Rachel.
Hang on Tobias. I'm kinda busy here. Rachel had her trunk wrapped around a Taxxon and was trying to get it to stop eating her leg. Ow! She ripped it off her leg and flung it hard. It smashed against the wall. Not a pretty sight. Okay, yeah?
Where'd you put our dracon beam? I asked, watching her squish another Taxxon with her foot. We had a lot more love for the Hork-Bajir than the Taxxons. The Hork-Bajir were unwilling controllers. The Taxxons were fine with the Yeerks in their head. That made all the difference.
The toilet. Rachel replied as she knocked over a Hork-Bajir with her huge head. Marco! Behind you! Marco swung around just in time to avoid the blade of a Hork-Bajir. He knocked it out with a hair gorilla fist.
Join the army, they said... He muttered. It'll make you a man, they said...
You left it in the toilet? I asked Rachel.
Tobias, no one's going to use the potty while a battle's going on. They'll just pee in their pants. Rachel trumpeted at a human controller. He shrieked and dropped his gun. See?
Who's the man now, huh? Marco was still going on. I fly away from them and headed straight for the toilet.
Jake, I can't kill them! Cassie.
This is not the time for green peace! Jake.
I'm the man! Marco.
Oh shut up, little man. Rachel.
Prince Jake, I believe we are out numbered. Ax.
My friends. The ones I would still have after this battle was over. The ones I would always have. They were strong. They knew how to survive.
Tobias!
Erin.
You must do it! Now! She sounded desperate. I turned to look. She has lost the fight. It was over for her. Visser Three had his tail blade up to her neck. He was laughing triumphantly, cruelly. Slowly, he was backing her up to the Yeerk Pool, where the Hork-Bajir waited to force her head down into the pool.
I beat my wings as fast as I could in the direction of the toilet. Slammed into the wall. Fell to the floor. The dracon beam was big from where I lay. Tobias! Desperation in her voice. I demorphed, as quickly as a could. Picked up the dracon beam. It felt cold in my hand. It sent chills down my spine.
I walked out of the toilet. Looked around me. I had a clear view of Erin, straining against the Hork-Bajir who were pushing her down. The harsh sound of Visser Three's laugh rang in my head.
My friends could survive. They knew how to. After all this, they would still be with me. We could talk, laugh, eat cinnamon buns together. Jake would always have to make the tough decisions. Cassie would always know what I was thinking. Marco would still crack jokes about my feathers. Ax would always force me to watch TV with him. Rachel would always comfort me when I needed her. My friends would survive.
I stretched my arm out. Took aim.
Erin would not.
Hang on Tobias. I'm kinda busy here. Rachel had her trunk wrapped around a Taxxon and was trying to get it to stop eating her leg. Ow! She ripped it off her leg and flung it hard. It smashed against the wall. Not a pretty sight. Okay, yeah?
Where'd you put our dracon beam? I asked, watching her squish another Taxxon with her foot. We had a lot more love for the Hork-Bajir than the Taxxons. The Hork-Bajir were unwilling controllers. The Taxxons were fine with the Yeerks in their head. That made all the difference.
The toilet. Rachel replied as she knocked over a Hork-Bajir with her huge head. Marco! Behind you! Marco swung around just in time to avoid the blade of a Hork-Bajir. He knocked it out with a hair gorilla fist.
Join the army, they said... He muttered. It'll make you a man, they said...
You left it in the toilet? I asked Rachel.
Tobias, no one's going to use the potty while a battle's going on. They'll just pee in their pants. Rachel trumpeted at a human controller. He shrieked and dropped his gun. See?
Who's the man now, huh? Marco was still going on. I fly away from them and headed straight for the toilet.
Jake, I can't kill them! Cassie.
This is not the time for green peace! Jake.
I'm the man! Marco.
Oh shut up, little man. Rachel.
Prince Jake, I believe we are out numbered. Ax.
My friends. The ones I would still have after this battle was over. The ones I would always have. They were strong. They knew how to survive.
Tobias!
Erin.
You must do it! Now! She sounded desperate. I turned to look. She has lost the fight. It was over for her. Visser Three had his tail blade up to her neck. He was laughing triumphantly, cruelly. Slowly, he was backing her up to the Yeerk Pool, where the Hork-Bajir waited to force her head down into the pool.
I beat my wings as fast as I could in the direction of the toilet. Slammed into the wall. Fell to the floor. The dracon beam was big from where I lay. Tobias! Desperation in her voice. I demorphed, as quickly as a could. Picked up the dracon beam. It felt cold in my hand. It sent chills down my spine.
I walked out of the toilet. Looked around me. I had a clear view of Erin, straining against the Hork-Bajir who were pushing her down. The harsh sound of Visser Three's laugh rang in my head.
My friends could survive. They knew how to. After all this, they would still be with me. We could talk, laugh, eat cinnamon buns together. Jake would always have to make the tough decisions. Cassie would always know what I was thinking. Marco would still crack jokes about my feathers. Ax would always force me to watch TV with him. Rachel would always comfort me when I needed her. My friends would survive.
I stretched my arm out. Took aim.
Erin would not.