By Admiral Albia and D D Duley
The authors of this story are in no way associated with the legal ownership
of Animorphs.
We would seriously recommend reading chapters 1,2 and 3, if for
some reason you haven't already. They explain a lot of the plot.
Animorphs 55; Aldreaaaa...(The Return of Rachel, Part Three)(written by admiral_albia)
Loren
"Hey! This isn't the right oatmeal!"
"What?" Marco grabbed the packet back from tobias
and looked at it. "Oh man, you're right. This is instant ginger oatmeal..."
Marco, this was why you went with Aldrea.> Elfangor
`sounded` oh-so-slightly p'd off. Why didn't you check?>
"Weeell.... they've brought out these Animorphs
action figures and they did me with orange hair! Orange hair! I
mean, does it look orange? And I was below Visser One on the shelf! He
had the top shelf and he's the bad guy! So I went and yelled at the manager..."
"Leaving Aldrea to get the wrong kind of oatmeal,"
Jake said.
"Hey, do you by any chance remember what we used
to say? No world-famous battle will ever be fought using oatmeal. Give
it up, people. Using oatmeal is crossing the border to insanity."
"And beyond..." Tobias and Loki said at the same
moment.
Ooo, two Buzz Lightyears...>
Arbron?>
Yeah?>
Shut up.>
Well, we may as well try it,> Elfangor sighed.
He picked up the packet and dumped it into hot water . Stand by, my
little Yeerky friends, dinner's coming...>
Elfangor
The Andalite-Controllers looked at the oatmeal in
disgust. I couldn't really blame them; I'm a rubbish cook.
What is this?>
Oatmeal. A delicacy of the planet we are on.
It really is delicious.> The Controller looked at my porridgy slop for
a second longer, then tentatively dipped his hoof in.
That is disgusting. How can you eat it?>
You don't find yourself wanting more?>
No!>
Oh, well.> I backed out, went into the kitchen,
morphed human and ate the rest myself. As Homer Simpson would say; `Mmmm,
oatmeal...`
"Elfangor, what are you doing?" I jumped.
"Oh, hi, Loren. It didn't work so I thought I may
as well eat it myself, since I like oatmeal..."
"Elfangor, it's a breakfast cereal."
"But also a nutritious snack..."
"Fine. Just make sure you wash up when you're done,
OK? And we're going to take our Controllers down to the beach. It's too
good a day to miss. Don't worry, it'll be fourteen-to-three odds, fifteen
if you're coming."
"Of course I'm coming."
Loki
"Are you sure you don't want to come in?"
"Positive. Incidentally, has Seerow got you up a
tree yet?"
"Nope," I said smugly, "and he's not going to until
you come in the water."
"I've been in the water."
"Really? Prove it." Tobias turned round and called
over his shoulder.
"Oi, fellow Animorphs! Have I been in the water?"
"Yep!"
"`Course you have!"
"Dolphin rodeo! Oh yeah!"
"Sure!"
"Yes, Tobias, you have." He smirked at me.
"Oh, fine, I'll come flying tomorrow. Now, go away
so I can morph." He shrugged and walked over to where Rachel was sunbathing.
What are you doing?> it was one of the Andalite-Controllers.
"Going for a swim. Why?"
Oh. No reason. Is this sea water?"
"No, duh!" I realised I'd lost him. "That
was sarcasm, don't worry. Yes, it's water. H2O, the stuff you drink."
Good, my host is thirsty.> The Controller dipped
his hoof into the sea...
...and began to scream.
What's going on?> Dad roared as he came running over with everyone
else behind him, what did you do to him, Loki?>
"He just drank the water, that's all... look! The
Yeerk's coming out!"
Look! The other two Controllers are making a
run for it!> Arbron yelled. He was mimicking my words, but I didn't doubt
he was serious. There was a soft pop as Tobias shifted back into
`natural` form; a human upper body and head, an Andalite lower body and
tail and stalk eyes. Seerow was doing the same, going from Hork-Bajir to
Hork-Bajir/Andalite mix. The two of the and Ax set off down the beach while
the Animorphs were morphing.
The Andalite who'd just been freed lay panting on
the grass. What was in that water?> He asked us, sounding genuinely
interested.
Uh... well, water. Plus several minerals, mainly...>
Dad stopped. Salt! Earth's seas are the only ones which contain salt!>
The salt in question being...?> Arbron asked.
"Sodium chloride," Mum said promptly.
So the Super-Yeerks have a fatal reaction to
salt...> Dad was thinking again. I turned my attention to the battle at
the other end of the beach. The Animorphs were winning; as I watched Marco
knocked one of the Andalite-Controllers out and picked him up to bring
him back down the beach. The others quickly handled to other one, though
by the time they'd sorted out who was carrying her Marco was demorphing,
with a human head protruding from his gorilla body. I felt a thrill go
through me. I mean, I'd never tell Marco this, but I kind of like him...
Suits you, Marco,> Rachel said, dumping the
other female Andalite on the ground and beginning to demorph.
"I know. I am the ultimate strongman..." I laughed.
Tobias stared at me.
"Loki. Please do not say you honestly found that
funny. If you did, I will be forced to disown you as my sister."
Can we all get back now?> Dad suggested. Because
we have a weapon against the Super-Yeerks.>
"Oh, no. Does this mean the war will begin again?"
Jake asked. Dad nodded gravely.
I'm afraid so, Jake. I'm afraid so...>