"We are searching for a friend, Prince Aximilli-Esgarrouth-Isthil, he was on a mission before being taken hostage and we were sent as a rescue mission. After many weeks, we tracked the ship to this sector of space only to find that Prince Aximilli was not kidnapped by the Yeerk traitors. It was a creature that calls himself 'the one.'" I took a breath, and the smaller alien snorted, trying to hold back laughter.
"What's so funny, Monty Python?" Marco mumbled, she heard him.
"First you call me a rabbit, and now a snake? What kind of insults are these, human? You seem to be in a very bad mood- I hope I didn't hurt you too much?"
"Marco is fine," Jeneane answered shortly, "He just complains a lot for such a small boy."
"What? Is today pick on Marco day?"
"Marco? That is a strange name, I do not understand how humans choose such names that are not pleasant to the ear."
"Well, what is your name? And why did you stop us from hitting the blade ship?" I answered before Marco could make a remark.
"Lanalyn, and this is my brother and commander, Mathelysk. We stopped you from hitting that other ship because you would have destroyed both it, and your own. Frankly, we could not allow that to happen." She stood tall when she said this, as if she was making a speech.
"Why not?" Lanalyn looked to her brother, he said something in another language, and she continued.
"That creature you called the one is not really a creature at all. The one is, what you might call a program. The real creatures that have taken your friend and now run that ship are the creators of that program, the Tomblin. They are a race of greedy troublemakers that started wars in many places, and they recently stole something from our planet. Something we need back."
We just want our friend back, can you help us? Tobias spoke up, Lanalyn looked up, confused from here the voice was from, and then she saw the hawk.
"We will, if you help us…but how can this hawk speak?"
"He isn't really a hawk, " Marco looked over his shoulder to Tobias who was morphing into a human.
"Morphing technology?" Lanalyn looked stunned, but then her already huge eyes grew wider, "You are the Animorphs, aren't you? "
"You know about us?" Tobias asked.
"Of course we do, we've watched the Yeerk-Andalite war since it's beginning. It was even more interesting when it was brought to earth, how else do you think I learned English?"
"But you didn't help?" Tobias looked slightly angry.
"No! Of course not, we weren't allowed. If we had gotten involved, it's no doubt your entire solar system would have been destroyed!"
"Wait, who wouldn't allow you?" I asked, curious.
"Ellimist" she said simply, "Now, if you wish for our help, as well as helping us, follow Mathalysk onto our ship. We will bring you to a base, where you can stay for a little bit and I am sure you have many questions." Mathalysk sent Lanalyn a look; he clearly did not like being bossed around, but led the way to the new ship.
"What's so funny, Monty Python?" Marco mumbled, she heard him.
"First you call me a rabbit, and now a snake? What kind of insults are these, human? You seem to be in a very bad mood- I hope I didn't hurt you too much?"
"Marco is fine," Jeneane answered shortly, "He just complains a lot for such a small boy."
"What? Is today pick on Marco day?"
"Marco? That is a strange name, I do not understand how humans choose such names that are not pleasant to the ear."
"Well, what is your name? And why did you stop us from hitting the blade ship?" I answered before Marco could make a remark.
"Lanalyn, and this is my brother and commander, Mathelysk. We stopped you from hitting that other ship because you would have destroyed both it, and your own. Frankly, we could not allow that to happen." She stood tall when she said this, as if she was making a speech.
"Why not?" Lanalyn looked to her brother, he said something in another language, and she continued.
"That creature you called the one is not really a creature at all. The one is, what you might call a program. The real creatures that have taken your friend and now run that ship are the creators of that program, the Tomblin. They are a race of greedy troublemakers that started wars in many places, and they recently stole something from our planet. Something we need back."
We just want our friend back, can you help us? Tobias spoke up, Lanalyn looked up, confused from here the voice was from, and then she saw the hawk.
"We will, if you help us…but how can this hawk speak?"
"He isn't really a hawk, " Marco looked over his shoulder to Tobias who was morphing into a human.
"Morphing technology?" Lanalyn looked stunned, but then her already huge eyes grew wider, "You are the Animorphs, aren't you? "
"You know about us?" Tobias asked.
"Of course we do, we've watched the Yeerk-Andalite war since it's beginning. It was even more interesting when it was brought to earth, how else do you think I learned English?"
"But you didn't help?" Tobias looked slightly angry.
"No! Of course not, we weren't allowed. If we had gotten involved, it's no doubt your entire solar system would have been destroyed!"
"Wait, who wouldn't allow you?" I asked, curious.
"Ellimist" she said simply, "Now, if you wish for our help, as well as helping us, follow Mathalysk onto our ship. We will bring you to a base, where you can stay for a little bit and I am sure you have many questions." Mathalysk sent Lanalyn a look; he clearly did not like being bossed around, but led the way to the new ship.