Chapter Five: ~Marco~

"It wasn't my choice to be dragged into this. I didn't want this at all. I didn't wanna believe any of it...but then I was at that battle at the yeerk pool under the school. Tobias had me go under and watch so I would believe. I couldn't believe all that I saw." I let Tiffany go on about how she felt about this whole deal. That's where I had gone off to. "I know exactly how you feel," I sympathized. "I couldn't believe anything I was hearing, one minute I was a normal kid, and then the next I have this blue alien dude telling me earth is under attack, and I have to be the one who stops it all. It didn't make sense for the longest time, but then one day, it hit me! I was at the lake with my dad. We were fishing, cracking jokes, and having serious convosations. Then I realized, it was moments like that I was fighting for. I had to protect my dad, myself, and everything around me, from the yeerks, so that I..We..Could have a better life." She smiled. I guess for once I was actually making sense. "Thanks, Marco." She leaned over and hugged me. "Hey, anytime." She smiled and walked back to the tent Tobias was having her stay in. It was then that I saw him, Ax. He had seen the whole thing. Please tell me you were not actually talking to that..Thing! He shouted. "Will you shut up, Ax?!" I yelled. "Just because she doesn't fit your approval, doesn't mean she's out to get the rest of us!" It's not that I don't approve of her! He said deffensively. I just don't trust her yet! Shame on you for letting your guard down so quickly! For all we know, she could be working for the yeerks right now! "Ax, you have no idea what you're even talking about! Maybe if you sat down and tried to have a convorsation with her, you might grow to like her, and even welcome her!" I walked off upset. Sure, with what happened with David, Ax had a right not to trust anyone new. And maybe it was true Tobias should have talked about Tiffany to us before he just let her in, but I trusted her, and I hoped soon everyone else would, too.