Disclaimer: K. A. Applegate is queen. I am not. Everyone except Erilase-
Petori-Winya and the Bloyd family belongs to her.
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Jake and I zipped into the house, both in our fly morphs. I beat my wings frantically, trying not to get blown all over the place. That was one disadvantage about the fly - being tossed around by the wind was no fun. At least as a hawk I could fly against the wind, though that wasn't much fun either. The house was as boring as Barney and his chubby friends. All my compound eyes could see was white, white and more white. The house was so clean my fly's instinct was to fly out, instead of in.
I feel like my eyes have been bleached! Jake complained. What now, fearless leader? I asked, trying to not touch anything. I actually felt guilty about bringing dirt into the house! Over there! Jake powered his wings and I followed him to a bright slit of horizontal light. I recognised it as a doorway when we got nearer. Quickly, Jake and I zipped through, then attached ourselves to the ceiling with our sticky fly legs. Someone's here! Jake whispered to me. I think it's a man!
Sure enough, the man was walking around the room, on his phone. Maybe it was my lousy eyes, but he seemed nervous. "No, I promise, I am not a traitor!" I would have lifted an eyebrow if I had one. "Please, trust me this once! Yes, I will bring her to you tonight. I believe she will be willing. Of course. Yes, Visser." He put down the phone and stood for a second.
You heard that, Tobias? Jake asked. Could I not? I asked back. It was fairly certain this one was a controller. Let's follow him! Jake said, powering up again. The man was walking out of the room. I followed his dull grey shirt, trying to keep out of sight. There was no point getting squashed so soon.
The man led us through another doorway, and Jake and I went to the ceiling again, since it was unlikely that anyone would look up and see us. "Dad!" I recognised Charlotte's voice, running up to the man and hugging him. "Hello Dad." And that must have been Erin. I was confused. Erin was an Andalite, make no mistake about it. Yet she called this human man her father. "Charlotte, I've got great news. I'm bringing you to The Sharing tonight!" "Really? That's great!" Charlotte seemed genuinely excited, happy and unfortunately, innocent. "Can Erin come?" "Not yet." The man patted Erin on the head. "She's not ready for it." "I understand, Dad. I'll just rent a movie and watch." She said. Spoken like a real human. I felt my head starting to swirl with the confusion. "That's good. Your mother and I have to go out to prepare for your visit, Charlotte. We'll be back before dinner to pick you up." I could almost hear the cunning smile in his voice. "Wear something nice. We want you to make a good impression." "It's just a picnic by the beach, Dad." Charlotte laughed. "But it'll change the rest of your life." The man went to the door. "Don't be late now."
The man is definitely a controller! Jake exclaimed. You think? I asked. My confusion was giving me a headache. What I don't understand is why the Andalite is calling that guy 'Dad'. You think she's for real? Jake asked. Charlotte especially reacted pretty innocently about The Sharing. She knows about the Yeerks and not about the Sharing? Highly unlikely. I commented. She's a really good actress then. Yep. Just like Aria. Aria was the woman who claimed to be my long lost cousin come to take care of me, but who really was Visser Three in morph trying to find out more about Tobias the orphaned lost boy. I guess it's all thanks to him that I found out Elfangor was my father.
"You can demorph now, Erin. Dad's pulled out of the driveway." Charlotte said suddenly. "No, I'll just stay in human morph for a moment. I'll never tire of using the mouth." Erin said. That was such an Andalite trait. But why wasn't she playing with sounds like Ax would? "What happened this morning?" Charlotte asked. "I don't know. But that Andalite... He looked like one I used to know." "Elfangor?" "No. Elfangor's brother. Aximili." "You aliens have funny names." Charlotte laughed. "You are the alien to me, Charlotte." Erin retorted.
She knows Ax! I told Jake. It doesn't mean anything. She could have seen them back on their home planet, before she turned traitor or something. Jake said pessimistically.
We could ask. I suggested. Oh right. We'll just go 'Oh hello, sorry to bother you but, before you cut off my head, are you a traitor or not? If you aren't, great! If you are, oops then. Forget we ever exsisted.' It's worth a try. Something in me really wanted to believe we'd found another friend. We could just use thought-speak, and not reveal ourselves. Silence. Jake was considering. Erin seemed to be enjoying a Mars Bar. Let's get outside the house first. He said finally. I want to be able to make a quick escape.
Quickly, we zipped off the wall and zipped out of the open window. Just two ordinary flies doing extraordinary things.
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Jake and I zipped into the house, both in our fly morphs. I beat my wings frantically, trying not to get blown all over the place. That was one disadvantage about the fly - being tossed around by the wind was no fun. At least as a hawk I could fly against the wind, though that wasn't much fun either. The house was as boring as Barney and his chubby friends. All my compound eyes could see was white, white and more white. The house was so clean my fly's instinct was to fly out, instead of in.
I feel like my eyes have been bleached! Jake complained. What now, fearless leader? I asked, trying to not touch anything. I actually felt guilty about bringing dirt into the house! Over there! Jake powered his wings and I followed him to a bright slit of horizontal light. I recognised it as a doorway when we got nearer. Quickly, Jake and I zipped through, then attached ourselves to the ceiling with our sticky fly legs. Someone's here! Jake whispered to me. I think it's a man!
Sure enough, the man was walking around the room, on his phone. Maybe it was my lousy eyes, but he seemed nervous. "No, I promise, I am not a traitor!" I would have lifted an eyebrow if I had one. "Please, trust me this once! Yes, I will bring her to you tonight. I believe she will be willing. Of course. Yes, Visser." He put down the phone and stood for a second.
You heard that, Tobias? Jake asked. Could I not? I asked back. It was fairly certain this one was a controller. Let's follow him! Jake said, powering up again. The man was walking out of the room. I followed his dull grey shirt, trying to keep out of sight. There was no point getting squashed so soon.
The man led us through another doorway, and Jake and I went to the ceiling again, since it was unlikely that anyone would look up and see us. "Dad!" I recognised Charlotte's voice, running up to the man and hugging him. "Hello Dad." And that must have been Erin. I was confused. Erin was an Andalite, make no mistake about it. Yet she called this human man her father. "Charlotte, I've got great news. I'm bringing you to The Sharing tonight!" "Really? That's great!" Charlotte seemed genuinely excited, happy and unfortunately, innocent. "Can Erin come?" "Not yet." The man patted Erin on the head. "She's not ready for it." "I understand, Dad. I'll just rent a movie and watch." She said. Spoken like a real human. I felt my head starting to swirl with the confusion. "That's good. Your mother and I have to go out to prepare for your visit, Charlotte. We'll be back before dinner to pick you up." I could almost hear the cunning smile in his voice. "Wear something nice. We want you to make a good impression." "It's just a picnic by the beach, Dad." Charlotte laughed. "But it'll change the rest of your life." The man went to the door. "Don't be late now."
The man is definitely a controller! Jake exclaimed. You think? I asked. My confusion was giving me a headache. What I don't understand is why the Andalite is calling that guy 'Dad'. You think she's for real? Jake asked. Charlotte especially reacted pretty innocently about The Sharing. She knows about the Yeerks and not about the Sharing? Highly unlikely. I commented. She's a really good actress then. Yep. Just like Aria. Aria was the woman who claimed to be my long lost cousin come to take care of me, but who really was Visser Three in morph trying to find out more about Tobias the orphaned lost boy. I guess it's all thanks to him that I found out Elfangor was my father.
"You can demorph now, Erin. Dad's pulled out of the driveway." Charlotte said suddenly. "No, I'll just stay in human morph for a moment. I'll never tire of using the mouth." Erin said. That was such an Andalite trait. But why wasn't she playing with sounds like Ax would? "What happened this morning?" Charlotte asked. "I don't know. But that Andalite... He looked like one I used to know." "Elfangor?" "No. Elfangor's brother. Aximili." "You aliens have funny names." Charlotte laughed. "You are the alien to me, Charlotte." Erin retorted.
She knows Ax! I told Jake. It doesn't mean anything. She could have seen them back on their home planet, before she turned traitor or something. Jake said pessimistically.
We could ask. I suggested. Oh right. We'll just go 'Oh hello, sorry to bother you but, before you cut off my head, are you a traitor or not? If you aren't, great! If you are, oops then. Forget we ever exsisted.' It's worth a try. Something in me really wanted to believe we'd found another friend. We could just use thought-speak, and not reveal ourselves. Silence. Jake was considering. Erin seemed to be enjoying a Mars Bar. Let's get outside the house first. He said finally. I want to be able to make a quick escape.
Quickly, we zipped off the wall and zipped out of the open window. Just two ordinary flies doing extraordinary things.