Disclaimer: I do not own Animorphs, just the adventures depicted in The Start.
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I am so sorry for mot updating sooner but there was a blackout and then fanfics stuffed and then I had end-of-term last moment assignments. Also my fave subject at school got a ... * starts thinking carefully about what to call him* ... what can I say that wouldn't make this chapter rated PG? ... *finishes thinking carefully about choice of words* very "odd" teacher. He gave us assignment after assignment, I've been slaving over the computer for hours typing the stuff up. But enough about me on to the story.
This chapter is gonna be real short so put up with it.
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Chapter 3 Tobias' POV
Jake gave the order to ram the blade ship. I had morphed into my human form. If I was to die, it would be as a human, in the body I was born into.
I should have felt sad and been really upset, but I felt oddly happy in a way, relieved even, I was finally going to see Rachel again, after three long years of hoping, wishing for something, anything, to bring Rachel and me together.
5 seconds to impact the ships mechanical 'voice' 'said'.
Wait a moment, 4 seconds until impact, what was that tiny glimmer at the ends, 3 seconds to impact, of my limited, pathetic human sight? 2 seconds until impact.
How I missed those hawk eyes of mine. 1 second to impact. And have a pleasant day
The blade ship was 10 metres or so away.
Tears were streaming down Marco's face but I was happy, no, happy wasn't the word for it, I was overjoyed, elated even. I would finally see Rachel after three years.
Then a metre away from impact, the whole ship got jerked to the side. Impossible! The Blade ship managed to skip to Zero space while we went scrabbling around, trying to slow enough to turn around and see what caused us to miss the Blade ship.
It was another ship of course, but the amazing part was that Rachel was flying- or at least operating (sp?) the ship. That's right RACHEL. Not the ship Rachel, but the human Rachel, my Rachel. 'Course Cassie was there too but that fact seemed unimportant compared to the fact that RACHEL was there.
Then it hit me, I must be dead because Rachel was dead and there was no was she could come back. But maybe it was the Ellimist? Who knew? Nah. Most unlikely because he couldn't bend the rules, not even a little bit.
I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming or dead. It hurt so I wasn't. So what on, or off, Earth could be going on?
I heard Jake's voice reaching me from as though he had been underwater or a really long distance away or as though I was dreaming.
His voice had the good effect of bringing me back to my surroundings and I noticed that Rachel and Cassie's ship had docked alongside our own ship, The Rachel.
"Oh my god, it's Rachel and Cassie!" I heard someone exclaim.
But I never found out whom because I was suddenly running. My human legs were taking me as fast as I could to Rachel, the girl I loved, and she was running to me.
Dimly I was aware off everyone else running to greet them, even Menderash, Santorelli and Jeanne were running and they didn't even know Rachel and Cassie.
We were almost there when we all stopped. And waited. For something....
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Sorry I stopped here * smiles apologetically*. I know its a weird ending but I had to stop. I needed to change POV.
Do not throw a book at me, Barbie and others who like fluffy stuff. Breathe deeply and repeat after me "I will not kill nith, as there will be fluff in the next chapter".
I'll try to get the next chapter out soon. It should be soon because right now holidays have just begun and I'll have plenty of time.
However about the fluff, the next chapter might not be good nor long 'cause I'm hopeless at fluff and without help from you readers and two friends * smiles hopefully at them* the next chapter might not come out at all. I've decided it will be from Marco's POV this way he can ruin all love scenes- * starts running away from an insane Barbie, pausing for breath at Pluto* calm down Barbie the mantra above should be useful. As well as "must not kill nith until next chapter this way I can read the whole T/R scene first".
So that's my free computer time gone. Gotta get off the computer before my little-sister-from-hell realises and screams the place down.
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cya all,
nith