MARCO
What the hell was going on?
Alanna- or Alissan, who she was- swore loudly. "Run, you idiots!" she screamed, waving her arms at the people around. There was instant pandemonium. These people had heard their conversation, they knew what was going on. I felt like joining them in their rush up the stairs.
She looked at us. Damn- she was still hot. "There's not enough time for me to undo it," she hissed. "We need to go."
(We? Why should we help you out? Who are you?) Rachel demanded.
She gave Rachel- a full grown grizzly bear- an icy look. "We have exactly forty-two seconds, Andalites, until this whole place is nothing but a crater. And I would not advise being still here when that happens!"
(She's got a point,) Jake said in his 'fearless leader' voice. (Marco, grab her and let's MOVE!)
(You know, I'd always imagine me being human when I first-)
"Thirty-five!)
(Oops.) I grabbed her quickly. (If I may?) I said to her. Alanna just gave me a look.
We ran like hell.
Do you know it really sucks to go up stair when your in a hurry? And they just seem to go on and on. Alanna wasn't helping. She decided to count off the seconds for us.
If she wasn't so hot, I would've been tempted to leave her.
The crowds were gone when we reached the top. The panicked crowds must have warned them.
I was glad.
And as we burst out of the Sharing building, Alanna laughed suddenly, wildly, and the world exploded. The tremor shook me of my feet and I stumbled, losing hold of Alanna. She leaped to her feet, her eyes flashing strangely. I managed to grab her and drag her off to the safety of the forest. And only when we were far away from the building did we look back, and I saw the flames climb high into the sky, illuminating the night with a ghostly light.
(That's going to be a blow to the Yeerks,) Rachel said happily. (Burn, slugs!)
(But what if some of the humans didn't get out in time?) Cassie said, distressed. I shuddered. There were people I knew in there. Jake's parents, his brother.
And under different circumstances, it could've been my mother.
(Yes, but we were successful in preventing the Yeerks from making all those humans Controllers,) Ax said.
(What about that… guy? Did he escape?) Tobias asked.
This time we all shuddered. The memory of his power, his skill… the way he almost killed all of us, without a second's thought. What was he? The only clues we had were from Erek and the Visser. He was some kind of new weapon.
Could they make a whole army of these thing? If they could, we were better than dead.
(I think it's time to ask our friend some questions,) I said, glancing at Alanna. She stood away from us, watching the flames rise into the sky. Had she done it somehow? That's what Visser Three had thought. Who was she?
(Hey! Alissan 3-whatever!) Rachel snapped. Alanna's head snapped around. (I think it's time you told us who you are.)
She smiled, but it wasn't like her regular smile. This was a knowing smile, a smug smile, the kind that said 'I'm better than you and I know it'. Apparently I didn't know Alanna that well after all.
(I don't think I'm gonna ask her out anymore,) I said privately.
"You have no right to call me by that name. That name is dead. And that person died years ago." She peered at each one of us. "And as for your question, shouldn't you be asking 'what am I'?"
(You're obviously a Controller,) Jake said. Alanna laughed at him.
"Never!" she sneered.
(You have a Yeerk name,) Ax said coldly.
She gave him a look. She gave a lot of those. "Did you not her me, Andalite? That name is no more. I carry a human name now."
(Don't dodge the question,) Tobias said, more sternly than I expected out of him. (What are you?)
"You're learning. Good. But first tell me what you are. 'Andalites'."
My heart stopped. She knew! She knew we weren't Andalites! Damn it, how could she possibly know that?
(Play along!) Jake snapped to us. (Play dumb!)
(We are all highly trained Andalite warriors,) Ax said.
Alanna laughed again, shaking her head. "You are the only Andalite here, and you are no warrior. Not yet. You're much too young. And as for the rest of you, if you're Andalites, then I'm a horse's ass.
"One, you never are Andalites when you fight. Andalites are incredibly arrogant- there's no way they would think any other form but their own is the best to fight in. Two, only he," she pointed to Ax, "talks with the fine Visser," her voice dripped with sarcasm, "and of course, like a good girl I've read all the fatality reports, and I find it utterly fascinating that fatality among humans is the lowest, especially with these bodies." She smiled mockingly. "I think I know what you are. What do you think I am?"
(No idea in hell,) I said privately. No one laughed. It wasn't really the best time for giggling, I guess.
(You called… that one creature your brother,) Ax said suddenly. Alanna smiled brilliantly at him.
"That creature's name is Alexxen. Get used to that name, it'll be the sound of your doom if you're not careful. And you don't stand a chance of defeating him without my help." Alanna suddenly became intently focused, like her other conversation had just been leading up to this.
(You? Help us? You seem very close to the Yeerk world, whatever you are,) Rachel said.
"And you can call me Alanna," she said, catching me off with her quick randomness. "And that's why I'd be such a big help."
(What do you want in return?) Cassie asked- of course. She could see right through Alanna and I was relieved because she was totally boggling my mind.
Looking back at the still rising flames, Alanna said, "I want to kill Visser Three."
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What the hell was going on?
Alanna- or Alissan, who she was- swore loudly. "Run, you idiots!" she screamed, waving her arms at the people around. There was instant pandemonium. These people had heard their conversation, they knew what was going on. I felt like joining them in their rush up the stairs.
She looked at us. Damn- she was still hot. "There's not enough time for me to undo it," she hissed. "We need to go."
(We? Why should we help you out? Who are you?) Rachel demanded.
She gave Rachel- a full grown grizzly bear- an icy look. "We have exactly forty-two seconds, Andalites, until this whole place is nothing but a crater. And I would not advise being still here when that happens!"
(She's got a point,) Jake said in his 'fearless leader' voice. (Marco, grab her and let's MOVE!)
(You know, I'd always imagine me being human when I first-)
"Thirty-five!)
(Oops.) I grabbed her quickly. (If I may?) I said to her. Alanna just gave me a look.
We ran like hell.
Do you know it really sucks to go up stair when your in a hurry? And they just seem to go on and on. Alanna wasn't helping. She decided to count off the seconds for us.
If she wasn't so hot, I would've been tempted to leave her.
The crowds were gone when we reached the top. The panicked crowds must have warned them.
I was glad.
And as we burst out of the Sharing building, Alanna laughed suddenly, wildly, and the world exploded. The tremor shook me of my feet and I stumbled, losing hold of Alanna. She leaped to her feet, her eyes flashing strangely. I managed to grab her and drag her off to the safety of the forest. And only when we were far away from the building did we look back, and I saw the flames climb high into the sky, illuminating the night with a ghostly light.
(That's going to be a blow to the Yeerks,) Rachel said happily. (Burn, slugs!)
(But what if some of the humans didn't get out in time?) Cassie said, distressed. I shuddered. There were people I knew in there. Jake's parents, his brother.
And under different circumstances, it could've been my mother.
(Yes, but we were successful in preventing the Yeerks from making all those humans Controllers,) Ax said.
(What about that… guy? Did he escape?) Tobias asked.
This time we all shuddered. The memory of his power, his skill… the way he almost killed all of us, without a second's thought. What was he? The only clues we had were from Erek and the Visser. He was some kind of new weapon.
Could they make a whole army of these thing? If they could, we were better than dead.
(I think it's time to ask our friend some questions,) I said, glancing at Alanna. She stood away from us, watching the flames rise into the sky. Had she done it somehow? That's what Visser Three had thought. Who was she?
(Hey! Alissan 3-whatever!) Rachel snapped. Alanna's head snapped around. (I think it's time you told us who you are.)
She smiled, but it wasn't like her regular smile. This was a knowing smile, a smug smile, the kind that said 'I'm better than you and I know it'. Apparently I didn't know Alanna that well after all.
(I don't think I'm gonna ask her out anymore,) I said privately.
"You have no right to call me by that name. That name is dead. And that person died years ago." She peered at each one of us. "And as for your question, shouldn't you be asking 'what am I'?"
(You're obviously a Controller,) Jake said. Alanna laughed at him.
"Never!" she sneered.
(You have a Yeerk name,) Ax said coldly.
She gave him a look. She gave a lot of those. "Did you not her me, Andalite? That name is no more. I carry a human name now."
(Don't dodge the question,) Tobias said, more sternly than I expected out of him. (What are you?)
"You're learning. Good. But first tell me what you are. 'Andalites'."
My heart stopped. She knew! She knew we weren't Andalites! Damn it, how could she possibly know that?
(Play along!) Jake snapped to us. (Play dumb!)
(We are all highly trained Andalite warriors,) Ax said.
Alanna laughed again, shaking her head. "You are the only Andalite here, and you are no warrior. Not yet. You're much too young. And as for the rest of you, if you're Andalites, then I'm a horse's ass.
"One, you never are Andalites when you fight. Andalites are incredibly arrogant- there's no way they would think any other form but their own is the best to fight in. Two, only he," she pointed to Ax, "talks with the fine Visser," her voice dripped with sarcasm, "and of course, like a good girl I've read all the fatality reports, and I find it utterly fascinating that fatality among humans is the lowest, especially with these bodies." She smiled mockingly. "I think I know what you are. What do you think I am?"
(No idea in hell,) I said privately. No one laughed. It wasn't really the best time for giggling, I guess.
(You called… that one creature your brother,) Ax said suddenly. Alanna smiled brilliantly at him.
"That creature's name is Alexxen. Get used to that name, it'll be the sound of your doom if you're not careful. And you don't stand a chance of defeating him without my help." Alanna suddenly became intently focused, like her other conversation had just been leading up to this.
(You? Help us? You seem very close to the Yeerk world, whatever you are,) Rachel said.
"And you can call me Alanna," she said, catching me off with her quick randomness. "And that's why I'd be such a big help."
(What do you want in return?) Cassie asked- of course. She could see right through Alanna and I was relieved because she was totally boggling my mind.
Looking back at the still rising flames, Alanna said, "I want to kill Visser Three."
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