's pulling Dareno in with him."
T: "I know. I've noticed them being together a lot. Talking about Pequal and Drode."
OOCLM: ((Hi.))
J: "Wonder what they're saying about them?"
T: "I don't know, but they're starting to concern me."
M: "Maybe we could talk to Ax about it."
J: "That's a good idea. Hey, Ax! Could you come here for a minute?"
A: Sure. ::hands Anika to Quan and walks over to them:: Yes?
J: "Ax, we noticed Clovis is acting strange."
M: "And now Dareno is hanging more with Clovis. Having secret meetings."
T: "We're just worried, Ax. During these meetings, we hear them talking about Pequal and Drode."
A: ::surprised:: Drode? We told the children that he and Crayak are just myths. I-I'm sure they were just making up stories.
J: "Still, keep an eye on them, okay? It's been hard for them on Earth."
A: Yes, Prince Jake. Thank you for your concern. But please, do not tell Quan of this. I do not want to worry her.
M: "All right, Ax. We won't.
A: Thank you. ::walks back to Anika::
T: "He sure likes that baby."
J: "I know. He's never been this way with his other kids."
M: "He's actually ... nice."
OOCAl: ((Ax will be nice. I've decided. The only person evil will be ... Clovis!))
OOCJe: ((Amazing. And he's not even Ax's kid.))
T: "Should we be worried about him, too?"
J: ::sighs:: "I don't know. Ax is so hard to figure out."
M: "Ax? Try all Andalites!"
T: "Nuh uh, Jaina's cool!"
M: "That's because you influenced her."
T: "So?"
C,R,K: ::continue to stare at the guys arguing and hold their babies.::
C: ::turns to Katrina:: "So, when are you due?"
K: ::shrugs:; "I don't know. Sometime this winter."
R: "It's been so long since I last held Keira." ::looks into the face of her baby and smiles::
C: "Ya know, maybe we should stop depending on baby-sitters and start raising our kids."
K: "Yeah. We should."
R: "Let's do it!"
C: "We'll do everything good mommies do."
K: ::thoughtfully:: "Sorta like Quan ..."
C,R,K: ::pause and stare at Quan's kids. All of 'em::
C: "Maybe that's a bad example ..."
K,R: ::nod:: "Yeah."
C: "Oh ... um ... like our moms?"
R: "My mom put me in day care."
R: "Oh well. Like our grandmothers."
K: "My mother was raised by her father ..."
C: "Okay. We'll just take a course."
K,R: "Good idea!"
Captain: "Uh, this is your captain speaking ..."
B: "Isn't that the guy who kidnapped the dolphin?"
Ja: "Yeah! Cousin Tobias, we have to arrest him!"
T: ::instantly:: "Okay, Jaina."
A: Hey! Stop influencing my kid!
T: "At least I love her!"
A: I love her, too!
T: "You could show it every so often!"
A: I do! I just think killing the captain is such a good idea!
T: ::goes to open his mouth, then closes. Thinks and opens his mouth:: "What? We weren't going to kill the captain, we were going to arrest the captain."
A: Oh. Okay then. Go ahead.
T,Ja,B: ::head up to the bridge::
All: ::having nothing better to do, they follow::
Captain: "... in half an hour." ::turns to them:: "Yes? Can I help you?"
Ja: ::angrily:: "You captured the dolphin, and we can arrest you for that!"
Captain: ::slowly leans down so he's at eye level with her.:: "Oh, dear me. This isn't good at all."
G: ::who came back a while ago, shakes a finger at him:: You're in big trouble, mister! ::in Michelle Tanner style::
Captain: ::laughs:: "Ho, ho, ho, ho! You don't understand!"
C: "No, you don't understand! You had a defenseless dolphin on your ship!"
Captain: ::pulls out a Dracon Beam and his eyes darken:: "No. I'm afraid you don't understand at all." ::begins to demorph to ... (dramatic pause for music) Hispen!::
All: ::gasp:: "Hispen!"
H: ::laughs evilly:: Yes! It is I! ::continues to laugh::
A: ::begins to take defensive position::
H: ::stops laughing and tightens fingers on trigger:: Don't even think about it, kid-
A: ::gasp!:: He can't call me kid!
H: -or ... or your friend here gets his brains blown out! ::sticks Dracon to Marco's head::
A: Oh, please, be my guest!
M: "Hey! I take offense!"
H: ::blink:: That's not supposed to happen ...
M: "Well, if you like the opinion of the hostage-"
All: "NO!"
M: "Okay, okay!"
H: Now, where was I?
M: "You're pointing a gun at my head, remember? Sheesh, you people really need to keep track of these things!"
H: Oh, sorry, it won't happen again. Ever.
M: "Hay guys, can you get me out of here?"
C: "I'll try!!"
H: ::not looking at Cassie::
C: ::gets the gun off M head::
Ja: ::saves Marco::
M: "Tat was clos!"
OOCJe: ((Awwwwww! Molly just simmed, awwwww!))
OOCMo: ((I simd!!))
OOCJe: ((::looks at Molly, then at you:: Awww!))
K: ::hugs Marco, pulls Cassie and Jaina into the hug:: "Thank you!"
H: No fair! I couldn't be beaten by a human and an Andalite girl!
B: "Face it Hispen, you're a loser!"
H: ::glares at Brian:: Resdent! Get in here!
Res: ::jumps in, demorphed:: Muahaha!
D: Dad!
Res: ::blink:: Dareno?
D: Dad! ::runs to him::
Q: No, Dareno-
Res: ::stops Dareno with his tail:: Stay back, boy. ::pushes Dareno behind him, towards Hispen::
R: "What did you do to the real Captain?!"
H: He's dead, somewhere.
J: "What do you want?"
H: You. All of you! I want you to die!
OOCJe: ((Ali, James Bond is getting to me ...))
J: "Well, that's too bad, because I don't plan or dying any time soon."
H: ::pause:: Oh. ::another pause:: Damn. Well, how about the rest of you?
All: "Nope."
H: Drat. ::sighs:: Well, Resdent, get your kid and let's go.
Q: What?!
Res: ::sneers at him:: He's rightfully mine, Quanta. Hispen is the law, and he is on my side!
Cl: ::is watching with interest::
Q: You're not taking my son away!
A: She's right. There's only two of you!
D: ::is shocked that Ax stood up for him::
Res:: ::waves his Dracon Beam around:: You won't attack with your precious children able to be hit and killed.
Kids: ::all glare at Resdent::
L: We're not afraid to you, you big bully!
Res: ::glares at her:: Don't call me names, you cheesehead!
L: ::kicks Resdent in the skin::
Res: ::howls and drops his Dracon beam::
H: ::leaps to attack::
J: "Ax, Quan, hold 'em off!"
A,Q: ::Ax and Quan attack Hispen and Resdent, while the others get the kids off the bridge, even Dareno::
K: "What do we do? Our babies can't morph!"
J: "We'll put them on a raft. I'll go with them. The rest of you will morph dolphin and take the Andalite kids to safety. The captain--er, Hispen-- said we were about a half and hour away from shore, so you should be fine. Now, hurry!" ::kisses Cassie, and the human babies are given to him::
All: ::morph into dolphin, except for Jake and the baises. Jake takes babies and himself on a raft::
OOCMo: ((I love animorph.))
OOCJe: ((Aww, I do too, man ...))
A,Q: ::still fighting Hispen and Resdent::
OOCAl: ((Jenni, that looks like His pen, two separate words.))
A,Q: ::still fighting Hispen and Resdent::
A: Where are those Hork-Bajir?!
Q: ::no response::
A: Quan? Are you okay?
Q: Uh, sorry, I was having a verbal battle with Resdent. What did you say?
A: I said, where are those Hork-Bajir?!
Q: Only Marco and Jake can call them, remember?
M: "Did I hear someone ask for a miracle?"
A,Q: ::groan::
A: Prince Jake would have been better.
Q: Agreed.
M: ::didn't hear them:: "You know, this battle is a little boring ..."
H,Res: ::just realizing what he's about to do:: Noooo!
M: "I expect 40 Hork-Bajir to appear!"
HB: ::burst in and attack Hispen and Resdent::
H: Wait!
All: ::stop::
H: If I die, you'll never disable the bomb!
A,Q,M: "Shit."
Res: Aha! Yes! The bomb is set to explode once we hit the land! You can't disarm it without the code!
H: ::smacks him:: You weren't supposed to tell them that!
Res: Sowwy.
H: ::sigh:: Oh well. Good bye, fools! ::jumps off boat with Resdent::
A: Come on, we have to get off the boat!
Q: No! If we don't disable the bomb, innocent humans will die!
M: "You heard Resdent, we can't disable it without a code."
A: Maybe we don't have to disable it.
Q,M: "Huh?"
A: Hork-Bajir! Find that bomb!
HB: ::blink::
A: ::sighs:: Marco?
M: ::studies fingernails:: "What do you say?"
A: ::grits teeth:: Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear ... Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair ... Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy ... ::sighs:: Was he.
M: "Good job! Hork-Bajir, find the bomb!"
HB: ::Go scurrying off::
A: ::privately to Quan:: Sometimes I really hate him.
Q: ::absently:: Yes, dear.
HB: ::come rushing back:: "We found it, we found it!" ::drag them to the bomb::
Q: If we can't disable it, what can we do?
A: Speed things up/
M: "You're going to make it so the bomb blows up before the boat reaches the shore?"
A: Yup. ::Sets the clock to 0:30 seconds:: Run!
A,Q,M: ::run to the edge of the boat::
Q: What about the Hork-Bajir?
M: "They have their own ways off. But I can't swim, remember?"
A: You can morph, duh.
M: "Right."
A: On three. One.
Q: I love you.
A: I love you. Two.
M: "Oh, shhh ..."
A: Three!
A,Q,M: ::jump off the boat as it explodes::
A: Morph, Quan, Marco.
A,Q,M: ::morph dolphin::
Q: Marco, I thought you had gone with the others. Why did you come back?
M: You called me, duh.
A: Riiight. You two go ahead to shore and find the others. I'll go back and try to find Jake.
Q: Like hell you are. You're going to try and go fight Hispen and Resdent, aren't you?
M: ::to Ax:: Whoa, she's good.
A: Quantana, you must get to safety.
Q: Yeah, well, so do you. Save them for another day.
A: Next time, we may not win!
M: ::trying to keep the peace (gasp!):: Ax, you probably won't be able to find them, anyway. It's a big ocean.
A: Fine. ::swims away with them::
All: ::everyone has congregated on the shore, and the babies distributed to their parents::
R: "So the boat exploded?"
K: "Good thing Mina didn't see that."
M: "So."
K: "So what?"
M: "What?"
K: "You said so."
M: "Yeah."
K: "Why?"
M: "Why what?"
K: "Why did you say so?"
M: "Why not?"
All: ::staring at them::
C: "Were they always like that and we just never noticed?"
M,K: "Yup."
T: "Now what?"
J: "We go home."
All: ::go to the White House."
Press: ::swarm up:: "Mr. President, due to your highly unusual 'election,' when do you plan on electing a vice-president and a Cabinet?"
J: "Um, yes, I have been thinking about that, and, I will be choosing them shortly."
Press: "Do you have anyone in mind for the VP position?"
J: "... Yes."
Press: "Who?"
J: "That would be telling, wouldn't it?"
Press: "Mr. President, what political party have you chosen?"
J: "I'm, uh ... I've chosen ..."
Press: ::wait expectantly::
J: "The ... Galactic Party. Yes. No more questions."
All: ::go into the White House::
M: "The Galactic Party?"
J: "What? We're a party made up of sentient species from all over the galaxy. Yeah."
M: ::rolls his eyes:: "Oh, brother."
R: ::who is talking with Cassie, Katrina, and Quantana.:: "Oh, I totally agree."
K: "You should ask him, Cassie."
C: "Why? It's Quan's idea!"
Q: Yeah, but he's your husband."
R: "Go on, Cass, ask him!"
J: "Ask me what?"
C: ::whirls around:: "Jake! Eh heh ... um ... well, we were just talking and we got to thinking. Maybe our new home could do with some ... changes?"
J: "Uh huh. What kind of changes?"
C: "Maybe a change in ... hue?"
R,K,Q: ::snicker::
R: ::whispering:: "Hue?"
J: ::slowly:: "Cassie. Are you trying to convince me to paint the White House?"
C: "Um ... I might be ..."
J: "This house has stood for almost two hundred years, it's been a symbol of American culture, and now you want to dye it?"
C: ::defensively:: "It was their idea!"
J: ::turns to them:: "And what color would you paint it, if you could."
R: "Red."
Q: Purple.
K: "Green."
C: "Blue ...?"
T,A,M: ::coming in::
M: "What's with the colors?"
J: ::sighs:: "They want to paint the White House."
T: "Cool. Go with brown."
M: "No way. Yellow."
A: I prefer black.
T: "You so would!"
J: "Guys! There is a reason it is called the White House!"
M: "So call it the 'Formerly-White-Now-Yellow House.'"
K: "Green!"
R: "Green so sucks, red is much better."
J: ::throws up hands and turns to the kids:: 'Help me out, here!"
Z: Sorry, Jake.
L: Yeah, they're too far gone.
D: You can't bring them back now.
Ja: A Brown House would be cool ...
Cl: You're only saying that because you like Cousin Tobias the Wimp!
Ja: ::gasp::
Cl: Now, me, I like black.
B: ::glaring at him:: "Copy-cat, that's because you like Evil Ax!"
Z: Hey, my dad is not evil.
G: Yeah, not since that stupid baby came along.
L: Shut up, you're just jealous of Anika!
Kids: ::are now fighting::
Adults: ::are now fighting::
J: ::stares at both groups helplessly:: "It's times like these when I say ..." ::pulls slip of paper of pocket:: "'Oh my God, where's my hair.'"
Drew: ::Drew Carey runs on and grabs the slip of paper:: "Hey! That's my show!"
J: "Sorry Drew. Can you help me out, man? They've gone insane."
Drew: "And that's bad? Come on, Jake! Get with it!" ::runs off::
J: ::shakes head and walks away from everyone::
C: "All right, what if we each painted a section?"
R: "The Rainbow House?" ::snorts::
A: Yeah, I mean, how peppy does that sound?"
Babies: ::the four babies just bounce up and down in their Jolly Jumpers and giggle::
M: "Hey, what are you guys laughing at?"
Jer: "Da."
All: ::stop and gasp::
Jer: ::laughs:: "Dada!"
Hope: "Hummmmm."
Keira: "Aia!"
Ani: Mama.
All: ::parents go to their respective children and gush over them::
Kids: ::watch, amused::
J: ::runs in:: "I remember!"
All: ::ignore him::
J: "Desperate times ..." ::clears throat:: "Somebody's stolen all of our coconuts!"
All: ::Gasp and stare at him in shock::
J: "Now that I have your attention. We were supposed to help the Nartec, remember?"
M: "Um, Jake, that's nice and all, but we're not talking about the Nartec."
R: "Yeah, spill! Who took the coconuts?!"
J: ::throws up hands:: "Nobody took the coconuts!"
K: "Nobody?"
A: An interesting code name.
T: "Where can we find this 'Nobody?'"
J: "Ahhh, no! The coconuts are not stolen! It was a ploy on my part to get you idiots to listen to me because we have to help Queen Soco!"
C: "Did he just call us idiots?"
R: "Yeah, I think he did."
M: "Are we just going to stand for that?"
A,T: "Yup."
All: ::glare at them::
A: Hey, he's my Prince. At least I'm not a wimp like Tobias.
T: "Hey!"
R: "Leave my husband alone, you blue dumbo!"
Q: At least my husband can stand up for himself!
K: "Then what are you doing, Quan?"
C: "Leave her alone, she's being an independent female!"
OOCJe: ((Pens are really cool.))
R: "Well, can't argue with that."
T: "Wait, so aren't you girls fighting?"
K: "Of course not."
C: "We're women."
Q: Unlike you testosterones, we can resolve things peacefully.
J: "The point, back to the point!!!"
M: "I bet you don't even remember your point."
J: ::jumps up and down in fury:: "Damn you, Marco! Must you always do that to me?!"
M: ::pulls a Snickers out of his pocket and eats it:: "Yup."
J: "The point is we have to save the Nartec!"
R: "Yeah, I agree. We should attack!"
C: "Rachel, violence doesn't solve anything."
Cl: You're right, Cassie, violence solves everything!!
All: ::slowly turn to Clovis::
OOCJe: ((Um, Ali, why did you color the side of the paper?))
T: ::mutters to Ax:: "See what I mean?"
Q: Clovis, darling, violence is bad.
Cl: Yeah, whatever.
A: Clovis! Do not speak to your mother that way!
OOCAl: ((I felt like it.))
Cl: Sure.
Q: Clovis! Do not disrespect your father!
D: Really, Mother. Clovis isn't even Aximili's son.
A: And neither are you!
D: ::cowers::
J: "Hey! No Andalite battles!
All An: Yes, Prince Jake.
J: "Ahhhhh! Can't I ever win?!"
All: "No."
J: "Fine, then you're all grounded!"
All: ::stare blankly::
Ho: ::begins to cry::
Kie: ::begins to cry::
Ani: ::begins to cry::
Jer: ::begins to cry::
G: ::begins to cry::
J: ::sighs:: "All right, all right, no one's grounded."
All bbs: ::stop crying::
Adults: ::smack Jake::
J: "That's it, I'm taking my marbles and going home!"
C: "Jake, honey, you can't even find your marbles, and you are home. Now come, dear, go to sleep." ::lays him on the couch, then goes back to the others::
M: "Good job, Cass. He needed that."
C: "No prob."
T: "So, what do we do about the Nartec?"
R: "All out battle!"
M: "Wouldn't you love that."
Cl: ::sneaks over to Jake, unnoticed::
OOCJe: ((Dun dun duh ...))
R: "Oh yeah."
Cl: ::sneaks out of the room unnoticed.:: Duh, duh, duh ...
K: "We need a map, so we know where to attack and when."
C: "Should we even be doing this?"
R: "Cassie-"
M: "No, she's right. It's been eight years. Why should we still have to be fighting? Let someone else take over."
T: "Like our kids, Marco?"
M: ::doesn't say anything::
Q: Besides, once the Nartec are conquered, the Yeerks will begin to attack the land.
K: "Quan, could you make another virus suited for water?"
Q: ::frowns, considering:: It is possible. However, it would take me months.
A: Months which we don't have.
C: "So what do we do, folks?"
B: "What if you live with the Nartec? Be a secret force, like you used to be?"
A: That would work, Brian, considering they already know who we are!
Q: Aximili! Don't be so rude.
Z: Yeah, Dad, at least he had a suggestion!
A: And what are you suggesting, Zanlor? We should just go back to a life of hell when everything seems to fall into place now?
M: "Things are falling into place? Why wasn't I told?"
Z: I am not suggesting anything, Father. But it is our duty to help all the people of Earth.
A: And I don't know how long we can do that!
C: "What do you mean?"
Q: ::quickly:: Oh, nothing! Nothing at all!
All: ::narrow eyes at Quan::
C: "What are you hiding, Quan?"
Q: ::glares at Ax:: Nothing, Princes Cassie. Aximili is being very pessimistic lately.
T: "So what else is new?"
Bbs: ::all raise their hands::
All: ::everyone else stares at them::
K: "Alf!"
R: "Bob!"
Alf,Bob: ::pop in:: WHAT?!
C: "What the hell have you done to our kids?"
Bob: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THEY'RE THE HEATHENS!
Alf: NOW BOB. JUST BECAUSE YOU HATE CHILDREN DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO BE SO CRUEL TO THEM.
Bob: I WAS PERFECTLY WILLING TO--
T: "Hey! Shut up! The point is that our kids can talk and raise their hands! When did this happen, and why weren't we told?!"
Alf: THEY CAN WALK, TOO, IF YOU LET THEM.
All: ::gasp::
A: How ... did this happen?
Bob: UM, WELL, WE KINDA THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FAIR IF ANIKA, HOPE, KEIRA, AND JEREMY WERE ALL ON THE SAME LEVEL ...
Alf: SO WE DID IT.
All: "What?!"
A: Why the hell did you do that?!
Q: Yeah! Change the humans back!
Z: How could you!? You just sped up the human race!
L: That's unfair to us Andalites!
G: Yeah! We're supposed to be smarter!
D: Ditto!
Ani: Goo!
Es: ::pops in:: Me too!
Del: ::pops in:: And me!
Lut: ::pops in:: Don't forget me!
His: ::pops in:: I agree!
Res: ::pops in:: Me too!
Cl: ::pops in:: And I.
All An ever: ::pops in:: And all of us!
Ja: Come on guys, it's not that bad ...
All An ex Ja: ::stare, then pop out ex A,Q,Z,L,G,D,Ani::
A: Of course it is!
Ja: Nuh uh, because now we have playmates!
Q: But still ...
B: "Um, maybe you should ask the parents what they think ..."
All: ::turn to look at the humans::
M: "I am the chalk monster!" ::has chalk all over his face::
OOCJe: ((::snicker::))
All An: ::turn to look at Jaina and Brian::
Ja: Hey! Marco is the exception to the rule!
All: ::suddenly, a buzzing sound is heard::
J: ::wakes up and pushes a button:: "Yes?"
Voice: "Mr. President, this is your secretary, there's an alien here to see you."
J: ::stands up:: "Okay, send them in."
Queen: ::bursts in:: "How dare you!"
J: "What do you mean?"
Queen: "You and your pets destroyed my people! This is the last straw, Jake! I declare war on your species!" ::points a finger at him::
J: "Um ... maybe I've caught you at a bad time ..."
M: "How could we? After we got the kids, we came straight here!"
A: We have been at the White House the entire time.
Queen: "Liars! Liars! You three came to my throne and asked to use my ship, which I granted. Then you destroyed both cities!!"
J: "Look, Soco, I have no idea what you're talking about."
Queen: ::hissing:: "You know exactly what I'm talking about."
J: "Nuh-uh."
Queen: "Yuh-huh!"
J: "Nuh-uh!"
Queen: "Yuh-huh!"
J: "Nuh-uh!"
Queen: "YUH-HUH!"
J: "NUH-UH!"
M: "Hey! Both of you, shut up!"
Queen,J: ::together:: "NO!" ::continue to argue::
J: "Ax, Marco and I have been here all day!"
Queen: "I won't stand for this any longer! War has been declared. My people will attack. Be careful where you travel, Jake ..." ::storms out, slamming the door behind her::
Door: "SLAM!!" ::pause:: "Ow ... pain ..."
All: ::ignore the door::
C: ::puts her hand over his mouth:: "Oh, dear."
K: "Do ya think she's PMSing?"
R: "Either that, or pregnant."
K: "Hey! I take offense!" ::sniffle, sniffle::
R: "Sorry, Katrina."
K: ::brightens:: "It's okay."
J: "Another war ..." ::turns to face the others:: "My friends, my family ... I ask your help again to save our people. They enemy is the same, but also different. I need your help ..."
M: "You have my help, Jake."
T: "Count me in."
R: "Let's do it!"
K: "I speak for Kyle, Mina, and myself when I say I will help you."
A: I am at the service of my Prince.
Q: And I am, as well.
Ja: I'm in!
B: "And me!"
L: I can't leave my twin ...
D: I will join the fight!
Z: Jake! Count me in!
G: I help!
C: "As well I ..."
J: ::looks at his friends, who have now become his family, and smiles:: "I am honor to have such a family as you ... We will fight and conquer our old enemy!"
All: ::cheer::
OOCJe: ((Wow ... sappyness from Ali ... didn't see that one coming.))
Q: Aximili ... ::privately:
A: Yes, dear?
Q: We must leave. Tomorrow.
A: Oh, right ... um, well, then we must. Tonight. ::sighs:: I just wish this wasn't true ... I wish maybe ...
Q: Aximili! No! Anika's our baby!
A: ::smiles:: I know ... I would never want to hurt her.
OOCAl: ((Yet ... Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa!!!!))
OOCJe: ((::smacks Ali on the nose with a broom:: No! Bad! Ax is not evil anymore!))
All: ::everyone disperses. Jake, along with Marco and Cassie, goes to the Congress to give a speech. The next day ...::
Bomb: "BOOM!!" ::pause:: "Owie! I gots a splinter! Mommy!!"
MommyBomb: "It's okay, sweetheart. Mommy'll make baby all better!"
Bomb: "Yeah!"
MommyBomb: ::takes out the splinter and kisses her baby:: "Hey! Where are all the Andalites?"
::In the White House::
J: ::comes into his battle room where all the humans are:: "Hey. Where's the Andalites?"
Toby: ::coming into the valley:: "Hey. Where are the Andalites?"
Arbron: ::coming into ... the Taxxon settlement:: Hey. Where are those Andalites?
Erek: ::coming into the underground park:: "Hey. Where are all the Andalites?"
Ky,Mi: ::on the cruise ship:: "Hey! Where are all the Andalites?"
A: ::turns to Quan:: Hey! Where are all the Andalites?
Q: Right here!
All: "Ohhh ..."
M: "Ya know .. Mad is so bad it tastes like liver ..."
R: ::smacks Marco::
M: ::trips Rachel:: ((185))
T: ::trips Marco:: ((186))
K: ::trips Tobias:: ((187))
A: ::trips Katrina:: ((188))
C: ::trips Ax:: ((189))
Q: ::trips Cassie:: ((190))
J: ::trips Quan:: ((191))
L: ::trips Jake:: ((192))
Z: ::trips Leehara:: ((193))
Ja: ::trips Zanlor:: ((194))
D: ::trips Jaina:: ((195))
B: ::trips Dareno:: ((196))
Cl: ::trips Brian:: ((197))
G: ::trips Clovis:: ((198)) Aha! I'm the only one standing!
OOCJe: ((Hmm, I just finished writing that and I remembered the Andalites are not there! ::rewind::))
K: ::trips Tobias:: ((199))
C: ::trips Katrina:: ((200))
J: ::trips Cassie, ((201)) then trips::((202))
All: ::get up, pause, and trip:: ((203)) ((204)) ((205)) ((206)) ((207)) ((208))
OOCJe: ((You might say our characters are trippin'.))
All: "Hey!"
OOCJe: ((Shut up!))
C: ::back to business:: "Maybe they're ... on a vacation?"
T: "Without telling us?"
J: "And in a time of war?"
M: "They're wimps! They don't want to fight."
T: ::mutters:: "And they thought I was the wimp ..."
R: "Face it honey, you are."
T: "Hey!"
All: ::nod::
J: "I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation. Now, come on, let's get to work."
M: ::pointing to map:: "The Nartec have attacked here, here, and here. For some reason, their attacks have been limited to the US, but we doubt that it will stay that way for long. Our forces have mobilized-"
K: "Dear? Why are you pointing to a map drawn on the chalkboard when there is a normal map next to you?"
M: "Because I am the chalk monster!" ::begins to eat chalk::
Chalk: "Spare my life and I shall grant you three wishe- Ow! You bit my leg!"
M: "Sowwy ..." ::puts him down::
Chalk: "For that, you get two wishes!"
M: "Then I wish for four more wishes."
Chalk: "Very well! You have five wishes."
M: "Good."
Chalk: "Ya know, I was a friend of the pen ... I can bring him back if you'll like ..."
All: ::stare at him::
M: "Yes! I wish the--"
Chalk: "It'll take up three wishes, though."
M: "Don't care. I wish the pen was alive!"
Pen: ::pops into existence::
All: "THE PEN!!!"
T: "Oh brother ..."
Pen: "I'm ba-ack!"
All: ::hug the pen::
Pen: "It's great to be back! I love you all, man!" ::pause:: "Can I have some french fries and ice cream?"
C: "Of course!" ::runs to get it::
Pen: "Hey. Where are all the Andalites?"
J: "They ran off."
C: ::comes back with the ice cream, french fries, and a note:: "Jake, I found this note on the Andalite quarter's door. It's in Andalite, and I can't read it."
J: "Well, that sucks ..."
K: "I can." ::grabs note:: "Dear Prince Jake and other assorted humans. We have left Earth. Sorry for the inconvenience.' It's signed, 'Us.'"
T: "Did they say why?"
K: "No."
R: "Did they say where they were going?"
K: ::shakes head:: "No."
Pen: "That's Quan's handwriting, I can tell!" ::gasp:: "And she used my enemy, Quill!"
All: ::gasp::
M: ::angry:: "How could she? Don't worry pen, we love you."
All: "Oh, yes! We love you pen!"
Pen: ::sniffles:: "Oh, thank you."
Chalk: "What about me?"
Pen: "Chalk!"
Chalk: "Pen!"
Chalk,Pen: ::hug::
OOCAl: ((So bored ... can't take gym ... in library ... alone! HELP!!))
OOCJe: ((Take Avi/A!))
C: "Pen, I'm sure she didn't mean it."
Pen: ::eating CCCD ice cream:: "Yes ... I guess you're right. And I was dead ..."
T: ::sigh:: "Yeah, um, guys?" The Nartec?"
K: "How could you be thinking about the Nartec at a time like this?" ::smacks Tobias::
C: "Yeah, the pen is back, and you don't even care!" ::smacks Tobias::
R: "Yeah, you wimp!" ::smacks Tobias::
T: "Ow! Ow! Ow!" ::glares at everyone:: "Hey, this is not fair! Marco is supposed to get smacked! When Emily was here, this never would have happened!"
M: ::smacks Tobias:: "Get used to it, man."
J: "Oh, pen, do you have any wisdom for us? The Nartec have attacked, but half of them are infested by the Yeerks. What should we do?"
Pen: ::stares at map and seems to be thinking for a long time::
T: "Oh, what the heck is-"
All: "Shhh!"
T: ::grumbles under his breath::
Pen: "Hmm ..."
R: "Yes, Great Pen?"
Pen: "Well, as you know, I hate violence, but ..."
All: ::lean in::
Pen: ::shrugs:: "Punch their lights out."
All: ::nod, amazed at the pen's great wisdom::
J: "You heard the pen, people!"
R: "Let's do it!"
::three months later ...::
NewsPer: "The war against the Nartec is failing. Humans across the globe are demanding peace, but there seems to be no end in sight. Attacks have begun on all alien settlements. No one related in any way to President Jake or his Animorph companions are being left alone ..."
J: ::turns off the TV and rubs his eyes:: "Any suggestions."
C: "We have to evacuate. Everyone. The Andalites, Hork-Bajir, Taxxons, Gedds, Chee, Khee ... no one is safe."
M: "And what about us? What about the Yeerks?"
C: ::Sighs:: "We'll have to evacuate, too."
R: "Are you crazy? We do not run from the Yeerks!"
K: "We're not strong enough. We need to go, get some help from the Andalites--"
M: ::snorts:: "Plenty good they've done over the years."
All: ::turn to look at him::
M: "I know, I know, it's amazing, I'm agreeing with Rachel. But I do not think that this is the time to turn tail and run away."
Toby: ::runs in angry:: "What have you done, Jake? The humans are killing my people!!"
Arbron: ::bursts in:: Why are these attacks on my people happening?
Er: ::bursts in:: "Ahh! Violence! Help!"
Gary: ::bursts in:: "Can we please fight them off?"
An: ::random Andalite bursts in:: Where is Quantana? And why are we being attacked?!
All: ::all the aliens begin talking at once, the humans just stare::
Ky,Mi: ::come in::
Ky: "We're back from our honeymoon!"
Mi: "Hey, what's happening here?"
Ky: ::shrugs:: "Dunno."
Mi: "Let's go out for dinner."
Ky: "Okay."
Ky,Mi: ::leave::
OOCJe: ((130 more pages!))
CongressPer: ::a person from Congress comes in:: "President Jake. You are impeached."
J: "What?"
CongressPer: "You have not named your VP or Cabinet. Thereby you are impeached."
J: "You mean, I'm not President anymore?"
CongressPer: "Yes."
M: "Wait a minute! Impeached means he's accused of something!"
C: "Yeah, he has to be found guilty first."
R: "You need a trial."
CongressPer: "Oh. Damn."
T: "What's he been accused of?"
CongressPer: "Being evil and bringing the Nartec and other assorted aliens down on our heads! The human race chooses to be isolated!"
J: "First of all, I did NOT declare war! That was Soco! We didn't do anything! And second, Earth cannot be isolated! We are a world power! Literally!"
CongressPer: "Well, we Earthlings want to. We have enough problems. We don't need aliens. Your trial begins tomorrow. If you win, the aliens stay. But if you don't, you, the aliens, and your band have to leave. I'd start packing if I were you." ::walks out and slams the door::
Door: "Can't anyone close me anymore?! It's been over 200 years of slam, slam, slam! I can't take it anymore!!!"
All: ::ignore the door::
Door: "Then everyone ignores me! How fair is that?! A pen gets more respect that I do! And I last longer!!"
All: ::continue to ignore the door::
Door: "That's it! Door knob? Help me out?"
Doorknob: "Okay." ::falls off::
Door: "See how they like that!"
J: ::quietly:: "Contact everyone. Make the plans. We have to be ready to leave if the verdict goes the wrong way."
R: "We can't run! This is our home!"
J: "But it's not their home! I will not hurt civilians, human or otherwise, and the civilians are the ones conducting the raids!"
K: "As much as I hate to say it, we have to go. We can't let our friends be killed."
M: "And we are outnumbered."
C: "We have to go."
OOCJe: ((I found my blue pen!))
OOCAl: ((Yeah!))
J: ::walks to the door to walk out:: "Hey! Where's the doorknob?"
C: "Oh no! We're trapped!"
M: ::runs around the room screaming:: "Help! Help! Help!"
J: ::grabs Marco:: "Don't panic!"
M: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Okay."
J: "I know a secret passageway. Come on." ::presses a button, and a panel opens::
K: "When did you find out about that?"
J: "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you."
All: "Ohhh."
T: "We have to swing by and pick up Kyle and Mina. They're back from their honeymoon cruise."
R: "I hope they had a good time leaving us here all alone ..." ::scowls::
C: "Of course they did."
All: ::gasp:: "Cassie!"
C: "What?"
All: "You pervert!"
OOCAl: ((I realized something. When we make 'All' speak, 'All' speaks. So then in this case, Cassie is calling herself a pervert. And we've been doing this for 872 pages and probably more to come.))
OOCJe: ((Makes ya think.))
All: ::leave and go to Kyle and Mina's suite::
OOCAl: ((Wow! They live in a suit? Must be a little cramped with all the buttons ...))
All: ::get to the door::
T: "Should we knock first?"
C: "Yeah."
J: ::knocks::
Ky,Mi: ::comes to the door in their bathrobes::
R: "Do we want to know?"
Mi: "We were just getting ready to, uh, sleep."
Ky: "What do you guys want?"
Mi: "And where's Ax and Quan?"
OOCJe: ((Sim. ::pause:: Gym was soo annoying today.))
OOCAl: ((How?))
J: "They're not here."
M: "They don't like us anymore!" ::pouts::
OOCJe: ((It was really hot, and we had to play outdoor soccer. I was goalie.))
C: "That's not true."
R: "Yeah, we don't know where they are."
K: "Guys! They always overreact!"
T: "Hey! I didn't overreact!"
M: "Which proves Katrina's point ..."
OOCAl: ((Poor Jenni!))
Bombs: "BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! ETC!"
Mi: "What the hell!"
Ky: "What's going on?!"
J: "Well, after you left, Queen Soco showed up here, at the White House. She claimed that Ax, Marco, and I had showed up to take care of the Yeerk-Nartec. Then we apparently bombed both cities. So they declared war."
M: "We've been fighting them for three months now. Congress, and humans in general, are sick of it. They're attacking the alien settlements. They're going to have a trial for Jake tomorrow. If he's found guilty, we need to be able to leave, fast."
K: "And I'm pregnant.'
Mi,Ky: ::hug Katrina:: "Congrats!"
K: ::blush:: "Thank you."
Ky: "So, we need to get out of here, right?"
M: ::contemplatively:: "Ring says the phone ..."
OOCJe: ((Why damn me?!))
OOCAl: ((I don't know. I forgot.))
M: "That's it! We'll call the president!" ::picks up the phone and dials it::
Phone: "Ring!" ::pause:: "Ring!"
J: ::sighs and picks up the phone across the room:: "Hello, Marco. This is the President. How may I help you?"
M: ::Gasps:: "You know my name!"
J: "Yes. It's Marco. I'm Jake. Now what do you want?"
M: "Jake?! Some prank, man! Now get off the phone and get the president!"
J: "I am the president!"
M: ::pause:: "Oh yeah!" ::hangs up:: "Well, that didn't work."
OOCAl: (("Ring," says the Phone. "Ring."))
R: "Oh my God ..."
OOCJe: ((Ali? Why are there green splotches all over the paper?))
OOCAl: ((Because green is cool.))
T: "Let's just go."
Ky: "Good idea."
::the next week::
NewsPer: "Today, at noon EST, President Jake Berenson was declared guilty. The trial has finally come to a close after a week of tensions. Since Berenson did not elect a Vice President or Cabinet, the Presidency will be determined in an election. There are reports of all the alien settlements-"
C: ::turns off TV:: "Well."
M: "That's it then."
J: "Is everyone prepared and in place?"
T: "Yes."
R: "Then let's do it!"
J: "Are all the Andalites, Hork-Bajir, Chee, Khee, and Arbron aboard?"
M: "Yeah, they are."
J: "Then let's go, to the Andalite Homeworld."
All: ::cheer:: "Yeah!" ::Monty Python style::
Ship: ::takes off::
C: ::looking out the window:: "Think we'll ever see it again?"
J: "I don't know, Cassie, I don't know."
M: "So, how long until we reach the Homeworld?"
Arbron: Approximately 1.1 weeks.
All: ::snicker and look at Jake::
J: ::explodes:: "Look, it wasn't my fault! Emily made me say that! She is the one who made me stupid!"
T: "Hey! Emily was great, you cannot blame her for anything!"
Bomb: "Yeah! And you can't explode! That's my job!"
All: ::pause::
Toby: "Why is there a bomb on the ship ...?"
Bomb: ::proudly:: "I can go boom. Wanna see?"
All: "NO!"
Bomb: "Okay, sheesh ..."
R: ::trips::
C: "Oh! Deja vu! The only thing we need is Quan with slipped disks!"
Q: ::trips:: Ow! My back!
OOCJe: ((Oh! Whoops! Quan's not there! ::rewind::))
Toby: ::trips:: "Ow! My back!"
C: "I said Quan! Not you, stupid jerk!"
Arbron: Hey! That's my wife! ::smacks Cassie::
M: "That's abrupt ..."
J: "Hey! That's my-" ::stops:: "Wife?!"
Toby: "Yes!" ::runs to Arbron and hugs him::
C: "I wonder what their kids would look like ..."
All: ::shudder at the thought::
J: "Let's just ... go."
::1.1 weeks later::
PASystem: Would Aximili and Quantana please pick up your humans and other aliens at dock 13. Thank you.
A: ::sigh:: Great. They're here ...
Q: We knew they would come eventually. At least they all escaped Earth.
Cl: ::muttering:: Dammit!
Ani: ::hears him and turns:: What's wrong, Clovy?
Cl: Get away from me, you freak. ::kicks her in the chest and walks away::
Ani: ::falls down, but gets up without saying a word::
A,Q: ::go to dock 13 with kids::
All: ::come out of ship:: "Hello."
A,Q: Hello.
Bomb: ::on crutches, slowly comes down the ramp::
A: What happened to you?
Bomb: ::slowly raises head and stops:: "I've been disabled ..." ::continues to limp down::
A: Oh. ::shrugs and turns to the humans.:: So. What brings you here?
Cl: ::slips away to find Drode:: What are the humans doing here?! They're supposed to be gone!
Drode: "Crayak is upset, too. He is planning the human's ... how shall we say this ... disappearance."
Cl: ::rubs hands together:: Good, good.
Drode: "But Clovis, Crayak is also wanting you to live with him. The Andalites are becoming weak. They are planning an exhibition to the Yeerk Homeworld. He wants you on that ship. He wants you to convince the Yeerks to attack your homeworlds, Earth and Andalite."
Cl: Very well. I shall do as he pleases. ::begins to walk away to sign up::
Drode: "Wait! Crayak wants you to take Dareno with you."
Cl: ::nods:: I understand. ::walks away::
OOCAl: ((Heehee. I'm so evil!!))
OOCJe: ((Yup, you're a regular Creon. ::pause:: I can't find my blue pen! ::sniffle::))
J: "Ax?"
C: "Quan?"
T: "What are you guys doing here?"
R: "Where have you guys been for the past three months?!"
M: "How did you leave?"
K: "And why did you leave?"
Q: We- ::pause:: Are you pregnant?
K: ::smiles:: "Yeah ..."
Q: Congrats! ::hugs her::
J: "Okay, no, questions first, celebration later."
A: ::sighs:: Our children needed to be rasied by others of their species, Jake.
Mi: "But why leave without telling us?"
A: We kinda had a ... deadline.
C: "Alright, you guys, let's find some housing. The children are tired."
Ho: "No nap!"
Jer: "Nooo!"
Kei: "Nap icky!"
Ani: ::yawns then falls asleep::
Q: Aww. ::picks up Anika gently::
G: ::glares at Anika::
Cl: ::to Drode:: Could he be a potential ally?
Drode: "You don't trust Dareno?"
Cl: No. I don't. He has morals. He knows "right" from "wrong."
Drode: "And Golener doesn't?"
Cl: He is too full of hate for the baby.
Drode: "He's perfect." ::pauses to stare at Golener glaring at Anika:: "He is also young and impressionable. We can raise him in our ways."
Cl: Yes, but he is also too young. Dareno will do the job until he can keep up.
Drode: "You know he'll break and tell Aximili."
Cl: He will last until Golener can take his place, for his hatred of Anika will never falter ...
Drode: "I go to talk to Crayak. Rejoin your family. Jaina is becoming suspicious." ::goes away::
Cl: ::walks over to the others, ignores Jaina's curious look::
Q: We have a house for you. Follow me.
All: ::they pass Andalites who are all whispering about he new alien refugees from Earth::
A: Here it is. We made an almost exact replica of the mansion. Everyone has more rooms and a larger space.
All: "Ooooh."
Q: Aximili will get you settled. Hork-Bajir, Taxxons, Chee, Khee, follow me. We have homes for you, as well. ::leaves with the aliens::
A: ::distributes the keys to their suites.:: There you go. Enjoy.
T: "Come on, Rachel. Keira needs her-"
Ja: ::tugging on his shirt:: Cousin Tobias?
R: ::harshly:: "What is it, kid?! Be quick with it! Then get away from my man!" ::throws a rock at Jaina's head, then trips::
Ja: ::ducks::
Duck: "Quack."
T: "Rachel!" ::glares at her:: "What is it, Jaina?"
Ja: Did, um ... did Brian come with you guys?
J: "Shit! I knew we forgot someone!"
Ja: No! You mean, he's still on Earth? What if they kill him?!
C: ::gently:: "They won't, Jaina. He's just a kid."
M: ::so Jaina can't hear:: "So were we, Cassie."
Ja: No. He's in danger. I know it.
A: ::embarrassed:: Jaina, children, come. We must let the humans rest.
Ja: No! You're the one that took me away from him! And now he's in danger!
Z: ::to his siblings:: Come on. This isn't for us to hear. ::leaves with Lee, Clovy, Gole, and Ani::
A: There is no way you are going to Earth! That is final! ::stalks out::
D: ::runs after him::
Q: Dareno, leave Aximili alone. Go play with your siblings.
D: ::sighs:: Yes, Mother. ::goes to them::
Ja: ::sobbing:: I'm so worried about him!
L: ::rubs her sister's back:: I'm sure he's fine, Jaina. Don't worry.
Ani: ::toddles over and holds flowers up to Jaina with a bruised arm:: Be happy.
Ja: ::takes the flowers and sniffs:: Thank you, Anika.
L: ::takes Anika's arm:: What happened to your arm, Ani?
OOCAl: ((Heehee. Ani. Don't mind me. I just saw Star Wars: Episode I a few days ago.))
Ani: ::jerks it away to hide it:: Naufing.
Ja: Anika ... did someone hit you?
Ani: No! I fall!
L: Okay, Anika ...
Ja,L: ::look at each other, knowing something is wrong and that she didn't fall::
Ja: Ani, how would you like to play gangughf ((dress up)) with Lee and I?
Ani: ::perks up:: I get pretty pink necklace?
L: ::smiles:: Of course.
Ani: Yeah!
Ani,Ja,L: ::walk into their scoop/mansion/shelter/thing::
OOCJe: ((You saw Star Wars?! Without