Screams! Everywhere!
RRROOOAAARRRR!
I roared and the sound echoed throughout the Pool. Instantly all eyes were on me, eyes full of fear and alarm, and from the cages, eyes full of hope and excitement.
Was my brother among them? No, he was upstairs with my parents. I leaped, taking a chunk out of a Hork Bajir guard before he could even think about reacting.
I was filled with a deep fury that almost scared me. Most of the time I was able to keep my cool, but now…
They would never take my parents. I would die before letting that happen.
(Yee-ha!) Rachel yelled, taking down two or three Hork Bajir with one swipe of her massive bear paw. (Let's give these bastards a lesson to remember.)
The blood poured freely as I sliced through Controller after Controller. With every enemy down, I got a new high. Was this what Rachel felt? This incredible rush that just carried you through your enemies? Well, I had it, I felt it, and I used it. The feeling fed off my rage, becoming stronger, and I couldn't focus on everything that was happening all at once. Hork Bajir on the left! The right! Behind! Strike, strike, strike!
Down they went, never to rise again.
TSEEW!
(Ahh!) I screamed as a Dracon beam brushed against my shoulder, sending a jolt of pain through my body. I staggered and a Hork Bajir blade ripped across my face. One swipe and he was down, but the blood flowed into my eyes, impairing my vision.
(Jake!)
(I'm okay, Cassie,) I managed to say, but it wasn't entirely true. My adrenaline rush was wearing off and my wounds and weariness were beginning to take their toll. But the enemy kept coming.
An exceptional large Hork Bajir grabbed me from behind. I cried out as his blade cut deeply into my stomach.
It occurred to me then that I was going to die. The blood flowed freely from the gaping hole in my stomach, and all I could do was watch in horror as the Hork Bajir raised his arm to-
TSEEW!
A Dracon beam sliced through him and he fell dead. I couldn't look around to see who had done it. Had it just been an accident?
Someone had freed the people in the cages. My heart leaped as I saw them trying to fight back against their former captors. Who had freed them? One of us…
(Ha, ha, ha!)
The sound filled the place, and it chilled me to the bone. Blinking through the blood I stared.
It was him. Visser Three.
And he was laughing.
Almost everything stopped, all at once. The Visser doesn't laugh. He just doesn't. The very sound was kind of appalling, and it felt cruel and harsh, not the way laughter should ever be.
(So, Andalites! What a pleasant surprise. Welcome to the Sharing! Wonderful organization, isn't it?)
He was gloating. Why the hell was the son of a bitch gloating? We were here to stop him. I glanced at Cassie in wolf form.
(What's going on?) I asked in private thought speech.
(I-I don't know. But I don't like it.)
(He said something about a new warrior,) Marco said slowly. (And that's what Erek was saying, too.)
My heart stopped. (Then he's got to be taking his new toy out to play with. Fuck- if this new monster is a powerful as everyone says…)
I didn't have to finish my sentence.
(Please, allow me to introduce someone to you. If you'll please give the Andalites, ah, room…)
All around, Controllers backed up, leaving the six of us together in a circle.
(That's not good,) Tobias said.
Visser Three laughed again and the crowd began to part. I stared, expecting to see a great monster, something faster, more powerful than any Controller before it.
An unbeatable fighter.
(Oh my god,) Cassie whispered, her voice trembling.
(Prince Jake, I am worried. This new fighter…)
(I know Ax, I know.)
(But we have to fight,) Rachel said.
(Why can't we ever just talk things over, like real men?) Marco said feebly.
But the time for talking was over, and the crowds parted to reveal-
A seventeen year old boy.
Ahhh! What's going to happen next?? You'll have to review if you want to find out! Heehee!
RRROOOAAARRRR!
I roared and the sound echoed throughout the Pool. Instantly all eyes were on me, eyes full of fear and alarm, and from the cages, eyes full of hope and excitement.
Was my brother among them? No, he was upstairs with my parents. I leaped, taking a chunk out of a Hork Bajir guard before he could even think about reacting.
I was filled with a deep fury that almost scared me. Most of the time I was able to keep my cool, but now…
They would never take my parents. I would die before letting that happen.
(Yee-ha!) Rachel yelled, taking down two or three Hork Bajir with one swipe of her massive bear paw. (Let's give these bastards a lesson to remember.)
The blood poured freely as I sliced through Controller after Controller. With every enemy down, I got a new high. Was this what Rachel felt? This incredible rush that just carried you through your enemies? Well, I had it, I felt it, and I used it. The feeling fed off my rage, becoming stronger, and I couldn't focus on everything that was happening all at once. Hork Bajir on the left! The right! Behind! Strike, strike, strike!
Down they went, never to rise again.
TSEEW!
(Ahh!) I screamed as a Dracon beam brushed against my shoulder, sending a jolt of pain through my body. I staggered and a Hork Bajir blade ripped across my face. One swipe and he was down, but the blood flowed into my eyes, impairing my vision.
(Jake!)
(I'm okay, Cassie,) I managed to say, but it wasn't entirely true. My adrenaline rush was wearing off and my wounds and weariness were beginning to take their toll. But the enemy kept coming.
An exceptional large Hork Bajir grabbed me from behind. I cried out as his blade cut deeply into my stomach.
It occurred to me then that I was going to die. The blood flowed freely from the gaping hole in my stomach, and all I could do was watch in horror as the Hork Bajir raised his arm to-
TSEEW!
A Dracon beam sliced through him and he fell dead. I couldn't look around to see who had done it. Had it just been an accident?
Someone had freed the people in the cages. My heart leaped as I saw them trying to fight back against their former captors. Who had freed them? One of us…
(Ha, ha, ha!)
The sound filled the place, and it chilled me to the bone. Blinking through the blood I stared.
It was him. Visser Three.
And he was laughing.
Almost everything stopped, all at once. The Visser doesn't laugh. He just doesn't. The very sound was kind of appalling, and it felt cruel and harsh, not the way laughter should ever be.
(So, Andalites! What a pleasant surprise. Welcome to the Sharing! Wonderful organization, isn't it?)
He was gloating. Why the hell was the son of a bitch gloating? We were here to stop him. I glanced at Cassie in wolf form.
(What's going on?) I asked in private thought speech.
(I-I don't know. But I don't like it.)
(He said something about a new warrior,) Marco said slowly. (And that's what Erek was saying, too.)
My heart stopped. (Then he's got to be taking his new toy out to play with. Fuck- if this new monster is a powerful as everyone says…)
I didn't have to finish my sentence.
(Please, allow me to introduce someone to you. If you'll please give the Andalites, ah, room…)
All around, Controllers backed up, leaving the six of us together in a circle.
(That's not good,) Tobias said.
Visser Three laughed again and the crowd began to part. I stared, expecting to see a great monster, something faster, more powerful than any Controller before it.
An unbeatable fighter.
(Oh my god,) Cassie whispered, her voice trembling.
(Prince Jake, I am worried. This new fighter…)
(I know Ax, I know.)
(But we have to fight,) Rachel said.
(Why can't we ever just talk things over, like real men?) Marco said feebly.
But the time for talking was over, and the crowds parted to reveal-
A seventeen year old boy.
Ahhh! What's going to happen next?? You'll have to review if you want to find out! Heehee!