Crayak looked at me with his one evil red eye.For once the sight that had once invaded my dreams and terrified me no longer made me feel threatened in his midst.Maybe it was because this time I was facing him to save someone that I loved dearly.Rachel.There had been many times Rachel had stuck her neck out to save my worthless bones.Now I had brought her back.I hope she is happy.Suddenly crack laughed a laugh like I have never heard and wish I never had to hear again.
"Little human of course she is happy.Besides this is the least you could do.After all your stupidity did cost her her life."
"She was just following orders.I would have done the same thing.We had no choice."
"Yes you like to tell yourself that don't you when in reality,you had all the choice in the world.All you had to do is snap your fingers and they hopped to attention.Want to tell me about choices now little human"
"I made desicons that had to be made for the safety of my team"
"Yes but you lost one of that team didn't you"
"That doesnt matter anymore.I'm here shes there"
"True too true"
Then he laughed again.Yet I though about what he said.I did have a choice was this the right one.I mean I didn't kill her why did I take her place."Because Jake,your a leader"I told myself"and when your a leader everything is your responsiblitly"
Rachel and Tobias looked around.Was this really happening or was it some bizzare dream.Ethier way he had her.If only for a moment she was his again.Rachel sat down on a log."I give up Tobias,hes gone"
"Yeah well its his fault"
"How do you figure that one"
"He killed you"
"No he didnt some big ass stupid polar bear killed me"
"Yeah but he sent you on a suicidal mission"
"Those are the best kind.Where else can you find blood and guts for free huh?"
Tobias laughed.For the first time in months he felt like he was an entire person again,not just half.Suddenly they heard a noise behind them.Tobias turned around to see Cassie staring him eye to eye."Did Jake find you...Oh my god Rachel is that..is it really" Cassie asked
"In the flesh"she replied.
Cassie flung her arms around her.Both girls embraced.Cassie began to cry."Oh my god.....how?"she asked.This was deffinatly an answer nethier of them wanted to give her."Well Cass ya see.Jake and Tobias had an agument and Jake well I guess you could say he wanted to undo what he believes he did wrong.So basicly he umm told Crayak take him is exchange for bringing me back to life. "Rachels version didnt do the story any justice.Especially not for Tobias."Let me get this straight",Cassie,"You let the man I love dissapear to an evil eye that wants nothing more than to torture him"
"See its not so bad once you say it out loud is it"
"Tobias how could you"
"I wanted her back.Plus he should be totured.Think of what he has done to us the past 5 years ,Cassie.Think of all the lives we have taken"
"Think of it this way Tobias.Where would you be had it not been for him huh?He saved our asses when we needed him.We were a burden to him.He was 12 years old with humanity on his shoulders and leading a pack of his peers into battle couldn't have been easy.He had to plan and stragize everything to keep us from getting the living hell beat out of us."
"Yeah Cassie but.."
"But nothing Tobias."
There was silence among the three of them.All of them thinking about him.Where is was.If and was and why he would do something like that.Was he just trying to make himself feel better.Or deep down was there a super human.A super Jake that they had never seen.They looked up and the sky and wondered.......
"Little human of course she is happy.Besides this is the least you could do.After all your stupidity did cost her her life."
"She was just following orders.I would have done the same thing.We had no choice."
"Yes you like to tell yourself that don't you when in reality,you had all the choice in the world.All you had to do is snap your fingers and they hopped to attention.Want to tell me about choices now little human"
"I made desicons that had to be made for the safety of my team"
"Yes but you lost one of that team didn't you"
"That doesnt matter anymore.I'm here shes there"
"True too true"
Then he laughed again.Yet I though about what he said.I did have a choice was this the right one.I mean I didn't kill her why did I take her place."Because Jake,your a leader"I told myself"and when your a leader everything is your responsiblitly"
Rachel and Tobias looked around.Was this really happening or was it some bizzare dream.Ethier way he had her.If only for a moment she was his again.Rachel sat down on a log."I give up Tobias,hes gone"
"Yeah well its his fault"
"How do you figure that one"
"He killed you"
"No he didnt some big ass stupid polar bear killed me"
"Yeah but he sent you on a suicidal mission"
"Those are the best kind.Where else can you find blood and guts for free huh?"
Tobias laughed.For the first time in months he felt like he was an entire person again,not just half.Suddenly they heard a noise behind them.Tobias turned around to see Cassie staring him eye to eye."Did Jake find you...Oh my god Rachel is that..is it really" Cassie asked
"In the flesh"she replied.
Cassie flung her arms around her.Both girls embraced.Cassie began to cry."Oh my god.....how?"she asked.This was deffinatly an answer nethier of them wanted to give her."Well Cass ya see.Jake and Tobias had an agument and Jake well I guess you could say he wanted to undo what he believes he did wrong.So basicly he umm told Crayak take him is exchange for bringing me back to life. "Rachels version didnt do the story any justice.Especially not for Tobias."Let me get this straight",Cassie,"You let the man I love dissapear to an evil eye that wants nothing more than to torture him"
"See its not so bad once you say it out loud is it"
"Tobias how could you"
"I wanted her back.Plus he should be totured.Think of what he has done to us the past 5 years ,Cassie.Think of all the lives we have taken"
"Think of it this way Tobias.Where would you be had it not been for him huh?He saved our asses when we needed him.We were a burden to him.He was 12 years old with humanity on his shoulders and leading a pack of his peers into battle couldn't have been easy.He had to plan and stragize everything to keep us from getting the living hell beat out of us."
"Yeah Cassie but.."
"But nothing Tobias."
There was silence among the three of them.All of them thinking about him.Where is was.If and was and why he would do something like that.Was he just trying to make himself feel better.Or deep down was there a super human.A super Jake that they had never seen.They looked up and the sky and wondered.......