1 Authors Notes:
2 D'oh. So, I thought I had this fic done when I pulled it out of its attic. And realizes that this was all I had of it. I'm not sure where to go next. Probably something with the Yeerks finding out. I don't know. Suggestions always welcome. ^_^
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6 The School-- Part 2
"The Yeerks are coming, the Yeerks are coming!" I yelled at the top of lungs. I didn't care who heard me; I wanted everyone to hear me. "THE YEERKS ARE COMING!" I yelled as loudly as I could.
I ran and ran and ran, through town, to school running, running. I saw Mr. Chapman. I looked at him, grabbed his shirt. "THE YEERKS ARE COMING!" I yelled.
Chapman looked at me with hate in his eyes; his hand drew back…
"Wake up." I felt a hand shoving me.
I woke up looking at Ben. "Uh…I was just having a nightmare, I guess."
"Yeah. I know," Ben said.
"I guess I'm just homesick," I answered rolling onto my side on the spare bed.
The rest of the day after the Yeerk pool had been awful for me. I couldn't concentrate and had walked through it half-dazed. I guess the night wasn't planning on being much better than the rest of the day.
"You were talking in your sleep," Ben said matter-of-factly. I felt the blood drain out of my face.
"What was I saying?" I asked, trying to sound nonchalant.
"It sounded like you were re-enacting Paul Revere or something. Now shut up and let me sleep, okay? I don't care if you have nightmares, just have them quietly."
"Fine." I said, trying not to make the relief evident in my voice. I got out of bed and headed for the hall bathroom. Being careful to ignore the Yeerk pool in the corner, I splashed some water on my face and went to the bathroom.
Then I sat down on the floor, outside the bathroom and tried to slow my breathing. That was close. Too close. Now I had a couple of good reasons not to go to this school, anyways. I knew I could convince my friends, and I didn't think my dad would make me go unless I wanted to. But still, the school existed and we should do something about it.
Tomorrow was Saturday and I was going home Sunday, I didn't figure one more day would hurt. Then I could let everyone know what was going on here.
"I don't think I'd like it here," I told my dad the instant we were on the road headed for home.
"I don't know, it sounded like a good place for you. You've seem distracted for quite some time now, this place would help you focus your priorities."
Priorities. Right, my dad talking about priorities. I wanted to ask him what his priorities had been after Mom died, after he remarried. I know he didn't know that Mom still had a chance of being alive, but I still resented his 'betrayal' of her.
I just sat there silently, I didn't want to deal with this subject again. I felt I had been getting over it, but my thoughts proved I was still hung-up over it. Of course there was more chance of my mom being dead now, but that also meant the death of Visser One.
I changed the subject to something light and talked and joked with my dad the rest of the way home.
"So, how was it," Jake was waiting for me when Dad and I got home. I shook my oh -so- beautiful head slightly.
"Not the place for me, we were getting together to study tonight?" I asked him with a look.
"Yep. My house?"
I nodded. "Let me tell my dad."
Jake and I morphed birds and headed towards Cassie's barn as soon I had cleared our "study session" with my father. He'd had this crazy idea that after being gone all weekend, I'd desperately just want to stay home. He was right, but saving the world had to come first, as usual.
What's wrong? Jake asked me, on our way.
I wish I could sigh as a bird, poor Tobias. I'll tell you when I tell everyone else. Just keep in mind, this is bad.
You wanting to 'study' is generally a sign of bad.
"So, that's the issue." Everyone stared at me as I finished talking. "What you don't believe me?"
"Well...you're SURE it was a Yeerk pool?" Jake questioned.
"Trust me. I'm sure," I answered, a bit frustrated. Here I was trying to do my part and Jake didn't believe me.
"Oh, I believe you all right. And I think we need to go in there and do some damage, destroy the school," you guessed it, Rachel said.
"Whoa, whoa," Jake looked at me, then at Rachel. "We need to check this out. See EXACTLY what's going on."
"Maybe," Cassie said, wiping her hands on her overalls. She had just been feeding some of the animals. "Maybe, we should leave this alone? I mean, we have enough problems at the moment, this seems like a very long term strategy..."
"We have to do what we can. When we can. If we destroy this, it will be a blow against the yeerks!" Rachel was getting angry.
They'll wonder how we knew about this. That could cause problems. Tobias's thought speak voice caused me to glance at the rafters.
"Look," Jake said, his voice heavy. "Rachel is right, we have to do what we can. Tobias, Ax, tomorrow I want you to learn what you can. We can meet back here tomorrow night. After school, Rachel, Cassie, and I can go talk to Erek and see if he knows anything about this. Marco, you learn what you can from the school's literature and things you got from them. For now, let's all get some sleep, all right?"
I hadn't told Jake about my dream. About my nightmare, I could only assume Ben hadn't heard anything. But I wanted to be sure. I needed to know, for myself. If they knew I didn't want my friends poking around this school. So after getting home, instead of going to sleep, I went bird. I went bird and flew towards the school.
2 D'oh. So, I thought I had this fic done when I pulled it out of its attic. And realizes that this was all I had of it. I'm not sure where to go next. Probably something with the Yeerks finding out. I don't know. Suggestions always welcome. ^_^
3 Lynn
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6 The School-- Part 2
"The Yeerks are coming, the Yeerks are coming!" I yelled at the top of lungs. I didn't care who heard me; I wanted everyone to hear me. "THE YEERKS ARE COMING!" I yelled as loudly as I could.
I ran and ran and ran, through town, to school running, running. I saw Mr. Chapman. I looked at him, grabbed his shirt. "THE YEERKS ARE COMING!" I yelled.
Chapman looked at me with hate in his eyes; his hand drew back…
"Wake up." I felt a hand shoving me.
I woke up looking at Ben. "Uh…I was just having a nightmare, I guess."
"Yeah. I know," Ben said.
"I guess I'm just homesick," I answered rolling onto my side on the spare bed.
The rest of the day after the Yeerk pool had been awful for me. I couldn't concentrate and had walked through it half-dazed. I guess the night wasn't planning on being much better than the rest of the day.
"You were talking in your sleep," Ben said matter-of-factly. I felt the blood drain out of my face.
"What was I saying?" I asked, trying to sound nonchalant.
"It sounded like you were re-enacting Paul Revere or something. Now shut up and let me sleep, okay? I don't care if you have nightmares, just have them quietly."
"Fine." I said, trying not to make the relief evident in my voice. I got out of bed and headed for the hall bathroom. Being careful to ignore the Yeerk pool in the corner, I splashed some water on my face and went to the bathroom.
Then I sat down on the floor, outside the bathroom and tried to slow my breathing. That was close. Too close. Now I had a couple of good reasons not to go to this school, anyways. I knew I could convince my friends, and I didn't think my dad would make me go unless I wanted to. But still, the school existed and we should do something about it.
Tomorrow was Saturday and I was going home Sunday, I didn't figure one more day would hurt. Then I could let everyone know what was going on here.
"I don't think I'd like it here," I told my dad the instant we were on the road headed for home.
"I don't know, it sounded like a good place for you. You've seem distracted for quite some time now, this place would help you focus your priorities."
Priorities. Right, my dad talking about priorities. I wanted to ask him what his priorities had been after Mom died, after he remarried. I know he didn't know that Mom still had a chance of being alive, but I still resented his 'betrayal' of her.
I just sat there silently, I didn't want to deal with this subject again. I felt I had been getting over it, but my thoughts proved I was still hung-up over it. Of course there was more chance of my mom being dead now, but that also meant the death of Visser One.
I changed the subject to something light and talked and joked with my dad the rest of the way home.
"So, how was it," Jake was waiting for me when Dad and I got home. I shook my oh -so- beautiful head slightly.
"Not the place for me, we were getting together to study tonight?" I asked him with a look.
"Yep. My house?"
I nodded. "Let me tell my dad."
Jake and I morphed birds and headed towards Cassie's barn as soon I had cleared our "study session" with my father. He'd had this crazy idea that after being gone all weekend, I'd desperately just want to stay home. He was right, but saving the world had to come first, as usual.
What's wrong? Jake asked me, on our way.
I wish I could sigh as a bird, poor Tobias. I'll tell you when I tell everyone else. Just keep in mind, this is bad.
You wanting to 'study' is generally a sign of bad.
"So, that's the issue." Everyone stared at me as I finished talking. "What you don't believe me?"
"Well...you're SURE it was a Yeerk pool?" Jake questioned.
"Trust me. I'm sure," I answered, a bit frustrated. Here I was trying to do my part and Jake didn't believe me.
"Oh, I believe you all right. And I think we need to go in there and do some damage, destroy the school," you guessed it, Rachel said.
"Whoa, whoa," Jake looked at me, then at Rachel. "We need to check this out. See EXACTLY what's going on."
"Maybe," Cassie said, wiping her hands on her overalls. She had just been feeding some of the animals. "Maybe, we should leave this alone? I mean, we have enough problems at the moment, this seems like a very long term strategy..."
"We have to do what we can. When we can. If we destroy this, it will be a blow against the yeerks!" Rachel was getting angry.
They'll wonder how we knew about this. That could cause problems. Tobias's thought speak voice caused me to glance at the rafters.
"Look," Jake said, his voice heavy. "Rachel is right, we have to do what we can. Tobias, Ax, tomorrow I want you to learn what you can. We can meet back here tomorrow night. After school, Rachel, Cassie, and I can go talk to Erek and see if he knows anything about this. Marco, you learn what you can from the school's literature and things you got from them. For now, let's all get some sleep, all right?"
I hadn't told Jake about my dream. About my nightmare, I could only assume Ben hadn't heard anything. But I wanted to be sure. I needed to know, for myself. If they knew I didn't want my friends poking around this school. So after getting home, instead of going to sleep, I went bird. I went bird and flew towards the school.