When I woke Alloran was standing over me.
The suns starting to rise, we need to get moving, and by the way, you may find it hard to get up so take your time.
I didn't give what he said a second thought I just thought he was kind of losing it.
I tried to get up, but my feet couldn't seem to grip the ground, so I looked down towards me feet, only I didn't see them.
Instead from the waist down I saw the body of a blue horse, I nearly cursed. I looked down to my tail (which looked like an Andalite tail, only a little longer, and the tail blade was a bit longer too) I liked the tail; it looked like a great weapon. I was still looking at my tail when I noticed I had an extra finger on each hand.
Great, I have stalk eyes. I wasn't trying to say anything, I was just thinking it, but I guess I did say it.
Yes you do. Alloran said looking around with his stalk eyes. And you'll find them to be a great convenience.
I was startled when he answered so I got up as quickly as I could; using muscles I never had before.
So, where are we going? I was trying to stall so I could catch my breath.
We are going to a hidden Andalite compound.
Ok, just one thing.
What!? I could tell I was wearing out his patience.
I though the Andalites left the planet for the Yeerks.
Well, I'm afraid most of them did, but a few of us stayed. He lowered his stalk eyes as he said it, but quickly raised them again, and scanned the area.
Ok, but.. Alloran cut me off.
We must hurry, the compound is expecting us. He took of in a trot.
Hold on! I galloped up to his side (almost falling onto my side a few times) and matched his pace. What do you mean by "the compounds expecting us"?
Well, they are expecting me; I was supposed to be there yesterday. He flicked his tail in frustration.
Ok, granted, but how far away is this compound?
About thirty of your minutes.
And we couldn't have gone to the compound yesterday because?
You needed rest, yesterday was a busy day, and today will be even busier.
Yeah, whatever. I wanted to tell him not to say "your minutes" but I decided to drop it.
We walked thru the forest quietly after that, Alloran kept looking around to make sure we weren't being followed, and I just followed him.
As I walked, I discovered that I was tasting the grass. It was a really weird feeling, because to me, I was just walking, but deep down, I was tasting the grass, and getting kind of full.
While we went, I couldn't help but glance, at Alloran with a stalk eye every once in a while and after about fifteen minutes, I realized that Alloran was staring at me.
I looked at him with both my stalk eyes.
I must be one of the weirdest things you've ever seen.
Well, no, I, uh.. as he stammered I couldn't help but smirk.
It's ok, I mean I'm a strange mix between Andalite and human, it has to be weird.
Yes, well some things are weird no matter how long you know about it.
We walked in silence after that, I couldn't help but wonder at what he meant by "no matter how long you know about it".
We walked up to an enormous tree stump, and stopped.
This is the place.
Alloran reared his tail blade up, and
FWAP! FWAP! FWAP!
He hit the stump three times, with the dull side of his blade.
The stump immediately flew open, and an Andalite jumped out of the hole.
Welcome back Alloran....and....is this?
Yes he is. Alloran looked at me with a stalk eye, But we need to get inside, Jaharl.
Follow me.
Jaharl jumped back into the hole, and I followed, we went thru some twists and turns and finally came out into a large enclosed dome. As we were walking down a ramp and Andalite came rushing up to us.
War-Prince Jaharl-Iscarit-Samilli, aristh Katina-Jamili-Aranil has screwed up another training session
Tajila, why are you telling me this?
Prince Allayin told me too.
Well tell him I said, to quit picking on the female arisths.
Yes my prince. And with that, Tajila, ran off towards the training area.
As we walking down the ramp, I scanned the area with my stalk eyes and watched (what appeared to be) young Andalites hurrying around the dome, flicking their tails and looking around with their stalk eyes.
So, how many of the Andalites here are arisths? I asked no one unparticular, so Jaharl answered.
Twelve of them are arisths.
And how many Andalites are here?
Fifteen, si....
Fifteen, although we are promoting Tajila-Allorn-Iscal tonight, the one you met earlier. Alloran interrupted, flicking his tail.
We didn't talk after that; I watched Alloran and Jaharl with my main eyes. As I watched them, they flicked there tails, and made wild gestures (it could just be my mind playing tricks on me, but I think I saw them pointing at me a few times.)
"So...what are you guys talking about?" They both looked at me with their stalk eyes, apparently surprised I didn't use thought-speech.
Well, we were using private thought-speech, so... Jaharl cut him off.
You know it's considered rude for an aristh to interrupt two War-princes.
"You know what Jaharl" I have two things wrong with that. I decided to go back to thought-speech, since some Andalites started to stare at me. First, of all, I'm not an aristh, and second of all, I didn't know you were talking at the time, so, what were you talking about?
As we reached a door, Jaharl sighed, and turned to face me.
We were talking about your parents.
Ah, my parents, great people... you wouldn't mind telling me who the hell they are would you?
They both smirked, or at least I think the smirked, Andalites have no mouths, so they smile with their stalk eyes. So I'll never be sure if they really did smirk.
Your mother was a woman named Emily Ixil....
You don't say, I always thought my mother was a man named Edgar.
Jaharl just stared at me and flicked his tail.
Sorry, it's humor; you left yourself open for it...continue.
Well, for human standards your mother was a nice person.
And my father?
Your father is.. Jaharl seemed to choke up, so Alloran continued.
Your father is Aximilli-Esgarrouth-Isthill.
So, do you like it? Despise it? Please tell me what you think, in a review. And by the way, this is my first fanfic, so if you could give me suggestions, or even some criticism, it would be appreciated.
The suns starting to rise, we need to get moving, and by the way, you may find it hard to get up so take your time.
I didn't give what he said a second thought I just thought he was kind of losing it.
I tried to get up, but my feet couldn't seem to grip the ground, so I looked down towards me feet, only I didn't see them.
Instead from the waist down I saw the body of a blue horse, I nearly cursed. I looked down to my tail (which looked like an Andalite tail, only a little longer, and the tail blade was a bit longer too) I liked the tail; it looked like a great weapon. I was still looking at my tail when I noticed I had an extra finger on each hand.
Great, I have stalk eyes. I wasn't trying to say anything, I was just thinking it, but I guess I did say it.
Yes you do. Alloran said looking around with his stalk eyes. And you'll find them to be a great convenience.
I was startled when he answered so I got up as quickly as I could; using muscles I never had before.
So, where are we going? I was trying to stall so I could catch my breath.
We are going to a hidden Andalite compound.
Ok, just one thing.
What!? I could tell I was wearing out his patience.
I though the Andalites left the planet for the Yeerks.
Well, I'm afraid most of them did, but a few of us stayed. He lowered his stalk eyes as he said it, but quickly raised them again, and scanned the area.
Ok, but.. Alloran cut me off.
We must hurry, the compound is expecting us. He took of in a trot.
Hold on! I galloped up to his side (almost falling onto my side a few times) and matched his pace. What do you mean by "the compounds expecting us"?
Well, they are expecting me; I was supposed to be there yesterday. He flicked his tail in frustration.
Ok, granted, but how far away is this compound?
About thirty of your minutes.
And we couldn't have gone to the compound yesterday because?
You needed rest, yesterday was a busy day, and today will be even busier.
Yeah, whatever. I wanted to tell him not to say "your minutes" but I decided to drop it.
We walked thru the forest quietly after that, Alloran kept looking around to make sure we weren't being followed, and I just followed him.
As I walked, I discovered that I was tasting the grass. It was a really weird feeling, because to me, I was just walking, but deep down, I was tasting the grass, and getting kind of full.
While we went, I couldn't help but glance, at Alloran with a stalk eye every once in a while and after about fifteen minutes, I realized that Alloran was staring at me.
I looked at him with both my stalk eyes.
I must be one of the weirdest things you've ever seen.
Well, no, I, uh.. as he stammered I couldn't help but smirk.
It's ok, I mean I'm a strange mix between Andalite and human, it has to be weird.
Yes, well some things are weird no matter how long you know about it.
We walked in silence after that, I couldn't help but wonder at what he meant by "no matter how long you know about it".
We walked up to an enormous tree stump, and stopped.
This is the place.
Alloran reared his tail blade up, and
FWAP! FWAP! FWAP!
He hit the stump three times, with the dull side of his blade.
The stump immediately flew open, and an Andalite jumped out of the hole.
Welcome back Alloran....and....is this?
Yes he is. Alloran looked at me with a stalk eye, But we need to get inside, Jaharl.
Follow me.
Jaharl jumped back into the hole, and I followed, we went thru some twists and turns and finally came out into a large enclosed dome. As we were walking down a ramp and Andalite came rushing up to us.
War-Prince Jaharl-Iscarit-Samilli, aristh Katina-Jamili-Aranil has screwed up another training session
Tajila, why are you telling me this?
Prince Allayin told me too.
Well tell him I said, to quit picking on the female arisths.
Yes my prince. And with that, Tajila, ran off towards the training area.
As we walking down the ramp, I scanned the area with my stalk eyes and watched (what appeared to be) young Andalites hurrying around the dome, flicking their tails and looking around with their stalk eyes.
So, how many of the Andalites here are arisths? I asked no one unparticular, so Jaharl answered.
Twelve of them are arisths.
And how many Andalites are here?
Fifteen, si....
Fifteen, although we are promoting Tajila-Allorn-Iscal tonight, the one you met earlier. Alloran interrupted, flicking his tail.
We didn't talk after that; I watched Alloran and Jaharl with my main eyes. As I watched them, they flicked there tails, and made wild gestures (it could just be my mind playing tricks on me, but I think I saw them pointing at me a few times.)
"So...what are you guys talking about?" They both looked at me with their stalk eyes, apparently surprised I didn't use thought-speech.
Well, we were using private thought-speech, so... Jaharl cut him off.
You know it's considered rude for an aristh to interrupt two War-princes.
"You know what Jaharl" I have two things wrong with that. I decided to go back to thought-speech, since some Andalites started to stare at me. First, of all, I'm not an aristh, and second of all, I didn't know you were talking at the time, so, what were you talking about?
As we reached a door, Jaharl sighed, and turned to face me.
We were talking about your parents.
Ah, my parents, great people... you wouldn't mind telling me who the hell they are would you?
They both smirked, or at least I think the smirked, Andalites have no mouths, so they smile with their stalk eyes. So I'll never be sure if they really did smirk.
Your mother was a woman named Emily Ixil....
You don't say, I always thought my mother was a man named Edgar.
Jaharl just stared at me and flicked his tail.
Sorry, it's humor; you left yourself open for it...continue.
Well, for human standards your mother was a nice person.
And my father?
Your father is.. Jaharl seemed to choke up, so Alloran continued.
Your father is Aximilli-Esgarrouth-Isthill.
So, do you like it? Despise it? Please tell me what you think, in a review. And by the way, this is my first fanfic, so if you could give me suggestions, or even some criticism, it would be appreciated.