CHAPTER 3
I was riding the thermals with Rachel. I can't imagine anything more peaceful.
Ye-HA! Rachel yelled as she went into a spiraling dive. Score one for Rachel! Okay, so maybe I'm wrong about the peaceful thing.
I casually killed my speed, then went into a dive much faster then her's. I am a lot smaller than her bird morph, plus I have more practice, so I can dive easier.
Show-off, she murmured, but let out a little laugh. Once we beat some Yeerk butt, I will be flying all day.
I shuttered, if you can do that as a bird. Rachel was being obsessive about killing. It was starting to scare me a little. It was scaring Cassie a lot more.
Hey, guys! It was Marco, he came up from behind us. I turned around to find an Osprey. Jake has a surprise meeting planned. Won't that be fun?
Shut up, Marco, Rachel said. We are coming.
We flapped our way back to the Hork-Bajir valley. There we saw Jake, all serious looking. Rachel and Marco demorphed.
"Hello everyone," Jake said.
"Uh-oh, here it comes," Marco, of course.
"It is time to kick some Yeerk butt! I can't wait to here our next mission!" Rachel said.
"You don't have to put up that act, Rachel," Cassie said.
"What act?" Marco asked. "She is Xena: Warrior Princess, remember?"
"No, not that, her obsession of killing. I know about the Crayak and Jake." Cassie said. What was she talking about?
"Jake, Jake, Jake. You didn't tell me you were with the enemy. Tsk, tsk, tsk." Marco said.
"Shut up, Marco. I don't know what you are talking about." Rachel tried too hard to sound nonchalant.
"Oh, but you do know, Rachel." Cassie said. "I know that you like kicking the enemy's butt. But, I know you do like getting your anger out on things. I know that half of your attitude is how you really are, and the other half is made-up."
"No, that is not true. I. . . I don't know what your talking about. . . the Crayak and Jake, huh?" Rachel tried to say, but the damage was done.
"Oh, yes the Crayak made an offer with you that if you kill Jake, he will make you into a creature with unlimited power. A monster. You refused."
"Yeah, right. I am not a killing monster with claws growing out of my hands," Rachel said, but then realized what she had told us. "I mean, assuming all monsters have claws right, eh?"
What happened, Rachel? I asked her.
Rachel, realizing playing dumb was useless, answered me. "Cassie is right. One hundred percent correct. I didn't want to tell you Jake, I wanted for you to keep your trust with me. To not keep it in your mind that your crazy, rampaging, reckless cousin could kill you."
"So, please don't act like you have fun killing all these people. Just like how you were when we first started. You know, your bravery helping us, not scaring us."
Rachel looked like she was about to cry, but she composed herself. "Okay," she said. "And just remember, this conversation never, EVER happened."
We all nodded.
"So, what seems to be the problem, cousin?" Rachel asked Jake, like nothing happened.
"Well, it seems that our buddies the Yeerks have gotten a hold of some majorly influential people," he said glumly.
"Like who?" Cassie asked.
"Like who? Well, I don't know if they are controllers yet, but according to Erek, The Sharing is putting on a big, absolutely FREE concert including Creed, No Doubt, Linkin Park and Blink 182." Marco said.
"No, way," Rachel said. "That must cost a lot of money, completely free?"
"Not completely," Jake answered. "You have to sign up with The Sharing one week ahead of time."
"This is so not cool," Cassie said. "Creed and Linkin Park? My friend will go nuts."
"I didn't know you had any friends that were into that type of music, Cassie."
"Oh, yeah, of course I do," she said. "You know Kelsey, right Rachel?"
"Uh-oh," Rachel said. "If she becomes a member she is going to be bugging us to join. When she becomes a full member-"
"You mean a controller?" Marco supplied.
"Yeah, she will get suspicious. I don't really like anyone to know, but I am a sort of big Linkin Park fan." I could have sworn Rachel blushed.
But, Kelsey doesn't know that, right? I asked her.
"Um, she is quite possibly the reason I like Linkin Park," Rachel admitted.
"Oh, great. Our lives are in Jeopardy because Xena: Warrior Princess is obsessed with screaming guys that are part of The Sharing, which a might- be controller is going to be going to, which might bring out our true identity. Have I got all that right?" Marco, of course.
No, not all their songs are screaming. For example, In The End, and most of Crawling are normal singing, I told him. But, aside from that, you are right.
"Hey, how do you know about In The End, Tobias?" Rachel asked me.
Oh, well, uh, I hadn't really wanted to tell them that I sometimes morphed human to go to the mall and listen to music. I also didn't want to tell them that I, too, was a Linkin Park fan. You know, people listing to it with their radios on the street, that sort of thing. It was the most pathetic excuse I ever made, and no one believed it for a second, but Rachel decided to drop it.
"Okay, so what's the plan, fearless leader?" Marco asked Jake.
"Um, well, er, that is what I invited all of you here to do. Six brains are better than one you know." Jake said.
Excuse me for interrupting, it was Ax. But what is this Linkin Park, and Creed, No Doubt, and Blink one-hundred and eighty two?
We all laughed. "No, Ax. It's Blink one-eighty-two," Cassie explained. "Those are all big bands that are big favorites with teenagers."
Ah, I remember now. I have seen Creed's music video on the Music Television. Ax answered.
Ax-man, you really need to get into the outside world a lot more.
"Well, anyway," said Rachel, getting more serious. "I think the first way to start with this is to find out if these guys are already Yeerks, but I highly doubt Linkin Park is a controller."
Well, we will find out, I said. In The End.
Everyone laughed.
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I was riding the thermals with Rachel. I can't imagine anything more peaceful.
Ye-HA! Rachel yelled as she went into a spiraling dive. Score one for Rachel! Okay, so maybe I'm wrong about the peaceful thing.
I casually killed my speed, then went into a dive much faster then her's. I am a lot smaller than her bird morph, plus I have more practice, so I can dive easier.
Show-off, she murmured, but let out a little laugh. Once we beat some Yeerk butt, I will be flying all day.
I shuttered, if you can do that as a bird. Rachel was being obsessive about killing. It was starting to scare me a little. It was scaring Cassie a lot more.
Hey, guys! It was Marco, he came up from behind us. I turned around to find an Osprey. Jake has a surprise meeting planned. Won't that be fun?
Shut up, Marco, Rachel said. We are coming.
We flapped our way back to the Hork-Bajir valley. There we saw Jake, all serious looking. Rachel and Marco demorphed.
"Hello everyone," Jake said.
"Uh-oh, here it comes," Marco, of course.
"It is time to kick some Yeerk butt! I can't wait to here our next mission!" Rachel said.
"You don't have to put up that act, Rachel," Cassie said.
"What act?" Marco asked. "She is Xena: Warrior Princess, remember?"
"No, not that, her obsession of killing. I know about the Crayak and Jake." Cassie said. What was she talking about?
"Jake, Jake, Jake. You didn't tell me you were with the enemy. Tsk, tsk, tsk." Marco said.
"Shut up, Marco. I don't know what you are talking about." Rachel tried too hard to sound nonchalant.
"Oh, but you do know, Rachel." Cassie said. "I know that you like kicking the enemy's butt. But, I know you do like getting your anger out on things. I know that half of your attitude is how you really are, and the other half is made-up."
"No, that is not true. I. . . I don't know what your talking about. . . the Crayak and Jake, huh?" Rachel tried to say, but the damage was done.
"Oh, yes the Crayak made an offer with you that if you kill Jake, he will make you into a creature with unlimited power. A monster. You refused."
"Yeah, right. I am not a killing monster with claws growing out of my hands," Rachel said, but then realized what she had told us. "I mean, assuming all monsters have claws right, eh?"
What happened, Rachel? I asked her.
Rachel, realizing playing dumb was useless, answered me. "Cassie is right. One hundred percent correct. I didn't want to tell you Jake, I wanted for you to keep your trust with me. To not keep it in your mind that your crazy, rampaging, reckless cousin could kill you."
"So, please don't act like you have fun killing all these people. Just like how you were when we first started. You know, your bravery helping us, not scaring us."
Rachel looked like she was about to cry, but she composed herself. "Okay," she said. "And just remember, this conversation never, EVER happened."
We all nodded.
"So, what seems to be the problem, cousin?" Rachel asked Jake, like nothing happened.
"Well, it seems that our buddies the Yeerks have gotten a hold of some majorly influential people," he said glumly.
"Like who?" Cassie asked.
"Like who? Well, I don't know if they are controllers yet, but according to Erek, The Sharing is putting on a big, absolutely FREE concert including Creed, No Doubt, Linkin Park and Blink 182." Marco said.
"No, way," Rachel said. "That must cost a lot of money, completely free?"
"Not completely," Jake answered. "You have to sign up with The Sharing one week ahead of time."
"This is so not cool," Cassie said. "Creed and Linkin Park? My friend will go nuts."
"I didn't know you had any friends that were into that type of music, Cassie."
"Oh, yeah, of course I do," she said. "You know Kelsey, right Rachel?"
"Uh-oh," Rachel said. "If she becomes a member she is going to be bugging us to join. When she becomes a full member-"
"You mean a controller?" Marco supplied.
"Yeah, she will get suspicious. I don't really like anyone to know, but I am a sort of big Linkin Park fan." I could have sworn Rachel blushed.
But, Kelsey doesn't know that, right? I asked her.
"Um, she is quite possibly the reason I like Linkin Park," Rachel admitted.
"Oh, great. Our lives are in Jeopardy because Xena: Warrior Princess is obsessed with screaming guys that are part of The Sharing, which a might- be controller is going to be going to, which might bring out our true identity. Have I got all that right?" Marco, of course.
No, not all their songs are screaming. For example, In The End, and most of Crawling are normal singing, I told him. But, aside from that, you are right.
"Hey, how do you know about In The End, Tobias?" Rachel asked me.
Oh, well, uh, I hadn't really wanted to tell them that I sometimes morphed human to go to the mall and listen to music. I also didn't want to tell them that I, too, was a Linkin Park fan. You know, people listing to it with their radios on the street, that sort of thing. It was the most pathetic excuse I ever made, and no one believed it for a second, but Rachel decided to drop it.
"Okay, so what's the plan, fearless leader?" Marco asked Jake.
"Um, well, er, that is what I invited all of you here to do. Six brains are better than one you know." Jake said.
Excuse me for interrupting, it was Ax. But what is this Linkin Park, and Creed, No Doubt, and Blink one-hundred and eighty two?
We all laughed. "No, Ax. It's Blink one-eighty-two," Cassie explained. "Those are all big bands that are big favorites with teenagers."
Ah, I remember now. I have seen Creed's music video on the Music Television. Ax answered.
Ax-man, you really need to get into the outside world a lot more.
"Well, anyway," said Rachel, getting more serious. "I think the first way to start with this is to find out if these guys are already Yeerks, but I highly doubt Linkin Park is a controller."
Well, we will find out, I said. In The End.
Everyone laughed.
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