CHAPTER THREE: AN UNKNOWN ALLIANCE
"So your saying that one of these "yeerks" has my mother?" I asked cautiously. They had two choices for me, one was to get my memory erased by the Andalite…or help them spy and stuff. When a girl's favorite game to play growing up is detective and spy, well I'm guessing you know the decision I made.
"Yes," Jake replied. He and Marco were filling me in on the whole invasion thing. "And one of them has my brother…"
"And my mother," Marco finished as he looked at Jake. "It's okay man, I'm over it I know we'll get her back."
"Jake!" Cassie screamed from across the camp. "I need your help!" There was some kind of fight between Rachel and one of the Hork-Bajir going on.
"Umm…excuse me for a minute." He said as he ran off.
"And Xena's at it again." Marco said quietly.
"How long have you guys been doing this?" I asked suddenly, I wanted to know how they had actually survived this stuff. We were just kids…
"Since we were 13." Marco said. "But it seems like forever, they keep coming back…"
* * * * *
It had been almost a year since I had first stumbled upon the secret of the Animorphs. I was actually a good spy, I had even amazed myself with the stuff I got. I was able to get down meetings, send Ax copies of files on my mother's computer. Even though I did all this for them. I still had to hang out with my regular friends.
"Danielle why don't you come to the sharing meeting with us?" Crystal asked innocently…or at least her yeerk did. For the past year she had been trying to pressure me into joining.
"No, I told you." I said with a French fry in my mouth. "That's just not my thing, besides I'm busy tonight." Crystal looked angry, like she was about to jump me and slam a yeerk into my head herself.
"With what?" The yeerk quickly covered its anger and once again acted like any 15 year-old girl would.
"I have a date." I said happily, the new guy Trent had asked me out. "With Trent!" I added with a giggle.
"Seriously!" Crystal replied with a giggle also. "That guy is as hot as hell. Do you know where he's taking you?" She asked still giggling.
"Danielle, honey your date's here!" My mother screamed at me as I anxiously ran down the stairs.
"Bye mom." I said giving her a kiss on the cheek as I ran outside to Trent's car.
"Hey." He said as he flashed me some of his Brad Pitt smile.
"Hi." He did the sweetest thing any guy has done for me. He took me shopping at the new store in the mall then we went to the food court for a bite to eat.
"This has to be the best night of my life." I said truthfully with a smile on my face. Trent looked at me and smiled.
"You have something on your…" he leaned over and touched my face with his fingers then leaned in for a kiss. "Lips." He said as he pulled away and began eating again.
"MMmmm…Tasty-tasty food." I heard a voice say. I turned my head and saw Ax in human morph eating cinnamon buns, with Marco trying to calm him down.
I let out a giggle and Trent looked at them. "That kid is such an Ass." He said looking at Marco.
"Don't say that, he's my friend, he's really sweet once you get to know him." I said with a slight smile as Trent looked at me.
"What, don't tell me you like that jerk?" He said.
"He's only a friend Trent." I replied.
"Well he's still a total ass, no one even thinks he's funny." That is what got to me, sure you can make fun of him for a second, not knowing that I was friends with him. Then apologize. But no, he didn't do that. He continued to say things as Ax ran over to us.
"Hello Danielle," he said looking at my pizza. "May I?"
"Sure," I said looking at Trent. "I'm done here." I got up and walked away with Ax behind me.
"I'm sorry, did I interrupt something?" He asked sincerely.
"No," I said looking at Ax. He looked pretty weird in his human morph, you could see a little of everyone in him. "Hey." I said as we approached Marco. "Having fun babysitting Ax." I said with a laugh.
"Yeah, it was great up to the part when he almost attacked the cashier demanding more food…Hey prince charming looks pissed." He said as he looked behind me to the table where Trent was standing.
"Eh, forget him. Want to go to the arcade?" I asked looking back at Marco.
"Sure." We walked to the arcade with Ax asking us why we enjoyed playing such games.
"So your saying that one of these "yeerks" has my mother?" I asked cautiously. They had two choices for me, one was to get my memory erased by the Andalite…or help them spy and stuff. When a girl's favorite game to play growing up is detective and spy, well I'm guessing you know the decision I made.
"Yes," Jake replied. He and Marco were filling me in on the whole invasion thing. "And one of them has my brother…"
"And my mother," Marco finished as he looked at Jake. "It's okay man, I'm over it I know we'll get her back."
"Jake!" Cassie screamed from across the camp. "I need your help!" There was some kind of fight between Rachel and one of the Hork-Bajir going on.
"Umm…excuse me for a minute." He said as he ran off.
"And Xena's at it again." Marco said quietly.
"How long have you guys been doing this?" I asked suddenly, I wanted to know how they had actually survived this stuff. We were just kids…
"Since we were 13." Marco said. "But it seems like forever, they keep coming back…"
* * * * *
It had been almost a year since I had first stumbled upon the secret of the Animorphs. I was actually a good spy, I had even amazed myself with the stuff I got. I was able to get down meetings, send Ax copies of files on my mother's computer. Even though I did all this for them. I still had to hang out with my regular friends.
"Danielle why don't you come to the sharing meeting with us?" Crystal asked innocently…or at least her yeerk did. For the past year she had been trying to pressure me into joining.
"No, I told you." I said with a French fry in my mouth. "That's just not my thing, besides I'm busy tonight." Crystal looked angry, like she was about to jump me and slam a yeerk into my head herself.
"With what?" The yeerk quickly covered its anger and once again acted like any 15 year-old girl would.
"I have a date." I said happily, the new guy Trent had asked me out. "With Trent!" I added with a giggle.
"Seriously!" Crystal replied with a giggle also. "That guy is as hot as hell. Do you know where he's taking you?" She asked still giggling.
"Danielle, honey your date's here!" My mother screamed at me as I anxiously ran down the stairs.
"Bye mom." I said giving her a kiss on the cheek as I ran outside to Trent's car.
"Hey." He said as he flashed me some of his Brad Pitt smile.
"Hi." He did the sweetest thing any guy has done for me. He took me shopping at the new store in the mall then we went to the food court for a bite to eat.
"This has to be the best night of my life." I said truthfully with a smile on my face. Trent looked at me and smiled.
"You have something on your…" he leaned over and touched my face with his fingers then leaned in for a kiss. "Lips." He said as he pulled away and began eating again.
"MMmmm…Tasty-tasty food." I heard a voice say. I turned my head and saw Ax in human morph eating cinnamon buns, with Marco trying to calm him down.
I let out a giggle and Trent looked at them. "That kid is such an Ass." He said looking at Marco.
"Don't say that, he's my friend, he's really sweet once you get to know him." I said with a slight smile as Trent looked at me.
"What, don't tell me you like that jerk?" He said.
"He's only a friend Trent." I replied.
"Well he's still a total ass, no one even thinks he's funny." That is what got to me, sure you can make fun of him for a second, not knowing that I was friends with him. Then apologize. But no, he didn't do that. He continued to say things as Ax ran over to us.
"Hello Danielle," he said looking at my pizza. "May I?"
"Sure," I said looking at Trent. "I'm done here." I got up and walked away with Ax behind me.
"I'm sorry, did I interrupt something?" He asked sincerely.
"No," I said looking at Ax. He looked pretty weird in his human morph, you could see a little of everyone in him. "Hey." I said as we approached Marco. "Having fun babysitting Ax." I said with a laugh.
"Yeah, it was great up to the part when he almost attacked the cashier demanding more food…Hey prince charming looks pissed." He said as he looked behind me to the table where Trent was standing.
"Eh, forget him. Want to go to the arcade?" I asked looking back at Marco.
"Sure." We walked to the arcade with Ax asking us why we enjoyed playing such games.