Chapter Five: Marco
"Oh geez, as if Visser Three wasn't enough, now we have to deal with this chick and her annoying laugh from hell." - Marco


Rachel walked out of the ally, unharmed, just as we got there. What are Hork-Bajir doing running around in the open like that? I wondered.

"Rachel! Are you okay?" Tobias said, hugging her.

"Yeah."

"Rachel," Jake said looking at her, "you didn't morph. Tell me what happened."

"Okay Jake, I will. As you know, I was chased into the ally by the four Hork-Bajir, and I was getting ready to morph when this guy,"

"What guy?" Tobias asked.

"I was getting to that. He came out of nowhere and struck down four Hork-Bajir in five seconds, WITH HIS BARE HANDS! Then he glared at me and said ' You should learn to protect yourself if your gonna fight the Yeerks. Who do you think you are, an Animorph? Woman, learn to fight, then challenge the Yeerks.' He just made me so mad I could.."

"Do what? Scream? It's obvious he over powers you Rachel." I said, folding my arms, "We don't have the advantage here. We never did, but this is worse."

Jake looked thoughtful, "With his bare hands?"

Rachel nodded, "Yeah, he didn't even reach for the weird looking guns he was carrying."

Tobias scowled, "What bugs me is how he knew about us."

"This is the future to us you know." Cassie said.

"That is it, that it is." A new voice said, coming out of nowhere. We spun, just in time to see glowing blades at Cassie's throat.