By: Hope
CASSIE:
I think about the first time I ever had to lie to someone about it. The first time that I lied about meeting Elfangor to anyone was to Rachel. Now that I look back on it I wish that I had told her the truth. I wish that I could have told Rachel and that she could have helped us and become an Animorph. Maybe if we had her on our team we wouldn't have to be hiding here…the few of us that are left.
"Kay, I'll call you then, bye." I hung up the phone as my heart sunk to the bottom of my lung cavity. "Couldn't I have just told her?" I asked quietly.
"I'm sorry Cassie but you heard what Elfangor said."
"Anyone could be a yeerk…." I put the phone on the hook and walked back into the barn with the other Animorphs. The other Animorphs were Jake, Marco, Tobias and me, Cassie.
You could never imagine how much strength it took not to pick that phone back up and dial in Rachel's number…to tell her everything about what had happened and not have to lie to her. But even then I knew that Jake was right. Anyone could be a controller and we had to be careful. But it seems we weren't careful enough…
JAKE:
I think about how Rachel was so close to becoming like us, to becoming Animorphs. And when I think about it the more I wonder if things would have turned out differently. But every time I try to think of it again, to think about that night I think about the Ellimist. The one time that we saw him for what he truly was…
"What was supposed to happen Ellimist? What are you hiding from us?" Tobias raged as he planted his feet to the ground and clenched his fist. I didn't blame him for being so pissed, if any of us were in his position…well I would have already lunged at the Ellimist.
I looked straight into the Ellimist's eyes…or at least into the eyes of the being he currently inhabited. The Ellimist has ultimate powers that give him the power to change into any form that he wishes…not the same way as us though. Well anyway, where was I?
I looked at the Ellimist, and saw him for what he really was. His human eyes teared at the edges and his forehead wrinkled with worry. "No, it was supposed to be different." He hesitated as he looked right into Tobias's eyes. "SHE was supposed to be here."
Who did he mean by she? I always wondered that but never really had too much time to think about it. But the way he looked at Tobias, the sadness that filled his eyes was just unbearable. Why did he look at Tobias especially? Who was SHE and why would she matter so much to Tobias? But none of that matters now. The only thing that matters now is the future…if I ever get to see it.