Chapter 8:
"Whoa," I whispered. "What are they?"
"We are the Chee," said Erek.
"I wasn't expecting something like this, that's for sure," I said, awestruck at the enormous size of the place which I was now in.
"Now that we are here, we can talk about how we are going to fake Jessica's death," said Erek, as he dropped his holographic image, revealing something that looked like a dog in the shape of a robot, weird. But I got over it, after starring at him awestruck for five minutes.
"Oh, right. I all most forgot," I said. "I was thinking that you could make it look like I had been attacked by wolves." At that point, everyone looked at me kind of weird. I think they found it funny how I already knew how I wanted to die, oh well. "But make it look like I had been struggling in the woods for a week or so too."
"For once, Jake isn't the one coming up with the entire plan," said Marco. "Jake, better watch out! Jessica is challenging you on how to perform our next mission!"
"Oh, shut up Marco," Rachel said with a grin. All Jake could do was laugh, I think he felt relieved that for once, he wouldn't have to be in charge of everything. but when he was done, he had that serious look on his face again.
"I mean, could you project a holographic image of me...," and at that point, I was looking at a totally believable replica of myself, scary.
"How would you make the wounds so they look like wolf bites?" and then he made what looked like huge chunks of flesh ripped from his body. He didn't look like he'd been attacked by wolves, he looked like he'd been attacked by a cheese grater. "Um...," I said. "That's not quite what I had in mind..."
"You guys wouldn't happen to have wolf morphs would you?" I asked them.
"Of course," said Cassie. "Why?" But I think at that point she all ready knew what I was going to say.
"Could you guys attack Erek in wolf morph, I mean, not really attack him, but the holographic image? You know, so the bites look like, and almost actually are, wolf bites ?" I asked.
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Rachel said looking at Jake.
"Sound good to me too," said Jake.
"Sounds like fun to me," said Marco. "Nothing like a good Chee for brunch in the morning. A great way to start the day." I would've laughed, this was way too serious. My life or death depended on that we got this right, really it did.
That's when everyone started to morph wolf. I made sure to get out of the way so they wouldn't attack me instead of Erek, that would be a bad thing, very bad.
"Just remember guys," said Jake. "Go for the person that looks like Jessica, except that that person doesn't have their own scent." It was kind- of weird, I mean my new and now only friends were sitting around me discussing how they were going to kill me.
"Got it," everyone said, not simultaneously though. And that's when they all started to morph wolf and when I realized that it was really scary how they went through the process. They couldn't control it the way I could, in fact, I don't think they could control it at all. Cassie had some control, but even the way she morphed wasn't like mine.
When they were done, they each attacked Erek one at a time. Where ever the wolf bite me (the holographic image), Erek would match the infliction by showing that a huge hunk of skin and muscle was missing. At one point I looked really bad. I was basically covered in my own blood and my bones were showing in numerous places, not to mention my throat had been ripped put, along with some internal organs. You know, the organs that are supposed to be on the inside, well, not anymore.
"Okay guys, you can stop now," I said with a slight quiver in my voice, right before I threw up. I threw up so hard that I saw gum that they didn't even make anymore now on the grass in front of me. I mean, it's one thing to see yourself, it's another to see yourself get attacked by wolves, but being disemboweled, that was too much, way too much. I almost passed out, and probably would've if it wasn't for the thought-speak voice that I head in my head.
Don't worry Jessica, you're not going to end up this way. I am sorry you had to see that.
"Thanks Ax," I said in a whisper only he could hear. "I appreciate it."
I was a little unsteady on me feet at this point and Ax stood behind me, just in case I fell. I was starting to like Ax more than Jake now. I always knew that Jake and Cassie liked each other, but now I realized how serious they really were. To add to my all ready long list of issues and problems, I now at a crush on an Andalite, could this get any weirder? Unfortunately, it did.
The next day would be the day that my holographic image of my dead body be lain on the edge of the forest near Cassie's house, along with Erek of course. Tobias, Ax, and I were to go deeper into the woods than normal to avoid any contact with the Yeerks when they came for my body. You see, Cassie was to tell a police officer she knew was infested that she had seen what looked like a body in the edge of the forest by her house. She was going to lead him to Erek who would be displaying the holographic image of me, dead of course. It was supposed to be a really quiet discovery, not supposed to get out, but someone else found the body. Cassie's father saw it as he was walking to their barn. I guess we didn't put it deep enough into the forest, oops.
"Whoa," I whispered. "What are they?"
"We are the Chee," said Erek.
"I wasn't expecting something like this, that's for sure," I said, awestruck at the enormous size of the place which I was now in.
"Now that we are here, we can talk about how we are going to fake Jessica's death," said Erek, as he dropped his holographic image, revealing something that looked like a dog in the shape of a robot, weird. But I got over it, after starring at him awestruck for five minutes.
"Oh, right. I all most forgot," I said. "I was thinking that you could make it look like I had been attacked by wolves." At that point, everyone looked at me kind of weird. I think they found it funny how I already knew how I wanted to die, oh well. "But make it look like I had been struggling in the woods for a week or so too."
"For once, Jake isn't the one coming up with the entire plan," said Marco. "Jake, better watch out! Jessica is challenging you on how to perform our next mission!"
"Oh, shut up Marco," Rachel said with a grin. All Jake could do was laugh, I think he felt relieved that for once, he wouldn't have to be in charge of everything. but when he was done, he had that serious look on his face again.
"I mean, could you project a holographic image of me...," and at that point, I was looking at a totally believable replica of myself, scary.
"How would you make the wounds so they look like wolf bites?" and then he made what looked like huge chunks of flesh ripped from his body. He didn't look like he'd been attacked by wolves, he looked like he'd been attacked by a cheese grater. "Um...," I said. "That's not quite what I had in mind..."
"You guys wouldn't happen to have wolf morphs would you?" I asked them.
"Of course," said Cassie. "Why?" But I think at that point she all ready knew what I was going to say.
"Could you guys attack Erek in wolf morph, I mean, not really attack him, but the holographic image? You know, so the bites look like, and almost actually are, wolf bites ?" I asked.
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Rachel said looking at Jake.
"Sound good to me too," said Jake.
"Sounds like fun to me," said Marco. "Nothing like a good Chee for brunch in the morning. A great way to start the day." I would've laughed, this was way too serious. My life or death depended on that we got this right, really it did.
That's when everyone started to morph wolf. I made sure to get out of the way so they wouldn't attack me instead of Erek, that would be a bad thing, very bad.
"Just remember guys," said Jake. "Go for the person that looks like Jessica, except that that person doesn't have their own scent." It was kind- of weird, I mean my new and now only friends were sitting around me discussing how they were going to kill me.
"Got it," everyone said, not simultaneously though. And that's when they all started to morph wolf and when I realized that it was really scary how they went through the process. They couldn't control it the way I could, in fact, I don't think they could control it at all. Cassie had some control, but even the way she morphed wasn't like mine.
When they were done, they each attacked Erek one at a time. Where ever the wolf bite me (the holographic image), Erek would match the infliction by showing that a huge hunk of skin and muscle was missing. At one point I looked really bad. I was basically covered in my own blood and my bones were showing in numerous places, not to mention my throat had been ripped put, along with some internal organs. You know, the organs that are supposed to be on the inside, well, not anymore.
"Okay guys, you can stop now," I said with a slight quiver in my voice, right before I threw up. I threw up so hard that I saw gum that they didn't even make anymore now on the grass in front of me. I mean, it's one thing to see yourself, it's another to see yourself get attacked by wolves, but being disemboweled, that was too much, way too much. I almost passed out, and probably would've if it wasn't for the thought-speak voice that I head in my head.
Don't worry Jessica, you're not going to end up this way. I am sorry you had to see that.
"Thanks Ax," I said in a whisper only he could hear. "I appreciate it."
I was a little unsteady on me feet at this point and Ax stood behind me, just in case I fell. I was starting to like Ax more than Jake now. I always knew that Jake and Cassie liked each other, but now I realized how serious they really were. To add to my all ready long list of issues and problems, I now at a crush on an Andalite, could this get any weirder? Unfortunately, it did.
The next day would be the day that my holographic image of my dead body be lain on the edge of the forest near Cassie's house, along with Erek of course. Tobias, Ax, and I were to go deeper into the woods than normal to avoid any contact with the Yeerks when they came for my body. You see, Cassie was to tell a police officer she knew was infested that she had seen what looked like a body in the edge of the forest by her house. She was going to lead him to Erek who would be displaying the holographic image of me, dead of course. It was supposed to be a really quiet discovery, not supposed to get out, but someone else found the body. Cassie's father saw it as he was walking to their barn. I guess we didn't put it deep enough into the forest, oops.