Hello! *waves* It's me again! I guess you thought I was dead for
awhile... But no! You can't get rid of me that easily! I AM ALIVE!!!
*maniacal laughter* *notices people edging away*
Uh, yes. Okay. *coughs* Just a little bout of insanity there... Okay! I'll stop babbling now.
|Reviewer's Area|
Jinako-chan: No, I didn't steal your idea... what is it anyway? I'd like to know! Poor Erek is all alone because K.A. Applegate abandoned him... *sniffs*
Lauren: You deserved to have the chapter dedicated to you! You're such a good guesser. Thanks for the review!
Fire Tears: *giggles* You're funny! And yes, you guessed it. But Lauren reviewed before you. Ah well. Anyways... here's the next chapter, like you asked for!
Lady Atheilen: If you don't usually like slash fics but you like mine, then that's a big compliment. Here's the next chapter for you! (I think I just told Fire Tears that but... that's okay.)
lightbulby29: Nope, not Jake. As much as I like (okay, love) slash, I prefer him to be paired with Cassie for some reason.
fangrlwlotsofideas: Thank you! I though it was rather original myself. *winces* I hate being ordinary.
CatC10: *whimpers* Don't yell at me, please! *hurt look* *reads compliment* ^_^ Thank you!
Metallic Emotions: Chapter Three (I'll rename these chapters, I swear!)
Uh, Jake? How exactly are we going to knock this Chee - Andrea - out? You've seen how fast Erek moves. What makes you think she'll be slower? I asked, feeling more than a little nervous. Going into a fight against an insane super-powered robot on speed is not my idea of fun.
Actually, Marco, this Chee, with the chemical reaction, has a very good chance of being faster or stronger than she normally would be. Ax told me, not at all helping nerves.
Thanks a lot, Ax. I said grimly.
"Well, it's not just her speed. She's also a lot str - rrrrrrrow." Jake said, his speed cutting off as his mouth was filled with razor-sharp tiger teeth, and his voice box changed.
Stronger than we are. He finished in thought-speak.
We were all in battle morphs. Cassie, in her sleek wolf morph, Ax as himself, Tobias had remained hawk, Rachel had pretty much screwed subtlety and gone elephant. I had morphed to gorilla, and Jake had gone tiger. We figured speed would be our best bet.
Our plan was insane. Jake, Cassie and Tobias would run around like idiots to distact Andrea, while Rachel would try to grab hold of her with her trunk. Once she had succeded, either Ax or I would hit Andrea's weak spot and bring her back to the Chee to be re-programmed.
And I was hoping to actually make it to sixteen.
Silly me.
Cassie, of course, was still trying to pursuede us to negotiate will Andrea.
Look, guys, who says that some of her programming isn't still intact? I mean, what's the harm is trying to reason with her first?
Nothing, Cassie. I said brightly. Just the fact that you're right, there is no harm. She'll have killed us before we feel any harm at all. Did you happen to forget how fast Erek took out those Hork-Bajir and Human- Controllers?
Cassie lowered her wolf eyes. No. She said softly.
Enough talking. Let's kick some android butt! Rachel said happily. I swear, that girl is some kind of deranged violence junkie.
Jake nodded his tiger head in agreement.
We should go in now, and get this over with. It shouldn't take that long. He said, before muttering. One way or another.
Thanks for the pep talk, Jake-buddy. I said, my gorilla mouth becoming a grin.
Did I say that out loud? He asked. Sorry. Well, let's go.
Oh, I can't wait. I muttered.
I was not under the impression you enjoyed violence, Marco. Ax said, sounding a bit sick.
I sighed. Andalite are incredibly smart, but you could pretty much told one that you loved them, and they'd be like, Huh? Honestly.
No, Ax-man, that's Rachel's job. I answered.
Rachel's elephant reared up on it's hind legs, angrily. I raised gorilla hands. Chill, girl. I didn't take your job. She flexed her trunk, as if contemplating swinging it at me.
Rachel, Marco. Chill. Jake snapped, bounding towards the building. We followed, all of us feeling sick.
The feeling was perfectly justified, too, when we stepped inside the building. Undescribable horror bet our stricken eyes. Bodies. Human bodies. Ripped apart, with arms and legs and heads thrown randomly around. Torsos bloody, with holes in them. We slipped on the slick blood-covered floor.
Oh, God. Cassie whispered, choking sounds coming from her wolf.
Suddenly, a human head, ripped from it's body, fell from a ledge to land on the floor in front of me. Glassy, terrified eyes stared up at me. I screamed.
AHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHH, OH GOD, NO! Because, you see, I recognized this face. It belonged to the man that used to be my neighbor. His name was Randy. He used to pay me to cut his grass.
I closed my eyes, and covered my face with my hands, still screaming in thought-speak. The image would not disappear.
NO! NO! NO! A large tiger paw hit me on the side of my head. I barely noticed it. NO! NO! NO!
Marco, get a grip! Rachel said harshly. She didn't know I knew him.
I know him! I half-sobbed, half-screamed. I know him! He was my neighbor, his name was Randy... Oh God, no!
Her thought-speak voice became softer. I'm sorry, Marco, I didn't know.
It doesn't matter. Jake snapped. He needs to get a grip. Now. Or else this is what he's going to be seeing when Andrea gets a hold of us!
That snapped me back to reality. My eyes were still closed, but I pulled my huge gorilla hands away. Jake... I whispered softly. Pleading with him to do what I could not.
I felt a shape move past me. I almost started screaming again, thinking it was Andrea. But it was just Jake, moving the head so I wouldn't have to see it.
It's gone, Marco. I moved it. Jake said, his voice gentler. Open your eyes.
I did, slowly. The horror hit me full blast.
Is this what... what Erek did? I whispered. I had been... dead, really. Erek saved my life. And, as Cassie had said, he had lost his own soul in the process. He had taken out two dozen Hork-Bajir and a bunch of Human- Controllers after we released him from his pacifist programming. Rachel had seen some. Jake had. Ax had been unconcious, as had Cassie. But she had seen the very beginning.
Yes. Rachel said, that memory and this reality making her ever-strong voice tremble. Only, he did it to save us. This is just killing. No purpose. Murder of innocent people. This is so much worse.
Tobia, a hawk, landed on her back. I could only imagine how hard it must be for him, with his hawk eyesight. He closed his eyes. I can't look.
We must go... somewhere else. Ax said, speaking in a shaky, horrified voice. I, as well as the rest of you, I gather, cannot stand here in this... this...
Bloodbath. I finished quietly. This bloodbath of horrors.
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Ah-HAH! Scary! ...Er, I think I need to up the rating. X_x Anywas, Erek IS in the next chapter. I couldn't have him in this one... just because. It wouldn't have worked.
You know, I think this story has a plot.
Uh, yes. Okay. *coughs* Just a little bout of insanity there... Okay! I'll stop babbling now.
|Reviewer's Area|
Jinako-chan: No, I didn't steal your idea... what is it anyway? I'd like to know! Poor Erek is all alone because K.A. Applegate abandoned him... *sniffs*
Lauren: You deserved to have the chapter dedicated to you! You're such a good guesser. Thanks for the review!
Fire Tears: *giggles* You're funny! And yes, you guessed it. But Lauren reviewed before you. Ah well. Anyways... here's the next chapter, like you asked for!
Lady Atheilen: If you don't usually like slash fics but you like mine, then that's a big compliment. Here's the next chapter for you! (I think I just told Fire Tears that but... that's okay.)
lightbulby29: Nope, not Jake. As much as I like (okay, love) slash, I prefer him to be paired with Cassie for some reason.
fangrlwlotsofideas: Thank you! I though it was rather original myself. *winces* I hate being ordinary.
CatC10: *whimpers* Don't yell at me, please! *hurt look* *reads compliment* ^_^ Thank you!
Metallic Emotions: Chapter Three (I'll rename these chapters, I swear!)
Uh, Jake? How exactly are we going to knock this Chee - Andrea - out? You've seen how fast Erek moves. What makes you think she'll be slower? I asked, feeling more than a little nervous. Going into a fight against an insane super-powered robot on speed is not my idea of fun.
Actually, Marco, this Chee, with the chemical reaction, has a very good chance of being faster or stronger than she normally would be. Ax told me, not at all helping nerves.
Thanks a lot, Ax. I said grimly.
"Well, it's not just her speed. She's also a lot str - rrrrrrrow." Jake said, his speed cutting off as his mouth was filled with razor-sharp tiger teeth, and his voice box changed.
Stronger than we are. He finished in thought-speak.
We were all in battle morphs. Cassie, in her sleek wolf morph, Ax as himself, Tobias had remained hawk, Rachel had pretty much screwed subtlety and gone elephant. I had morphed to gorilla, and Jake had gone tiger. We figured speed would be our best bet.
Our plan was insane. Jake, Cassie and Tobias would run around like idiots to distact Andrea, while Rachel would try to grab hold of her with her trunk. Once she had succeded, either Ax or I would hit Andrea's weak spot and bring her back to the Chee to be re-programmed.
And I was hoping to actually make it to sixteen.
Silly me.
Cassie, of course, was still trying to pursuede us to negotiate will Andrea.
Look, guys, who says that some of her programming isn't still intact? I mean, what's the harm is trying to reason with her first?
Nothing, Cassie. I said brightly. Just the fact that you're right, there is no harm. She'll have killed us before we feel any harm at all. Did you happen to forget how fast Erek took out those Hork-Bajir and Human- Controllers?
Cassie lowered her wolf eyes. No. She said softly.
Enough talking. Let's kick some android butt! Rachel said happily. I swear, that girl is some kind of deranged violence junkie.
Jake nodded his tiger head in agreement.
We should go in now, and get this over with. It shouldn't take that long. He said, before muttering. One way or another.
Thanks for the pep talk, Jake-buddy. I said, my gorilla mouth becoming a grin.
Did I say that out loud? He asked. Sorry. Well, let's go.
Oh, I can't wait. I muttered.
I was not under the impression you enjoyed violence, Marco. Ax said, sounding a bit sick.
I sighed. Andalite are incredibly smart, but you could pretty much told one that you loved them, and they'd be like, Huh? Honestly.
No, Ax-man, that's Rachel's job. I answered.
Rachel's elephant reared up on it's hind legs, angrily. I raised gorilla hands. Chill, girl. I didn't take your job. She flexed her trunk, as if contemplating swinging it at me.
Rachel, Marco. Chill. Jake snapped, bounding towards the building. We followed, all of us feeling sick.
The feeling was perfectly justified, too, when we stepped inside the building. Undescribable horror bet our stricken eyes. Bodies. Human bodies. Ripped apart, with arms and legs and heads thrown randomly around. Torsos bloody, with holes in them. We slipped on the slick blood-covered floor.
Oh, God. Cassie whispered, choking sounds coming from her wolf.
Suddenly, a human head, ripped from it's body, fell from a ledge to land on the floor in front of me. Glassy, terrified eyes stared up at me. I screamed.
AHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHH, OH GOD, NO! Because, you see, I recognized this face. It belonged to the man that used to be my neighbor. His name was Randy. He used to pay me to cut his grass.
I closed my eyes, and covered my face with my hands, still screaming in thought-speak. The image would not disappear.
NO! NO! NO! A large tiger paw hit me on the side of my head. I barely noticed it. NO! NO! NO!
Marco, get a grip! Rachel said harshly. She didn't know I knew him.
I know him! I half-sobbed, half-screamed. I know him! He was my neighbor, his name was Randy... Oh God, no!
Her thought-speak voice became softer. I'm sorry, Marco, I didn't know.
It doesn't matter. Jake snapped. He needs to get a grip. Now. Or else this is what he's going to be seeing when Andrea gets a hold of us!
That snapped me back to reality. My eyes were still closed, but I pulled my huge gorilla hands away. Jake... I whispered softly. Pleading with him to do what I could not.
I felt a shape move past me. I almost started screaming again, thinking it was Andrea. But it was just Jake, moving the head so I wouldn't have to see it.
It's gone, Marco. I moved it. Jake said, his voice gentler. Open your eyes.
I did, slowly. The horror hit me full blast.
Is this what... what Erek did? I whispered. I had been... dead, really. Erek saved my life. And, as Cassie had said, he had lost his own soul in the process. He had taken out two dozen Hork-Bajir and a bunch of Human- Controllers after we released him from his pacifist programming. Rachel had seen some. Jake had. Ax had been unconcious, as had Cassie. But she had seen the very beginning.
Yes. Rachel said, that memory and this reality making her ever-strong voice tremble. Only, he did it to save us. This is just killing. No purpose. Murder of innocent people. This is so much worse.
Tobia, a hawk, landed on her back. I could only imagine how hard it must be for him, with his hawk eyesight. He closed his eyes. I can't look.
We must go... somewhere else. Ax said, speaking in a shaky, horrified voice. I, as well as the rest of you, I gather, cannot stand here in this... this...
Bloodbath. I finished quietly. This bloodbath of horrors.
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Ah-HAH! Scary! ...Er, I think I need to up the rating. X_x Anywas, Erek IS in the next chapter. I couldn't have him in this one... just because. It wouldn't have worked.
You know, I think this story has a plot.