Rachel
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"Where have you been all afternoon and evening?" asked my mom while she was still on her cell-phone talking to a client.
"I went to the mall with Cassie," I said. "Where's Jordan and Sara?"
"They're watching TV in the living room. Oh, honey? I didn't cook dinner so you'll have to order again," my mom said
"That's okay, we've gotten accustomed to ordering pizza every night. Pizza-Hut is already on our emergency speed-dial," I said.
My mom gave me a weak smile as she passed me some money. I first asked Jordan and Sara what they wanted but their eyes were glued to the television set, so I just ordered whatever toppings I liked.
It took only fifteen minutes for the pizza to arrive. Jordan and Sara kept arguing with me about the toppings I picked. I just told them that it was their own fault that they weren't hungry enough to hear me over the television set. All the while our mom was still talking with her clients. It was a nice normal family dinner. Well, at least as nice and normal our family dinner usually is. But at least it kept me from thinking about tonight.
Tonight we were going to invade the Yeerk pool and free all their captives including Tom. But it could come to a terrible price. Our deaths. I didn't want to die, but I was willing because it would help others, and because as silly as it sounds, it made me feel special. Special because unlike some kids, I get to change into animals and save the world. Very few kids can do that.
Anyway, after I finished my dinner I called Tom's house. I got my Uncle Steve instead. He just told me that Tom just left. When I asked him, he said he left to go to a Sharing meeting. After that I called Cassie.
"Tom just left. He's on his way," I said.
Then I called Tobias, and Colin. I tried to call Allen but I got his father instead.
"No, he's not here. And I don't know where he is. What's it to ya?" he said.
"Nothing, I just wanted to talk to Allen," I said quickly.
"When I was your age, boys called the girls not the other way arou-" he started. But by then I hung up the phone and hurried to meet up with others at the school. Cassie and Colin were waiting for me.
"Where's Allen and Tobias?" I asked as soon as I arrived.
Cassie pointed up at the sky. The sun was setting fast, but I could still spot the red-tailed hawk circling overhead.
He swooped down and perched on my shoulder. It hurt a little but a I didn't mind.
Are we doing this or not? Tobias asked.
"Yeah, we are," I said. "But where's Allen?"
Colin spoke up, " I don't know, but it's not like him to go on without me at least. Something's wrong."
Let's continue anyway, maybe we'll find him in there, Tobias suggested
We crawled into the science lab window, because the school was locked. Cassie looked through the crack of the door that anyone could see the hallway down to the janitor's closet.
"There are people down there!" she hissed.
"Controllers," I said. "Dinnertime for the Yeerks."
No one laughed.
"How are we going to get in?" Colin wondered.
"Maybe we could just break for it when the halls are empty?" Cassie suggested.
It wasn't a very smart plan, but it was the best plan we could think of.
Okay, on my mark, said Tobias as he peeked through the hallway as he perched on my shoulders.
Wait! There's two people going heading to the closet, Tobias reported.
I started to hear noises. A voice shouting REALLY loud.
"LET GO OF ME!!!!!! MY FATHER WORK'S FOR THE GOVERNMENT! YOU'LL BE SORRY IF HE FINDS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It was Allen's voice. "Tobias, is it Allen?"
Yeah, it is. The controller cop has him! He probably took him because the Cop spotted him spying at the Sharing meeting. Wait a sec! He's starting to morph! Tobias said
"Quick! Tell him to stop!" I hissed.
Allen! Stop! Don't morph! All of us are here already. Stop moving your head around, and stop looking suspicious. We'll save you. Just be patient, Tobias assured him.
After a few minutes, we decided to go in. We walked casually to the door as if walking through the hallways at night wasn't suspicious. Luckily no one was in the halls.
We entered the tiny room and closed the door. We opened the secret doorway, just like Allen described. Surprisingly it worked.
"I guess Allen really does know how to tell the truth," I said nervously.
We started walking down a huge spiral staircase. The steps practically never ended. What seemed like hours, we finally started to reach walls made of stone. The walls were widening now. Soon, we could see around the outer edges of the cavern. I saw other stairways just like the one we were on. We emerged into a HUGE cavern. When I said HUGE I mean, HUGE. It was like half the town down there. I could see different kinds of buildings, and machines down there.
There were creatures everywhere. Hork-Bajir, Taxxons, and other alien races that I never saw before. There were mostly humans, though. At the very center of the cavern was a pool. It was a perfect circle, about 100 feet across. I could hear splashing sounds coming from the sludgy looking pool. They were Yeerks.
We saw 2 different lines. One was for unloading those vile Yeerks from host bodies. And another was for infestation.
Allen was in that line. And he was looking angry.
"We can't let him be taken," Cassie said. "They'll know about our plan. They'll know us."
"Let's move someplace where we won't be seen so easily," I said urgently.
We quickly moved behind a storage shelf, where we wouldn't be spotted so easily. As we ran I tried to block the screams for help from the hosts. Suddenly we heard a faint trace of a television set. I could hear laughter from humans watching it.
Those are the voluntary hosts, Tobias explained. These are the humans who voluntary accept the Yeerks as hosts.
I felt disgusted that someone would give up his or her own freedom. Cassie looked exactly what I felt. Her face was looking horrified. Colin had no reaction. But we had no time to worry about it, we had to save Tom, and we had to hurry.
I am going up to get a better look, Tobias said.
He spread his wings, and flew up and away.
"Do you see Tom?" I asked hopefully.
I see him,
I hesitated. "Is he in the cages? Or is he voluntary?"
He's in a cage, said Tobias. He's yelling his brains out at the Hork-Bajir guards.
I huge wave of relief came over me.
"I think this is the moment," I said regretting the words
Cassie went over to Colin and asked. "Are you ready?"
"You!" a voice said. A human voice. "You two! Who are you?"
It was a man. Just one man. Beside him was a Hork-Bajir. And on the other was a Taxxon. Somehow they hadn't spotted me.
"Take them," the man ordered.
The Hork-Bajir and the Taxxon advanced towards Cassie and Colin. I could see the terror on their faces.
I started to concentrate.
I started to grow very, very, large. Huge leathery ears sprouted from the side of my head. My arms and legs were bigger than tree trunks. My nose stretched out into a long hose-like nose. And from my mouth grew two enormous, curved teeth.
I stood almost 13 feet high and weighed about 14 thousand pounds.
I was feeling more than cocky. I was beyond cocky. It was like everyone were measly little cars, and I was a monster truck. A monster. That's exactly what I was.
HA HA! I said with a triumphant laugh. I did it!
There I could see the Hork-Bajir and Taxxon still advancing towards Colin and Cassie. They still hadn't noticed me.
The Taxxon then spotted me with one of his red-jelly eyes.
I charged
The Hork-Bajir was fast. But not fast enough. He slashed at me. It hurt but not much. Basically it felt as if he pinched me.
Puny little nothing little nothing! I cried outraged. You attack ME????!!!!!
A/N: It is I, Jake the Yeerk Killer. Yes I updated yet again. And this fic is almost over. Yes I know, but wipe away your tears. There will be more fanfics similar to this just like Hope's new fanfic. Anywayz, the next time I update, it will be the COMPLETE version. Because I might spoil the ending if I put up just chapter 11. So this is basically the end. It was fun writing this story, and I'll finish this story before Wednesday.
SEE YOU IN THE LAST 2 CHAPTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!