First signs of danger.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Applegate owns, everything else, I do.
So, here's the next chapter, It probably is a bit short as well, and a bit hard to understand, as is the rest of the story. But thanx for the reviews. Also there might be around 3-4 chapters left, depends on how short the chapters are!!! But you'll see, im still writing.
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Rachel's POV
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Her face was distorted in what you might even call fury. It was only for a fleeting instant but unmistakable. Definitely anger. Then Tyla just shook her head and laughed as though nothing had happened.
My feelings about her? I don't like her. For one thing, she looks like Taylor, and that could hardly be a good thing. I wanted to kill someone, anyone, for the pain they put Tobias through. And another, instinct. And I've learnt to trust my instincts.
She just laughed and looked slightly disorientated.
'What was that about?' She said, giving a probable false smile.
We were all staring at her as thought the strangest thing had happened, and not much is strange anymore, compared to what we all had been through.
Her eyes narrowed suspiciously. 'What's wrong?'
We all straightened up, 'oh, nothing.' We replied. But something was wrong, definitely wrong.
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We had separated, it was almost six anyway. And I was supposed to be home by five thirty.
'Young lady, where do you think you have been?' My mum. Not exactly a good time.
'Well, I think I have been over at Cassie's.' I said, without stopping.
'Don't act smart.' She yelled. She probably had a bad day too.
'Sorry.' I mumbled, then slammed the door.
I lay for about an hour. Not really thinking of much, just resting. I haven't had rest in a long time. And now we would have to go though it all over again. Great. Battle parasitic aliens again. No…but now with a bunch of other people who seem to think there so much better. I have a wonderful life. I wonder who's envious me.
There were a rustling of wings, a red-tail, no, two red-tails. Great, Jackie.
Rachel.
'Yeah?' I sighed, trying not to sound too annoyed.
There's been a sighting. Over near the forest. We think it may be the location of the new feeding area for the Yoorts.
'How come Jake's not here?'
Oh, he found another entrance. He went with the rest to check it out.
If I had thought about it for longer, I might have known just how long and hard it was to find an entrance. Now, we found two? I could have been suspicious, but all I said was.
'Yeah, whatever. I'll be ready in a minute.' God, did she have to sound so….i dunno…serious?
I stripped down to my morphing outfit and began having a mental argument. Eagle or Owl?
Owl, I decided. It would be dark soon anyway. The feathers rippled almost in a pattern-like direction across my arms, then melded to a 3-d form. Then I began to shrink. Kind of like falling, really. Like your falling and falling and never going to hit. I wasn't even fully eagle when I stretched my wings and lifted off the ground. The last of my legs disappeared and became talons when I flew with ease, out the window.
My sight wasn't all that good, but it was better than human sight. We circled the forest almost twice before Jackie and Tobias recognised the area.
Over there! she cried, You see that bench? I saw a man slide it slightly and walk right through the tree behind it!
Yeah, Ok.
I checked in all directions, sight was becoming easier, it was getting darker. Nobody was near. I swooped right onto a branch of the supposedly invisible entrance to the Yeerk, I mean Yoort, pool. I tapped at it slightly with my talon and it hit bark, a tree trunk.
You sure? I called
Try moving the bench first! Was her answer. Yeah, and how was I supposed to do that alone?
Yeah, how? I retorted. I might have sounded rude, I didn't care.
Demorph.
Oh, yeah. Maybe. But what happens if someone sees me? Oh, we were in the middle of the forest and there was no one near for a least a mile. I demorphed. Reaching for the bench, I felt uneasy. And when I pushed it, my suspicions were confirmed.
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Another chapter done.
Anywaz, thanx again and see ya!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Applegate owns, everything else, I do.
So, here's the next chapter, It probably is a bit short as well, and a bit hard to understand, as is the rest of the story. But thanx for the reviews. Also there might be around 3-4 chapters left, depends on how short the chapters are!!! But you'll see, im still writing.
*~*
Rachel's POV
*~*
Her face was distorted in what you might even call fury. It was only for a fleeting instant but unmistakable. Definitely anger. Then Tyla just shook her head and laughed as though nothing had happened.
My feelings about her? I don't like her. For one thing, she looks like Taylor, and that could hardly be a good thing. I wanted to kill someone, anyone, for the pain they put Tobias through. And another, instinct. And I've learnt to trust my instincts.
She just laughed and looked slightly disorientated.
'What was that about?' She said, giving a probable false smile.
We were all staring at her as thought the strangest thing had happened, and not much is strange anymore, compared to what we all had been through.
Her eyes narrowed suspiciously. 'What's wrong?'
We all straightened up, 'oh, nothing.' We replied. But something was wrong, definitely wrong.
*~*
We had separated, it was almost six anyway. And I was supposed to be home by five thirty.
'Young lady, where do you think you have been?' My mum. Not exactly a good time.
'Well, I think I have been over at Cassie's.' I said, without stopping.
'Don't act smart.' She yelled. She probably had a bad day too.
'Sorry.' I mumbled, then slammed the door.
I lay for about an hour. Not really thinking of much, just resting. I haven't had rest in a long time. And now we would have to go though it all over again. Great. Battle parasitic aliens again. No…but now with a bunch of other people who seem to think there so much better. I have a wonderful life. I wonder who's envious me.
There were a rustling of wings, a red-tail, no, two red-tails. Great, Jackie.
Rachel.
'Yeah?' I sighed, trying not to sound too annoyed.
There's been a sighting. Over near the forest. We think it may be the location of the new feeding area for the Yoorts.
'How come Jake's not here?'
Oh, he found another entrance. He went with the rest to check it out.
If I had thought about it for longer, I might have known just how long and hard it was to find an entrance. Now, we found two? I could have been suspicious, but all I said was.
'Yeah, whatever. I'll be ready in a minute.' God, did she have to sound so….i dunno…serious?
I stripped down to my morphing outfit and began having a mental argument. Eagle or Owl?
Owl, I decided. It would be dark soon anyway. The feathers rippled almost in a pattern-like direction across my arms, then melded to a 3-d form. Then I began to shrink. Kind of like falling, really. Like your falling and falling and never going to hit. I wasn't even fully eagle when I stretched my wings and lifted off the ground. The last of my legs disappeared and became talons when I flew with ease, out the window.
My sight wasn't all that good, but it was better than human sight. We circled the forest almost twice before Jackie and Tobias recognised the area.
Over there! she cried, You see that bench? I saw a man slide it slightly and walk right through the tree behind it!
Yeah, Ok.
I checked in all directions, sight was becoming easier, it was getting darker. Nobody was near. I swooped right onto a branch of the supposedly invisible entrance to the Yeerk, I mean Yoort, pool. I tapped at it slightly with my talon and it hit bark, a tree trunk.
You sure? I called
Try moving the bench first! Was her answer. Yeah, and how was I supposed to do that alone?
Yeah, how? I retorted. I might have sounded rude, I didn't care.
Demorph.
Oh, yeah. Maybe. But what happens if someone sees me? Oh, we were in the middle of the forest and there was no one near for a least a mile. I demorphed. Reaching for the bench, I felt uneasy. And when I pushed it, my suspicions were confirmed.
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Another chapter done.
Anywaz, thanx again and see ya!